The weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1883, 1883-02-14

been 10 many fires pa has got ofiiiI scared
and he has bought three fire escapes,
made out of ropes with knots in them,
and he has been telling lib every day
how he could rescue the whole ia...ily in
case of fire. He told us to be cool, what
ever happened, and to rely on him. II
the house got on fire we were all to rush
to pa, and he would save us. Well, last
night ma had to 60 to one Of the neigh
bos, where they was goingto have twins
and we didn't sleep much, cause ma had
to come home twice in the night to get
saffron, and an old flannel petticoat that
l broke in when was kid, cause the
people where ma went did not know as
twins was on the bill of fare, and they
only had flannel petticoats for one. Pa
was cross at being kept awake, and told
me he hoped when all the children in
Milwaukee were born, and got grown up,
she would take in her sign and not 90
around nights acting as usher to baby
matinees. Pa says there ought to be a
law that badys should arrive on the reg
ular day trains, and not wait for the mid
night express. Well, pa he got asleep,
and he slept till shout eight O'Clock in
the morning, and the blinds were closed,
and it was dark in his room, and l had
waited for my breakfast till Wa hum
gy - . wolf, and the girl told - 10
wake p DIP 20 went up stains. and l
don't know what made me think Of it,
but I had some of this powder they make
red fire in the theatre, that me and my
chum had the 4th of July, and l put it in
a wash dish in the bath room, and l
touched it of and followed fire. ! was
going to wake pa up and then tell him it
was all right, and laugh at him. guess
there was too much fire, or yelled to
loud, cause pa jumped out of bed and
grabbed rope and rushed through the
hall towards the back window, that goes
out on shed. tried to say something,
but pa ran over me and told .me to save
myself, and got to the back window to
tell him there was no fire just as he let
himself out Of the window. He had one
end of the rope tied to the leg of the wash
stand, and, he was climbing down the
back side Of the shed by the kitchen,
with nothing on but his night shirt and
he was the horriblest looking object ever
was, with his legs flying and trying to
stick his toe nails into the rope and the
side of the house. don't think man
looks well in society with nothing on but
his night shirt. didn't blame the hired
girls for being scared when they raw pa
and his legs come down outside the win
dow, and when they yelled went down
to the kitchen, and they said crazy man
with no clothes but pillow case around
his neck was trying to kick the window
in, and they run into the parlor, and l
opened the door and let pa into the
kitchen. He asked me if anybody else
was saved, and then l told him there was
no fire, and he must have dreamed he
was in hell, or somewhere. Well, pa was
astonished, and said he must be
wrong in the head, and / left him thaw-
ing himself by the stove while went
after his pants, and his legs were badly
chilled, but guess nothin' was froze.
He lays it all to ma, dsays if she would
stay at home and let people run their
own baby shows, there would be more
comfort in the house. Ma came in with
a shawl over her head, an bowl full of
something that smelled frowy, and after
she had told us what the result OF her
visit YVES, she sent me after vaseline to
rub pas legs. Pa says he has demon
strated that if man is cool and collected
in case of fire, and goes deliberately at
work to save himself, he will come out
all right"
nsaMg& Me H. san d fre eHt the weepfst @ haE eyer
what about your pas dancing q clog
dance in church Sunday. The minister's
hired girl was in here after some Goldfish
yesterday morning, and she said the
minister said your pa had scandaiized the
church the worst way"
20, he didn't dance in church. He
was a little excited, that's all. You see,
pa chcws tobacco, and it is pretty hard on
him to sit all through the sermon with
out taking chew, and he gets nervous.
He always reaches around in his pistol
pocket, when they stand up to sing the
last time, and feels in his tobacco box
and gets chew, and puts it in his mouth
when the minister pronounces the ben
ediction, and then when they get out
doors he is alreads to spit. He always
does that. Well, my chum had a present,
on Christmas, Of music box, just about
as big as pas tobacco box, and all you
have to do is to touch spring and 1t
plays, "She's Daisy, She'sa Darling
l borrowed it and put it in pas pistol
pocket, where he kept his tobacco box,
and when the choir got most through
singing pa reached his hand in his pocket
and began to tumble around for . chew.
He touched the spring, and just as every
body bowed their heads to receive the
benediction, and it was 80 still you could
hear a gum drop, the music box began to
play, and in the stiffness it sounded Is
loud as church organ. Well, ! thought
ma would sink. The minister heard it,
and he looked towards pa, and every.
body looked at pa, too, and pa turned
red, and the music box kept up, shes
Daisy" and the minister looked mad and
said "Amen," and people begun to put on
their coats, and the minister told the dea-
con to hunt up the source Of that worldly
music, and they took pa into the room
back Of the pulpit and searched him, and
ma saws pa will have to be churched
They kept the music box, aud l have to
carry in coal to get money enough to buy
my chum a new music box. Wen,
shall have to 20 and get that vasellne o'
mas legs will suffer. Good day.
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