The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-12-11

we'll when he goes away-I call it
'Then she hasn't much to say to her
asked Miss Brainerd, feel
ing more interested. much to saw"
screamed Mrs. Armil. claw, me! Why,
she amt spoke. mortal word to him
for more'n ten years. That boy of hers,
Leon, amt never heard his mother
speak to his father"
do you mean that literally, Mrs.
Armil? Not word!'
mot word? Amt it owdacious?
1t would make my blood run cold to live
that way for q week. I told Hetty,
says I: 'Armil wouldn't put up with
sech foolin'.' That's my husband; real
nice man, but a German, and liked his
own way. He had the same pretty
blue eyes like Emil, and sorter sulky
streak pintblank like Emil, too. But
Seth, he's terrible patient and he sets
the world and all by Hetty-always did;
and they do get on better than you'd
think they could; she cooks everything
his way, and furnished the house with
her own money jest to please him. He's a
great hand for readin' in books about
things and he paints beautiful-he
painted their rooms inside, but Hetty
painted the outside. She's splendid
farmer, too, and can plow and plant
better than man; yes, he would pint
edly be fool to mad Hetty! So, some
how, they get on; when they want any
thing they talk it out to Leon. He's a
terrible bright boy, got a awful big
mouth, see it coming round to his ears
from the back Of him. when he begins
to smile; but he is jest as good as gold
and is on to fractions in the 'rlthmetic.
If Hetty wants to know anything she
tells Leon, and he asks his paw, and
Seth the same way with her; and there
is advantages; he never gets q harsh
word from her. But law, me, it's the
funniest sight I ever didsee, him and
her a-talking-"
''Talking?"
Eyes, ma'am, to Leon. He sets
atween them, and first she says: Leon,
I'm mighty dubious bout this trying to
turn the whole world upside down,
cause we all don't have the money to
pay our honest debts: for that's what it
comes to- says she. Perhaps the Lord
made the world in seven days. says
she, but we can't make it over SO
briefly Leon says he, those East
ern land sharks and the money power
land he sings out lot of fine words
like he gifts out of books-I disremem-
Der them) they are going to skin u.s.
and SO it goes on, first and last, Leon
never opening his head; only when he
gets right tired he sometimes does say:
Paw and nav, are you all done talk
ing?' and gifts off that way"
but what do they do when they are
ill, any of them?"
I'LL? he amt BIT i'll to her or to
him; it's the peacefulest family you
ever did ben in!''
81 mean SICK" Miss Brainerd amend
ed, recalling the southern interpreter
ton of the word.
"Wen," Mrs. Armil answered, reflect
lively, ''they amt ben much sick, worst
was when Hetty broke her arm; that
was bad. You see Hetty and me was
raised together, and first cousins and all
liks we be, we think q heap of each
other, so I'm over there all the time l
can; and was there that day. Yes
ma'am,I don't reckon shall ever forget
the way Hetty looked marching into the
room with Leon in her poor arms and
one of them plumb broken and Leon all
bloody. The way Of it was, the bull
run at Leon-he want only five then
and puny as puny-never believed they
could raise him; and he want much
hurt, but he fell down, that was how,
and bloodied himself and looked the
worst in the world; and she'd made q
run for him and wrapped the bulls
head up in the cloth. and. Lord only