Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28
4 MARROW ESCAPE.
from the Detroit Free Press. .

ing up thick envelope. Here's let
4 ter for You. faint fren brother VII
nor from SHE'S wife. Whose beer q
writin' tew you, d you think"
Farmer Stebbins took off his warm
coon-skin cap, tied the ears together,
and hung it up; then he felt in each
I pocket for his horn speetaoles.
They're in the Bible where you left
I them last night, pa, said his daughter.
Then she produced them, and he fitted
them over his nose and held the letter
out good arms length before him.
aJ-o-h-n Jacob S-t-e-b-b-i-n-s,"
read the old farmer slowly and in d loud
voice. & That's me for sure. Now the
question is, as you say, whose been an
writ to me-" . $t.
For mercy sake, do open it," said
Mrs. Stebbins. II shall fly if you set
there and finger it any more 'ithout
4 KNOWN what it means. -
4 #s5 Yes, pa, do read it, urged the
daughter. Maybe it's an offer Of school
for me. t.. ifss4.r : ..
Like enuff! like enuAr" answered
her father. Lets see what the post
/ mark is. Why, its Bosting. Boosting
ez sure ez I'm Twin man"
Call me if you happen to need me, -
said Mrs. Stebbins, with fine sarcasm.
TIN goin' out to set the salt-risen' for
d the bread" ~~@ ~ .E
Gimme the stamp, pop" said John
Jacob Stebbins, Jr. They're don't no.
& body rite to us only Hetty's beau, and
R he don't send emmy thing but postal
keerda."
a BY this time Mr.. Stebbins had slow
B ~ and laboriously succeeded in getting
the envelope off the letter. A bank
\ check for SO ,O0Ofell out. It was beau
tiful1y printed in green and gold, and
Endorsed on its back with the name on
its face mot a line accompanied it.
5 ssG,r-e-a-t Jerusalem" exclaimed the
farmer, 'shere's a windfall. Now who
do you suppose wife ever sent me SIGH a
heap Of money!
I 5se The land knows" said his wife, who
u had done nothing but stare at the
check
sd re suppose Uncle Silas has come
h back from turin parts. and died and left
I me his hull estate? ?" ~ ,,
"a. He never did SIGH 9 thing before, :"
aid Mrs. Steb .oins, inttbcsntly.
We can move into town now" said
Miss Hetty, proudly, - .%4 6
$50 we kim" said John Jacob, Jr.,
and I'll have vlosspede and a bisikel
and wear plaid close and bang my hair,
hooray! Won't we big apples swim
4 tho"
Stop your noise, =, said the perplexed
farmer, looking in the direction of a
birchen stick that protruded from the
clock shelf "You needn't think you'll
x git all you want COS I'm rich. / can
find lots Of places for money, an don't
you forget it, young man!o
e Feyther," said Mrs. Stebbins,
there's only one thing I've allus wanted
A to hev in case we, ever got rich, an now
s@T kin hev it. It seems too good to be
'trne." ,a.
+ Some. fol-de-rol, Isuppose; out with
1T then, you haven't been. half bad
!. wife and j don't mind letting you hev
Sone silk gown, if it don't come too dear"
#ss But it amt a silk gown, feyther,"
said Mrs. Stebbins bridling. s5se Fl :
5sl tfsOh, It's q gold neckchain, is it, with
20 watch dangling on the end, SO We can
u see how you waste time. We'll, If did
get this money easy, I don't stand no
sort of chance Of foolin' it away. [
\ know its real yalIy too WE'LL p -
guess what's yours is mine," said
n Mrs. Stebbins shortly. .>1 49,.
4&s Gan what's mine is: my own i l am
going to build OH q new wing on the
house with this, and buy in some fine
stock, and the meadow lot 50 Hetty can
! live with us whom she gifts married to
I Jim Vance "a .gs 5'isat$ NJ.
s4Indeedl Jim Vance II guess I'll go
Ito the city and get acquainted with
folks. now we've got money, " said Miss
4 Hetty ssJim is only common farmer
boy; not but what he is d good fellow,
Il but n1ebbe / can do better now.
John Jacob Jr,, gave a. long whistle.
st wouldn't CIV up Jim till ( see the
either TELLER, Het, !" he said proFokingly.
Us time the bread risin' was set, =
suggested Hetty to her mother. Ri
6 Yo,, can set it then !, = retorted Mrs.
h 'Stebbins Grossly I've worked and
shaved for your feyther nigh on to thirty
q years, and he never refused me before,
/ hut money he's made him hard hearted !
Mercy on MS, woman, VIVA. lis it you
want ?" y he growled. 81
& IA camel S hair shawl allall
B Eborel al, q sobbed his wife. 5#35
q, s. Great j Jerusalem, woman, there isn't
3 a camel neares,n a tl1ousand miles Of us.
How kin 7 get hair to make yer d
y shawl ~ 3sGs 5sss 5s al
III sf H4 never Gale me woman before, Z
sobbed his wife. 70 think j should
h ever be called q woman by my own
4 husband, too. iii John Jacob Stebb ins,
what 4 shame to let money harden your
very soul III this here way -. =
It's enough to drive q man destractt-
ed, crazy, Z said tho farmer, stamping
Il around the room 5. . olls, go and
I Feed the caowBs clean forgot them
ain 7 Din I'D feed no caows emmy
more; ypn kin hire another man, !" said
q u The youth spreading himself
3tebbins rose and took down the
y y cams of grace from behind the clock,
I but IL a 40 ckiing lang the youth Fed
that The ter with yon, Hetty q
ask ths uih hap mall as he saw large
tears rolling down hiis dang tiers face.
III, It'll 80 hard 70 bear. Just
to think that may have To
1ear diamond ear ngs and q (sot
3 yol never hid lny ears bored = IS
O sEss mig 81 d I'd change places
sg;ll mutt eredS Tho angry iarmar.
All going nlp lily wife hs placed
VI hsla ~ ~ = eon