Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-02-12

lowed that they were betng Jared By
the Hand OF Providence.
When the family ran low on QuinIne.
all he had 10 do was 70 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. q 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 So Clock. with
jig-saw ornaments, q shiny coat OF
varnish. and q Bouquet OF Pink Poses
on the door.
Susan burst into Tears when she
saw 1t 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 q Rush and disar'
ranged primitive Conditions. The
Frontier had retreated away over intC
Kansas.
In the very township where, Of late,
the Beaver had toiled without Hin
drance and the Red Fox dug his hole
unscared, people we're now eating
Cove Oysters and going to see East
Lynne"
Hiram was in rugged Health. hav
ing defended the flag Sy Proxy dur
ing the recent outcropping OF Acrd
mony between the Deyotees OF Cold
Bread and the slaves ef Hot Biscuit
The Substitute had been perforated be
yond repair at the Battle of Kenesav
Mountain. proving that Hiram made
no mistake In remaining behind x
tend Store.
When Jennie moved In where eht
could hear the Trains whistle and be
gan to sport . Cameo Brooch, she
could barely remember wearing a Sill
and having Stone Bruises.
Hiram was Near. but he would
loosen UP a tribe for his own Fireside
The fact that Jennie was his WIFE
gave her quite a Standing with him
He admired her for having made sucl
Success of her Life.
They dwelt In a two-story Fran,
with countless Dewdads and Thingum
hobs tackled along the Eayes aud Seal
Hoped around the Bay Windc-s.
The country people who came IN Il
see the Eighth Wonder OF the Worl'
used to stand in silent Awe. breathing
through their Noses
Out on the Lawn. surrounded b.
Geraniums. was a Cast-Iron Dee
which seemed to be looking at tn
Court House In a startled Manner. !
was that kind OF a Court House.
In her Front Room the daughter o
Rufus and Susan had wonderful Wa,
Flowers. sprinkled with DIAMOND
Dust; a What-Not bearing Miners
Specimens, Conch-shells, and a Sta
Fish-also some IIair-Cloth Furniture
very slippery and upholstered wit
Sand.
After Hiram gave her the Black Sill
and paid for the Crayon Enlargement
of her Parents. Jennie did not hav
the Face to Bone him for anything
more, but she longed in secret an
Hiram suspectCd
Jennie was a Soprano. Not a res
ular Soprano. but a Country-Town Sc
prano. of the kind often used Tor aus
menting the Grief at Funeral He
voice came from a point about tw
inches above the Right Eye.
She had assisted a Quartet to d
things to "Juanita." and sometimes sh
tossed out hints about wishing sh
could practice at Home. Jennie wa
Nice Woman but she did need Prae
tice.
Although Hiram was tighter tina
the Bark Of Sycamore. he liked /
have other Women envy the MOshe
Of his Children.
When he spread himself from
Shin-PIaster. he expected \ FaAfar
OF Trumpets.
II took him q long time to unwin
the String from the Wallet. but