The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-09-09
,.rhere,s Ruth Bovine now-she-,

The worldln 80 81
] !, II was her grandmother j
..Old Mrs. Bowne?" WI
No. the other one.'''
here WASH any other grandmoth.
ser; you ould know! Mrs. Bovine q own own.
mo ther died when she was q year Old. a
Well, guess on the whole, it was
SRuth,s greataunt I meant. G,'
~ hat allied herr" asked Ike. 1
ass'Wlly -she-she was -she-had-
4the-rheumatism, and - - y ,ss
When he recovered himself, Miller
the miller said, "You keep your neck
out Of the moose; and remember. Ike.
I've got this mill to give away to
somebody" x, 2sss1
There's good luck ahead for him
that gets it," said Ike, as he passed
out, and up the "gang plank" towards
the road. o. 55:.$s55 3
Miller the miller was greatly exer.
scised after this, and fancied he saw
:lke's heart stolen from him, and his
home made desolate by some flower
OF a girl who would turn into q scold.
ing woman. IS Il. 81 IS # f
Alas, alas, for Miller the millerl This
hour was coming on, and fate was
even at his very heels. !:
One night, thinking singing school
must have been outa long time, hi
concluded to drop 8 in at Deacon
Bowne's to ask what made his horses
crupper gall his neck. s:.9 ssg :, =: =.
The horse didn't know it did! The
miller thought by SO doing he would
surprise Ike there; and then he would
he would he didn't know what he
would or wouldn' tdo! NJ sgs;53,
When he went in, there was com.
pany, and that was more than; he had
imagined. . .sSs5 ,S,S.t
The first one to jump lip and offer
him a chair; was Ike; who exclaimed, ~
well, this is q treat, to see uncle
out s.visitingl Here's q welcome fol
youl'' Il.
The bravery 81 this took the spiri,
all out Of Miller the miller. He laugh.
ed reluctantly, sat down after being
introd uced to the deacon's cousins, a
stalWart man and q pretty little WON.
AN by the name of Craig, from Pine
Falls, some twenty miles away.
The miller actually stayed and ate
apples and nuts, and talked and
laughed with the rest Of the company.
He didn't 60 home till Ike said, - S.
Come, uncle, this is pretty late fo1
you and me to be outl We must go
home now.n'' zs5je3,
On their way home the miller re-
marked n 4, 4. 10:
VERY nice folks those Craigs are 2
Yes, uncle, ! agree with you.'''
So they were agreed. sS.,z,.5
Next morning at breakfast the visit
was alluded to, and Miller the miller &C.
tually said That Craig WASH t such a
fool as most men are-he didn' t marry
until he found q woman WI rth having
did he? Where do you suppose he
found this one, Ikep
T. ound her? Why, I suppose he
found her at hOme!' - 81. s.S5.' ;!.$s-s
"a few days after this the miller ask.
ed Ike how long Mr.. Craig and his
wife were going to stay at the Bow.
mes 40 u Isl. ~ lS;s E. M. +.
His wife's at home. Miss Craig is
his sister, said Ike. 81 4 80 ,la3
"gOh, yes! We'll, Il was thinking, Ike,
that all the years I've lived in the
mill I've never. had any one here to. q
meal, excepting beggars and tramps.
The Bownes. are good neighbors, and
I've half q mind to ask them over to
tea while they re here, = 81 III sy,s-3
stWhewl, cried Ike, injovial surprise.
"But who would make the cake and
the fol de.rols they always have for
company2" he added q n: } 5}::.:
iss"nI' ride over to Beaver Pond, and
buy up a lot of stuff Of the baker, and
some peaches and pineapples and
such things in cans, and other knick-
knacks. IT Is only nine miles, you know.
I'D have the table all set before they
came. Have we dishes enough. for
six u ~ Il y . -
$s:t.Wh no are your SKIP asked Ike. Il 4
why, Mr.. and Mrs. Bovine, Mr..
and Mrs. Craig, and p, a \. ,s5,:5t7,{
.Miss Craig e interrupted Ike, with
a quizzical look. ~ y
Yes. and you and me--isn't that
six2 s|.
Miller had indeed bought tsa lot Of
stuff, = enough 10 feast a dozen fanli-
lies. He had bread and biscuit and
rolls, and crackers Of every shape and
name. He had fruit:cake and frosted
cake, sponge cake and brides cake,
nut-cake, currant-cake, doughnuts,
sugar cookies, mOlasses cookies, and
hearts and rounds. All II these, were
piled up on as many large blue-edged
plates, looking like a chain OF tiny
mountains. III . ~ q. 5s, Yrs
Then there was canned salmon and
pressed beef and smoked beef, cheese
and three kinds of pies such as they
were land to crown them all, there
were two peach cans, with theexagger-
ated pictures still on them, filled with
long sticks Of cand y feyery name and
hue, and there were nuts and raisins
and applesl $35;.; .3I;l5s
The miller 10 oked very sad as they
all rose from the table, saying, there
was as much stuff 81 now as when
they sat down. Therewasnow story
telling, guessing of conundrums and
singing. The guests admired every.
thing, from the corn-room and the
hopper, down to the stuffed birds and
pressed flowers; and on going away,
Miss Craig told the miller it had been
one Of the pleasantest visits she had
ever made, and dded, merrilY,
There 8 an old deserted mill neal
us. 7 believe I'll buy it, and live in il
myself q g ,
Miller the miller wanted to say,
atlssYo gu needn' It do that; one mill would
hold three Of u.s. ri s5s$ n:
VI But he was too cautious. ##35
Before long the Dusty Miller went
away on business. ;55
Ike had to keep house two or three
days alone. w \.
Nhen the miller came back he said,
s1ke, Lam gong to be married Z. Z.
Married When2 TO whom2 .es
ell, any one who saw Mr.. Craig
house would wonde at Miss Craig be-