The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-03-30

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the country" exclaimed Mrs. Curfew.
81 don't want to be a sunbeam, expe-
rience having taught me that I can get
along better and have less trouble and
tribulation, when I look as much like
a meatax as possible.
Last evening before 1 went to bed
i was reading a book called Sunshine
Susan 1t was about a woman who
just made up her mind to be happy
no matter what happened. Then her
husband was brought home with a
broken leg, and the two children had
q number Of measles simultaneously,
and the house burned down, and the
bank in which she had deposited her
savings closed it's doors, and In spite
Of everything she went around singing
and dancing.
eff / had thought 1t over I might
have realized that 1t was too good to
be true. No human woman could be
gay and happy in the midst Of so
many calamities. But I was in a
sentimental mood, and when I turned
out the light and went to bed I thought
that I ought to be ashamed of myself
for not being like Sunshine Susan, and
l made up my mind I would turn wei
a new leaf first thing in the morn
ing.
$50 I came downstairs smiling, and
/ was singing all the time I was get
ting breakfast, and when Mr.. Curfew
came down he Said it warmed up his
whole being to see me in such a cheer
full frame of mind. 1t reminded him
of him of the time when I was sweet
seventeen, and as pretty as a red
wagon. Then he gradually drifted into
a story to the effect that he had q
great opportunity to make the finest
horse trade of his aree All he need
ed was ST in cash to close the trans
action, and he would make at least
$15 by 1T.
"He knew I had 81 put away in the
clock to buy myself some clothes I
need the worst way. ] had saved that
money, a nickel and a dime at a time,
and was looking forward to the time
when | would have enough to go shop
ping and buy myself an outfit good
enough for the queen of Sheba.
Nh. Ccrfaw had been trying to bor-
row my savings for a long time, offer
ing to give me his note as security, and
before I read that Sunshine Susan book
/ always refused him, and nearly
snapped his head off doing it. But that
morning / was anxious to make every
body happy, so I handed him the
money, and he went and made his
horse trade and brought home an old
crowbait that has been sick EVER since,
and he spends all his time out at the
barn, feeding it pills and powders,
and 1 can't get him to do any Of the
chores around the place.
''The same morning Mrs. Turpentine
J heard me singing in the back yard,
and she thought it would be a good
time to borrow my patent electric
washing machine, and came over for
that purpose. She had asked for it q
dozen times before, but I always told
her to 60 to. Being full of sunshine
On that occasion, however, / told her
she could have 1t and welcome, and
I've never been able to use it since.
The man who sold it to me says It
VIII cost So for repairs, so you see
what Sunshine Susan did to me.
mo, mister, / don't want any recipe
for being a sunbeam, and you can
take your book along to Mrs. Tur-
w1I1iger, in the yellow house across
the street. She's the champion middle
weight pessfmist Of this neighbor-
hood"