The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-09-12

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trif1e anxiously.
A rabbit came bounding across the
hill between US and the house. l threw
down my suit case and pursued 1t hot
foot. After l had run twenty yards
and seen it disappear l sat down ON the
grass and wept disconsolately.
Il can't catch a rabbit any more,' l
sobbed. I'm of no further use in the
world. may as well be dead
"Oh, what is it-what is it. Brother
john" l heard Amaryllis say.
Nerves IL little unstrung,' said
John in his calm way. Don't worry.
Get up. you rabbit chaser. II come
on to the house before the biscuits get
cold 1t was about twilight. and h
mountains came up nobly to Miss Muir
frees descriptions of them.
Soon after dinner | announced that
I believed l could sleep for a year or
two, including legal holidays. So l
was shown to Il room AS big and cool
as a flower garden. where there was a
bed as broad as Il lawn. Soon after
ward the remainder Of the household
retired. and then there fell upon the
land II silence.
| had not heard Il silence before in
years. 1t was absolute. l raised my
self on my elbow and listened to it.
Sleep. thought that if l only could
hear a star twinkle or a blade of grass
sharpen itself l could compose myself
to rest. | thought nee that l heard
a sound like the sail Of a catboat flap
ping as it veered about in a breeze. but
l decided that it was probably only a
tack in the carpet. Still l listened.
Suddenly some belated little bird
alighted upon the window sill and, in
what he no doubt considered sleepy
tones. enunciated the noise generally
translated as 'cheep,"
l leaped into the air.
Hey. What's the matter down
there:' called John from his room
above mine.
"Oh. nothing l answered, Except
that l accidentally bumped my head
| against the ceiling"
The next morning went out on the
l"ylAh dlltl oNS ct l1C AAOulllu1llS'
There were ~forty-seven Of them in
sight. l shuddered. went into the big
hall sitting room of the house. selected
"pancoast's Family Practice Of Medi-
cine from a bookcase and began to
read. John came in. took the book
away from me and led me outside. He
has a farm OF 800 acres furnished with
| the usual complement of barns. mules,
p%easantry and harrows with three
front teeth broken off. I had seen
such things in my childhood, and my
heart began to sink.
Then John spoke Of alfalfa, and l
frightened at once. "Oh. yes" said l.
see
Green, YOU Know said John, land
tender, and you rlow it under after the
first season.
II know" said I, and the grass
grows over her"
Right" said John. You know
something about farming after ALL"
Il know something Of some farm
ers," said l, and a sure scythe will
NOV them down some day"
On the way back to the house q beau
tiful and inexplicable creature walked
across III path. l stopped irresistibly
fascinated, gazing at it.. John waited
patiently. smoking his cigarette. He
is a modern farmer. After ten min
utes he said: Are you going to stand
there looking at that chicken all day:
Breakfast is nearly ready
"A chicken:' said I.
"a White Orpington hen, if you want
to particularize.'
"a White Orpincton hem: repeat
ed, with intense interest. The fowl
walked slowly away with graceful dig
nifty, and I followed like n child after
the Pied Piper. Five minutes more
were allowed me by John, and then
he took me by the sleeve and conduct
ed me to breakfast.
After I had been there a week I be
gan to grow alarmed. ! was sleeping
and eating we'll and actually beginning
to enjoy life. For a man in my des
perate condition that would never do
SO I sncaked down to the trolley cal
station, took the car for Pinev1lle ant
went to see one Of the best physicians
in town. BY this time l knew exactly
what TO do when | needed medica
treatment. hung my hat on the bach
Of a chair and said rapidly:
doctor. l have cirrhosis OF thu
heart. induratcd arteries, neurasthcnia
neuritis. acute indigestion and conva
lescence. | am going to live on ;
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