Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-07-15

wv ~ tueFp ytts put tutFt " DO uouNe
ON Il. Twenty years ago . stranger
went 20 the Town and bought the bill
and built q frame house there. whep
he house was about completed he
died. u wins decaying wreck when
along came Mr. Bushwick from no
on. knrw where and bought the prop
erty Tor flOO AZ Soon as be had the
deed be offered II to any viliager for
$500 and was laughed at as weak In
the top story.
Failing 10 effect a sale. Mr.. BuRbwiek
Ind the house put In repair aud an.
nounred that be Intended 10 live there.
lie also announced that be should uEe
Il M AN observatory. or course the
Villagers knew what M Obaervator,
was, when Mr. Rushwicka telencoI,e
and tripod arrived aud were sci up on
the veranda he peruiltted the villagrrs
to have u look mot at the hen reDs. but
al the earth, They could almost Kee
the bonHeniea In the town beneath
their f~rt.
'0entlemen." said Mr. BuShwiek
WHEN all was ready. "the price Of this
property ~ 500. II will Increase $iO0
per week until sold"
or course he was loony. but 80 Ions
a. he appeared harmless the people
would only laugh al him. The first
one to make q discovery was Mr..
Graham. He was an old man. aud he
had M old wife. They we're always
w7anRling, more or less. When they
had wrungied about 70 long each time
he would box her ears. Two days aft
or the observatory" had been estab-
liahed aud as the old couple sat ou the
plaExa Of their house a wrangle took
place. After a bit the husband looked
around. aud. seeing no one passing.
he administered n cuff. A moment
later he happened 10 look up on the
hill and saw that the telescope was
trained upon him. II there was ans
doubt that Mr. Bushw,ck had seen tha,
cufY inflicted Il was dispeIled BY the
waving of a small white dag.
Elder Thon,mop waa n good man. A
very good man. as nil elders should be
and are. lie was sitting In his back
yard under au apple tree. thinking
how good aDd peaceful and nice II
was 70 be real gnd. when 4 humble
bee came along and lifted him once
for his mothers sake. After coming
down from his high ju,np the elder
broke down n young cherry tree. tore
down a panel Of the fence and ran bis
dog into the house. II WA no more
than good man should do. but when
he looked up and saw that accusing
telescope and white dag he felt hurt
and conscience stricken.
A dozen other things OF the kind
happened during the drst week. aud
then the citizens decided that an OBJ
servatory was unlawful. They con-
suited a lawyer, and he smiled at them.
lie told them the town could he sur
rounded by observatories aud not con-
dict with any law. Then Il was
thought best TO make up shake purse
and buy Mr.. Bushwick out.
Gentlemen" said the telescope man
when they approached him on the sub
ject, 'tbe price Of this property u
$500. Take Il or leave L."
But you have no right TO be spying
ON our homes" was retorted,
There Ia no spying. l am simply
surveying the earth berore me. II any
OF you happen to come within my
range or vision ] cannot heip H. ! 90
not think shall write BOOK on what
! see ] may put 20 moi 'hink 30.
Tue cltlzens reiuSeu 10 pay the sum
named ana Went aown tue hi'i 10 theif
homes whiie MT. busnwiek returned
TO MS post and his telescope one OF
the residents OF tue viIiaRe was an oid
maiu haiheu Miss Shuuuerson' sue
had n home OF her own. she was Iohu
~ stro'iihg III ner ehrueh' a Mr. n'os'
som. VINO nved next door, was lohd OF
'eahihg over tue hne renee ana auo'
ing poetry TO her' His wire had warn
ed him to stop II OF she would quot
something to him. hut ON certain an
ernoon he forgot the warning and wa
repeating "Sheridans kide to ms
SAundersOn when there came Wifi