Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-19

"Well, when alrs said an done
they've got the curiousest name in the
world" sighed the Widow Manly.
Don't you know how that came
about?" asked Grandma Bixby.
IL did know, but it's kind of slipped
my mind, OWN to so much trouble"
why, the great-gran1father of these
young Things, he was named Blizzard.
And he had sight o. trouble all on
account of his name. Do what he
would. the boys would call him Buzz
zard an flap their arms like wings when
he came around, an vex him real
rough. 30 he went TO the Legislature
prayin' for his name to be changed.
All right, says the Legislature, what
name'n you have?' OH anything
SAYS he, anything 'That'll do saws
the Judge. Write that name down.
he says to the clerk Anything
Old Blizzard, he was so struck of a
heap that he couldn't say word. And
80 IN the swapping of a birds eye. he
was written down by the name of Any
thing. The mex generation they dropped
the Any, but Things they are to this
day."
An Things they will remain" sol
EMMY said the old lady with the rfeu-
matism, "till the last dav, when they'll
be called up by their proper name o
Blizzard"
We'll. Thing is good name." said
Dame Thumb. Its so handy like; an
forget it you can't
There's a good many girls in the
country would be glad to take il, said
the widow.
Debby i'm the next room felt her
cheeks burn. The stove was so hot,
"Pll 60 down to the spring and wash
the rolling-pin." she called: and catch
ing her sun-bonnct. she walked off fan
ming herself with her apron.
The spring was shaded by willows,
and under one of them Jcssy Law asleep.
Her crutch had fallen by her side. one
arm was rounded under her head, the
other, half bare, was flung out on the
grass.
Il will not wake her," thought Deb;
''pOOr child how tired AMI warm she
looks
But at this instant Deb's eyes grew
VIDE with horror. Within foot of
Jessy's bare arm was young adder
Its head. spreading out little, was
rcarcl TO strike; white foam was at il.
mouth. How Deb did it she never
knew, but the next second she had
struck wildly at that evil head with the
rolling-pin, and was CRYING:
Wake! Jessy! wakcr'
Jessy did wake, and To scene that
she never forgot. Deb had not dared to
raise the rolling-pin 10 strike again; but
pressed upon it with the energy of
despair, fastening the reptile to earth.
though it squirmed, and Kissed, and
twisted itself round the brave girls
wrist.
Get to the house. Jessy, as fast rs
you can, and bring n knife
She hobbled of, and in time to be
counted by seconds, was back again
with the whole party. The four old
ladies and Deb mother were unnerved.
But the Widow Manly. for once in her
life rising to the occasion, cut off the
addcr's head in n mastery manner,
just below where Deb held it down with
the rolling-pin.
They arc used to snakes in this
broad, beautiful West of ours, so no one
tainted. Not great deal was said.
But Dame Thumb patted Jessy on the
head, with: "You had an escape.
honey. That was powerful pizen
snake
Il know it," said the girl, with
quick shuddcr.
The wool-picking went on; but Jessy
clung to Deb, and did not do much
more. As the sun went down and the
party broke up she said: IF it hadn'
been for yOu, Dolby, Dame Thumb and
the rest would have dressed me for the
grave by this time; and so Hiram would
a found me when he got home"
I'm glad 1 happened to have the
rollin'-pin," said Deb, practically.
Through the winter that followed, il
was observed that young Mr. Things
horse stopped with tolcrable regularity
at the Hornish gate; and there is a
rumor that Deb will wear her white
dress early in the spring on very. i'm
porta1t occasion. Certainly the old
farmhouse has been painted and
papercd, and Dame Thumb saws:
"Nothin less than weddin' will testify
Hiram Tring in such foolish spcndin'
of his wheat-moncy. SherUo0d Bon
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