Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-07-14

saw his VIndlctlye nelghbor ana MS three
boys, each armed with leafy branch,
slowly crossing the field in the direction
of his own.
The grasshoppeTs is awful thick"
pursued the child. delighted TO see that
his words had N ade an impression. 81
was down a pickin' raspberries in the
fence and they come flynn over my head
in clouds. He's been across the lot
| three times
"Call the men, Phil" said his father,
sternly, 'tand get Johnny, and you come
too" p
"Oh. Philo, had you better?" ex-
! claimed his wife, alarmed at her hus-
bands face.
eyes; 1 had" he answered, as he
turned and walked away.
The boys and hired men, having no re-
sponsibility in the matter, showed a
| spirit of most enthusiastic cooperation.
and were quite disappointed when they
reached the spot TO find their adverse
ries had departed. They had provided
themselves with great rustling branches,
and crossed the field three times, driv-
ing the grasshoppers in swarms back
into their neighbours enclosure, and then,
although the boys were just getting
warmed up to the work and would have
been glad to continue the sport till dark,
Mr.. Robbins ordered retreat.
| His wife was awaiting him on the pl-
azza when he returned, but there was
something in his face that compelled her
silence. She noticed that his evening
devotions were prolonged beyond their
usual time, and during the night he was
restless and wakeful. 1t was evident
that some new impulse was stirring in
his mind, and the novel constraint upon
her tongue soon wore away.
II hope, Philo, you won't do any
thing more about those grasshoppers, "
she began at breakfast next morning.
"We won't talk about it now, my
DEAR he replied, glancing uneasily at
the children, who were all pricking up
their ears. 81 hope l shan't have to. >
Master Phil, encouraged by his sue
cess the evening before, was making ire
quent sallies from the table, reconnoi-
tering for new excitement. and pres
emily came running in with his napkin
in his hand and his mouth full of break
fast.
"They're all down there again." he
cried, "driyin' the grasshoppers back
into our lot.'
Mrs. Robbins flew from the room, fol-
lowed by the children, her husband
finishing his breakfast before he joined
the excited group.
Fargo and his boys were making a
second transit of the field, long rope
extended from one to the other, to which
were tied jingling bells, rustling papers
and waving branches which they agitated
!, violently as they walked. The children
were all talking eagerly, but Mr.. Rob
! bins said not word. After looking or
in silence few moments he returned &c
/ the house, whittier his wife followed him
He was putting on his hat.
"I'm goin down to see if I can do any
thing with him." he said.
"Oh, pray DON'T she cried, in agita
ton, sitting down on chair. "IOu'l
certainly get into some trouble if you do
, 1 wouldn take any notice of him. IT,
, nothin' but few grasshoppers.
) &" I'm going,my DEAR" said he will
t some decision, "and it'll take goot
while for you to say as much against i
: as you've said in favor OF my standing i
out with him.
"But do have little Judgment abou
! it," she persisted. This amt the tim
| at all, when its nothing but grasshop
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the town.
| s:My dear, I've got to be the Judge o
that he answered, as he left the house
Mrs. Robbins was more alarmed b.
her husbands unusual firmness than sh
would have been by the attacks of hun
dred enemies. She watched him on hi
way to the distant field and saw Tyran
, nus Fargo come to meet him. The,
, | 10 fpnnp N
sation Ior more than an hour, her hus
: bands attitude quiet, earnest and per
suasive, while his adversary was excited
, and uneasy, walking to and fro, gestur
{ ing violently, and now and then seem
ing to threaten; until at last they sepa
+ rated suddenly as if repealed from on
, another, and Mr.. Robbins slowly re
| turned to the house.
She fell upon him with a devourins
, curiosity as soon as he came within hear
, ing.
81 couldn't do anything with him,
he said, sitting down and wiping hi
| face. "He won't hear to any sort o
reason.'
"Well, you talked enough, any way,
, she answered. "What was it al
) about?''
, ave went over pretty much tn
, whole ground, and 1 told him, wheneve
he'd give me chance, where l though
he hadn't done the fair thing by me
but he wouldn't hear to it at all, ant
tried to make out l was the one t.
: blame"
Ibid you say anything about IN.
} hens?" she interrupted.
eyes, I brought that up, but h
talked me right down about the dread
full damage they'd done, and l saw i
| wasn't of any use trying to reason witt
him."
swell, 1 guess you'd better let
, drop, now,' she said soothingly. q" He
, pretty hard man to get into an.
trouble with, and everybody says we &c
/ ON wonderfully with him, considering
, l suppose we've got to take good dea
t of wrong in this world and suffer our
: selves to be defrauded.''
/ Mr.. Robbins did not contradict hi
| wife, and the fact annoyed her. HI
: seemed to be silently cherishins
| thoughts that she did not share, and tn