The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18

Sarah enjoyed liking fhp the cabin.
Jack Kelso had given her some deer
ana bulfalo skins to lay on the floors.
Tie upper room, reached BY q stick
ladder, had its two beds, onesof which
Harry occupied. The children slept
below III q trundle bed that was
pushed under the larger q when its
was made up "a the morning.
Some time I'm going toI.puts2 IN MI
windletrap ana get rid q that stick
ladder" Samson had said.
Sarah had all the arts Of the New
England home maker. Under her
hand the cabin, III, color, atmosphere
and general neatness, would have de-
lighted q higher taste than was to be-
found on the prairies. sAve IN thes,
brain Of Kelso, who really had some
acquaintance with beauty. 10 be sure,
the bed was Ia d corner, spread
with its upper cover knit OF gray yarn
harmonizing Ii color with the bark
Of the log walls. a handsome dark
brown buffalo robe lay beside II. The
rifle and powder horn were hung
above the mantel. The fireplace had
Its crane Of wrought iron. sst#
Every one In the little village came
to the house warming. The people
were IN their best clothes. The women
wore dresses OF new calico--save Mrs
Doctor Allen, who wore q black SILK
dress which had come with her from
her late home In Lexington. Bim
Kelso came IA a dress Of red muslin
trimmed with white lace. Ann Rut-
ledge also wore q red dress and came.
with Abe. The latter was father
grotesque In his new linsey trousers,
Of a better length than the former
pair, but. still too short.
1T isn't fair to blame the trousers
or the tailor he had said when he
had tried them on. my legs are 30
long that the imagination OF the tailor
n sure to fan short II the cloth don't. /
Next time I'll haye 'em made to meas
ure with a ten-foot pole instead of a
yardstick. II they're too long / can
roll EN- up and let out a link OF two
when they shrink. Ever since / was a
boy / have been troubled with shrink
ing pants"
Abe wore q blue swallow-tail coat
with brass buttons, the tails Of which
were SO short as to be well above the
danger Of pressure when he sat down.
His cowhide shoes had been well
blackened; the blue yarn Of his socks
showed above them. These darned
socks OF mine are rather proud and
conceited," he used to say. "Ihey
like to show OF"
He wore q shirt Of white, uH-
bleached cotton, a starched collar and
black tie.
In speaking of his collar to samson,
he said that he felt like q wild horse
in q box stall.
Mentor Graham, the schoolmaster,
was there-a smooth-faced man with
a large head, sandy hair and a small
mustache, who spoke by note, as it
were. Kelso called him the great
articulator and said that he walked
in the valley Of the shadow Of Lindley
Murray. He seemed to keep a watch
full eye on his words, as IL they were
q lot OF schoolboys not to be trusted.
They came out with q kind Of self
conscious rectitude.
The children's games had begun
and the little house rang with their
songs and laughter, while their elders
sat by the FIRE and along the wallis
talking, Ann Rutledge and BIN Kelso.
and Harry Needles and John Mcneil
played with them. In one Of the
dances all joined In singing the
verses:
/ won't nave none . yer weevily wheat.
I won't . v none o. yer barley;
/ won't have none o. yer weevily wheat,
To make q q k for Charley.
Charley ID q fine young man.
Charley 10 2 dandy.
Charley likes to kiss the girls
Whenever It Gomez handy.
When a victim was caught In the
flying scrimmage at the end OF 1 pas
Sage in the game Of Prisoners, he or
she was brought before the blind
folded Judge:
Heavy, heavy hangs over your
head said the constable.
Fine 81 superfinef' the Judge In
quired.
Fine" said the constable, which
meant that the victim was q boy.
Then the sentence was pronounced
and generally if was this
Go bow to the wittiest, kneel to
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