HELL MACHINE

When Dad was little, a newfangled automobile came sputtering noisily passed their buggy near

Silvana, Washington, and spooked the horse. As the buggy shook and my Grandfather tried to calm the horse, Dad heard my usually very patient, Christian Grandma holler out in anger, "Den helvetes-maskinen!"--Norwegian for "That hell machine!"






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