The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-15

lOWeQ tnat lQey were peluS JdTreu Uy
the Hand of Providence.
When the family ran low on Quinine,
all he had to do was to hook up and
drive fifty miles to the nearest Town,
where he would trade the Furs for
Necessities such as Apple Jack and
Navy Twist. and possibly few Lux
/ uries such as Tea and Salt.
On one OF these memorable Trips
to the Store, Mood which combined
Sentiment and reckless Prodigality
seized upon him.
He thought of the brave Woman
who was back there in the lonesome
Shack, shooting the Prairie Wolves
away from the Cradle, and he resolved
to reward her.
| With only three ellis of Stone
Fence under the Wammus, he spread
his Wildcat Currency on the Coun-
! ter and purchased a Sc Clock, with
| jig-saw ornaments, a shiny coat OF
Varnish, and Bouquet of Pink Poses
on the door.
Susan burst into Tears when she
saw it on the Wall, alongside of the
| Turkey Wing, and vowed that she had
married the Best Man in the World.
Twenty years later, Jennie, the first
begotten Chick at the Log House in
the Clearing, had matured and mar
ried, and was living at the County.
Seat with Hiram, Money Changer and
| Merchant.
Railroad Trains, Side-Bar Buggies,
Coal-Oil lamps, and the Civil War had
come along with a Rush and disar-
ranged primitive Conditions. The
Frontier had retreated away over into
Kansas.
In the very township where, OF late,
the Beaver had toiled without Hin
| drance and the Red Fox dug his hole
| unscared, people were now eating
Cove Oysters and going to see East
Lynne"
Hiram was in rugged Health, hav-
| ing defended the flag by Proxy dur
| ing the recent outcropping of Acri'
mony between the Devotees of Cold
| Bread and the slaves of Hot Biscuit.
! The Substitute had been perforated be-
yond repair at the Battle of Kenesaw
| Mountain, proving that Hiram made
no mistake in remaining behind to
tend Store.
When Jennie moved in where she
could hear the Trains whistle and be-
! gan to sport a Cameo brooch, she
could barely remember wearing Slip
and having Stone Bruises.
Hiram was Near, but he would
loosen up a trifie for his own Fireside
The fact that Jennie was his Wife
| gave her quite Standing with him.
He admired her for having made such
| Success of her Life.
They dwelt in a two-story Frame
with countless Dewdads and Thingum'
hobs tackled along the Eavcs and Seal
loped around the Bay Windows.
The country people who came in to
see the Eighth Wonder of the World
used to stand in silent Awe, breathing
through their Noses.
Out on the Lawn, surrounded by
Geraniums, was a Cast-Iron Deer
which seemed to be looking at the
| Court House in startled Manner. II
was that kind of Court House.
In her Front Room the daughter OF
Rufus and Susan had wonderful Wax
Flowers, sprin',led with Diamond
Dust; What-Not bearing Minera
Specimens, Conch-Shells, and Star
Fish-also some Iiair-Cloth Furniture
very slippery and upholstered witt
Sand.
After Hiram gave her the Black Sill
and paid for the Crayon Enlargements
of her Parents, Jennie did not have
the Face to Bone him for anything
more, but she longed in secret ant
Hiram suspected.
| Jennie was a Soprano. Not reg
ular Soprano, but Country-Town So
prano, of the kind often used for aug
menting the Grief at a Funeral. Hel
voice came from point about two
inches above the Right Eye.
She had assisted a Quartet to d.
things to "Juanita," and sometimes sht
tossed out hints about wishing sh'
could practice at Home. Jennie wa!
Nice Woman but she did need Prac
tice.
Although Hiram was tighter thar
the Bark of Sycamore, he liked t.
have other Women envy the Mothe
of his Children.
When he spread himself from
Shin-Plaster, he expected Fanfar'
of Trumpets.
1t took him long time to unwint
the String from the Wallet, but h