The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-25

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1nnsa mu1ty Viii ledger KEPT ~ James
nntIedge, the owner OF Rutledgess 49,
eTn, ~ the ysar 1892, u a entry n
dor TIC date of January 81st which
reads ID fellows:
ARRIVED this day Miphalet Biggs
q e Olive street, st. Louis, with one.
horse
Young MI. Bisgs remained at Rut
lodges tavern for three weeks With
lii arm In sling under the eye OF
the good doctor. The Rutledgss were
Kentucky folk and there the ysung
nan had found = sympathetic hearing
and tender care.
It had done HIN, good to BE- hurled
against a barn door ana to fall trenn-
bling and confused ct the feet of his
master. He had never met his master
until no had reached Hopedale that
morning. The event had been too long
delayed. Encouraged BY idleness and
conceit and alcohol, evil passions had
grown rank In the soil Of his spirit.
Restraint had been q thing unknown
to him. He had ruled the little world
In which he had lived byfa sense Of
divine right. He was a prince Of Ego
l~and--that province Of America which
had only half yielded itself to the
principles OF Democracy.
It must be said that he served his
term as 4 sober human being quite
gracefully, being a well born youth, Of
some education. a few days he spent
mostly In bed, while his friend, who
had come on from Hopedale, took care
Of him. Soon he began t. walk about
and his friend returned TO st. Louis.
His hne manners and handsome
form and face captured the little VII
lage, most Of whose inhabitants had
come from Kentucky. A week after
his arrival Ann Rutledge walked over
. Jack KelSo's with him. BIN fed
up the stick ladder as soon 90 they
entered the door. MI: Kelso was
away on q fox hunt. Ann went to the
ladder and called:
Rim, / saw You, Nv up that ladder.
Come back down. Here's a right nice
young man come to see you"
IFS he good-lookingf' BIN called.
"Oh, purity az 4 picture, black eyes
and hair and teeth like pearls, and
tall and straight, and he's got 4
be-e-autiful little mustache."
''That's enough 7" BIN exclaimed.
81 just wish there was a knot hole In
this. 1oor."
"Come on down here" Ann urged.
"rm scared" was the answer.
@His cheeks are AZ red as roses and
he's got a lovely ring and big watch
chain-pure gold and yaller as a dam
delion. You come down here"
stop" BIN answered. "rl be
down as soon as / can get on my best
bib and tucker"
In a few minutes BIN called from
the top OF. the ladder to Ann. The lat
ter went and looked up at her. Both
girls burst into peals Of merry laugh
ter. BIN had put on a suit Of her IA
theirs old clothes and her buffalo skin
whiskers and was a wild sight.
'Don't you come down looking like
that" said Ann. "T1l 90 up there and
tend to you"
Ann climbed the ladder and for a
time there was much laughing and
chattering In the little loft. BY and
BY Ann came down. BIN hesitated.
laughing, above the ladder for q mo
ment, and presently followed In her
best blue dress, against which the
golden curls OF her hair fell grace
fully. With red cheeks and bright
eyes, she was a glowing picture. Very
timidly she gave her hand to Mr.. Biggs.
TITS just the right Dress he said.
1T goes so well with your hair. I'm
glad to see you. / have never seen a
girl like you in my life. I'm going to
come and see you often, IL your
mother will let me-"
A blush spread over the girls
cheeks to the pretty dimple at the
point Of her chin.
you'll e her, scampering up the
ladder like q squirrel" said Mrs. KEEL
SO. "She isn't real tame yet"
Perhaps we could hide the ladder"
he suggested, with a smile.
DO you play OF the luteT BIN
asked.
no. said Mr.. Biggs.
Il was afraid" BIN exclaimed my
Uncle Henry does" She looked into
MI. Biggs' eyes.
MI. Biggs laughed. THAT smile Of
yours Is very becoming" he said.
At this point Mr.. Kefso returned
with his gun ON his shoulder and was
introduced to Mr.. Biggs.
II welcome you to the hazards Of
my fireside," said Kelso. $50 you're
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