Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

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ped In to see the widow about borrow.
ing some farm implements next day be
found her reading a love story. She |
read a few chapters to himEand after
ward acknowledged that she had al
ways been romantic and that if she
ever married again it would be to a
hero. The farmers hired man didn't
rush right. off that night and try to be
a hero. but sat down to think,
Three or four days after Ebenezer's
thinking bee tramp came along the
road and. seeing the young man hoe,
ing corn just over the fence, halted
for word or two. Ordinarily Ebene
ger would have leaped the fence and
run the wayfarer half a mile, but on
this occasion he invited him over into
the corn and sat down with him for Q
confidential conversation. The result
of that conversation was that at 81
o'clock that evening the tramp ap-
peared before the Widow ,rompkins
and made threats Of what he would
do If she didn't set out victuals. hunt
up old clothes and come down with a
dollar in cash. .Ebenezer9 was not far
away. just far enough to come run
ming up and knock the tramp head
over heels and rescue the widow. But
as he started to- come running he fell
down and got tangled up with the
bushes. and before he could get away.
the widow had broomsticked the tramp
into fight. She didn't say Nshe was
glad that the would be hero was sc
near at hand. What she did say was
that she wasn't afraid Of any old
tramp walking the roads: @
Ebenezer's first try was A. failure,
but within fortnight he was ready
for another. Behind the farms ran a
river. The widow had sktf on the
water and often rowed herself up and
down. One night the farmers hired
man took some tools. down: to the
landing aud was busy for an hour.
Two evenings later. just at shutdown.
he saw the widow making across the
field for the river. and he was not long
In following her. he expected, to hear
cries for help. but they did not come.
He expected to find woman clinging
to a swamped boat. but be didn't. She
was wading ashore when ne arrived
on the bank and dashed in. and all be
got out of 1t was good osousing and a
cold in the head. S5 :z5
A cold in the head casts man down
for few days. but ii there be any
hero about him he rallies and becomes
more daring than ever. Ebenezer
rallied. Two or three farmhouses i'll
the township had been robbed, and
this became the basis for his third
plan. One night at midnight he left
his bed, descended to earth byhway of
q window. and. armed with club, be
became guard for the Widows house.
He circled around it and patroiled the
garden and the orchard. and he felt
that he would give year of his life If
robber would appear. He would first
fell him and then arouse the house
and when the widow came to know
that he had been guarding her for love
hel heart would melt toward him. But
no robber came. Instead of that his
: footsteps awoke the widow. and. peer
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about. and she got out shotgun and
raised window and biazed away The
gun was loaded with bird shot TO shoot
hawks that might come sWooping
down on chickens. but in this case
they answered just as we'll fora man
Ebenezer received about twenty of
them and ran two miles to doctorsto
nave them picked out He also had a
vacation from work for a week under
the excuse that he had sprained his
back turning over in bed. SssSsY:s& i,
Ninety-nine. out Of a hundred would
be heroes would have given up the job
right here, but Ebeuezer was a man
to hang on. 1t. was while he was
lilnping around on his vacation and do
ing a lot Of standing up and wander
Ing over the fields that he ca me upon
the widow fishing In the river at a
certain point: He did not show him
self. but fifty feet from whereshe sat
under tree he discovered humble
bees nest in the grass. 1t was5a large
and liberal nest. and it gave him a
thought. The bees wouldn t bother
any body so long as they were let alone.
I IL stirred up they would look for meat,
There was aShaystack not far away.
and EbeneZer had matches IN his
I pocket. He retired behind the stuck
and collected a. hatful Of stones from
) the plowed land. n These he threw one
i BY one at the spot where the bees
! were pursuing the even tenor OF their