Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-01-24

ed ~ public l,00O,000 pounds Of soap
Sins the last year, and the family clock,
might have stopped without his taking
notice of it When about so sobs and
sighs and groans had failed to arouse
him. Mrs Gallup satups and said:
Sanuea, you know I went over to
nee Mrs. Taylor. AS she has 'leven
children and is allus Willin to lend me
her fatirons,, thought it only right to
tell aherathat the whole ',1even might be
taken Town with chicken pox any min
IT. hadn't hardly got my mouth open
before she bust into tears and put her;
sarmaround me. She wasn't cryin on
account # the chicken pox, but on my
account. had bad news for her, but.
she had Bladder for me. Don't you
want to know what it was /"
Mr.. Gallup didn't HI was reading
aHtestimonial from the wife Of a gov-
that the Virgins washer had
brought joy to her household when ev-
erything else had failed, and he was
deaf to the outside world. Mrs. Gallup
waited unreasonable time for q reply
and then aid:
s"The news hi had to tell me,
Samuel, was that had but three days
ito live. IL I hadn't gone over there she
would have come over here, as she
thought ought to be makin8ready.
That's MrssTaylor all over. She's aIlus
doin sunthin for other folks. You must
remember when Saray Ann Spooner
died? And you remember when Uncle
81 Goal VII u, uy4,S& u oo1yadS "a daofh IN, n -
cow WAL, Mrs. Taylor had warnin
three days ahead that both OF EN- was
goin to perish Her clock suddenly
stopped with whir-r-r-r, and both
hands p'inted in certain direction. AT
8 o'clock this afternoon the clock stop
ped agsin and the hands p'inted right
toward our housesS5That meant me.
IN three days from 10y I'll be saiIin5
around among the clouds"
Mr.. Gallup didn't dispute it. He was
reading that the Virgins washer
would dc the work of ten women at
the washboard, and he was giving the
Inventor credit for being a5sbigger man
than r. 7. Barnum or Dan Rice.
stI'ml glad it's come. Samuel con-
tinued Mrs. Gallup In more cheerful
tones. .tYou know I hey bin sexpectin
die any mint for the last Is
years, and it has kinder kept me up
8 Youth be glad. too, because you
dent like the smell 81 camphor and
mustard plasters around. You nay
feel a little lonesome for two or three
days after Pm gone, bM with playin
checkers, goin to the debatin society
and 3lookin around for d second wife
you'll soon ehirk up and git yours appe
title back. I amt goin to askfSyou who
you shall take for your second wife.
but before go want to talk with
about the house. VIII you talk
With me-, Samuel"
Mr.. Gallup refused 10 commit him
self That Virgins washer was being
sold for $40 when other and Inferior
machines were foisted on the public at
and be- was saying to himself that
Wigginsoug to have the gratitude of
the nation. Mrs Gallup shed seven or
eight tears caught d sob between her
teeth and went 9on:
iii the first place. the oven door to:
the stove needs q new hinge. 1T got
broke seven years ago, but i have got
along with It * as to save expense.
Then the snoilt is broke on our two.
duart pitcher, and the handle Is on the.
gallon his If Twas gofnto starlight
aIong on earth shouldn't tell ron
that we ought to heya new set Of teal
speons or that there arethree holes III
tie atshpan d I'm goin fur. fur
away. and your second wife won,tp put
snpp with things as 4 4 We are still
aleepin DID the same feather bed moth.
8 nse when We was married, and
the feathers ought to hey new tiekin.
i Twas TO III on, i could make the
0ia aheets do fur d year but.
Hs Il q. guess you'll hev To buy IL
ieas Ypu ought To hey dome PHI