The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29

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HUDDLED UP IN THE BIG ROCKING CHAIR
at the bottle, "and she wants to hev a
few last words with you. When you
started over town, was singin Bar
bara Allen and thinkin my days might
be long in this land. Not five minits
later the summons come. l had just
started to wash the dishes, and had
that cracked blue platter in my hand,
but hadn't gin It over two wipes
when the dishcloth fell to the floor
with great spat. You are hearin
what say, amt you. SamuelT'
Mr.. Gallup wasn't. He was devour-
ing the second testimonial, which gave
the case of a woman who had been
given up by over 80 doctors, and yet
two bottles furnished her with q new
pair Of lungs.
when that dishcloth fell. l knew
that my time had come. That's the
way Mrs. Grover and Mrs. Taylor
went. Their dishcloths fell, and in "a
hours they was in heaven. shall be
up there by tomorrer night, Samuel,
while you'll be free to stay out all
night to hear the political news. I'd
hev died before you come back home,
only wanted to. talk with you a leetle
about the funeral. Let's see. If l die
tonight, you'll hold the funeral day aft.
er tomorrer, won't you. at 2 o'clock in
the afternoonY'
Mr.. Gallup was listening to noise
outside. He heard something to re-
mind him Of a hen trying to crow, and
he wondered II It could be that so long
after dark.
''1f you want It a day sooner, you
can hev It." continued Mrs. Gallup
after sobs and gasps and shifts at the
bottle, ''but you must look out or the
nayburs will talk. Better hev It day
after tomorrer, aud hope, for your
sake, It won't be a rainy day. I've
sometimes thought I'd like big fu-
neral when went, with over 40 wag-
ons in the purcession and the church
bell a-tollin and the dogs a-howlin. but
I've given that up. No. Samuel, you
needn't make any spread over me. I'm
one Of the kind that kin 60 to heaven
without any hurrah and fireworks. II
there is ten wagons in the purcession,
shall be satisfied. Don't you think
ten ought to be nun for person like
! meY'
1t wasn't a direct question. but had
1t been Mr.. Gallup would not have
answered. He was devouring the third
testimonial and making up bis mind
to try bottle on the sly.
'Ten wagons In the purcession, Sam.
uel. and the bells needn't toll nor
nuthin else happen. II anybody Ia
diggin taters or maxim soft soap or
dyein carpet rags, they needn't stop on
my account. II Is people come to the
house. that will be 'nuff We've got
'leveD chairs altogether countin them
\ with brokehS backs. and Mrs. Walters
will lend you the rest. You'll hev ouI
own preacher. Of course. but he npedn'1
| 60 on for 40 hour or two and tell how
good | was and how much you'll miss
me. II he says that my toll Is DER, and
that you won't never find a more savin
wife. that'll be about 'nuff Shall you
do any cryin at the funeral. SamuelY p
No answer
"I'd do a leetle bit II ! was you -jesl
! leetle. Ii you don't. folks will talh
1 about II SHINE u. they did about Jlu
Dewitt He never cried at all aud t
this day folks say he didn't use Han
I ner right don't ask you TO breal
down aud sob and git up IN excite
mpnt Int vcn kin gasp q few times n az
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