Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-12-22
A nATFUL or BEANS.

eurno0 ny Sstoo0. II - 0OWo 00Q will Veil
you he ssos1." af@ .T."- '76"@A y I"
50 l at down, and b. told no >. follows,
and I have be.s thinking Of Il ever since,
and weaving il inso ny shsughss with The
.s.esy sf thsss tiny children iossut upon
their marvellous picture books. , =
Nigh forty years ago there was widow
living 10 THE place who had ~ osly con
named jack y iii go ~~frvT Il 81
"Yes," l interrupted, -"aad bs VA "a IDLE,
hood! !for.uo,hins fellow, atways 10 nisch;ef.
Sod AZ anxiety 70 his me.hesy u,aa o,s,I
as .No osalS yoal - r, asksi D. >isud. 4
n. ,v.. :. =. -. = % -es2o ~ I,
be was great fellow Of isssA..s atta.s.
teen IN ehisf work being to sats sbe botses
down to water for the farmers round-this
be did not object to. ~ be could ride dowa
to the river and ride up again. One 6ne eve
ming ia spriog he vas returning With the
horses - usual, when, Is he passed . certain
stile, he heard some one call 70 him- -
"Jaek r. Et4 osei ...s.. .a.n ....a
Here / BE- said Jack, stopping The bor-
sss, and looking 10 the direction from whence
the voice came. Hoy = he calculated, in >
tone Of ss,onishment and gra.iRcstiou. ~
bic eye lsll upon shs neat little 6gars ot the
prsst, girl Who had bssn taken to help in
the dairy. 80 ."
@Wha. b. Jon doing here, NellyY' a*
"Waiting to ~ yos, jack" 81 =. es@@s
ar"Thst's kind ., sry rsss, and lie not ms-
ny would do it; but Pm . ne'er-do-v veil, and
no one need trouble about me- ssid be,
somsvhaa bitterly. .., Fl ,aa.. s-s2at s".5
That's just wbat came to tell YOU" re-
termed tho little maiden. a. '@ Do,
"Thes you doo't care shout ne'" ssid b.
With little vsxatioa in biz tone.
Care Why shoald care, for lasy fsl-
low ,its yoa1 I shosld think mot" f.
"Bse yos might. Nelly" ,..... ..%
"Night, iodeedi I nishsst do anything
Of The seee. Atany rate dsa's", ",.s-,a -.
"Thsa, ~hss do you come bsrs Nbr'"
ITO ..l yos you essAs . b Ashamed Of
yosrsslfre .f,.r - 49,.
''Thsrs's plessy 10 Dc ,Ast," rssarssl ,hs
lsd. :"~ft
"Yes; but you dent heed them, and you
might heed me, Jack. Wou't yos begin to
work . bis r. : of-sa.as 4 .aal j. e. f.. ..
Il don't know whss to begin st' @@
- ''Ysse aesasrs nice bit Of garden,
Jack ..s ....+<~.. t-......'
"I''s aosh;sg 10 put in IT, answered Jack
dsspoodiogly. ~ a.! s"rr.- r@st" ..'a..
"Noasease." said Nelly; "vbst 4 hius
hsArt yoa have. I'ilgivs yoa : lot Of beans
to begis With. Yos pat up, The horses and
I'll be back in . ainuts.' 7.a r@ .-"~
So Jack pa.aup the horses, aud waited for
Nrlly. Presently she ca.s tripping along,
With her apron full Of something. il. J
Hare said she, -hold your .hak"s She
poured the bssss into II I; ssd went home.
Next Day Jack took spade and worked
away diligently for two hours. s..: ."
whats come % shss, lad r. said the
widow, - b came in, I'll flushed and hun
cry, 70 bic dinoer. " a.'@..f* a. o'." F.
~"Nelly Giles is good lass." auo.h Jack ;
@aod i sssr | get rich In sarry her, T.. g..
'Thss ese rich r sa;d ,tbs widow Blieh,
ssd shs held sP her hands deprsestinely.
"Ssrasss things happen sometimes" re-
turned Jack and hs rsssmed his digging
With rsssvsd energy. All that sfternoon be
dng away - though his life depended on II.
The next day DO planted his beans. He
had evidently turned over . new leaf, and
the widow and her nsighbors though. the
lad was bs~itohsd, - perhaps be might have
bsss. At any rsts hs had 81 to work il
earnest, and he sooa found plenty TO do, the
satmsrs bsiag nothing 10th 10 give employ
uen.s.o one who despite his idleness, was
gene1sl favosits. ,'Ss' '''8 "' '.'.z. .=. ...z
smelly alone held aloof Jack was getting
beyond ber patronage; he had suddenly be-
come more manly, AID be. seemed AZ il be
had grown half head taller all At once
and Nelly tarosd sby, and It was ell he
could do 70 sss stray word from her now
and thso. ~ H a#t4 ~a. #as4f IL
1T ~ss clear thss she would have nothing
to ~ % him, which Jack took rather hard
aftsr III tho trouble hs had taken to please
Asr; aad lhs more - aposdsrsd over il III.
lsss b sssId pndsrssand Il, Nelly used to =.
70 friendly. Perhaps il ! were : rich mar
abe might give thought to ms," said Jnck
and % hs dssesmissd 20 slssswhsrs seek hi,
loyssns, And resusa sad make Nelly hi,
wife. 81 - *s' 81" q 49, $ :
When BE- vent 70 ~ good .hys" TO her
b did il ia~satbss bluadsrins way.
"Asy - Isball And yos married when
como home ssain, Molly" !" sid ,hs poor lad
iogkiay sis,fulJ u her. s.i i ~. Y
NAY b Jon will,'' -stortel Nslly, IL
Snd Any oss ] Rts shilss yos ars sway
"Aad . they paired, sad bo,S .ppsbsss,
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