Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-07
WHEN CALNNESS GOES
TALES OF EXCITEMENT THAT &C.
COMPANY A FIRE. g.
Old Man Peaa!ee's Story Probably the
Best o. CO.. cn>. Petated' After
the Con.a1ra.cn~Had Been
&C.. . w. Suhduea.

. The little village OF Dilnlouth had
suffered from frc-Ethan Nudd's low.
er barn, where he had stored his farm.
ing tools, had burned fiat. and a large
part Of the community had gathered
about the ruins. The men were busily
recountine thair'own exploits. ana Wig.
orously criticizing. the behavior OF
others who had gone home. Jed Clip.
son was speaking. -.,
ut REILLY takes a fire to bring out
the last mite of fOojishness there is
in a man" he asserted. With convic.
ton. "F'r instance. did any OF you
folks notice one Of them Bentley
twins, to see what he was doin'?
Didn't, hey? Well. did. and he was
over at that drv Wen. south Of the
barn. with a pail and a rope. tryin'
to get water out Of it-and there amt
been a drop Of water in that well for
more'n ten year."
"Sho. now. Jeddie:" soothed Mr..
Peaslee. Don't be hash in your iedg.
ment. Mebbe the twin didn't know il
was a dry Welt
Course he, knew it," scoffed Jed
impatiently. That we'll went dry
when Bentley blasted out for that
deep well of his-cut into the vein
and sucked Nudd's we'll dry as an ash
heap. No, sir! It's lest as 7 tell you
"a fire brings out all the foolishness
there is in a Teller. and he'll do things
there amt a mite Of sense in. You
notice. and see if | amt right"
"Behtley's, twin didn't do all the
foolish and useless things that was
done there" broke in Wendall Cooper,
FOR to my mind the capsheaf of fool.
ishness was when that, passed. Of Junk,
heads from the lower road broke into
the farther end Of the barn and
dragged out that old. hayrack full Of
bean straw They got it Just outside
the barn. and then they dropped the
pole and left it there-right' Where il
would ketch. Course it would have
burnt in the barn. but it wouldn't have
burnt any quicker than it did where
it was. They might Jest as we'll left
it in the barn."
Here Caleb Peaslee's mild old voice
interrupted again.
Under strain of excitement, same's
at a fire" he observed, moderately,
1--WE noticed. Jest as Jeddie says, that
folks do things that mebbe they
wouldn't do If they was, cam, but I've
noticed this besides-and 1t don't
seem to have struck Jeddie at ali
the things they do any time like that
amt things that bender or help much.
That is to say. ever if they do seem
to be useless and foolish. the chances
are they amt right down hurtful-
they're Jest cases of poor Judgment"
He twirled his ash stick in his hand
a moment and then went on again as
if he had not stopped talking.
Folks like that" he ruminated, as
il to himself, always put me in mind
Of old Aunt Dilly Peterby. the time
her husband had that fit. Folks down
on the river road heard her %screechin',
and came up to see what the matter
was, and they found. Aunt, Oily bend.
in over him, ticklin him, underneath
the chin with a straw. Doctor White
was there. and he asked her what her
idea was, and Aunt Oily told him
that she REILLY want sure what she
was doin' it for. ''"' 1T'S5 I
But says she, real decided fol-
her I wanted to do somethin', and !
knew that it that didn't do any good
1t couldn't do a great deal Of hurt"
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