The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-24

and wondered what sort of anook Mrs
HAYNES would have in the same place
William Boynton was one the slow
. er for his grey hairs. He rushed int
the yard like an antelope.
''Why, what's the matter:?" aske'
Caleb.
"The fact is" said the old man, SIN
= in sort of a hurry, and | thought
. might as well be a little lively. Herr
. is a string of dried apples my wifi
thought you would like to try; and
thought I'd save you the trouble o
coming after the weekly paper. There
is a good deal of news in it. And there
+ is a scythe to cut your grass. GOOD
day"
Boynton was off as quick as he came,
and hadno gone ten steps before young
Robert Danyers came riding down the
road on a gallop and leading another
horse. Caleb handed the string of
dried apples to his wife, and went to
the gate to see what was wanted.
spa sent me down with our bay mare,
Mr.. Haynes" said Danvers. "He said
he knew you didn't like to borrow, but
he thought you needed a horse for a
while"
Before Caleb could utter one word
the young man had galloped away.
Caleb led the animal to the barn and
then walked slowly to the house.
Tell you what it is" said he to his
wife, I'm growing 'spicious."
OF whatp" she said.
"Oft the neighbyrs. can't tell what's
the matter with them; they're getting
too good, besides
He was interrupted by Ben Topham
yelling to him from the front gate.
Caleb left his wife and asked his friend
what was up.
"Im going to town to see to some
business. My wife told me to be sure
to call at your house as [ came along,
for she wanted your woman to try our
new coffee-grinder."
"We've already borrowed one this
morning." said Caleb, with puzzled
face.
THAT won't make any difference.
You can use both. Let me see. Oh,
yes, here is the weekly paper. l
thought, perhaps, you'd like to read
the news
"But I've got a copy already. Bill
Boynton brought me over one not long
ago"
sob, that doesn't matter. You can
read one while the woman is reading the
other. l must go. Good by"
The coflee-grinder and newspaper set
Mrs. Haynes to thinking. How those
two articles should have happened to
have been duplicated the same day was
a mystery she couldn't seem to begin to
make out. Nh. Haynes was thought
also, and he hitched the borrowed
horse to the borrowed double-shoveled
pillow in manner that would lead any
bystander to think that Caleb had COM
some act of which he was deeply
ashamed.
He worked hard and ate but little
dinner. The o~flciousncss of his neigh
bors troubled him more than the prob
of a short crop of corn. When
the sun set Caleb ceased work and
YEARLY started for home.
"Well," said he, coming into the
back door, ''has anybody else been over
% loan us a paper?"
"Caleb. you're a fooli'
The farmers hands dropped to his
APP as if they had received an electric
ihock and he gazed at his wife in mute
establishment. {
Eyes, Caleb, you're a fool. l am a
DOL and anybody that borrows is afool.
10 you hear?" {
II hear. But what has come across
-ou so suddenly" {
II don'tthinki it has come so suddenly. I
f we had not been fools, we'd seen it ]
this" {
''Say, Susan, l wish you'd explain l
our nonsense and stop acting so much t
ike a fool. I'm hungry" I
The most sensitive point of Caleb's I
was touched, and he arose from
is chair and walked the room impa-
I'm eive you to understand said his
wife, that you shan't have a mouthful
ntil have had my say" /
"'Well, hurry up" said Caleb. t
'All right. In the first place, neither
on o | were at the meeting last
light, were wep" '
mo- c
''Well, now, to come down to bust
less l know very well they talked about t
and our habit of borrowing 9
Don't believe it." {
81 do. know it. I've been think .
no about it all this afternoon. How
ould it happen that they'd bring us so =
many things the same day! And think a
f 1.-TWO coffee-grinders and two +
Iewspapers!' J
''Susan, l begin to believe YOU
You'd better. It's just as plain as h
leads on a string" .
ss\Nhat pan we dOpN -
"DoP Why, take everything back !
S soon as you get through your sup :
,er."
''But don't we need the thingsp" c
''What of it? Take them all back, o
nd say we can buy onr own things" I
but Susan,i it will cost a good deal" 5
Cant help 1t; we must act indie
'endent. Wen buy our W things .
fter this" b
why, of course we can; and if we '
ant WE can do without said Caleb. fl
frightening. 1
That's right. III pound up the
Office with a hammer before I'll borrow il
mother grinder" a
A new feeling came owe Mr.. Haynes. v