The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-17
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81. .lace was the porch Oh the
time was about 10 o'clock In
hing OF a summer day, the
ere the amlable loafers-and
ngartner. The person he was
Ing about was his son Sepheni-
am not sure that the name
the ripe fruit of his fathers
:. with. perhaps, the Scriptural
lon which is likely to be pres
the affairs of Pennsylvania
whether a communicate or
len if he live in Maryland.
always last; especial at fu-
Ind weddings. Except his own
Sure to be on time at his own
Right out in front! Hah?
hetimes he misses his wedding.
knowed a feller-yous all
him, begoshens,-that didn't
he tell another feller'd married
bout morn'n a year afterward
it more'n a year, boys? Vas
I'D Eisenkrout. Or. now, was 1t his
f-Baltzer Iron-Cabbage? Seems
W now like 1t was BaltZ. Some
Hiss a b at the front end, any
ry Wasserman diffidently init
that there was curious but
hctory element of safety in being
b "fastnacht" in their language,
Those ip front we're the ones
y hurt in railroad accidents. AL.
y Ter Althoff remembered.
?" cried the speaker. "Of
r. But for why-say, for why?
Baumgartner challenged defiantly.
one answered and he let several
essiye minutes intervene.
bu don't know, Hang you, none
bus knows! Well-because he
there when anysing occurs-al-
a little late!"
ey all agreed with him by a series
ge mods.
bit. fellers, the worst is about
ling It's no way to be always
Everybody else gifts there first,
B it's Messing for the fastnacht but
ing and wailing and crashing of
teeth. And mebby the other Teller
considerable happiness-and a
d farm"
here was complaint in the old
I s voice, and they knew that he
+ bit his own son Seffy. To add to
embarrassment, this same son
now appearing over the Lustich
ian opportune moment for
tsing depression. For you must be
early concerning Old Baumgart-
Is longing for certain lands, tene-
hts and Notwithstanding his
y phrase-which we're not his own,
which adjoined his. II had passed
a proverb of the vicinage; indeed,
4ugh the property in question be-
sed to one Sarah Pressed, it was
Pwn colloquially as "Baumgartner's
nm"
Ind the reason of il was this: Be
Pen his own farm and the public
ID land the railroad station when
'came) lay the fairest meadow-land
fmers eye had ever rested upon.
am speaking again for the father
Seny and with his hyperbole.)
re in one particular, it was like an
phys beautiful territory lying be-
Pen ones less beautiful own and the
IN sea-keeping one a poor inlander
70 Is mad for the seas-whose crops
PSI either pass across the land of his
Fersary and pay tithes to him, or
oy long distances around him at the
~ OF greater tithes TO the soulless
|ners OF the turnpikes-who agra
'unsly fiX a gate each way to make
FH uthes more sure. So, / say. it
p like having the territory of his
|emy lying between him and deem
teT-saye. as have also said. in
Ie particular. to wit: that the owner
me Sarah Pressed l have mentioned
was not Old Baumgartner's enemy
In TACT. they were tremendous
|isnds And it was by this friendship
anu one other thing which ! mean to
'eu''on later-that Old BaumgartneI
pea. before he died. to attain the
lSh OF his life. and see, not only the
a'sian pas,ure-feld, but the whole
he adjoining farm, with the line
noes down, part of his. The Other
iins l promised TO mention as an aid
TINS ambiuon-was Seffy. And
lnce the said Sarah was of nearly the
1lne age as Sefy. perhaps | neet
y explain further, except TO say tina
Ae Only obstruction the old man coul,
= no" 70 acquiring title by marriag,
-Seuy himself. He was. and al
4ys mad been, afraid of girls-es
s1la'Iy such aggressive. fiirtatious
sarsh. "iS &c 'i''
'DeSe things, however. were heredi
Win the girl. Ii was historical
'-C'' mat during the life OF Sarah
'oohins father. so importunat,
oeen Old Baumgartner for IN,
'0N"se Of at least the meadow
S'l'l not have ventured at tina
.,.S 'and so obstinate had been tn,
- OF the present owner-Che ha,
"a, AF precisely as his daughte
- mat they had come to blow
a.. II to the discontinue OF Oh
n, -',-sarIner; and. afterward. they di,
n. pesS Yet. when the loafers a
~, ',o'e laughed, Baumgartner swor
~. ue would, nevertheless. have tina
1'ufe before he died
.s ~, Then. as If fate. too. wer
a. 49, =. aim, the railroad was built
pra - ,'s station was placed so tina, m
farm Law directly 49,.