The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-05-14
a TRANSACTION N STOCKS.

<sWeIl, y drawled SiIas IN his weak,
uncertain way, may he don't know
beans-folks say don't, an more'n
likely they know; but then faint my
fault If don't. I was born that way,
an don't see as how kin help 1t. %
MIR. Silas Bronson was standing on his
portico, or what passed for one, when he
uttered the above. The house to which
the porhco belonged was q tottering,
tumble-down affair. very much awry, and
looking not unlike man intoxicated who
Is uncertain about his standing in the
world. And the surroundings were in
keeping with the. house. The fences
seemed to possess the sama.heaplessness,
and struggled about without. regard to
division lines, while the gnrden-patch
s was laid d ont with the Es Enathep4atical pre-
No, faint my fault, . continued Silas:
ST did the best I knew how with the
money
s'No ye didn't, . arswenpd. Mrs. Bron-
son, sharply, from within the house.
Mrs. Bronson, a care-worn. sharp
featured woman, seemed TO be greatly
disturbed, and her fingers worked nery-
ously as she gathered no the few dinner
dishes. Ye did know better. Ye had
sense enough to know your fanaily were
out of clothes, the house an place needed
fxin up, an ye kept promiain ye'd get
all these things when re got some money.
But ye didn't get the money, and re never
would have got it If Providence, as Ii
were, hadn't q just ehucked 10 into your
face by that uncle-dy yni6 OF q there IN Cali
forniR an leavins ye thosasamd dollars.
needs give 1t all to judge Fay TO sink IN
that oil wen of hissr1;;s where ven never
hear on again. y ssssS sssa sszss 81 sAss
esWeIl, 1 did as well as Z could" again
pleaded SiIas.
stOf course ye did epes1g.' emnInszed
Mrs. Bronson with an uzzeaneious pun
THAT old oil well VIII keep the money
safe enough reckon; ye'n never get &
back. -
Then Mrs. Bronson said no more. and
Silas was quite willing TO keep silent on
but shiftless man was Mr.. Bronson, not
inclined to work, with little knowledge
of business, and no practical sense to di-
rect what knowledge he had. On Mrs.
Bronson fell the real burden, and had it
not been for her sagaciEy and e1ecutive
ability poor SiIas would have fared badly.
In spite of her efforts, however. the for
tunes of the family were getting st . low
ebb, and her complaints Of her husbands
arnialDle inability were becoming frequent
more frequent than Si1as liked
ssDon't be always q fretsir'. Mariis. J,
he said one day. g Luckss agin us, I
allow, but it ID change po0ty soon.
ss Not unless ye work for answered
Maria, not reliahing such sexcne resiQna-
Hon. g They do say that Providence
takes care of lazy people and fools, but
I do not set no great store on I.
But g luck did change after q while.
An uncle of Mr. Bronson died conyen-
lentIy of in California, and among other
beqdests left one thousand dollars TO his
Then Mrs. Bronsonss face
frightened Visions OF 8 home hxed up,
OF comfortable. clothing for narsek and
family, began 10 fit before her eyes:
But they proved TO be only visions alter
all. When the letter cams cont kaiuinc
the long looked for check sSilaa went MP
TO the village bank TO gsE Che money. and
there he fell Id with certain Judge Fay.
That smooth, glib-tongued specTlator
met Silas Just as be was. coming out Of
the bank and Immediately button -holed
him.
. HalIoo, Bronson How do:you dor
Glad to meet yol; just the man i wanted
9 Pooty wen, thank I, a.asw we.red
Silas, smiling weakly. He felt consider
able awe Of the Judge, and iaaaan to-
wonder what possible bus that great
man could have with hizs. Esuk lie Judge
&<sS7A4A ~ A4<k44A5S Ak44
ne locked arms with Ei1as and began
talking in q very familiar aud con kenfial
manner as they walked along
), How are your falniil EEonean BY
the way. those are all1asss children
OF ycuFs--zniglaty smart. with rsiine
we're equally ee: Ny csiilslxer areduelltIy
attend the same school. {, - z - sA.,7s
g hayen's any boys; tllelYs Is ali pi;rIA &
1E's Jennie re mean, naiIdlx s., 5 s. s
gested Gilas. = sssss
yess Jennie. 50 zt e. sks3tsassE...esp
heard it SO often answered tlas J1IS7cs
Anshing little. And EEiesl IS fIasay css'se seI
60 small 1ilfl1ne On s corner ha asldIsd
g Here's my ofElc6, Bzuzson Come 81
q Iiak1e while, want 70 see y yI5sl.s s. ssazs
Still wondering 5zlas oi9eyeFL 1f Ehe
Judge had asked him 20 take 81 It's boots
it Is prOhal,le he would haEe done 50.