Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-02

is ali right. I wish that fool unlucky
boy Jacob was shpry like him
"Vater! Vaterl That dominic hen a
settin' again" broke in a shrlll female
voice upon his meditations. and an
elderly woman, his wife Anna, appeared
coming around a corner OF the house
carving the r~ecalcFtrant ana voclterous
hen by the legs. II yoost catch her SIT
tin on an old door knob and "a schmal
bottle. You got Co fix her nose.
.sThat door knob Va, hopeless. but a
political party hat been Matched out
from a bottle by slrict attention %
business. Gif me that hen.
Pulling a long feather from u OF the
fowls wings b. thrust 1t through heT
nostrils, So that II protruded ou each
side ut right angles with the nne OF her
beak. an ARRANGEMENT which seemed TO
iufict no p.in, but To- ttScinate her De-
/ wildered mind ana e- --n-s her attention.
Her ev4s came oyt and stood on her
! checks in an EFFORT Co see uc-u ends Of
| the feather. ANA sine went on toward
| the BARNARD slowly. 81. piping occasion
ally TO utter "a Wl5ap 90 surprise anu 10
/ claw vainly az lcs.r"ura tAirS.
THAT breaks her aid NJ on that setun
- ,r-,.,.,-.i rive farmer. 1T
beats all how much a hen vas ike a
woman. Either uf them only gan OF one
thing at a time think. IL vas a wise DIS
bensation OF providence that chmal
minds shall not be scattered. jacob vas
an e-grseption. re cannot concentrate
on ANYTHING but eotiu' mt snleepn.
One Of the farm hands came in to
know if Mr.. KroDh had made mp his
mind whether he would have the old
field broken mp for corn or left fallow to
seed down for wheat IN the tail. That
question eutailed some discussion jacob
languidly driftel over from the barn
and stood leaning against % pillar OF th'
porch listening with an air OF weary IN
difference until the matter was settled
: and then lounged on into the house Z
. learn if dinner was not nearly ready.
= After dinner the old man retook IN
accustomed seat on the porch, hghte'
his long pipe and fancied he was think
! ing. while his thoughts entangled them
selves into a Kaleidoscope tumble o
good-for-nothing Jacob, obstinate hen
sbrewish wife. old 6eld-an in strang
and fantastic relations 70 each other an
: TO him. aBut gradually all sense Of car
and annoyance hoated away, n onl
\ the humming Of the bees at their hlve'
: the bluebird's musical carol from tn
hollow stump, the melodous call Of N
robin jumping in the orchard, the fam
= sweet scent of the apple blossoms and u
= warmth of the glad sunshine remaine'
= in a blended impression of delight thu
made Herr Kropf young again In
: happy dream
About the middle Of the afternoon Il
= anglers returned, with but one meag'
little troutlet as the result of their day
endeavors, but quite cheerful neverth
less. The water, they said, was too he
~ and rolled from recent rains to tav'
- sport. Another time. they did not dout
they would do better.
YES" assented Farmer Kroph orac
larly, even you use worms. teathe
unit bristles Cannot be depended upon
Il seduce the abbetite Of a feesh.
He would not consent that they shou
take their leave without partaking Of ="
- least a Cup Of coffee" which develop
into an excellent meal blythe time that
- willing but habitually grumbing go
wife Anna had it placed upon the tab
Then Jacob was awakened from ms n
"A in the haymow to get out their nor
Mr.. Sharp wished to pay the farmer
their dinner and the care of thear nor
80 but the offer was firmly and almost
ze dignantly repealed.
Il do not geep a hotel" the old m
replied, unit for him who gan afford
as 1 gan, there is yoost as much pleas
- in eggstending hospitality as in rece
me ing it."
But Jacob gladly pocketed the
y. dollar bill that Mr.. Cute slipped into
hand. and mumbled Thank ye."