Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-13
Stumps from the Mountains
Continued from last issue)
By Soaring Eagle

We started on our joyride and the first
trouble we encountered was at the gate,
the sleigh was ~ feet wide and the gate
only 10. | had to cut off one post to get
thru. Well we got onr first trouble cleaned
away and we we're out on public road.
but the bosses we're pretty wild and | had
TO hang onto the lines so hard that
the sleigh went kindo' sideways and we
had to stop and make some adjustments
Nancy and | sat in the center and the
children en- both sides of us. The sleigh
went fine that way. We drove one mile
and we met a car 1t was a big car and
when it came neal us the driver motioned
for me to drive out. | stopped. He drove
up. stopped his car and came over to us
1t was Mr.. F. a. Square from Helena, an
auto dealer. 1t is said that he was the in
stieator of the new sleigh idea. He asked
me if | would kindly drive out and let
him by, (the snow was about eighteen
inches deep on both sides } He told me
that he had license on his car and was
protected by law but, ''you have no
sign of protection | said | knew there
.sas no protection for the farmer, but !
would show him how the farmers made
their W laws and | drove off.
He jumped on my outfit, guess he
wanted to try the new sleigh. When we
got outside the road the sleigh started
pitching like a bucking bronch. 1t was
sure PLAYING topsy-turvy with us. The
plank broke, | landed in the bottom and
the whole family rolled down over me.
thot my last moment had come. | did
not know what to do, but they rolled
down on the ground for there was no
endgate. The great excitement was over
and we stood behind the sleigh and to
our surprise we saw d big stone that had
caused the trouble. Well there we stood,
Mary had lost her m%ittens, John had a
long rip in his over Il. Kate had twisted
her ankle and Ton coat was split. He
looked like a cowboy with a pair of home
made chaps on i'm.
Mr.. F. A. Square was in the snow with
a red spot where his nose used to be.
He had fell on the stone and was hurt
pretty bad. He found out that there.
was no protection in my outfit. Well We
looked like a bunch of respectable people
all right. "Ha ha tee hee no high hee ha.
"Say Uncle, What do you call that
kind of a laugh, is it a new oue?'
Eyes it is brand new. 1t was broad
casted from Plentywood about two weeks
ago, it is called the laughing echo OF
Paddy Wallace The old saving is true,
Every donkey loves to hear himself bray
and that man belongs to that family.
They say he has a few followers in Sher-
idan land"
Now Mr.. Wallace tells his disciples that
his broadcasted laugh was heard over the
whole world, and all nations fall on their
faces in thanks and admiration. They
were so frustrated that they could not ut
ter more than one word. In Greece they
said: "Thavmasion,' the Hebrews, mi
fiaah,7 in Germany, "Wunder," in Mex
leo "Mirculum' Oat.), the S~candinavians
Under" and in England and North A
merica some said Wonder" and some
said miracle. This long lingo is noised
out to make his majesty more respect
able and fascinating. His servants believe
every word and their heart overfloweth
with JOY. Some one is wrapping at the
door. Joe opened it. Good evening,
come ill.,"
To be Continued