The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-02-19

aa Yes cousin Deb, there is no use
tailSin' I've seen more Bad lnck than
any man liyin' and ii does seem some
times as liz the Lord or the Old Boy
dunno which--llad a perticSier spite
agsin me, and took delight in pilin@
ON the whacks. Who would ever have
5,,osed a big, noble lookin' woman
like b Indy would have dropped OF
right In the dead OF winter when my
rheumatic and lnmbago, and ashmy
ANA brownkeeters, always rage the
q wtlst kind? O, dear. what shall s
dor. and Ebenezer Pert, little
wizened man. with pale watery Dine
eyes. and scattering wisps Of yellow
hair, buried histnose in the depths ot
ginglam handkerchief a yafa
square, and groaned dismally.
DO, responded cousin Deb. Why.
sDufls up and put the best foot for
ward. a widderer Of your age with
nine childrenson his hands has got 20
hustle You can't lay round and eat
and sleep and smoke old cob pipes
same as YOU always have done
l" never disputed Jobs troubles
suited Ebenezer. and he fourished
the bingham handkerchief spasmodic-
ally, ..neyer---he had EN- like nie--buC
his comforters was angels compared
40 mine. TWould melt heart of
stone to ses the way I'm fixed. blt
lriy sufferln's air about over---I shall
never climb winter HILL feel It IN
inv bones. | ain't had a decent thing
to eat sence poor B'lindy died, nothtn
ba5 dough cakes and slops, and my
stafnmick Is all out OF kilter. Poor
B'Iindy. what a treasure I've lost! SO
prudent, SO clever naterea!
Look here, Ebenezer, I've advised
and advised but what has 1t amounted
to- n there Is. anything despise II
iii sniyeIin' mai, that has got no
gumption You've got to face racts.
B'findys gone, you've lost yonr ber.5
den bearer, and all your howlin' won't
bring her back, and Deb, dashed
glance at her elderly relative which
] was far from sympathetic.
II know II, Deb he whimpered.
"isnt my poor heart is buried In ner-
grave, Nobody knows my feelin's but
myself shall never find another TO
take her place--not II l live to he ais.
#s0id as Methnscller. She took all the
care or tho critters and the milkin',
and the barn and the house, and the
young TINS, and if--~
''If,H broke Iii Del, sharply, "yor
aon't stop yosll, wailinst I'll leave this
lsouae inside OK twenty minutes, bag
and baggage. I've hcarn 1t Jest as
long MS I'm goin TO. 1 have been
Here two months and you've not made
Tie least effort To git a liousekeeper.'
IT'D like to- know who IN goln to
git n aueriod Eibcneze1', and he eyed
her waliiy through lbs fingers.
Wet, there ss plenty Ok widders.
heard elder Trigger say there WIS
twcaa ysseveH drawin' pinsbtns out OF
the government. right in this neigh
burho0d.
Welt. said Ebenezer Iii q resigned
totie, its pooty cold weather for q
man OF my years to stare out iookin'
I'm Widders but 'spose Its got to be-
done DO you think OF any peftickler
ts,a YOU can ;'ickermend?
Well lct,meth think there ~ Mis-
Holden, she's as smart as q steel trap.
Ycs. bllt won't have her, she ~
homlier than a hedge fence.
Mis- Davis is u pretty good cook.
but she Is slow.
s2 III Won't have her u,ttlier, she is
cfossci lookin than huttsrmilk, and
would iftr, on my fceins
How about Nils Brown. she is very
capable,
.ss II don't want her. couldn't relish
her grub. She's got false teeth, caus
! watched her handltn en- down to
the donation. when She thought no
body was seciil'
How would Marcy Green do?
Nancy Greenln and he opened his
little eyes IN horror. Cousin Deb
Potter. air you crazy A woman that's
been disyorsted frcm tree liyin hus-