Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-14
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man. care they yournP'
II don't KNOW said Podgers, "that
they have any other owner"
EYES," said the man, "a very likely
team. If you would not be using them
tomorrow morning, could I get them to
drive five or six miles in the country to
see a man want to see.'
"No," said Mr.. Podgers, "you can't;
| they don't know how to let anybody
drive them out me-" ~
Of course the man left, and Mr.. Pod
gers, turning to his wife, who was stand
ing near, said, "Well, Susie Hannah,
there is two I have disposed off, guess
that'll be all. Darned if I knew they
borrowed in town like they do in the
country. guess them fellows don't un-
| derstand town ways"
"Mebbe," said Susie Hannah.
Turning to go into the housel with an
armful of things that she had taken from
the wagon, Mrs. Podgers1 came near fall
ing over thin, weazy-looking girl OF
| some ten years old, who had slipped up
SO quietly that her presence was unob-
served.
"Please ma'am," said che girl, ''ma
seed you moving up the street with the
wagons, and the COWS and the chickens
and the things. We live right over yon-
| der IN that two roomed house, and ma
has a baby;it has a cold in it's head, and
it has been teething some, an it has a
dreadful running off, you see, at the nose,
and bad cough, San' ma don't know
whether it is the whooping cough or not,
an she says she saw them purity COWS,
and that now she could get lot O. fresh
milk for the baby, and she wants to know
ct you can spare her quart of milk day
till our COW comes in?"
II don't KNOW" said Mrs. Podgers,
"whether we will have any to spare or
not"
"But I do,;' interrupted Mr.. Podgers,
"you tell your mother we brought these
| COWS to town to furnish milk and butter
for the family.''
! Before the day was over, half dozen
| additional calls were made for sundry
| articles used about the house.. The ak,
the flat irons, the coffee mill, "a little
! bit O. tea.' some salt, the carving knife,
the Ratchet, and several other things
were shown to be necessary in more
| places than one.
And MIR. Podgers retired, worried with
the labors of the day, vexed with the
prospect Of a continuance in town OF the
same kind of annoyance he had endured
from his country neighbors.
Next morning there was lots do in the
way of fixing up things, and Mr.. Podgers
rose earl ~ and prepared himself for an
other busy day. Just as breakfast was
| over, he happened to look through the
front window, and discovered man
standing on the sidewalk at the gate,
through which boy was entering to-
ward the house. A few steps down the
walk was girl approaching, CARRYING
an empty tin, and across from the other
direction, coming towards the house, al
and q dirty sun bonnet.
The sight overcome Mr.. Podgers. Ner
vous!y locking the door, and remarking
to Susie Hannah, "they are going to take
us by thunder" he picked up his hat,
slipped out Of the rear door, and down
the alley and hurried to shop at which
he had noticed the sign, ''Timothy Streak
ems, painter.
Entering the building and 1nquiring
tor the proprietor, he said. "Well now,
Mr.. streakems, as sure as guns, I have
not come to borrow anything."
II suppose not" replied the painter.
"No,' said Podgers, 'but if you have
got bit of board that'll make kind OF
notice sign, I want you to paint it,
"Will this do?" said the painter, show
ing piece of white painted board to
Mr.. Podgers.
"Excellently WE'LL" said Podgers.
"sWhat shall I put on 1t?" asked the
painter.
"Put on it," replied Podgers, ':BoR-
RowERs Nor WANTED HERE, and do 1t
quick"
Very soon the letters were shaped on
the sign, and Podgers bore it triumph
antly home and tackled it to the fence
/ close to the front gate.
'Thatll fix 'em,'' said Mr.. Podgers to
Susie Hannah.
"Mebby and mebby not" was the re-
ply.
But fix them it did, and SO great a re-
form did it work in Cantolope Corners,
that now whenever man wants a thing