La Junta tribune., 1903-02-21


talkin' I've seen more bad luck than
any man liyin' and 1t does seem some-
times as IL the Lord or the Old Boy
dunno whitehead pertickler spite
agin me. and took delight in piiin'
on the whacks. Who would ever have
'sposed big. noble iookin' woman
like B1indy would have dropped on
right In the dead OF winter when my
rheumatic and lumbago. and ashmy
and brownkeeters. always rage the
wust kind? o. dear, what shall !
do?" and Ebenezer Pert. little
wizened man. with pale watery blue
eyes. and scattering wisps OF yellow
hair. buried his nose In the depths OF
gingham handkerchief . yard
square. and groaned dismaliy.
DO" responded cousin Deb why.
spunk up and put the best foot for
ward. A widderer OF your age with
nine children on his hands has got to
hustle. You can't lay round and eat
ami sleep and smoke old cob pipes
same as you always have done"
II never disputed Jobs troubles"
smiled Ebenezer. and he hourished
the gingham handkerchief spasmodic-
ally, "never-he had 'em like me-but
his comforters was angels compared
to mine. 'Twouid melt q heart OF
stone to see the way I'm fixed. But
my sufYerin's air about oyer-I shall
never climb winter HILL feel II In
my bones. Amt had decent thing
TO eat sence poor B'iindy died. nothin
but dough cakes and siops. and my
stummick Is all out of kilter. Poor
Blindy, what n treasure I've lost! 80
prudent. SO clever nateredi"
Look here. Ebenezer. i've advised
and advised. but what has II amounted
to? II there is anything despise 1t
IL . sniyelin' man that has got no
gumption. You've got to face facts.
B1indy's gone. you've lost your ber-
dep bearer. and all your howlin' won't
bring her back" and Deb, flashed .
glance at her elderly relative which
was far from sympathetic.
Il know 1t. Deb" he whimpered.
but my poor heart Is buried in her
grave. Nobody knows my feelin's bat
myself. l shall never ind another to
take her place-not II live to be as
old az Methuseiier, She took all the
care OF the critters and the milkin'.
and the barn and the house. and the
young uns. and If"
III" broke in Deb sharply. you
don't stop your wailin's IN leave this
house inside OF twenty minutes. bag
and baggage. I've hearn IL Jest as
long as I'm n goin' to. ! have been
here two months and you've not made
ha IN oft nkQxa mar
"fd like 10 know who I'm Goin' TO
git!" queried Ebenezer. and he eyed
her warily through his fingers.
well. there is plenty of widders- I
heard Elder Trigger say there Was
twenty-seven DRAWN pinshins out OF
the government. right in this neigh
borhood.''
Well" said Ebenezer In q resigned
tone. Its pooty cold weather for
man Of my years to start out lookin'
up widders. but 'spose its got to b
done. Do you think Of any pertickler
one you can rickermend?"
We'll let me-think-there II Mis-
Holden. she's as smart As . steel trap"
Yes. but won't have her. she Is
homlier than n hedge fence.
Mis- Davis is = pretty good cook.
but she Is slow"
IL won't have her nuther. she Is
erosser lookin' than buttermilk. and
would Jar on my feelin's-'
How about Mis- Brown. she II very
capable
Il don't want her. ! couldn't relish
her grub. She's got false teeth. caus
I watched her handiin' 'em down to
the donation, when she thought mo-
body was seein'"
How would Nancy Green do."
Nancy Green," and he opened his
little eyes In horror. Cousin Deb
Potter. air you crazy? A woman that's