Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-07-23

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| YOU see we are not in position to 90
anything now. The matter is in the
courts, and will be adjusted in time. All
YOU can do is to wait" And almost be-
fore Shrimp realized it, he found HIM
| self gently worked out of the room and
the door closed after him.
AS Shrimp rode slowly along on his
| homeward way, he fell to bordering
very seriously over what had TRANSFERRED
| in the last few days, and at last he
asked himself:
"What is er teller ter do with his
! money? Ef he buys lam he dom need,
it is jest err 'cumbrance on i'm an Their
taxes eats it up. Ell he loans it he gifts
! beat outten it. An eff he buys too much
stock it eats it's head off, - and he shook
his head despairingly.
Just then he came even with Smith S,
and Smith, being out in front, invited
Slime to stop for dinner.
':Thanlkee," he said, "but I guess I'd
better jog along"
But Smith insisted, and Slime yielded
and followed into the house.
lie was introduced to Mrs. Smith. and
| contented look, and he could not help
contrasting her with his own pale
faced. tired, worn and patient wife.
| Then there came floating in from the
adjoining room sweet strains OF music
"a mingling of sweet young voices
with the vibrations of the piano. and 1t
| soothed and rested him. Then he
locked at Smith with his jolly. broad
| face and his beaming smile, and he en-
We'd him. Simon could not but contrast
the surroundings-the air of sweet con-
life.
did you lose anything by the Her
| ringtons?' Slime asked.
"Not Il cent" Smith replied, though
| might il I'd had the money to lend.
AS it was, used all had to spare from
the farm in repairing and furnishing
the house. ! hear you lost quite a sum,
and you have my sympathy"
II don want no sympathy Simon
said. 1--WE been err fool all my life. an
now I've come to my senses, an dunno
if it hain't good thing fer us that the
money is gone. Some people won't
never learn no,hin' 'thout payin' well
fer it, an I'm one O. that kind"
Shrimp returned home more cheerful
than he had been for years, and Mrs.
Shrimp wondered at it, but Shrimp kept
his own counsel and said nothing.
The next morning early he hitched the
horses to the big lumber wagon and
drove Off to town, but before leaving he
~
and kissed her-something he hadn't
done for so long that it startled her.
and the tears came to her eyes.
Il pears to be mighty light-hearted.'
Simon unused as he logged along the
lanes, up hill and down. Il hain't felt
so happy for years, an reckon some
other folks III feel lifted up tonight
when I git back
For hours old Slime poked around
among the stores in the city, and some
bow everybody looked happier and
lighter-hearted than he had ever seen
them.
''Looks like the ole world is gittin'
brighter, some way" Simon unused, as
he drove homeward in the cool of the
E>evening. II never see the sun shine SO
bright, an even the little brook down in
the edge of the woods sings merrly
long it's way. [ never noticed that
afore."
+ 1t was getting dark when Simon
drove up over the last hill on his return
home. Mrs. Shrimp and the girls were
out at the gate watching for him. and
when at last they heard the rumble of
the wagon, ana looked up the road,
they saw that a great box filled the
wagon bed.
wonder what Shines been er buy
in'??" the mother said.
Looks like big box one of the
girls replied.
Eyes, | know, but there must be some
thing in it,
"Oh, l reckon it's just to put the
wheat in when he threshes. 1 heard
him say he would need one.''
Hi, ther," Shrimp shouted. cellar
outten the road an open Their gate thar.
! gotter drive inside with this ere box.
Here, you boys, fly erroun', you ras-
calls. an help ter git this OUT And
Shrimp tried his best to appear as sour
and cross as possible, but made miser-
able failure of the effort.
"What have you got, Sime?' the wife
| asked
"Nuther box fer Their wheat. Jest
Their thing need
"Feels mighty heavy" one of the boys
remarked, after lifting at an end of it.
"Must be something in it,
Simon was unable to hold back the
smiles any longer, for his happiness
kept bubbling up, and refused to be
kept down.
It's a pianer," the boy shouted. cts
a pianer"
And it was Il piano, as they soon dis
covered when the great box was rolled
out and opened. For moment they all
stood about speechless, motionless,
while Simon watched them, smile
playing about his features. Then one
by one they came and kissed hiIn-thc
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