The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-12-22
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Al the go Of two and twenty JONI
Garland f6und himself u Poesessio!
o(the Old he0eseeed t.fm, WIN Q VII
and IN INFANT chud. He w. IN
youngoot Of three bfuthas, end n
fsOained upon the home 10 care Q
TIE "old lelks" while they lived bu
they had been gathered % their father
nov, and John va left In sole posses
aoo, With only his vie and child .
provide Tor. The homestead was 10
ple1Ant, thriving town In the State o
0Aine-0p In Oxford county-disfan
any mile6 nom Portland.
John Garland wae now sole ownel
Of . good ihrm. But-eh there va
trouble to Be encountered. There VA
. mortgage on the farm OF one thou
sand d0llan-e mortgage upon thu
note Of which interest bad been paid
tor more than twenty years-and nov
that note must bepaid. The man who
held It had been waiting patiently
until old Peter Garland johns faith
er1 should die. calculating that ne
would than step In and take the prop
erty; for should he forecioee and force
. sale-As he could readily and easily
do-the farm would not bring more
than enough to satiefy his claim. Al
all events he regarded the "Oid Gar
land Place" - good - bis own.
John bad been notined within q
month amer the death OF MS father
that he must pay on the mortgage or
surrender the estate. 1t startled him.
he at down and thought the matter
Over. ood talked 1t over With his wife.
:, "Whatever you DO, John, she said,
90 not give up the farm II you can
help It. will help you all l can.
VIII work and ! vii econ0mi.e. 60 to
my Uncle Daniel. In Portland. He Is
enc o. the directon OF the Canal Bank.
Perhaps he Will help you At any rate
be will give you good advice:"
% away 70 fort1and John went,
ana found Uncle DANIEL Latham In
nn stofe, and 70 him told his story.
SAID ne:
NY creditor hopes 70 get the dear
oid nfm iof nimseii: Ny ietner put
the mortgage on, ana nave PAID the
interest regularly since l took the
cnafge. Inc money-0ne tnoussno
aoiiao-must oe paid witnin week.
~ you can Iend u 10 me, l viii turn
the m9It9aSe 70 you. surely 'ne BE-
Guilty. y eo0G
truly, Jo9n, l 9ave no money 70
spare On. ana !, Saa, y wooId Only leave
you q the enc OF enotnef 6ecade whefe
you are now. You would only nave
70 renew aeain
NO! no! tne young man cried;
with earnest, manly emotion, and
Win Iook OF resolution: VIII
W0,k, An9 mary viii wo,A, anu we
III heItneI OF 1s speuu penny
Rnicn We are not Iolced 20 sPend
10 you tnink you cou'o pay IL OH
% Two yesD
- could n.y..
wen, now-se $40 ane mer,
,naht' aItsr 9 NIUE re4ection
nihA l Viii neiP you. ! nave iaith
= you. 10 YOU MAKE noe, payable
ohe yel, Win inCelst semi-snnu-
Iiy-t1at c1n run two yessIsn9 l
'nu enuonen no me YOU snan give
!, nolteAee on your I.Iih lot security.
nat no!e ! VIII y. IlsIV v ~ 0ui
IL ~ ano Ine money suaiIoe youIs. but
n ! 90 snis you must maHe Up your
anu 70 ply one huhureH uoiiars AT
ne emo OF every Two montns; Every
Ky unys you must nave nunaIed
oIiAts lHu " IcI me anu, ~he,ner
~ Iecelve ~ NOT ~ tne !ime, II snail De
Gu sscG1 - oe'ons'ne u lie. Cah
oI go tnis
1Gnn tnUq8ni the msttel over, anu
naly IepIleu Anat ne cCuIu make All
1e payments except the nfst one.
..crnSe:,u...,...,..
Inefe VIII oe consioefseie expense
!tehdlng the execution OF tne DUST
wnIcu I must neeI promptly.
Iei tnst snoui1 nave mo trouoie-
ny tne tLUu 1 vi T w., ano c
All IiRn sSiu Lstnnm, 40 you
'LLow ano.neI ,, nunuleI uolla MY
luoisement VII oegoOa enough, anu
,ur isII 10 woLtn snosgn " co'er"'
IKE u eiesen n9nuLeo.
ana 20 the business was dohe' anu
'nciu0eo IN season:
~ WIS on ongnt, GeautiIul MORN
cep.e, . . .ns' . Sons. nap
4 oIove Into tue 9iaIu oI tns
= = Sa ~. 49, NJ .nu ns.ins maI
y from Dis iIgn. w.eon, anu hl.cneu
noIee' ne IuIneI .owalu 'he nouse,
eeang 1onn % tne aoor. ne was
81. smii s ana cneerlu ., BESPOKE
the oea4tiiui weatner OF tne tor.
aIune"s Oh tne c,ops' anu esPec,:y
tne SPIeIGi9 Iook oi eveiy.nIng
9 = tIe oIo I1ne'a ~, tns goou
Pisc nc caiIeu y. Illus taIh.nS'
ey msae tneiI way lnto tne coni!on
'e sItt,ne IoCm, Witty Way, sisunR
the sue OF net ctaoiS, rocAeo oaUy
~ Ioos, WINE she Piieu Tue neeuie
1 sn neL rnse AL
Dy anu 1y, wnen ne iouna .ns' tne
ung wiie wo9id not go away, M:
lpeoou puIied out DIS org Pocket
OK snu cleared ms throat tnsh
ew iotn sne m0rtga&e, VIVID the
se s.Hcneo; ne ~. mn ~, De9un " open
oos.ness, Ia nls Oily, IuIsolne way,
zen the farmer interrupted MIN
.e On. moment. Mr.. H.Drood,
nat 10 the amount now due you!"
Inc amo9ntY A an a.;
tbirty y Solls sno~ b% ut ss Ssveo
Wait, sir! Will you answer my
estionf Wnat u the exact amount !
H0v rom me'!" .
Wny-t9e whole amount Is ten
nQreo ano tnirty ooiiars.
Exactly"
And then Jonn arose ana went 70
oid secretary 10 the corner, ana a
ne oack Win nss pocket oook-one !
y naa oeen ms iatnefa, ana ms =
her's iatners before thatIand from q
ie took Ten crisp one hundred dollar q
e, and three crisp ten dollar bills, a
me Cana! Bank OF Portland. /.
There, M HaPgood, Is the money. "
ii you let me have the mortgage | r