The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-05-13

raising, at the mention of which Tom
pricked up his ears, but prudently kept
his mouth shut. frso
Uncle George had all the points about
the business at his tongues end, and
spoke in the most enthusiastic manner
about the freedom and happiness Of the
life, and said:
although have enough, and more
than enough, money for my needs, I
cannot consent to live alife OF idleness.
And as to my living in this city, I
always feel as though / had weight on
my chest-I can't get good big lung
full of air, as / can when am out with
the sheep"
"Why not 90 into the business in this
country, uncle ~ said Tom. "There
are plenty of places here where think
a man can do fully as well as he could
In. Australia. If only had the means,
and knew the bushes as we'll as you do,
1 think should-I wouid embark in it
to-morrow. 1t Is rather singular thing
that you should be here tonight, and
the subject OF sheep raising should
come mp, for it is something which
have been very much interested in for
the past two weeks, and will tell you
how IL occurred"
And Tom told Uncle George how near
be- had, come 10 selling the ranch in
Texas, and how he and Bessie had al
ready in imagination drawn largely on
the commission fraud, and all about it.
Uncle George laughed heartily, and
at the same time looked little thought
full. He told them, after visit of few
days, during which time he had pre-
occupied way, and an air of. general un-
easiness, that basiness would keep him
away from him for a few weeks, but
that he should look upon their house as
his home until he found another, and
went his way, not, however, before tax
ing Bessie aside and saying to her: .
"Do you know, think 1t shame in
that Chicago man to fairly cheat Tom
out of his commission in that way, but
you can have the parlor carpet all the
same"
And he tucked the neates. crisp little
wad of green paper in her hand that
had been there for many 9 day. When
he was fairly gonN, Bessie took look at
1t, and was fairly astonished at the
amount.
Tom, in the meantime, had immersed
himself in another grand scheme. Some
of his numerous friends had incorpor-
ated the Cr9sus & Midas mining COM
pany, and Tom was endeavoring to sell
some of the stock at "bottom prices, !"
receiving q very large bonus therefore
in stock. When Tom believed in any
thing himself, he had way Of making
those he talked to concerning it believe
in it too, and as a consequence his sales
of stock were very much larger than he
expected, and the amount of his own
certificates was something handsome.
The income from them, however, was
not large, as yet, as the shaft had not
been sunk deep enough, and the reduc-
tion works were not erected. va.
About the time that the mill stock"
was all sold, and Tom was wondering
where next he should employ his talents,
Uncle George, without word of warn
ing, put in an appearance at the house,
and during the course of the first even
ing he said to Tom:
By the way, Tom, did your Chicago
man ever come back and buy that
ranchP
1t had been 80 long since Tom had
thought of the ranch that he had to col
lect his thoughts before he could answer,
Z" Not yet"
"well," raid Uncle George, ." if the
gentleman from Texas is still in town,
you can 60 to him and say that you
know of a party who is willing to give
him-say half CT what your Chicago
man was to pay, and cash down. Pm
sorry your commission will not be as
large as you had first hoped, but still it
will amount to something.
Tom was in adazed sort of condition,
but, all the same, found the Texas gen.
tleman, made him the ofer, which was
accepted on the spot, and went home
that night to report to Uncle George.
Every, good" said Uncle George,
"Pll take it myself. The fact of the
business is, when / went away from here
/ went down in Texas to look at the
Brazos River ranch, and a good deal to
my surprise / found it very nearly as ]
repres .nted, and it has all the elements
of very nice sheep farm about it, and
in the course of q year or two we can
make jolly nice place of it. say we
you know for / am not going there
alone; and think, Tom, there is the
making of splendid sheep farmer in
you. According to your own story
you have not amounted to- much ai
anything 'else, and you know that we
are all created to fill some special mis-
sion, and the only Inference to draw is
that sheep farming is yours, for you
have tried about everything else"
Tom was delighted, of course, and
where ever he VA, Bessie was sstisfed 4
be: an this - I've Yea u TX. and ID
DAYTON Cofn tHw8it iBon6 oil tA6@dfo4l
prosperous men IN Texas and he ant
tEqnele sGeoFge axe.partners gon equa
terms pitha mtaeh lAEGef ranch; for, al
singul4ras it may aeem, Tom rot let
ter one day from one of his New Yorl
friends to inform him that they hae
stspak y fict el 1idsss and not :.
1& h81 66tIfel HI otten Ihis clE
tf63t1 06} Iboksdsth them up, md
DediStely bfVeSdad them to = 7je0 =
in, New York, Vho sold them for hjnf0 q
i the top of the 1afke5 and N1Ih u
proceeds purIh1oed . half interest d
|, the ranch of Uncle George, 90 a. 10 fee
rs If he were not there on suferance
3 "Not that il makes any difference, yol
l know, Tom for whemI go under tn
daisies everythixg 1 have goes to Bessi
!. and the children.
When the Midas 4 pstered out,t al,
{ the friends in New York heard ths
3 Cornthwait had sold ont at the top fe
eli uren and invested in a sheep ranch i
IA Iexas, and was talked of for Congress
Y - only made the remAak: hAsE
Just like Tom Coruwait's 8 luckp'
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Pssss This n Your Hat.
n IL q lawyer should be asked to tell th
secrets of his c!ient cf # doctor vel
l asked to reveai WHAT he learns in q
sick room, by parties who only seek 4
g crafty curicdty, such parties woul