Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-07-17

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And Deacon Adamson went home,
and laid down his two-acre lot to oats,
herds-grass and Crimson Oralis, and
then awaited the coming 81 events.
The oats grew and fiourished. and an
enormous crop blessed the husbandman.
And above the stubble Of the oats APP
peared the green blades of the grass
crop-that which was to give forth its
mighty growth in another year.
"Ahr said the expectant man, ''wait
till you see my crop of clover. II I
amt greatly disappointed I'll show YOU
leetle the biggest crop of red clover.
you ever did see"
And this he told to all who looked
upon his field-told it so often
and told it to SO many, that
never did coming circus create
more anxiety Of anticipation in the
bosoms of the village boys than did the
coming of that red ciorer create in the
bosoms of the good people of Saybrook.
At length the warm spring days
came, and the two-acre field pu, on its
coat of green. The DAYS Of June came
on apace, and the green blade grew
rank and luxuriant; but-not like cloyeri
mot like any clover which the people
of Saybrook had ever seen before.
Mercy! how rank and how green'-
and how thickly the strange growth
covered the ground! But, j, could not
be clover. The deacon leaned upon
the fence, and looked over into the
field. The leaves of the luxuriant
heritage were beginning to put on a
strangely familiar look. His heart
| fluttered.
Samuel" he said to his son. '.what
was it that Moses Midwell called that
seed that he let me have?"
s.He called it Crimson Orqlis."
An hour later the deacon met Prof.
OGDEN.
Professor, what is Crimson Oraliss''
"Where does it grow and how?''
"In q field-thick."
"In such a case it must be the com.
mon Red Sorrei."
And that's its honest name-Crin.
SON OrGiisF'
..Oraiis is sorrel, certainly; and Of
course you know what crimson il"
Two days later the deacon met Moses
Midwell and called him aside.
Now, Moses-iook here; we ain'i
going to have any words unless l ear
prove that you've lied to me, which
think l can do. Didn't you swear TO ms
that you hadn't got bit of other seed
in your granary but pure clover. be-
sides your common grain?"
i II didn't swear, deacon; but l told
you So"
Then where did you get that seed
that you let me havey'
az went home, and on that very
night, after all save myself were abed
and asleep went to my barn AND
brought forth from far scaifold q croE
had cut from the old sheep pasture,
and then I pitched up the old sorre
horse, and threshed it out, and win.
e moved it! l told you honestly what
the seed was when l let you have it.
If YOU have been deceived. it should be
lesson to you; and l can say to yov
as YOU once said to me-iet-"
"Hold on Never mind the lessor
now. Moses Midwell. I'm afraid you've
caught up with me. You offered onct
to let me have the sorrel horse back fo
the same price that you paid. I'll g'v'
you that price, in full, with interest, |
you'll put that two-acre field OF Ret
Sorrel where no human being can evel
ever see it more!"
REALLY, Deacon. there's no need OF
that. made use of the sorrel horse
and you may make use OF that other
sorrel. Plough it in for dressing before
it goes to seed"
The deacon caught at the idea. and
hurried away; and before another
twenty-fouI hours had passed the two
acres of sorrel had all been pioughed
in out Of sight The cye-sore was re-
moved. but the cutting fact remained.
The story had leaked out-the story o.
the horse-trade, and OF the refnrn trade