The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-03-05
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Yes. cousin Deb, there is no use
tallsin I've seen more bad lick than
ans. man livin' and it does seem some
times as il the Lord or the Old hoy
dunno which--had d pertickler spite
as s,'ir, me, and took delight IN pilin,
on the whacks! Who would ever have
sl,osed big, noble lookin woman
like B'lindy would have dropped on
right in the dead OF winter when my
rheumatic and lumbago, and ashsny
and brownkeeters, always rage the
Wnst kind? @, dear. what shall !
dor and Ebenezer Pert. q little
Wizened man, with pale Watery blue
eyes, and scattering wisps of yellow a''
{ hair, buried his nose in the depths oi
q gingham handkerchief q YARD
square and groaned dismaily.
Do 4 responded cousin Deb. Why,
spunk up and put the best foot for or
ward A widderer Of your age with
iiine children on his hands has got 70
hustle You can't lay round and eat
and sleep and smoke old cob pipes
same as you always have done.
II never disputed Jobs troubles" "
smiled Ebenezer, and he fourished
the gingham handkerchief spasmodic-
atty, .sneyer-he had ,em like 1tie---but
his comforters was angels compared
60 mine. 'Twould melt a heart OF
stone to see the way I'm fixed. But
my sufferin,s air about over---I shall
never climb winter hill feel 1t In
my bones. ainf had a decent thing
TO eat sence poor Blindy died, nothins
but dough cakes and sl0ps. and my
stumrnick Is all out OF kilter, Poor
!. i}iindy! what q. treasure I've lost. SO SO
prudent, so clever natered!
Look here, Ebenezer, I've advised
and advised, but what has II it8amounted
to2 If there is anything ! despise it
\ is d sniyelin' man that has got no
gumption. You've got to face facts,
Biindy's gone, you've lost your ber-
den bearer, and all your hoWlin' won't
bring her back, and Deb, flashed a
glance at her elderly relative which
was far from sympathetic.
n know II, Deb he whimpered.
but my poor heart is buried In ner
grave. Nobody knows my feelin's but
myself shall never find another to
Z take her place IL live to be as
.old as Methuseller. She took all the
care OF tho critters and the milkin',
and the barn and the house, and the
young tins, and Ill
"If,n broke III Deb sharply, "yon
don't stDp your waiiin's Ill leave this
hoGse inside Of twenty minutes, bag
and naggage. IKE learI 1t jest as
long as I'm a goin 20. have been
here two months and you've not made
tho icast effort 10 Git i housekeepcr. /"
I'd like TO know who I'm goin to
eit2' auericd isncne2er, and he eyed
I her warily through his fingers.
.sWcli. there ~ plenty Of widders. I
heard Elder Trigger say there was
tweHty y-seyen drawin'. pinsbins olit OF
the government right Iii this neigh
horhood.
We'll, said Ebenezer in q resigned
tone. its l,ooty cold weather for q
man of my years 10 start out lookin'
Hup 9idders, but spose Its got to be
t,aae: Do you think OF any pertickier
one you can riekermend?
.Well-ict- time think there IL Mis-
Holden, she's as smart as a Gteol trap.
.ycs, but won't have her. she Is
lsamlier than q hedge fence.
mis- i,avis IL q pretty good cook.
b,s che In sloH.' &
4 won't nave her n,sti,cr. she Is
crpsscf loolsin' than h,,ttermik, and
would jar on my fcelin's.
How about Mis- Brown. she Is very
capable. 3s '8s s5 81. m
II dom want her, couldn't relish
her grub. Shes got false teeth, caus
j watched her handlin en- down te
I the donation, when she thought no
body was secin' 4.
How woaslsi Marcy Green do?'
Nancy Grecn.. and ile opened his
little eyes IN horror. Cousin Det
Potter, air you crazy2 A woman that's
been tisrorsted from tree livins hns