The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-12-07

av TIL discourse, but I've not tn gift av
the CAB.
I'm sorry for it at times, an know
| my friends regret it, but thinkin' is
| where / shine. l like to get off some
where in tn shade in summer, or in
comply with hot stove in winter, an'
think. 'Twould astonish you the things
I think av. take after second cousin
av mine-th' wan l was tellin' you
about, has farm up in Wisconsin. That
| man has thoughts would burn tn world
| upside down if they was known. He'll
get out i'm the barn-up in the haymow,
where it's soft lynn, an there's nothin'
| to disturb him-an' study out tn prob
| Inns av existence. A man that has 800
| acres av land an draws pension av
$50 month has right to think. but
his wife don't seem to see it that way
She's wan ay these loose-tongued, chat
| term women, forever discoursin' about
] tn emptiness av her woodboX an tn
pail ay swill that's been standin' all
| mornin' outside the kitchen door wait
| in to be carried out to tn pigs. an
| triflin' matters like that.
81 tell Mrs. Connolly that speech was
| given her to conceal her thoughts an
| to do her tn justice she's entitled to,
she niyer makes my ear-drums ring tn
way some women do. When we settle
down for tn evenin' she opens tn oven
dure for me to put my feet in an gets
out her basket av mendin' an draws her
rocker up to TIL lamp. If / happen to
have anythin' to say l say it an'-well,
why wouldn't I say it? 1 don't do all
tn talkin'. She'll say: You're right
| there or That's true word or Hush
your mouth. you big idjut,' an niver
| try to restrain her flow .av language.
She don't abuse her privileges an oppor-
tunities-that's how ut is.
81 like your style av conversation-no
amt stringin' you. It's improvin'.
| what there is of ut, an there amt too
much of ut. A man has time to study
| out what you mean, or whether you
mean anythin', when you talk. August
is another man ut's pleasure TO listen
70. He's restful. When want to know
August's views on a proposition, all
have to do is to formulate an opinion
an then wait. If them's his sentiments
he says 'Yis, dot is so, an if he disagrees
he shakes his head ar grins. It amt
necessary for him to spind half an hour
av his employers time to tell me when
John Peter Altgeld an him have their
points av difference, or his objections
to policy av imperial expansion. He's
a wise boy, is August, an he knows tn
value av close mouth.
THAT was Maggie Dwyer that was
just in here. There's no better woman
breathin' than Maggie is. Phil Dwyer
you've heard av Phil mind him
when he was workin' at anythin' he
could get to do an Maggie was keepin'
boarders. She's keepin' boarders still
and Phil don't do anything but smoke
his pipe an amuse himself with politics.
That's tn reason, it's likely, you've
niver heard av him.
Il remem Der when 1 was bit av
a boy goin' into Maggie's kitchen,
There was pan av bread on TIL table
that had raised itself an run over an
Maggie's arms an tn bangs av her hair
was up III ONcIuOW. OHe was
settin' in chair, leanin' forward sound
| asleep. I'll not forget that as long as
live. Ut was tn only time saw Mag
gle when she wasn't talkin'.
"Phil's got so used to ut that when
Maggie wants to get his attention she
has to grab him by the Galways. He's
like the man lived next dure to boiler
factory an had insomnia when it shut
down. Well, TITS axcusable in a woman.
Providence decreed they should talk
and talk they will; but l don't like
talkin' all one-sided. 1 like to have a
chance to say somethin' wanst in
awhile"
"Inotice you don't take any chances"
observed the tenant
'I'll not be \ party to an argument"
returned the tanitor. I'D like to stay
an hear you awhile longer, but have
my work to d.. I'm feelin' little re-
| covered now. thank you kindly."-Chi-
cago Daily Record.