Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-23

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scraggy white whiskcrs. aud condemn.
cd to the continuous use OF language.
But that MARTHA girl was Il benefit
to the eye. Aud she was the most ele-
CANT kind Of a llousckecier. was the
nearest meghhor. and used to ride
over to the Double Elan anywhere
from nine TO sixteen times Il week
with fresh butter or IL quarter Of vcni-
son or n sample Of new sheep dip just
as frivolous excuse to see Marilla.
Marila and me gotsto be extensively
inveigled with each other. and was
pretty sure was going to get my rope
around her neck and lead her over to
the I.omito.
''One day just after the fail. shear
ing rides over to the Double Elm
with lady's magazine about fashions
for Marilla and a scientific paper for
Old Cal
while | was tying my pony to a
mesquite out runs Marilla. tickied to
death with some news that couldn't
wait.
"'Oh. Rush. she says. all flushed up
with esteem and qualification. what
do you think? Dads going to buy
me piano. Amt it grand? never
dreamed Id ever have one
Its sure joyful says l. i always
admired the agreeable uproar Of a
piano. It'll be lots Of company for
you That's mighty good of Uncle
Cal to do that
"Old Cal was inside. lying on a cot
He had pretty bad cold and cough
1 stayed to supper.
"'Going to get MariIla Il piano.
hear. says to him.
why, yes. something Of that kind
Rush. says he. She's been hankerine
for music for long spell. and allow
to fix her up with something in that
line right away. The sheep SHARED
six pounds all around this fall. and
I'm going to get Marilla an instru'
ment if it takes the price Of the whole
clip to do it,
"'Star wayne, says I. The little
girl deserves it,
"I'm going to San Antoine on the
last load of WOOL says Uncle Cal. 'anf
select an instrument for her myself
"'Wouldn't it be better suggests
to take Marilla along and let her pick
out one that she likes
"'No, sir: it wouldn't says he. pull
iny ut his white whskers. There
ain't IL better judge Of musical instru
ments in the whole world than what
aim | had an uncle. says he. that was
a partner in Il piano factory. and I've
seen thousands of 'cnn put together.
know ;il about musical instruments
from a pipe organ to Il cornstalk
fiddle
"'Yuu get me what you like. dad.
says Marila. who conduit keep hel
: fee, On the flour from JOY. OF cours.
YOU knew what To- select. Id Just Il:
lief it was u piano nr II organ or what.
".A!on= about Tuesday Uncle Ca
put ul,l for San Antoine u, the las
! wagon load "f wnn. Mari!la'S incl,
l Ben. WHO lived in l:ird>tai!. come owe
/, and stayed al the ranch while Cnrl,
$ Cal WAS gene
} ut was ninety miles to san .Anton
7 and forty to the nearest railroad sta
, ton So Uncle Cal was gone about fou
days | was over at the Double Elm
I when he come rolling back one even
? ing about shutdown. And up there il
+ the wagon. sure enough. was a plan
! or a organ-we couldn't tell Whitehall
| wrapped up in woolsaclis. with wae
!. on sheet tied over it in case Of rain
! And out skips Marilla ho!iering. oh
! OH: with her eyes shining and her hal
f a-t'yng. bad dad she sings out
| have YOU brought it-have yo
: brought t:' and it right there bcfor
= her eyes. us women will do
Q FINEST piano in San Antoine. say
i Uncle Cal waving his hand. PROUD
q Genuine rosewood and the finest. loud
Il cst tone yo, ever listened to. hear
!, the storekrrprr play it. and took
J. on the sln, and paid cash down
J. Mo ana Ben and Cnce Cal and
e Mexican lifted i, ont Of the WACO
AMI carried il in the house and set
9 in Il CORNER 1t was one Of them III
G. right Instruments aud not very hcav
l. or very hi.
I! And then all of IL sudden Uncle {;
/" tinlS over and says he's mighty sicl
/" Hes cot II hi.ll fever. ami he con
II plains of his lungs iIe GETS into bet
y: while Me anal ben goes out to ullhitc
and i,lu The horses in the pasture. an
M;lri.i, flies :tro'i,nl to "r' Uncle {;
s, S,.ir,,in. H., la drink.
u W.!rll | came in from The ,n,Stul
n MaI!,l MIS- III liz r,",ii, where ii
Is ni.'ii was. r,,:.,! see hy HE Stru:
" an.l wu,i>;t, Is al line floor that 81
! l;l;l ll:t,l il nnwr::iInri i;nl now :!
Il! WIS tying !n Wagon sheet over
$ again. and there w;,S :: kind 'f Soirnl
1t whitS!I look on her face
IS "Ain'l wr;!,in. lIp III" mus
again. are You. Mari!l;,:' ash
lie WHAT'S the matter Will, just Il coul,
H. of tunes for to Sre how she goes untl
st. the saddle
TO "''Not tonight. Rush. says she.
a. dci't Want To play any tonight. Da(
70 too sick. just think Rush. he pa
H. $500 for it. nearly Il third of what 4
ne wool:clip brought"
Well. it amt anyways in t
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