The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-04

it can't get up in the mornin without havin myself
turned inter a three-ringed circus. But amt the
man to complain. Eff there's anything that gums up
the cards of life it's kicker; so jes as one man to
another tells you what's wrong here and leaves you
TO fgger it out fer yesself."
He glanced around on three grave faces with OBJ
vous satisfaction. His wrath had dissipated in the
vapor of words Nor they amt such bad boys as
boys nuther," he concluded
Il will examine this matter carefully. Charley"
said Steve
Il thank you. SUI" responded Charley with court
ly sweep OF his hand.
Not at all" insisted Steve with duplicate wave.
Il beg that you won't mention it. And now, if you
weuld travel toward the house
Certainly
And cut we went into North Dakotas CONCEALED
envelope, with the smoke from the main house Chin
ney rising 300 feet into the air. snow-white column
straight mast; Charley stalking maiesticay
ahead, while we three foundered weakly behind him
Amt he the corker?" gasped Oscar. when he
gets TO jumping sideways among those four-legged
words he separates me from my good Intentions"
With scOrn and hOomiliatiOn 3" quoted Steve
and stopped, overcome.
I tells you what's the matter and leaves you to
fgger it out for yourself, l added Then Charley
heard us. He turned and approached, awful frown
upon his brow.
May l inquire what is the reason of this yere
merriment?" he asked. The manner was that of
man who proposed to find out. 1t sat Charley with
so ludicrous parody that were further undone
oleNe Idlseu MS IN depreciation, spoke IN
muf1ed voice that broke at intervals
Cant l laugh in my own backyard, Charley?'
he said. by the Lord Harry, | will laugh inside
my stakes! No man shall prevent me. The consti-
tuition of the United States the Declaration of indie
pendence and the continental congress give me the
right Now what have you got to say?"
Il dunno but what you have me whp-Sawed there
Steve replied Charley scratching his head EFF its
your right by the constitution O. l amt gon
to object"
DO either of you obiect?" demanded Steve to
Oscar and me in his deepest bass. No. We didn't OBJ
ject; We fell down in the and crowed like chan
tecleers
Hunt" snorted Charley "Hunh. Then bows
hant got brains in their heads at all-nothin' but
doodle-bugs,"
Well Charley" continued Steve "as you don't
object and they don't object, and don't object for
Gods sake let's have breakfast"
'Tn go you, Steve replied Charlie seriously and
entered the house uproarious
There in the kitchen Mrs. Steve and the com
pany, pretty little brght-eyed thing whose color
went and came at word-more particularly if Oscar
said the word. The affair at present in the for
NAL state--the dawn of realization that two such
wonderful and magnificent cretures as Oscar and
Sally existed.
But they were not Oscar and Sally except in the
dear privacy of their souls. Yet how much that is
not obvious to the careless can be put into Win
you have buckwheat cake, Mr.. Kendan?" or MAY
give you helping of the syrup, Miss Brown" 1t
took some preparation for each TO get out so simple
remark, ana lnFaraDly the one addressed started
guilty and got crimson 1t was the most uncom-
Portable rapture l ever saw.
However they received very little plaguing
remember but hard hit Oscar was pouring
syrup upon Say's cakes, his eyes fixed upon dainty
hand that shook under his gaze like a leaf He for
got his business Steve looked at the inverted empty
syrup cup for some moments in silence Then he
said to his wife:
Emmy. go and get Sally nice cupful of fresh air
to put her cakes; that Oscar has in the pitcher
stale by this time"
On, those cakes. And the ham. And the fried
eggs and potatoes, We lived like fighting cocks at
Steves, as happens most of the small ranches
The extreme glory of the prairies was not ours We
were wood-choppers hay-cuters and farmers, we'll
punchers; but what lost in romance we made
up in sustenance No one biscuit suffering
from soda jaundice Steve's table And how, after
a nights sleep in temperature of 40 below zero
would champ my teeth the path to breakfast, Eat
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