The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-20
CHAPTER XXI.

Wilson's tone was still . tribe
formal and precise. perhaps, but
tho mountain woman did not mis-
take the kindly spirit Of his answer.
II shall be most happy TO serve
you, madam'-he hesitated, then
added, with earnest meaning-"in
any way I can"
Ann Haskell smiled her gratitude.
Il war plum sure you would. !
lowed you war that kind Of . man.
Course" she added, still smiling,
IF I'd - found you warn't I'd jest
natchally have to git me somebody
else to do the buttlin' round hyear."
At this Wilson himself ventured
. smile. "Quite right, madam, quite
right. But il may be 50 bold, !
can't imagine anyone not wishing
to-ah-serve you. Please COM
mand me with full confidence. ]
shall understand"
.Wal." returned Ann, II reckon
mays we'll start by tellin' you
right out plain, cause you're bound
to find hit out anyway, that ]
warn't noways born to SIGH % this:
I rrowed up without no schoolin'
ner nothin'. I'm gest m ignorant
old backwoods woman what's been
alvin an a-workin' in the ashes
an dirt all her life. But here of
late l got me . chance. mebbe, at
somethin' different-somethin' like
I've allus dreamed ] could be-
cause even il / b ignorant like
I say, I sure amt never been low.
down trash like some ! know
Wilson's professional pose be-
came Z little less pronounced. He
was listening with . degree Of hui
man interest not usually credited
TO the perfect butler.
"As you can see," Ann continued,
"my son he amt been raised like
his NAV. I've give him education
an fixed hit SOS he war raised
right, an now I'm amin fer him
to have the sort Of things an live
like . man Of his schoolin' ought.
I mean the sort Of things an the
sort Of livin' what jest materially
goes with . house like this hyear.
Hits easy to understand how ]
can't noways do this fer my Herb
without maxim myself into the kind
Of q mother SIGH . man would
materially have. ! want to be like
the folks what lived hyear with al
these books an pitchers an ars
things"
The buffers face beamed. II can
assure you, madam, there are no
better people anywhere In the
world than the--than this family
which have served here IN this
iouse for the past forty years.
II know good an well that's the
truth, Wilson. ! don't know %
mighty much bout some things, but
I've sure found ont that faint
money what makes folks quality.
Thar;s Z bunch Of folks what comes
every summer to live near my place
IN the backwoods m they got scads
Of money, but, shucksl I'm a-tellin'
you they amt no better'n some Of
our lowest-dowu hill-billies-jest
no-scount, trifin,, do-nothin'- but
,aise-cain trash, that's what they
be They live in this hyear city,
too. when they're TO home. That's
the main reason ! come hyeer IN
rented this place. ] sure aim to
show EN-
g! an confident that you WILL
madam"
eyes, sir, I've sure Earned that
folks can have money an education
an the right raisin' an b real
quality, long with hit Ill. An folks
can have money an schoolin' an
everything an 30 jet plain down.
right bone-worthless an oruery.
Hit amt the money what does hit.
Hits somethin' inside. amt aim-
in to be no different inside than
I've allus been. I've allus lnowed
how ] ought 20 act when didn't
have nothin' Now ! want. 70 Farm
how to act when ! got money
'noueh to buy anything. ! want.
faint that I'm a-wsntin' 70 b no
different inside"
Certainly not, madam. Very
good indeed. Exactly.-"
"You're . Workman, Wilson,
nut you know Ill bout sich things
i mean, you know III tho things
! rot to Farm. ] can 80 you're real
sworkin woman ID ny horned days
an / don't know nothin' else. So
I'm askin' you 70 Yarn mo how to
act dtten % my boy with his edu-
cation an r9isin'. That's what I'm
a-wantin' q you'll hib amt too
much 81 . JOB"
A still more generous portion Of
Wilson's professional Formally dis.
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