The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-09-06
The RIUNlER,S COLUMN.

( THE R1UNDR'S COLUMN. ,
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A ranchman from near Weed cam,
down towh last week and after dispos
Ing OF his arm produce, dropped int,
Laurie a lzier's store, where the evel
ahable - greeted him with the
query:
'Well r. what can do for Won In
day?"
"I've n readin' in the paper thai
you've refreezerators for SALE" re.
piled th' ral citizen.
yes we handle the best refriger-
ator OF market. There are several
brands are very popular but our
celebr CENTURY refrigerators give
the b. atisiaction OF any for the
monoy
"N 4 to keep things cool, air
They. gated the husbandman.
&c g sir. They keep meat
Tres vent eggs from spelling, in
sure cool, sweet milk and are so ar
ranged that all the articles used for the
table can be deposited In the many
recesses during the night and heated
portions of the day, and taken out again
at meal time" Here the latches
clicked, zinc ratified and top slammed
for five minutes while the ever polite
Jim explained the mysteries of the cee-
brated Century refrigerator to his
customer
"Said it will keep meat fresh?"
eyes sir.
Eggs from spilin?n
Yes sir"
Butter from Citing soft?"
Sure"
"And milk from s0urn?"
Certainly. However, you must not
store your axle grease or onions in the
same compartments with the butter and
milk or they will taste bad"
"Will the axle grease taste like the
butter and milk?"
mo, l meant the reverse. The
strong materials will impart their flavor
to the butter and milk
well, doggone my buttons, eff thet
haint wonderful machine As the
feller sez: whut won't they be gittn up
next? Guess I'll take thet one"
Twelve dollars changed hands with
circus ticket wagon rapidity, and the
farmer proudly drove away with his
purchase.
Yesterday, the urbane Jim stood in
,he store doorway smiling like noun
Jain sunrise and rubbing his hands glee-
ully as he watched wagon coming
Town the mountain side ''Another
he muttered. "The noun
ain trade is looming up"
Jim was happier than usual. He
'ubbled over with the good humor that
zones only to man who has put up
uccessful political job or sold 40 cent
,rindstOne tor three dollars. Overhead
he sun rolled maiestically across the
blue vault of heaven, its fierce rays
'urling the edges of the cottonwood
caves as they were spun and wove un-
ier the gentle touch of the soft south
'rn breeze. Afar off on the plain, a
ong, slender spire of dust swept grace
ully westward, an eddying air current
rom mountain canon stretching the
misty cloud to the parapets of paradise.
A white dove flashed through the
emerald foliage lining the roadways, it's
gllttering pinions shedding a glorious
sheen on the sun Drowned earth. A
boy, barefooted and in knee .breeches,
trudged ankle deep in the dust as he
wended his way to the ''shack" with a
can in his hand, Nothing was lacking
In the scene to express the quintessence
OF pastoral quescence and peaceful
melifuence.
Jim shaded his eyes with his hands
and watched the approaching vehicle.
"l'll be switched, If it amt that fellow
bringing back the refrigerator" he
gasped.
The farmer drove up to the sidewalk
and shouted whoa to his bony team.
Here, take this conSarned thing out.
1t ain't worth tinker's darn, and |
don't want it, /" he said savagely.
"Why-why! What's the matter with
it?' Jim stammered.
Didn't you say it would keep meat
fresh?'
Eyes"
"Milk from sourn'9n
"Yes."
Eggs frum splIin?1
"Yes."
"And butter hard?''
eyes"
"Well, Tvs tried it and it won't keep
nuthin' cold and fresh"
But" expostulated Jim, II don't see
what the matter can be- Those refri-
gerators are warranted, There must be
wrong. How much ice did
you use?'
"Ice! Ice!! Why gosh blast my picturl
You didn't say nntbin erhont icai I