Wheatland Weekly Watchword (Wheatland, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 3, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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A dlrty-teced little boy «ww*
upon Um book porch to hummi
"Oraadpop’s datf. Wbat’s ya want?"
“la your tether at home?"
•‘Yah.’*
“I’d like to apeak to him."
‘‘Hs’s ahavln’.”
"I’ll wait, if he won’t be too long."
’’Better not He' don’t like no ten*
paaain’.”
Roalna tried to aqueleh him with a
lowered countenance. He atood a mo-
ment In aome heeitation, then, maklnc
a very wry face, he turned upon hie
bare heela and went within, clamming
the door after him. A moment later a
man appeared, wiping the lather from
half hia face. He nodded toward
”, "Buy It!" unclaimed Doughty, turn-
ing quickly to face hia wife and
{daughter, reclining In the cuahloned
idaptha of the epeedlng auto car. "Buy
dtt To-day?”
t Mra. Doughty returned aharply: "Do
L men auppoae we brought you all the
"S {way up hare to Cheater county merely
'to observe the beauties of the land-
iMr.rt
ejporters
“Huh?" The towel ceaaed circulat-
ing over hia cheek while he waited for
Roalna to repeal her queatlon.
"How large te this farm?”
"Tea aorta, more or less; prob'ly
four father hue changed hia mind
wente te break the aewe gently.”
inged my aaiad. I want Roalna te
' fhtfg .the placer Doughty queried,
ham iWhat amaasd. But .hie wife went
an gwtbcrtag her. wrape together. "1
any* hi thte the placcf If it is, I’d estl-
mato H at two centa an acre. Chancea
arq the church te mortgaged up to the
ingimi you’d traaaform the
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many acres have you berer
"What la it worth T’
“I dunno. Why, are you assessing?"
"1 want to buy it.”
"Oh. Ia It for Bale, you mean? Well,
I’m not aellln’ It to-day, mlaa. Any-
thing more I can do for you?" He
turned half around toward the kltcheh
door. Several facea—moat of them
were large-eyed and dirty—had ap-
peared from time to time at flrat one
and then another of every vtelble win-
dow.
"You’d aurely aell if you got a good
figure?'’
"Nope.”
"Say—aeventy-flve an acre. That’a
$760. You could do a whole lot with
that much money."
“Yep; apeot I could." .
"The bouae la probably too large
for your needa?"
“ Tie, a bit.”
‘And at—any a hundred dollara an
acre—’’
He wiped hia handa alowly, while
Roalna argued that the pig which waa
approaching her waa perfectly harm-
leas, although ahe experienced a alight
jBhill aa an ’ accompaniment to lta
grunts.
*Td be perfectly willing to give you
a hundred and fifty," ahe aald, half
deaperately.
“All my family's been born under
thte roof,.’* the man began, meditative-
ly. “The old place te heavily mort-
gaged, too. Then the children's at-
tached to It—" V
"I see. You want to hold It for pure-
ly sentimental reasons.”
lira. Doughty came slowly around
the house to Roalna’a aide. She said:
“Perhaps the gentleman would take
$1,000 In eaah for It?"
“Te tell the truth, It ain’t worth that
much, ma’am, but—"
“We’ll offer three thousand—" from
Mra. Doughty.
“Mother, do let me manage thte."
"Very well, since you aeem to know
so much about It.”
"Now, aa my mother aays, thirty-five
hun—”
"But I didn’t I aald three thou-
“Never mind, ma. We’ll offer, thirty-
five, hundred—does that pig bite, Mr.
—eh? Why don’t you keep It penned
up? We’ll offer four thousand; but be
quick, please. That's aurely enough
to overcome your sentiment In the
matter, Mr.— eh, what’s your name?”
"Dorflng, miss," the other replied, aa
he shied a stick of wood and struck an
Integrated pork chop. "And I’d like to
oblige you by moving out but moth-
er’s aick abed and It might be fatal.
There’s Jergson’s a mile beyond. Ten
acres of good ground, and hell aell
cheap. You could farm it In corn or
potatoes, or it might make S good hen-
hatchery—”
"But' I’ve taken a fancy tef this par-
ticular—”
"I understand, miss—”
“Oh, pshaw! Roalna, what's the use
haggling with a man like this? Offer
him five thousand and be done with
It That’s evidently what he’s after.”
"No, ma’am. It isn’t that but you
"Yes, I do see. You want to take the
inal advantage of two women la a
deal. That’a jilt like a man!
I’d be afraid to'trust
him any further."
“Don’t'be hasty, mother. Perhaps
Mr. Dorflng will consider six thousand.
That’s-our last bid."
•Don’t be a foot Roalna. The place
Isn’t worth $600. It’s dirty and un-
kempt and full of gullies.”
"Mother, 1 beg of you—”
“And 1 beg of you—"
“ITS to be my place—”
But the abort tat form of father
Doughty appeared around the corner
of the house, it waa evident from hia
factal»expreaaiott fhqt he.had beea an
ty paused, out otUanmed listener.
"Since you’ve decided that you do
not want the place. Roalna. I’d like to
ask Mr. Dorflng one queatlon.”
"What’s the use of asking a man
like that anything. Can’t you see.
; that he hasn’t the first Idea of
t! ' .
“BUt fast ia moment, Fanny. Mr.
taring, do you own this term?"
“No. sir. I do not’
yon.
pm n heavy.
. ...
All halt, thou grand and great, i
T hundred hatwteed states;
extending thy expansive form across a continent’s
wide fields;
One wing deep dipping in Atlantic’s brine, the ether
o’er Pacific’s bosom spread;
Low trailing thy tail-feathers in the froxen eeean. of
the ndfth—
And heaving thy pulsating breast above the torrid wa-
ters of fair Mexico’s bread gulf;
Within thy talons bearing, tar the friend, the olive-
branch of peace—
And weapene of destruction for the fee that would as-
sail the smallest of thy progeny!
Well Holdeet thou thy haughty head aloft within the
starry' sky—
Per though but young, thou art a giant grown, of eonseleue might, acknowl-
edging few peers.
May’s! thou forever tranquil dwell. In harmony with all thine own.
And unmolested by the' powers of earth respected by the strong and
honored by the weak:
And may’st thou never know defeat, nor learn te bow thy head In shame-
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GAIN are the Stan
and Stripes, the na-
tional emblem of
American liberty, Jua-
tlce and independ-
ence raised on high-
Again the lavish and
vivid display of the
, national colors
awakens recollec-
tions of our coun-
try’s struggles—of
her enforced battle cry of freedom.
Again children “rally round the flag”
to uplift their childish voices In Its
praise and honor; to sing songs of
triumph and rejoicing over the nf'
tion’s victory. *
One# again, as of yore, loud peal thd
bells—ringing out the glad news that
It te the anniversary of the nation's
birth; commemorating the magnificent
achievements of those early noble j tlpn’s day;” indeed, whatever may be
patriots on that first, glorious Fourth ( the form of our rejoicing over our
day of July. Statesmen and
are called upon to exercise their
est-powers of eloquence In orderto
orators
Mr high-,
ertoTW
i'.
Impress'upon the hearts and mind* of
cltteens now enjoying the rights and
duttes conferred upon them by an in-
dependent form of government, to up-
hold those lofty Meets, and to defend
those basic principles of unity and
fraternity, of political independence
and freedom from arbitrary rule and
despotism tar which brave men wilj^ ^rhetorical prating of patriotic devo-
ingty laid down their Uvea, that the
country which they loved, end for
which they taught might as a nation'
live.
The Declaration of Independence waa
received with every demonstration of
public rejoicing. We are told that it
was read In public from the platform'
of an observatory li
statehouse. On the
liant feta was given
aaUon*a birth oa
Washington In the 1
tivlttes terminating ’
evening. The declar
the head of each brii
nental army station
and received with Jo;
on the tenth day of
tlon waa read in t
White Plains by ord
tlon then In session,
of arms waa brougl
where his courts wei
amid the acolamatk
tuda.
Thug we find that
these public demons
ing over the nation’s
they were always pr
ful exposition of the
Joldng. The celebn
once day. In those ea
exultant overflow ol
tile Intelligence, clei
conveyed to the poj
resolute resistance
leader* to tyranny i
America free.
Given n true cot
causes, the principle
that should bo re-«
templated on every
the
waving banner, and at sound of our
national airs, a true aenae of loyalty
may be kindled In their hearts and
fanned Into the sentiment of burning
but righteous patriotism for the land
of their adoption. For the weal of the
American democracy depends upon
the integrity, the fidelity, aye the un-
swerving allegiance of every national
unit.
Just aa It was unity that gave birth
to the nation, so It 1s unity that must
preserve the nation. “In union there
te strength,” te as true to-day as It was
a century or two ago. "Together!” te
the call of the age—and it 1s the call
especially to be heeded by us of thte
glorious American republic.
Hence, while we mo-e in step to
martial music, with the Stars and
Strlpea flung to the breese, while we
dine or picnic In honor to the “na-
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of the present; freely we have taken,
and continue to take all the advant-
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Into being with the nation’s birth.
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tlon to country, that is no more
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Vital Pacta of
The Fourth of July te rated a great
day la the aatioa’s hlaory, not be-
cause the Declaration of Independence
waa first read to the Continental con-
grate oa that day, hut because It
was adopted on that day. It te true
that a resolution declaring tan col-
onies to ‘be 'tree Sbd Independent
states was adopted July I, but the
declaration, written by Jefferson and
afterward amended by the rniaf aa.
waa not adopted until July 4. It waa
signed the same day by John Han-
cock, president of the congress. aad
Charles Thomson, the secretary. Au-
gust $ it was signed by all the stem
ben of congress present—60 .mem-
bers. Six names were*aftanraafl at-
tached. CoL McKean did not alga M
until 1761. Thus the mere fact of
signing the declaration te of small
bqportaace. The adoption was the
vital fact
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Thiessen, O. F. Wheatland Weekly Watchword (Wheatland, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 3, 1909, newspaper, July 3, 1909; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc936395/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.