Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-14
to FIX his jacket, but she never pretended

such meanness. Jack says |, hand MI
that Jacket and I,got my house wife
and put on my specs and sat down t.
darn 1t.
"tslt's dirty, miserable thing says
a working away. 1T ought to go in thu
rag-bagg, and Tom ought to get you a de-
cent suit
"Toms char came down hard and he
looked mad enough. Better dress beg.
gar in broadcloth,' he growled.
so, no need of that, says I, only give
a man working for vittles and clothes, de.
cent ones!'
81 know my own business, and hate
meddlers,' says Tom. Here Jack, clear
out to bed
"Of all the queer questions Jack would
ask though! One day he says to me-
whats Code
"'You poor creature says /, 'ain't nc
minister ever told you! Well, He's q
sperrit.'
"'What's sperrit?' says he.
"'Now, I'm one that's satisfied with
facts without pryln' into 'em. I never
muddle myself a wondering, but I see by
his questions he was stupid-likc, SO
says, "A sperrit is something that amt
flesh and blood
HE shook his head backwards and
forwards. where's Code
"'Why, in Heaven, you poor heather !
ale looked as if he was almost crv-
ing"
IF He was only down here, I might
| find Him." he says as serious-like as
could be, ''but can't never find him up
| there"
''Twa'n't no use for me to say more to
him, you see; he showed me he was
lacking, and want no minister. An
other time when was by the we'll he
came along to fill the water Jug for
the field. "I'm a thinking, Miss Zlb,'
says he.
"What about?"
"Thinkin' if got away to the edge Of
the world, would l fall off,"
"Of course" says I.
"Fall where?"
The Lord knows gays little sharp,
for his silly questions pestcrcd me. !
did kind of wonder tho to myself, where
a body falling off the land would land,
but amt scholar and don't pretend tv
say, besides never expect to travel to
the worlds edge myself.
''1t was that very afternoon Tom came
in the kitchen, IN considerable of hur-
ry. "Wherc's the liniment?" he asked
Jane, who was sitting there, holding the
baby.
"In the right hand corner of the sec
ond closet shelf. What do you want to
do with it?'
"'Jack fell off the NOW and got hurt.
"'What did he want to do that for
Now don't waste that liniment on him
for nothing
"'Guess I'll go and see if he's hurt,
says l, thinkin' u fall from NOW WANT
no triAe.
II found him all in u heap on the barn
floor, and what was worse, he didn't
know anything. That's q high NOW,
says I. measuring 1t with my eye, land
how in heavens name do you know
where he's hurt and wants to he rubbo
with liniment? The best thing you ca
do is to get DOCTOR
II want to get another load in before
it rains, says Tom, in that aggravatin'
slow way o his'n, eand it's no use runnin
up doctors bills:when it faint no need
The llniment cured the old mare leg
last week, and by an by when he comes
to We'll find out where he ails'
"'Tom Brones, says I, L feel good tel
ling you you are the meanest man liv-
ing. Look at that poor thing there! 1t
amt enough you've starved and worked
him to death, but you are going to let
HIM die like dog. I'm going to get
Sam Lemarest to go for a DOCTOR
"'Hoid on, you long-tongued Jezabel
says he, and stop your meddling. I'll &C
for the doctor myself and with that he
went to work saddling a horse, grum
bling and swearin' to himself, and to nc
for that matter, but I was trying to fix
Jack little more comfortable and never
minded him.
"Samantha came up and looked in, and
screamed little and went away again
Bull, the dog, came and smelled of him
and whined, for the dog always took te
Jack, but nothing reused him; he
breathed heavy and looked bad.
"It seemed an age before Tom came
back. He was slow always, and needn'
have expected he would put himself ou
of the way for Jack.
-."The doctor seemed to think some
thing pretty serious was the matter will
Jack. He worked over him quito spell
examining, listening, growing grave
every moment. He tore away his poo
rags. even clipped away some of hi
shock of hair. Then he shook his head
Il can't do anything for him now
IAN hour after it was all over.
"Neig hbors, hearing the news, came il
and stood around, but Jack never knew
any of them; never knew when I helped
put bandages on his head, and his hal
was so pretty, thick and brown, and will
a curly wave into it.
"Janc grumblcd some when VIC tol(
her he was dead. He was Door miser
able creature, not worth his salt, she said
but hired folks was scarce just now il
harvest, and asked such ridiculous wages
The town would have to pay for his coftil
though, an! was that liniment left vast
ing in the barn?
ut was the next day, Mr.. Somers, til
old Methodist minister, came to tn
house and made a prayer over him. Ac
tually, the first prayer I believe eve
made by anybody on his account, an
Tom and two or three of the neighbor
took him up to the wood-lot to bury hin
Jane had come to it, and let one of Tom
white shirts be put onto him; it wan
one Of tho newest, and really he locke
as peaceful and calm as any baby coulc
and he want bad looking seen so, and
was glad to remember that I had bee
kind to him, in them little ways I toll
you If.
~ just thought the last Sunday l wa
there that I'd put on my bonnet and &
see where they laid him, SO without say
ing anythin' l tramped up there. 1t wa
wild place enough, and Of course ther
was nothing TO mark it, but the Lor
will know where he sleeps at the las
: day, and that is enough ain it?
a. II kind O. wondered when | stoo
there what had become of his soul: h
was such a white heather. It made IN
!, think Of the beautiful sermon ono
heard our old Dominic preach. No ma
! cared for my SOUL or some text most lik
1t, and it did seem to me all of sudde
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