Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-11-26

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upon it and be knew that . heavy OK
would break th:ough there at once. But
the door was not mended yst. for oil that
When the ring, Or hub bead came home,
Mr. Boggs went st work 70 putt on. Blu,
it would not work. He had missed fiQ-
ure iu bis calculations. The spokes had
worn the sockets SO much that all the straps
10 tae world could never 6t that broken
hub on sgsin. bga.s 5iass ~.-.,
Jerusalem! !" muttsrsd the disappoint,
ed man, o. he found that he could not
make the thing work. II ] had only
fixed the thunderin' thing sheu ! oagh. 70,
this vouldn't have besnIi lis too bad
too thund-rin' bsd.'
But there was no help for it. A now
hub must be made. lie managed to find
an old wheel which he could use while the
wright Was fixing his. and 10 this uncom-
Portable way be managed to get along with.
out loosing much over days time. ~,
One morning about week after the
breaking of the hub, one Of the little girls
came running in while the family were y.
breakfast. -..0..- -....
Papa! papa!-tbe whte'faced heifer's
broke right through the aoor!'
What?' uttered Boggs. starting up
=" Broken through 2"
John Boggs knew that his wife was look
ing sharply at him. and he avoided the
puculiar glance which he felt sure he
should fad there if he turned tha. way.
He called up The two men and hurried out.
As good fortune would have il, the heifer
was not seriously harmed but John knew
he could no. claim credit Tor her safety
When be came back his wife said not q
word upon the subject. At frs. John was
afraid that she should reprimand himi but
when he found that she KEEP, silence upon
tn. subject, he felt worse than he would
have felt had she just chided him little
lie knew she felt t-ihat she understood
it--and her continued silence seemed to
indicate that she considered him incorrisi
BILE From that moment he resolved that
he would reform. Ah-ae had JUS, such
resolutions before.
For TWO months no real accident hap.
penci. for john Bosgs kept things pretty
straight, but still there was some short
comings. The habit Of procrastinatioa was
too firmly Gxed upon him TO be easily
thrown of.
As Autumn drew near, John B,yys be
gan to look around for an opportunity to
carry into execution plan he has been
considering for some time. He bad ve-
ry choice stock of cattle. and having re.
ceived an excellent offer for them, he
could buy in the spring to good adyan.
tage. So be sold eight oxen for price
,.h ,,te b.,s L., d.. ...l
fabulous. The same purchaser wanted
horses, and John sold his three heavy
ones, keeping only three year old colt.
which he thought would answer for all his
riding through the winter.
Very near Johns farm was q large tract
Of land covered with heavy pine trees
most of them magnificent white pines;
and he had partly contracted 10 Gu. those
trees down, fashion the log', aud haul
them distance Ct three miles to the riy-
er. The contract would be valuable one
wood. He supposed he could find plenty
Of men who would he glad 10 come on
and furnish teams il he would keep them.
He had hay and grain in plenty, and OF
course wished to have most OF it eaten up
on the place. BY selling his oxen and
horses he had made clear profit of about
one.haf of all he got for them and now
if he could .et some one TO come on and
furnish teams, and N return take one bali
the proceeds Of the job, aud hav. their
animals kept. he would do we'll But he
found j. more difficult than he had expect.
ed, to obtain the help. He could iind
plenty of men who would gladly come
With such teams as they owned but he
wanted heavier ones.
At length be hit upon the very man.
I've found him." he said 10 his wife
one evening, on his return from visit to
9 neighboring town. I've found just the
man. He's got teams enou1h, and will
come on as soon As wanted
''Who 8 is hep" asked Matilda, quite
pleased with her husbands success
"Aaron Rolf You know him don't
ye? He's got six yoke OF oxen and four
good horses and he says # I'll give him
equsl shares Of what | am to have. aud
take care OF bis animals and men, lie II
come"
Aaron Rulf?" repeated the wife, i
know him we'll. II he rays he will come
then you may depend upon him. He new.
er makes q promise until he knows he can
keep IL; and he never undertakes to do
thing which he cannot do M i, should t,-
done. Some people call hin, odd and
don't know but he is. IN one sense OF the
word; for he minds his own business; does
bis own business has everything IL It's
proper place aud will have no one about
him, it he can help it, who will not follow
his example.
"Why-you seem to know him well,
Tiddy."
And why shouldn't /? You forget
.ha, lived in his father family several
years.
soho Is he son Of old Ben Rolr?'
ies-his eldest boy"
"Aha--thats it eh? Well. Tm glad
he's such man. "It'ill make it good for
me"
II should like 10 have him here very
well this coming fall and winter tha. is
il you must have soms one.
So John Boggs gave himself no more
unessiness upon the subject at tho fails
work. Mr.. Rolf was coming over 10 look
1T the timber, before he closed the bar.
gain but then John had explained every
thing fully to him, and he WAS perfectly
satisfied.
One day John went to tie bis colt up in
the STALL and he found that the edge OF
the trough was worn almost down TO lhe
hole through which the halter was tied, -
Ha knew that il was not safe. A slight
pull would break il ont.
~ declare he said to himssll, Il must
liz that when | get time
lie meaLt when he felt like il, for he
had ample time then. All that WAS ne
eessary was 10 step to the Wagon house,
gel mn inch aud .A,half aasor, and hure u