Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-19
Borrowers not Wanted Herr

One day, few months since, Mr.. Pod
gers came in from tho field little earlier
than usual and threw himself thoughtful
ly into the rocker, and commenced put
ting that useful piece of furniture into
rapid rocking motion; a habit be had
when some momentous question pressed
upon his brain.
"What now, Mr., Podgers2' asked Susie
Hannah, as she noticed tho movement of
the husband.
"Why," said he, "Susie Hannah, I tell
you what I have been thinking about
have made up my mind that l have been
working long enough and hard enough
tor any one man. And there is John Hen
ry-I don't want him to have it as have
had it. The schoolmaster says he has
the head OF a statesman, and I am sure
he will make No. doctor, lawyer, or
professional man of some sort, If it is SELL
Ing lightning-rods, Jim Tapley wants to
rent the place, and Bill Philips wants to
rent his house and lot at Cantelope Cor
ners, and it is nice place with currants,
and grapes and cherries, and all SIGH IN
the yard, and John Henry can go 10 the
high school at the Corners, and Mabel
Gay can take music lessons on the piany
fort, and am sure wo will all like it bet
ter. and it will be better for US all.
"MeDbe," said Susie Hannah, IN n
short, sententious way she had o. reply
ing to Mr.. Podger's suggestions.
EYES," continued Mr.. Podgers, "and
there is another thing-I am just sick
and tired of the everlasting borrowing
that people keep up here. I don't see
whyepeople don't get their own things,
and be always borrowing of somebody
else. There's the old man Close; there
amt week, but it is something or other.
1t is either the loan OF pillow or harrow
or wagon to haul an extra lead. or a
horse, or saddle, or something. And it
is never brought back. Whenever I want
it, it is there, and like enough broke at
that. And the Mu:icks and Gads and
Tom Smiths and Bill Donnel's are Just
as bad: It's enough to keep one hand
and horse at work half the time to hunt
up lent things. I heard Preacher Good
I'm readin, one day from the Bible suth-
ing about borrower being servant to the
lender; but think it's other end fore
most, for eff I amt been servant to the
borrowers don't know anything about
it. Now when we get into the Corners,
that'll all lie done with, and we shan't be
vexed that way no more"
'Mebbe," responded Susie Hannah
And so, for Mr.. Podgers had way of
doing things to suit himself, the change
was made. The stock, except a couple
of favorite cows, span of nice young
horses, and some pigs and chickens were
disposed of; the implements except a
wagon and buggy was sold; and on a
pleasant day the truck was hauled to
the new home In Cantelope Corners.
The event of the new arrival was, OF
course, matter of interest at the cor
ners. It had been discussed at the post
office and the two town stores, and as
the procession eff the movers was on its
way down Main Street, groups of observ-
ers at the windows and on the sidewalk
carefully noted everything.
Mr.. Podgers was busy with his hands
unloading and moving articles from the
wagons to the house, when be was saiu
ted in familiar manner with:
''Good day, How do you do2'
Turning to notice the person by whom
he was addressed, he found stand
ing before him q man whose every ex.
preston indicated that he was in fol
business.
"Good day." said Mr.. Pedgers.
"Expect to be done soon2" asked the
visitor.
"Well,' said Mr.. Podgers, 1--WE have to
send the teams right back for some more
goods"
"O!" said the gentleman, s'could gel
one Of your teams just about half an hour
to draw little jog of load from the
store up to my house?"
s'Not to day." replied the aston1shed
nd COMPOUNDED Mr.. Podgers; and as the
man retreated, Mr.: Podgers said to him
self:
"Woll, don't that beat you9"
Scarcely had he time to collect his
thoughts before he was startled by anoth.
er call.
"Ho, neighbour" said the speaker, a
stout, short-built man, dressed roughly,
with one pant leg stuffed in the top OF
his boot, his hat setting carelessly one
side his head, and sucking violently at u
five-center, "Ho2 neighbor, will you get
through moving to-daya"
"Don't know" said Mr.. Podgers.
THAT is likely young team," said the
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 man want to see."
"No," said Mr.. Podgers, "you cant :;
they don't know how to let anybody
drive them out me-"
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. I guess them fellows don't un-
derstand town ways"
"Mebbe," said Susie Hannah.
Turning to 20 into the house with an
armful of things that she had taken from
the wagon, Mrs. Podgersl came near fall
ing over thin, weary looking girl of
oOAA0 SSA yCoIo OAAS VIM A0N 6AAppC0 w
SO 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 baby; it has cold in its head, and
it has been teething some, an it has a
dreadful running of, you see, at the nose,
and bad cough, IAN 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.
eff you can spare her, quart Of milk a day
till our COW comes in?D
~ don't KNOW said Mrs. Podge1s,
whether we will have any to spare or.
not" z ;
Z "But / do" interrupted Mr.. sPodgers,s
ayou tell your mother we brought these
cows to town to furnish milk and butter
for the family . #e5s
Before the day was over, half q dozen.
additional calls were made for sundry3
articles used about the house. The az,
the flat irons, the coffee mil, e little