Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-03-27
lat CAME OF IT.
~ IsIxABETH A. s. CHESTER.

mo. wouldn't 'Liphalet,' replied
unit Dolly, resting her shining kn1ttlng-
eedles. while 10 stirred up the pump
ia simmerfur II the pot. THE farms
aid for nov "a if we're savin' we've
,nough Is ~ r. Through. Why should
We haras1 Ives WI seekin' arter
0,Tsinf \ "a be seekin' arter, Dolly,
mt this M Ninton-they call him a
cry smart yoyl1g man, Dolly-ne says if
he mill Ain ebuilt the village1l 60
ack' ar1 MIL sink in vally, and
hincssn I'll s. LIZ run down. You know,
Jolly, never hid back when [ could do
nything to help along"
81 aint likely to forget, 'Liphalet
here the calf and butter money went in
me O. war, nor how you've given to
nurch and missions, schools and poor
.,lks, and everything else anybody'd a
aind to draw up = paper for. You and
We had more dlsaSreements
sBut this'Il be helpin' ourselves as We'll
] helpin' others Dolly. This Mr.. Swim
on--he's vefy p1easant spoken young
ran. Dolly ia 19ys he'll guarantee the
;ock shaH 80 itself in three to five
Ears. ssl(s saz3S6e'd rather build here
an elsewhere, because he wants to help
8 native VILLAGE, and if we'll all take
Did, and each he1p little, he can do it. 1"
We've no money to put in" said Aunt
oily, leaning back and fixing her eyes
/ the Goals Uncle 'Liph had raked open,
"unless we take"
"Unless we take what we'd laid by for
! be's eddycation," said Uncle 'Liphalet,
fly.
"since Cookbook Rube's eddycation in
!. His own hands, Eiphalet, Ive always
anted that money to lie in the bank
it'll we'd plain call to use it. | can't
Dear to think Of it, bein' used like other
oney.n
nNor !, Dolly, bat Rube would wish it
Z ing rood. and this Mr.. Swinton, he
4Ys it might draw thrible what it does
W. We can maybe use the income in
alpin' boys who love larnin', as Rube
IL"
Dolly replied nothing. After the men
N of Rube's name silence was wont to
between the old couple, an old couple
. twardly as cro0ked, as gnarled, and
raggy as any two old apple-trees that
ew sustenance from their rocky fields
This Mr.. Swinton-he came out to the
m the next day, and Aunt Dolly put
: her black slpace. apron and received
a with 81 e6nfbe6y. A man of less
= allow sympathies would have been
uched with kind Of plying tender
So for the obsequious old woman, but
D. Swintcn her difference was constitu-
,nally agrceablev 1T argued well, too,
&c hia designs odrew his gloved finger
s.nwart his foxy-colored mustache, and
lked business.
Heaven help the simple minded old
uple nOWl Whnt is Cuisines" to them
e t a kind Z fNfbtdtious wonderland full
21 pyramld8 and 6phinXes and statues of
4smnonl What businessman but a
testify sorcerer, with his offerings and
:antations. living ever among the mys-
E But heavepidn help them Some
les it does seem to fail people IN their
Ell est needs; and yet, things work OBJ
Il rely and very far around, and who as
q has aeen the sd of enything?
sa unit Dd1ly tins1f6r wood rocker, knit
Ia nGy on the socks that would bring her
cents pair. Uncle 'Liphalet drank
1aa he mA1's words with child-like Gre
7@ ity.
Let me ten fo1, sir, manufacturing
erprises ore the life of our villages.
Ampare - Mr. 6winton drew his com
risons d1ently and correctly. "Were
Pr to loc1tes elsewhere stock would be
:, ,idlJ taken m. but owing to our most
i, gular and 1fprtunate fires-loss of
Is~ afdence iqeation-I am strongly
o, droussof ing the advantages of
% mill on native village; citizens
;. lst subscxib
As for the 5f6k-how can there be any
,ki Let H. explain.'' Mr.. Swinton
! q man of tkcts, and bis explanations
assisted OF facts, unimpeachable, i'm
vable facts that there was no going
ok Of or around. "7Hdt doesn't admit
% question kn0ao it to be true-why,
d ve demonstrated it, SIT. Doyou see?"
Jnclc ,,laphalot thought he saw. Who
nd avoid seeing : square, sharply-de
% ID fact, that was nowhere allowed to
1t away into suppositions or uncertain
I hain't but leet.e money, anyway"
b j Uncle 'Liphalet. pushing back his
i Ugh, gray locks With his rough, trem-
ag fingers. Mother an me saved up
:. s1ugh. leetle by leetle, to eddycate Rube
srs.h; but e-Rube died, you know, and
= money hst hin ii the bank"
:, "A thonAend feht much, any way"
the maRof tens of thousands, tipping
X in his chair, and picking his teeth
III gantly; ubut the morale your subscrip-
ID q lends II Something Our very sin
I lar and unfortunate fires, you see. The
s s y that men lkDyourself have entrust-
# their sSs1nea g Us, gives US desirable
ss5ncle Iaphs,sts vanity was touched,
81 Dolly With eooed lips, continued her
.ss.:Wha. Dolly"
:" I've sLiphalet In sick
nd IS or might fall back on
81 hes NOR, erwise I'd rather it re-
- ined In IL
IL u "a thou9en1 1Ca1axs, sir continued
y little Old ~ 61ffciently humble be-
j e this means-fa thousand
! lars int wed bit by bit and
s. 4 up mzS bills for perticke-
liars ulae &c of many going up
s. Il oking around in bust
NO eWlntOn played with
4! watcnsees1 rgously. An unsoph-
4 GATED olQ Np this-being a solic-
> + Tor ner gefz was not agreea-
= but n hug = very disagreeable
a.. .lgs have souleel1nes 10 be done.
- This deposit thGn, was made for the
= a:ef1t Of your 80, Reuben. His death
: p 2 great lQsa p ron; a loss to the com,
-. = nifty. full of life and enter
u lie. ia Would have made a public.
Is 'rited man. I wish he were alive now y
=, srtford Sxinton's small, light ewes
4 : ID I'D detect human weakness: Artf0rd
= q mton' b quick xapprehensiOn and tact