Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-03-16
HARDLY WORTH MENTIONING.

did 1t ever occur to you" remark
ed the man with the knack for observ-
ing things, that few persons are
more deserving of your sympathy
than the big man with the small
voice."
The fact had occurred to several
present.
"For instance" continued the
speaker, you see that man just about
to turn the corner at the Judith Basin
Bank-that large fellow with the
broad-brimmed hat? Well. he's one
of them and want you to wait until
he passes"
In a few moments the man came
along. He was good for six feet one
in his stockings; he had a fierce look.
ing mustache and the stride of a new
ly commissioned corporal.
"How'r ye?" said the man who had
started the conversation.
Good afternoon" responded the
passerby; but as the words came from
his mouth a half concealed smile
came over the faces or all in the
crowd. AS he passed on the smile
grew into a smoker and became a
genuine laugh. Instead of a deep,
resonant good evening" such as was
naturally looked for from the vocal
cords of the young giant, the saluta-
ton was voiced in a high key, such as
might characterize a boy of ten years.
The utter inadequacy of his voice
was too much for the risibles.
BY way of pointing his moral, the
mar who had started the converse
ton said: Nov, 1t Is easy to I'M
derstand what | meant when | said
that such a nan as that is to be
pitied. His stature and general bear
ing naturally arouse your admiration.
You can see in him potentialities of
great things by the mere training of
his body, v IL his mind is not
educated. But the moment he speaks
to you in the r~idiculously minor
voice. your opinion falls-to away be-
low par. Aud. further, it would take
a powerful sight of good works on
his part to remove the very unfavor-
able impression. Talk all you want
to about the deaf, dumb, blind, lame
or halt, but to my way of thinking,
nature handicapped that man about
as badly as possible when she put
those boys size talking pipes in his
throat"
Vernal. b%urgoning spring gave
Lewistown the first glimpse of her
most admirable self last Sunday and
her buxomness was never observed
with more apparent joy. There may
be storms and now and blows and
all name of disagreeable weather
before Miss Spring steps forth in all
of her glorious radiance to remain I'M
til she Is reincarnated in the yet more
perfect personality of summer. new
ertheless, in the f~ullness of her per-
lection she will not be more appre-
ciated than was she upon her initial
bow to her devotees last Sunday. She
brought almost everyone in the city
from his place by the stove or radia-
tor and allowed him to luxuriate in
the thrills produced by the genial
rays of a benefcent sun. The side
walks literally swarmed with people
who had come forth from their win
ter quarters to enjoy the perfect day.
Look in whatever direction You would
and you could see them in twos,
threes and fours-generally twos--
lettering along the walks. And if
they happened to be in twos, the un-
mistakable attitudes would possibly
suggest the couplet from Tennyson:
I'm spring a livelier iris CLOVIS upon
the FURNISHED dove.
In spring a young mans fancy light
ly turns to thoughts of love-"
Gown sale-Outing flannel gowns,