The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-03-20

and as the wagons were on their wa
: down the main street, groups of OBJ
servers were at the windows and OF
= the sidewalk and carefully noted ev.
erything.
Mr.. Podgers was busy with hi
hands unloading and moving the ar
ticles from the wagons to the house
when he was saluted in o familiar
manner with
. 'Good day. How do you do?'
Turning to notice the person by
whom he was addressed, he found
standing before him a man whose ev-
cry expressing indicated that he was
in for business,
'Good day. replied Mr.. Podgers,
Expect to be done soon2' said the
visitor.
'Well,' replied Mr.. Podgers, I'VE
have to send the teams right back for
some more goods
sOhP said the man, tcould l not get
one of your teams just about half an
hour to haul little jog of a load from
down at the store up to my house?'
sNot to-day replied the astonished
and confused Podgers /; and as the man
retreated. Mr.. Podgers said to him.
self, 'Well, don't that beat youp
Scarcely had he time to collect his
thoughts before he was startled with
another call.
'Ho, neighbor. said the speaker, q
stout, short built man, dressed rough
ly, with one pant leg stuffed in the top
of his boot, his hat setting carelessly
on one side of his head, and sucking
violently at a five center. sHo!
neighbor, will you get through moving
to-day?'
Don't know said Mr.. Podgers.'
'That4s likely young team there
said the man, are they yourn?'
Il don't know said Mr.. Podgers,
that they have any other owner
yes said the man, "a very likely
team. If you would not be using
them to-morI ow morning, could 1 get
them to drive five or six miles into the
country to see man l want to see?'
NO. said Mr.. Podgers, you can't.
they don't know how to let anybody
else drive them but me-
OF course the man left, snd Mr..
Podgers, turning to his wife, who was
standing by, said, We'll. Susie Han
ner, there is two have disposed of.
guess that'll be all. Darned eff knew
that they borrered in town like they
do in the country. guess them fell
lers don't understand town ways
sMebbe,' said Susie Hannah.
Turning to go to the house with an
armful of things that she had taken
from the wagon. Mrs. Podgers came
near falling over thin, weary looking
girl of some ten years, who had slipped
up SO quietly that her presence was
unobserved.
please ma'am,' said the girl, ma
seed you movin up street with the
wagons and the cows and the chickens
and the things. We live right over
yonder in that two roomed house, and
ma has baby !; it has cold in it's head
and its been teething some, an it has
a dreadful running off you see at the
nose, and bad cough, and ma don't
know whether it is the whooping
cough or not, and she says she saw
them nice, purity cows, and that now
she could get lots of fresh milk for the
baby, and she wants to know eff you
can spare her quart of milk day
till our COW comes I'M?
Il don't know said Mrs. Podgers,
whether we will have any to spare or
not
But do interrupted Mr.. Podgers
'you tell your mother We brought
these cows to town to furnish the milk
and butter for the family
Before the day was oyer dozen !
additional calls were made for sundry
articles useful about the house.
The ak, the fiat irons, the coffee mill
a wee bit of tea,' some salt, the carv-
ing knife, the hatchet, and several
other things were shown to be neces-
sary in more places than one.
And Mr.. Podgers retired wearied
with the labor of the day, and vexed
with the prospect of continuance in
the town Of the same kind of annoy
ances he had endured from his country
Next morning there was lots to do
in the way of fixing up the things,
and Mr.. Podgnrs rose early and pre-
pared himself for another busy day F.;
just as breakfast was over, he happen
ed to look through the front win dow,
and discovered man standing on the
sidewalk at the gate, through which a
boy was entering towards the house.
A few steps down the walk was girl
carrying an empty tin,and
across from the other direction, COM
ing towards the house also was a wo-
man in a faded calico dress and dirty |
sun bonnet.
The sight overcame Mr.. Podgers.
Nervously locking the door, and re-
marking to Susie Hannah, they are
going to take US by thunder he pick
ed up his hat, slipped out at the rear
door, and down the alley, and hurried
to a shop at which he had noticed the
sign, Timothy Streakem, painter
Entering the building and enqulring
for the proprietor, he said: 'Well
now Mr.. Streakem, as sure as guns,
have not come to borrow anything
Il suppose not replied the painter.
No. said Podgers, but if you have
got bit of board that'll make kind
of notice sign, want you to paint it.
will this do?' said the painter,
showing piece of white painted