New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-06-19
Jenison Wires was a sharp, city-bred
boy, with very little faith in anybody's

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goodness. His father was a pushing
none -making, profane man. and biz
mother q meek cipher; he himself at The
mature age Of fourteen, could smoke and
swear, and talk sailor slang glibly, for he
had run about the Wharves ever since he
could run anywhere. Mrs, Carter was
troubled and disguised to find such q
boy on her hands; Jaon considered
that Providence had sent the lad there fol
his good, and resolved to pray for him as
for his own boys, to set him as good an
example as ne tried to set Jack and Dan,
and to " deal with him." as he expressed
it, " with a view to his eternal SALVATION
The boys thought Jenison was wonder
ful; he knew so much: he had seen SO
many things; he mad such a pocket-knife,
such marbles, such swagger! But
when his first round oath came out Jack
and Dan were startled.
s Look-a-bere!;' said Jack; g don't YOU
let daddy hear no such talk as that; he'll
tune ye, eff he does, and no mistake
:" Whe-e.ew!" responded Jenison; II
amt baby: l guess I'll swear if want
to, Tor all him; he amt so pious himself,
l bet, but what he rips out sometimes"
"He don't! he don't neyec!" the boys
exclaimed in unison.
"H'm! I guess you don't hear him;
the old fellow keeps shady before folks,
but he used to swear like u Botany Bay
pirate. I've heerd pa say so:'
The boys were shocked into momen-
tary silence, but recovered themselves
soon.
Il don't believe it," said positive
Dan.
And if he ever did, he don't now,
added reasonable Jack: "he's awful
good; he's professor; he prays in meet
IT. and to homo, too, and he don't neve-
scold, nor swear, nor nothin'. Scurcr
ever he hicks a Teller; he did give Dae
and me one whalin', but he'd oughten
hev, that's fact. Dan he told a thun
derin' lie and I backed him up. tel
ye! we was sore for one spell after he
found it out.''
swell, kno he used to swear aboard
ship. I've heard pa tell more stories
about him! They called him Still Jase,'
to be sure, but when he got riled, the fur
flew! I'll bet my :jacknife I can make
him swear inside OF next week."
''l'll bet my head you can't!'' retorted
Dan
Il don't know as want your head for
but I'll bet my knife against
that cake O. maple sugar you've got IN
the closet that I'll set Uncle Jase swear
In before next weeks over.
The boys were so sure that nothing
could make daddy swear, and so pleased
with their first bet Of any importance,
that they accepted the terms at once, and
Jenison began to cudgel his brains for
tripping up Jason Carters tongue.
F One day he slyly let dowp the bars in
to the field Of clover, getting up before
light to do it: the two COWS, turned out Of
the barnyard to nip at the roadside until
Dan or Jack could drive them to pasture,
accepted the bait, entered the clover, and
rloted in its fragrant crimson spheres,
half killing themselves with greedy feed
ing. Jack found them, half an hour
after chores were done, in the condition
that results to cows from eating green
clover, and Uncle Jason worked over the
poor creatures all day, without word of
Impotence, though he said more than
once: II wish I knew who let down
them bars; I'd kinder like to say word
in season to him"
The pins were taken out Of the OK. yoke
ard never found; egg shells strewed the
NOV, while the family never could
have any eggs for their own use. the nests
being always emptied; the great gray
cats tail was singed to baroness, and her
ears shipped, but Uncle Jase never sWore
Or lost his temper; his scythe-snatch dis
appeared but he borrowed another; the
grindstene was soaped, the hay-cutter
broken, hoes and rakes disappeared hen
wanted, and reappeared when useless;
his racer. was mislaid and hopelessly
dulled when he found it, and thousand
petty annoYances heaped on him in vain
he only said, to his wife: sIl does beat
all, Phoebe, what's got inter things this
week; seems as il never was so pestered.
It amt In human natur for things to hap
pen so; somebody's dom ont feel to
believe; but declare fort l can't see in
tot mite"
Jack and DAN began to tri.amph, only
one day more Of the week was available,
and Jenson was put on his mettle, and
laid plans accordingly. They had prayers
always before breakfast, and the weather
was SO warm and the kitchen so hot that
Jenison set the outer door open wide this
morning, and stepping out just as his
uncle laid. down the Bible. lander pretex,
Of soaring an old hen away, the boy open
ed a little side gate into the lot whea
he had previously driven the old ram, and
laying the train of salt to- 3 big lump 81
the doorsteps retreated speedily to sh,
kitchen and knelt down next Mr.. Cater
where he had left his chair. Billy Ia,