The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-16

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difference, and thought the place won
derfully cheap at an even fifteen hum
dred dollars. half down, and the balance
to be paid in one and two years.
The next day Susie and Freddie were
driven out to inspect the premises, and
they. especially Freddie, thought it
would do, and the bargain was closed.
and the trio returned to the city. That
night Mart dreamed of large cribs of
yellow corn, great bins of wheat, and
saw visions Of fat cattle and fat hogs,
and plump chickens. turkeys, ducks
and geese; and last, but not least, he
saw bag of gold so heavy that he could
not lift it. and then he started for Eu-
rope with his family.
But suddenly he awoke; the sun was
shining in at the window; Susie had
dressed and gone out, and Freddie was
drawing his papa's new pantaloons
across the floor, with one of the sus-
penders broken, and the contents Of the
pockets scattered over tho floor in every
direction.
"What are you doing. you little VII
LAMP" shouted Mart
But Freddie only opened the door and
scampered out into the hall and down
stairs, taking the trowsers with him.
After Mart had recovered his paRta-
looms and promised Freddie a sound
thrashing if he should ever be guiltyspf
the like again. and had eaten his break
fast, he took another ride out to the
farm. When he returned he was the
possessor of team of horses, two cows,
pigs and fowls, had ordered the Davises
to move out within ten days, and the
house to be repapered, painted, ETC.,
etc. After all this had been done they
had over two hundred dollars left,
which, according to Mart, would be
more than enough to last until early
vegetables were large enough to send to
market.
Winter advanced, and Mart was the
happiest man in the land, and Freddie
was happy, and Susie said she was, too.
In due time they moved onto the farm,
bag and baggage. When they had I'M
packed the last load, they went out into
the barnyard to look around. The pigs
squealed, the chickens cackled, the
ducks quacked, and the geese chased
Freddie onto the topmOst board of the
rail fence, by way of an introduction.
He called to his father to come to the
rescue, but that dignitary was deeply
absorbed in watching the two sleek
COWS feeding in the pasture adjoining.
and paid no attention to the screams of
his son and heir. Susie, however, was
more attentive to the wants of the
youngster, and scared away the geese,
and quiet was again restored.
The Oldest Davis boy had been in
duced to remain over night and part of
the next day, jast to show Mart the run
of things.
Susie wanted to hire good stout
hand, one who understood how to at
tend the stock, ETC., but Mart poohed
and poohed at the idea, and said he
would do all the work during the win
ter, and then have more than half the
time to read.
The day on which the oldest Davis
boy left. he traded a large mastiff which
he valued at fifty dollars to Mart for a
watch, and got q pocket revolver and
three dollars to boot. Mart was proud
of his other acquisitions and strutted
about continuously, boasting about the
wonderful bargains he had made, but
this capped the climax; he walked about
leading the dog by the rope-it would
not follow-and he talked so incessant-
ly about his wonderful bargain that his
presence became almost unbearable.
'.What is the dog good for?'' inquired
Susie. not knowing what else to say.
"Good forr' calculated Mart. "Well,
now, if that isn't question! Well, for
instance" he said, "you know that we
have very valuable team of horses in
the barn, worth more than ten times the
price l paid for this dog?"
Eyes"
swell, suppose q thief should hap
pen along and take fancy to this team,
and that the dog should fall in and not
only save it and probably other proper
ty, but secure the thief. for whom there
might be reward of hundred dollars
or more"
Saying this the learned man tied the
dog to the door-knob. and folding his
arms, stood looking at Susie, awaiting
an answer.
81 had not thought of that" said the
little woman, meekly.
Having thus gained the day by mere
force of argument, the lord of the manor
united the mastiff. which had been
growing and showing his teeth at Fred
die, and left the room for the more con-
genial company of the inmates of the
barnyard.
The Oldest Davis boy left that after
noon, but not until he had helped to do
all the chores and given a few inaefuc-
tons about things in general, including
the preparation, quantity and style of
food for the mastiff.
Mart arose next morning, little late.
to be sure. with determination to get
the work done up in half hour or so,
and come in and spend the forenoon in
reading a new book he had just pur-
chased entitled Farming Made Easy,
or Every Man his own Gardener" He
went out and fumed around awhile, and
did not get the COWS MIXED until half
past eleven. There were more things
to attend to than he had anticipated,
and it was near four o'clock before the
pigs were fed. They would have been
forgotten entirely if they had not kept
up such terrible squealing that Mart
went over tn the men to see what the