Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-03

The worm was punished sir for early r saRs
rou,aS JONES, MATCHMAKING.
BY S. A. M. MOSS.
81 say" said Tobias Jones, bringing
down his fist on the dinner-table with
an emphasis that caused the bottles in
Mrs Tobias new castor to rattle tOgeth-
er ominOusly, Il say, wife, l have it
now"
"Have whatY asked Mrs. Tobias.
"Why, an idea, a splendid idea-that
invitation to wedding, Belinda, before
Tobias JONES'"
what? who? where" asked Mrs.
Jones. II am thankful something is go
ing to happen; I've stayed at home until
lam tired and my clothes are getting
cut of fashion,"
IF wearing good clothes keep them in
fashion. you might wear them here at
hone" suggested her husband.
That's Just the way with you men,
9 aid Mrs. Jones; you expect us to wear
On best clothes, at adj times and in all
U Ur Is. and yet always have them look
new nd fashionable. But who is going
10 ho M arried?
a 90 YOU see it amt settled fact
vot Int Il Wjght as well be. for il Squire
THs , Su and ID vidcw Hooker should hap
non RI meet Say opinion they would
make a match E fit; and" he added, as
he noticed his wi. ee's lengthening face,
81 think Won had b, liter send for them
both TO come here IT, t. t-m1riom
night. We have no C, lildr. ID, you KNOW,
and you ought to have hings LII appie-pie
order all the time" Toh;o.
"Childrenr exclaimed Mrs. ioo t;S
"Y0u talk as if folks who haven't III IL
dren don't have anything to do. ID
my part, l think work full as hard d. 'u
have full as much trouble as any OF mS
kneighbOrs who have children. How /
ever, Idon't care how many you Invite
to tea; I'll have enough for them to eat:
but don't think you'll make match for
Squire Chase, for l know you won't"
"Well," said Tobias, "yOu take DObbln
and drive over and get the widow, and
III take care that the Squire is here all
right; and, mind you. Belinda, if they
are not married before the winter is !
over; will give you a new dress; and II
they are, you shall buy me a pound OF
tobacco"
agreed" said Mrs. Jones, provided
You bring about the match"
Just at sunset Squire Chase was reap
ing in the field near the road, when,
happening to look up, he saw his friend
Jones leaning over the fence.
"GO0d-evening, Jones'"
sGood-evening, Squire. / just called
over to say that my wife is going to
have company to tea tomorrow night,
and she wants you to make one of u.s.
Much obliged, neighbOr, but l don't
know about it. I've got to reap all this
field tomorrow. If l get done in season
perhaps I'll come, but don't look for me.
Who are you going to have-any strang-
ersY'
swell, yes, Widow Hooker is stranger
to you, l suppose, though my wife has
known her for years, and sets sight by
her. She lives over to the north part OF
the town. / presume you have heard
of her often enough"
"Yes. have heard of her, sure" said
the squire. Il suppose she's the woman
who owns the big meadow farm called
the Ox-bOw, and manages it all by her
self" rf
Fright" said Jones, and thinking to
make matters better he added, Il know
youlwould like her, Squire, for most every
body does"
81 don't much admire women folks
who try to take the places that belong
by right to men," said the Squire, posi-
lively. Here Silas," he called to his
Youngest son, who had just returned
from the pasture with the cows, ibid you
see the brindle OK to nightY
mo, father; hunted and hunted for
him, but he is gone, sure"
Hang the luckl That's just the way
with that brindle; he never jumps unless
the feed begins to get short, and he's off
for better quarters. calculated to turn
him into fall feed tomorrow"
When Mr.. Jones arrived home he found
that Mr.. Ellis had been to hire 800 of
him for a short time, and, as he had
some money on hand, and Mr.. Ellis was
considered good for thousand or two,
he concluded to let him have the money.
Harvesting his horse, he started Tor the
house of Mr.. Ellis.
Now this house was not far from MIS-.
Hooker's, and as Tobias was driving
leisurely along, about two miles from
home, what should he see grazing by the
roadside but Squire Chase's brindle OK
There was no mistaking the animal, for
there wasn't better nor handsOmer
one be found anywhere for miles around.
Its shame to leave that OK to run
Off," said Mr.. Jones to himself, "and if
was going right home I'd drive him
along; but Pm not, and by the time /
get back he'll be gone. l have itp' he
exclaimed, as new idea seemed to en-
ter his brain. "Pll just let down the
bars and let him into Mrs. Hooker's west
field. The field has been cleared these
ten days, and she will never know but
he jumped in, and it may save the
Squire heap of trouble So he drove
the OK along for about three quarters OF
mile and turned him into the field;
then, after leaving the money at Ellis,
he went home, we'll pleased with him.
self and the world generally.
Squire Chase was not at the tea-par-
ty for he was fully determined not to be
the victim of made match. and he