The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-30
HOW 1T WENT.
A Story for the Young Folks.

Story for the Young Folks.
Wyatt and Snars were cousins-thei
fathers were brothers. Snaps real nam,
was Horace Brownell; but when he was
very little fellow, without susrcnders, he
took to living almost entirely on ginger.
snaps.
So his papa, who was a joker, began
calling him Snaps; and then his mother
took to calling him Snaps, because she
was very apt to do what his papa did
Then his sisters, Mamie and Fanny, com
mcnced calling him Snaps, because they
always tried to initiate mamma. excep
when she did such things as mending and
busting. Then Nantes and Fanny's
rlaymates said Snaps instead of Horace
and so the matter grew until everybody
called him Snaps, and almost nobody re-
membered that he had any other name
The winter that Snaps was twelve years
old his father agreed to pay him eight
dollars for the job Of keeping the walks
about the house cleared Of snow. When
Snaps told his cousin Wyatt about this
agreement Wyatt insisted upon making
with his father like agreement.
Thus it came to pass that about the last
OF March each of the cousins had the mag
hiticent sum of eli CHIT dollars. The ques,
ton for us to consider is how it went.
OF course, some of it-not much, how
ever-went on April-fools' day Then
some of it went kiting. Spring brings
Kites just as surely as it brings swallows.
Snaps and Wyatt undertook to get up
some fancy rigs" Great Easterns'' they
were to be among kites. They were to be
nearly as large as Mr.. Showers barndoor,
which was very large door. The boys
got a carpenter to make the kite frames.
Then they bought some strong, handsome
paper, some gum stick-'em las they called
the mucilasfS and great deal of strong
string. don't knew but that they ex-
pccted their kites to fly to the moon.
They We're very handsome affairs when
finished. Wyatt's had a gilt star blazing
like gold in the center; while Snaps car
ricd crescent moon in silver.
The flying of the kites took place one
bright Saturday morning at nine O'Clock,
amid the assembled boys and girls of the
village. You would have thought, from
the eager talk and the eager faces, that two
balloons were going up from the Square,
for the spectators were by no means con-
fined to children. Men stood in their shop
doors, and even on the Square; while WON
en- waited on the sidewalks or gazed from
their windows.
The kites behaved beautifully. They
rose gracefully and steadily up and up
and up, looking, with their scarlet and
gold, like two magnificent tropical BIRDS
One could scarcely put his head outdoors
that day without seeing those bright wings
sailing against the sky, and each time,
doubtless, at the end of the string was a
different pair of hands-now a boys, now
girl's-tor Snaps and Wyatt let all the
children take turns, until all had felt the
strong pull of the monsters.
When tell you how Wyatt and Snaps
spent the next money l think you will
laugh. They invested it in razor and
some shaving-soap. What for? Well,
they wanted some whiskers, you see.
After this investment each of the CAPT
talists bought bottle of cologne. The
following day Wyatt said, as the two were
walking home from school: say, Snaps,
isn't that Bob Davidson the leanest, hol-
low-eyedest Teller that your eyes ever lit
On.'
He is so; and I'll tell you what It's,
WYATT Snaps said: Il don't believe he
get; enough to cat. Healways looks hun
"Let's treat him. said Wyatt, briskly.
Say we do,' Snaps answered just as
briskly.
Hello, Bob! come herer Wyatt called
back to Bob, who was walking behind
them. Come into this grocery; we're
going to treat you.'
Law! is year," said Bob, coming up
on trot, grinning all over You all's
mighty commerdatin'.'
Bob Davidson was black boy, you un-
derstand
The three boys stepped into the store.
What'l you take:' Wyatt asked.
"What do you like bests"
Bob rolled his great white eyes all about
the store among the boxes and barrels and
baskets. Then he turned them up to the
ceiling in profound meditation. Then he
studied the floor, and again looked all
around the store, his lank body slowly re-
volving as on pivot.
"What'll you take:" Snaps repeated.
What do you like best?"
Bob, as if about to take fatal plunge,
drew long breath, rolled his eyes from
the boys to the smiling shopman, smacked
his lips, giggled, and answered: Lass
Wyatt and Snaps burst out laughing;
but they had the grocer fill Bob's dinner
pail with the thing he liked best
This brings us to the grand speculation.
One Saturday morning the cousins were
on the Square playing marbles, when they
saw farm-wagOn passing with ever so
many baskets of Strawberries ~
How do you sell your strawberries ~
Wyatt called. The man did not hear, but
went rafting on,
Ho, therel" shouted Snaps; "what's
the price of your berries:''
Both boys now ran after the farmer.
calling for him to stop, which he did after
time ~
Twenty cents the basket" replied the
farmer, lifting the grape-leaves from one
basket and another Of the scarlet beauties.
Just picked this morning." he added.
The boys climbed upon the wheels and
looked longingly at the fruit.
ao,,l Let +, yaa ha7e three baskets for half-a
"What1l you take for the lot 81 WYATT
couldn't have fold, to save his teeth, WHY
he asked this question. He had no more
thought Of buying the whole lot than he
had Of buying out the circus that was ex-
pected next week AZ 81
well, let's see,'' said the farmer; but,
instead Of seeing, he shut his eyes up
close and bent. his forehead on his hand,
"Ihey's tbirty-f five baskets. I'll let We hev
-- the hull NV EN- fer four dollars, SEEM it's
you that's less'n ? shillin' basket. That's
'drea!ful cheap, az wouldn't les ye hev
UNI Ter no SIGH mohey eff We wus men an
a.. women But bein' ye're boys ye kin take
um: Ye kin easy git twenty two cents the
4 basket Ia git that ef. had tipe to wait
on the sales; sbut, I'VE see, Il want to- git
back to hum. I've got lot Nv young
beets that's that full Nv weeds they're nigh
choked to death. want 10 {gii hun I'd
\
git clean the st4Ft Auvsm zWeeds don't
Keep no Sundd2 Eye know ,pesn like
they growed.t13cd Is shstsHunday as
weekdays, anyhow. Ye kin hev the hull
5 lot fer four do!lars," !. he repeated, !" am
that's just givfh' I'M away: Yell double
your money fore SHUTDOWN"
Say we take EN- said Wyatt.
~, All right" was Snaps answer.
Then the subject Of the baskets came