Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-07-13


file pictures with sspindle MS natural as
life.
What do YOU want of such blamed
pictures SIS thats" said Blewtt from the
lounge. "Why don't YOU go down to
Takems az Albany and gt photo
graphs?'
photographic said the whole fam
lily. what funny names he gets oil in
his crazy fancy"
Blew It was too weak TO argue. and
he seemed to be somewhat out OF
sympathy or knowledge with all man
kidd. so he just lay st II and watched
the girls get supper. He noticed the
frcboard was down and II fire was
built in the lire place. A kettle WAS
on the hearth aud Was covered with
live Goals. Soon lac saw the girls take
out of the kettle some nice biscuit and
he weakly said; "Why don I you use
the cook-stove'" Poor pa" said
Angelina. 'how he wanders. Cock
stove! Wouder what he means?"
Blewtt closed his eyes and thought,
Bayley. his new neighbor, was r,an
he could trust-that is, in anything
but money matters. He knew Bsvle'
was badly in debt, but he was good
fellow. He would send for him so he
called his wife and told her 10 send
over for him.
why, Won know" SAID Mrs.
Blewitt, "Bayley has been ir Jail for
debt for the last ten years.
In-jail-for-debt, SAID Blewitt;
here We are again. ! have been
tsnsplanted. give up; but say, here
is 9 cents. You send IA let;ec down to
brother John and he will I've up here
in day or two
"Why, husband. the mai, only goes
once week. aud then he will he
three days coming up on the stage,
and. furthermore. it viii cost II shtl-
ling-l2 cents-to seud 9 letter 10
Albany"
Say" said Blcwit,. 'Just bury me.
will you? dou't belong TO this CEN
tury. Stage-coaches, Twelve cents
postage! Telegraph hra, then"
There goes anothec new wood, y
said his wife in solemn voice, and
she wetted cloth and laid it On his
forehead. us she repeated to herself;
'Telegraph;' what fanny word"
Bewitt was in deslar. Could it be
that all the common tkincs OF life were
on the cars? Did he ever own & now
ing mach ne7 Was there evel "A tel
egraph pole ia front OF ms house? He
turned his eye and hooked out. He on
" saw the tail post and long pole OF
the well sweep Along tthe other side
of the road ran a dense forest. He
was willing 10 swexC that he had once
owned a &C meadow where that wood
was. Backed up against the log fence
was an oX-cart wiit ncap rs large as
young liberty pole. Down cellar he
could hear the banging of an old fash
toned churn- He looked up the road
to the east and SAW the road was full
of great hcnlock and pine stumps, and
over il the doctor was coming on
horse back, with saddle-bags before
him.
Blewitt was Il man OF dcterm nation,
and he arose from the lounge aud
went TO the door TO oOnsult with his
w fe.
Maria said Ire, -thcve has been
enough of this foolshDesf. You stare
at everything talk about and | eau t
| locate myself or seem to'!ar in with
my surroundings Now. will you Just
answer me one question:
Certainly will if i understand il, y
said she.
We'll. then who N president OF
these United StstesP'
why. John Adams %'coruse, she
said
Blewitt sank down and whispered:
Then you never heard of Cleveland
swinging round the circLe?'
mo. never she answered
Then all right. Shoot me or put
me in a bag and iay me away in the
/ garnet. have got through said
! Blewitt. and he went back TO the lounge
! and fell asleep.
When he awoke il was Sunday morn.
! ing. aud the whole family were stirring
around getting ready for meeting IL S
| wife, of whom he was some what proud.
! had put on dress with q waist about
nine inches long and skirt so tight
! she could hardly walk. aud on her head
| such bonnet. Ii made Blewltt hold
! his breath. but he had got Through talk
! ing. The boys had on suits of full cloth
and shrrt.collars seven inches wide.
Blewitt SIN led but said nothing. Al
last Mrs Bewitt came to him and ask
ed him if he was going to charch
/ certainly. certainly, sao ee any
thing to accom- modate. Tell one OF
the boys to hitch horse on to the top
carriage"
Top carriageP There VOC 90
again"
We'll. then" roared Blewitt, ~'hitch
on to the stone boat, h tch on to the
ox-cart, hitch on to anything. Have
it your own way.
WHY. we will 90 on horseback
YOU on the saddle. | on the pillion be-
hind" sad the wife.
''All right. said Blewitt. and away
they went.
Blewitt made some adverse remark ks
about the singing at church. which
was led bv deacon with q fiddle The
sermon was too long, too. 1t lasted
two hours On his way home from
church his wife appeared TO be in fear
of something and urged him to hurry
up. He asked her what aled her, and
she told him. in n trembling voice, tina,
his queer talk had made the minister
Il IL. n