The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1879-12-20

to draw little JOG OF load from the
store up to my house"
Not TO day replied the astonlshed
! nd confounded Mr.. Podgers; and as the
man rctreated, Mr.. Podgers said to HIM
self:
"Wcll, don't that beat youl"
| Scarcely had he time to collect his
| thoughts before he was startled by anoth-
or call
"lIo, neighbor," said the speaker, Il
stout, short built man, dressed roughly,
with one pant ley stuffed in the top OF
his boot, his hat setting carclessly one
| side his head, and sucking violently at Il
| tive-centcr, "Ho? neighbor, will you get
| through moving today"
Don't know said Mr.. Podgers.
That is a likely young team, said the
man. "Ale they yourn"'
II don't know" said Podgers, that
they have any other owner"
Yes" said the man, "a very likely
team. If you would not be using them
tomorrow morning, could get them to
drive five or six miles in tie country to
see a man want to see
"No," said Mr.. Poagers, ''you can't;
they don't know how to let anybody
| uflNe tlefn DuI me.
Of course the man lett, and Mr.. Pod
gers, turning to his wife, who was stand
ing near, said, "Well, Susie Hannah,
there is two | have disposed of, | guess
4! that'll be all Darned if | knew they
borrowed in town like they do in the
country guess them fellows don't vn-
derstand town ways
"Mebbc." said Susie Hannah.
Turning 70 90 INTO the house with an
armful Of things that she had taken from
the wagon, Mrs. Podgerss came near fall
ING over thin, Wcazy looking girl OF
some ten years old, who had slipped up
50 quietly that her presence was unob-
served
please ma'am," said the girl, INA
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 q baby;it has cold in its head, and
it has been teething some, an it has a
dreadful running Oft, you see, at the nose,
and a bad cough, 5an' ma don't know
whether it is the whooping cough or hot,
an she says she saw them purity cows
and that now she could get lot o. fresh
illiIh l3I lliC 3Jti'y ttLfi SlI NiltS W hlIOW
ef you can snare her a quart Of milk d day
till our COW comes in@'
Il don't KNOW said Mrs. Podgers,
whether we will have any to spare or
not. =
"But | DO, interrupted Mr.. Podgers,
"you tell your motherwe brought these
COWS to town to furnish mix and butter
for the family
Before the day was over, half 4 dozen
additional calls were made for sundry
articles used about the house The Ak,
the flat IRONS the coffee mill, ga little
BIT o tea" some salt, the carving knife,
the hatchet, and several other things
were shown 70 be necessary in more
places than one.
And Mr. Podeers retired, worried with
the labors Of the day, yexed 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 early and prepared himself for an
other busy day. Just as breakfast was
over, he happened to look through tht
front window. and discovered Il man
standing on the sidewalk ut the gate,
/ through which boy was entering to-
ward the house 4 few steps down the
walk was a girl approaching, carrying
IN empty tin, and across from the other
/ direction, coming towards the house, al
i So, was a woman III a faded calico dress.
and dirty sun bonnet
The sight overcome Mr.. PodgeIs. Ncl-
vous.y locking the door, and remarking
to Susie Hannah, 'sthey 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 1T which
he had noticed the sign, Timothy Streak
ems, painter.
Entering the building and lnqulring
for the proprietor, he said "Well now,
Mr.. Streakems, as sure as guns. | have
not come to borrow anything"
Il suppose not" replied the painter.
NO said Podgers, "but if you have
got a bit Of board thatll make kind OF
a notice sign, want you to paint IT,"
will this doz' said the painter, show
ing piece Of white painted board 70
Mr.. Podgers.
.Excelenty well, said Podgers.
sWhat shall put on IT." asked the
painter.
'sPut on it, replied Podgers, "BoR-
RowERs Nor WANTED HERE, and do 1t
quick"
Very soon the letters We're shaped on
the sign. and Podgers bore it triumph
antly home and tackled it to the fence
close to the front gate.
.sThatll fix 'em,' said Mr.. Podgers to
Susie Hannah
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