The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-06-04
An Innocent Grangtr.
From IL. hraz,on tKy.) Gasette.


From IL. L.rsz,on sKy.) Gafette.
A farmet-we will call hin Smith fo.
short-htes in Madison County, and y ouId
BE- knowB, At least b. repasa ton, to many
OF our readers, were bis right name kivep.
l But TIE incident We Eow relate, though
coming TO Us in a re liable way. was known
to few outride If his neighburhood. Farmer
Smith lived in quiet way, and was sup.
posed to have accumulated something ahead
besides having pretty good farm. After
his second con had been married about a
year, he concluded to settle near .L- old
man +, il he csaid rent place.
| Hearing of this Mr.. Thompson--agsin
we withhold the true name--though there
might be II chance t. sell a certain place on
Iretty fair terms. Mr.. thompson Mas a
money-loaner, and nothing suited him 80
| we'll as good interest, lacked by good
security and he wa. moreover, generally
considered pretty shrewd trader. lie
rode over to see old m-n Smith, bot the
Turner said he did Dot feel able to 5uy-he
might buy on credit it the price was low
enoagi and tile interest was not too high.
His sou "Jakry, he said, would have To
pay tor the farm himself II tie trade was
made, bat his son WAS IA good farme.
aud, lie thong (, 1t would be Ell rgbt--at
least the land would be there, aud would be
good Tor hat remained uupaid If his sou
should iaiI. What seemed TO startle the
old fellow Was IL PR cent interest that
| Thompson wanted.
! Finally. however, af or a great deal oil
talk, the price WAS a-reel IN AT so, 900,
one fifth cash, aud notes a one, tmv, re,
and tour years, with II per cent interes;
from date for the remainder. he eontrac;
vas drawu., and they were about to sign,
when the farmer suggested that If be should
at any time get auv more InDu.y than was
| de un the nUtes, he wanted t. be allow eI
to pay it, and count OF the II per cent
! The prop"sItiun, seemed reasv..abie enuu :.
to Ihoinpeom, ami lie could Dot OBI set to
It's insertion IN the contr &C., and SD the
document va, signed in duplicate. The
deed was t. be ready, the notes drawn, and
the hrst payment made Cd the following
! Saturday.
| When the time arrivee both were pune.
tuiiiy on band the first 81, 900 was paid
aud the nUtes We're ready Tor signature.
! =" Mr.. Thompson" sand Farmer Smith,
" I've been thinking about that interest,
and 1t seams skerry, 50 | thought Id gether
! III some Little mon,, l had out, ana pa,
! art IT it, an - pulling iroIa his breast
pocket roll Of tnoney---jist count that. !"
The money WAS Counted, AMI, with II
Per cen, oil the ii st nUte Was paid.
Wa, Thompson had pucxt ts u the money
a3utn Smith sad: ''rve got II son lynn
Missouri, Mr.. Ihompsun. and as soon a.
he heard ] Was uyin Il farm for Jakey, lie
send me a little money '-iulinz II rol
from his right .ue breeohes pockot--'aud
81 whatever 1t is We'll credit II on the mex t
note, if you have no Objection Again
the money ~ae counted, aud with, the "a
per cent of, just paid the note 10 a ceut
Wen, that's luck, resuuh, q tn old maj
''and now NJ. Thnlppsou. the Oil wocoau
has been selling rignt smart OF ontfer and
aiss st.iBe chickens nuN and then, WHEN
thev come 'r"ui.d the c"unr, II b .yin., an.
she told me TIL, morning that better taae
what she ha1, and may he 1t wuuidn't come
nuIi,s." A roll pr Jduc, from tie
lett side breeehes poche,, ami, when cUuu
ted, just paIj tile thlrd nvte ritter :he 81
per ceLt wa, deducted, aud ThouIps0n ia u
not Il Ruri. SuiIlh seemed to lie cuIslltr-
ing Tor some minutes, ana then, raising N
head, saiu, as though II su,iden thou. ht
struca him - You knowed my after, Sal
didn't ycI Lea wlsc you've . zen uer. al
Was liie al. About Eve var, ago, IL
ho5-AIiilu TINE, oi1e q my hanus ttcA -Ick.
aud F" hat Il es Sal do but turn III and heli
Us, ana. IL Ca, slIe tould sing a u,y
across h-r sh IL der equal to any iin on the
ground. We.i, yon know, Sal MARRIED year
before Et4t, AMI her husband uIbbeil--yuu
know lliobeli-is DOM, they tell M, as
gooda grocery business rs any man,i in KRIS.
vile. Jac3ey he Went over To zee Sal and
Iitueii the other day, ana they Was Al tank
III about 'hi> Inre interest business, an.
Sal says to liItbeti, says size
Never mind VIII tthey say, MIR. Smith,
broke IN thompson, Just uinI over
money YOU were go'ag 10 say they Ken
YOU. And sure enUu,h the old man pro
duced still another roll from some secret
pocket, which, when c''untei, proved to
he tie exact amount necessary " pay of
the last uote when the Is per csut hau
been duly taken Oft.
Thompson pock ted the money wen
strtight to the Court. House ackuuw lodged
he decd, and handed 1t over, with on,
tins remark: You are the d--st old
Rascal ever SAW. "