Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-22

with q lady's magazine about fashions
for Marilla and II srirnIihc paper for
Old Cal
While I WIS tying my pony to
mesquite out runs Marilla. irkled TO
death with sumo Hews that couldn't
wait.
"'oh. Rush she says all flushed up
with esteem aud qualification. what
do you Think Dads going To buy
me a piano. Amt Il grand: ] never
dreamed I'D ever have one
"'It's sure joyful says l. I always
admired the agreeable uproar of
piano. It'Il be lots Of company for
you. That's mighty good of uncle
Cal to do that
'Old Cal was inside. lying on cot
He had pretty bad cold and cough
l stayed TO supper.
"'Going to get Marilla piano.
hear says ! to him.
why. yes. something Of that Kind.
Rush, says he. She's been hankering
for music for long spell. and allow
to fix her up with something In that
line right away. The sheep sheared
Elk pounds all around this fall. and
I'm going to get Marilla an instru-
ment If IL takes the price Of the whole
clip to do IT,
"'Star wayne, says |. The little
girl deserves It.
Pm going to San Antoine on the
last load of WOOL says Uncle Cal. and
select an instrument for her myself
wouldn't II be better | suggests,
to take Marilla along aud let her pick
out one that she likesT
"'No, sir; II wouldn't says he. pull
ing at his white whiskers There
amt better judge of musical instru-
ments in the whole world than what |
am. | had an uncle says he. that was
a partner In a piano factory. and I've
seen thousands of 'em put together.
know all about musical instruments,
from pipe organ to cornstalk
fiddle
You get me what you like, dad,
says Marilla. who couldn't keep her
feet on the floor from joy. OF course
you know what to select. I'd just as
lief 1t was piano or organ or what
Along about Tuesday Uncle Cal
put out for San Antoine on the last
wagon load of wool. Marilla's uncle
Ben, who lived In Birdstail. come over
and stayed at the ranch while Uncle
Cal was gone
1T was ninety miles to San Antoine
and forty to the nearest railroad sta
ton, so Uncle Cal was gone about four
days ! was over at the Double Elm
when he come rolling back one even
ing about shutdown. And up there In
the wagon, sure enough, was a piano
or q organ-we couldn't tell whitehall
wrapped up In woolsacks. with wag
on sheet tied over 1t In case of rain
And out skips Marilla. hollering, oh
=, OH with her eyes shining and her hail
a-fying. 'Dad-dad.' she sings out
have you brought it-have yor
brought itT and 1t right there before
,, her eyes. as women will do.
"'Finest piano In San Antoine says
Uncle Cal, waving his hand. proud
Genuine rosewood and the finest, loud
est tone you ever listened to. | heart
!, the storekeeper play it. and | took i
on the spot and paid cash down
ME and Ben and Uncle Cal and {
=, Mexican lifted 1t out of the Wagon
; and carried it In the house and set /
In a corner 1t was one Of them up
, right instruments and not very heav.
or very big.
And then all Of a sudden Uncle Ca
/ fops over and says he's mighty sick
. He's got a high fever, and he com
j., plains of his lungs. He gets into bed
J.. while me and Ben goes out TO unhitc
o and put the horses In the pasture, an
q Marilla flies around to get Uncle Ca
a something hot to drink.
q when | came in from the pastur
II Marilla was in the room where tn
Il piano was. | could see by the string
!. and woolsacks on the floor that sh
!. had had It unwrapped But now sh
q was tying the wagon sheet over
again, and there was a kind of solemn
q whitish look on her face.
q "'Ain't wrapping up the must
!. again, are you, Marilla? ask:
a What's the matter with just coupl
q Of tunes for to see how she goes unde
o the saddle|
n mot tonight. Rush. says she.
:? don't want to play any tonight Dad
too sick. Just think. Rush. he pal
I $500 for it. nearly third of what th
q wool clip Brought
o "'Well. 1t amt anyways in th
l. neighborhood of third of what 70
9 are worth told her. And don
y think Uncle Cal is too sick to hear
little agitation Of the piano keys jus
II to christen the machine
g mot tonight, Rush, says Marila
# way that she had when she wante
- to settle things.
But 1t seems that Uncle Cal Wa
e plenty sick, after all. He got so ba
J. that Ben saddled up and rode over I
It Rirdstail for Doc Simpson. stage
o AROUND to see If I'd be needed for an,
thing.
re when Uncle Calls pain let up Q
ID him little he called Marilla and say
he to her: Did you look at your instr
ment, honey? And do you like itT
T. Its lovely, dad says she. leanil
t down by his pillow. I never saw OF
re 80 pretty. How dear and good it w
IS Of you to buy 1t for mep
T. ~ haven't heard you play on it al
TX yet says Uncle Cal, and I've be,
De listening. My side don't hurt qui
It 80 bad now. Won't you play piec
In MarillaY
ID But, no; she puts Uncle Cal off al
ID soothes him down like you've SCI
r. xU0mnn do with n lid