McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-16

to return it, and"
''Oh, you are too kind
"And a coffee-grinder and first-rate
grindstone. Yes, and here is double
shovel pillow, just what you want for
your new corn.
:John, you are Christian. If every
body was like you, this would be a hap
py world. - ii
But before he could say anything
more, John whipped up his horses and
started for home. F
Mrs. Haynes was delighted with the
coffee grinder, and declared she would
not be in hurry to return it. While
they were breakfasting, they heard the
clatter of wheels, and soon after seine
one knocked at the door,
.'Come in," said Caleb. .gaa.
Good morning." said Jacob Fuller.
Il am on my way to market, and |
thought / would stop and loan you a
few things"
GLOW clever you are said Mrs.
Haynes.
..Here is some sugar and nutmegs my
wife put in, and a bottle of vinegar"
'How thoughtful she is. Why, | was
just coming over after those things, for
we want a dumping and we can't eat
| lettuce without vinegar, you know"
! ''Of course not" observed Mr.. Full
Ter. ''And there is a spool of thread;
she said that she thought you were out"
Eyes, am. Now [ can finish Bob
by's pants" -. '-ii u" #1e.
Mr.. Haynes smiled and remarked
that Mrs. Fuller would have a bright
spot in Heaven. Mr.. Fuller drove on
and wondered what sort of nook Mrs.
Haynes would have in the same place.
William Boynton was none the slow
er for his grey hairs. He rushed into
the yard like an antelope ra.t g
.'Why, what's the matter?' asked
Caleb. ''+
1.-The fact is, said the old man, ''I'm
in sort of a hurry, and l thought l
might as well be a little lively. Here
is a string of dried apples my wife
thought you would like to try; and
thought I'd save you the trouble of
coming after the weekly paper. There
is good deal of news in it, And there
is scythe to cut your grass. Good
day."
Boynton was off as quick as he came,
and had not gone ten steps before young
Robert Danvers came riding down the
road on 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
.'Pa sent me down with our bay mare,
Mr.. Haynes said Danvers. HE said
he knew you didn't like to borrow, but
he thought yor 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, y said he to his
wife, Tim growing 'spicious. y 90
sQf what?" she said.
''Of the neighbors. 1 can't tell what's
the matter with them; they're getting
too good, besides .....a....e
He was interrupted by Ben Topham
yelling to him from the front gate.
Caleb left his wife and asked his friend
what was up.
''fm 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. /
thought, perhaps, you'd like to read
the news"
s.But I've got a copy already. Bill
Boynton brought me over one not long
ago"
ssOh, that doesn't matter You can
read one while the woman is reading the
other. l must go. Good by
The coffee 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. Mr.. Haynes was thought
full, 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
mitted some act of which he was deeply
ashamed.
He worked hard and ate but little
dinner. The offlciousness of his neigh
bors troubled him more than the prob
ability of 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
to loan us paper?'' .... -...
''Caleb, you're fool''
The farmers hands dropped to his
lap as if they had received an electric
shock and he gazed at his wife in mute
astonishment.
Eyes, Caleb, you're fool. I am
fool and anybody that borrows is a fool.
Do you hear?''
81 hear But what has come across
you so suddenly
II don think it has come so suddenly.
If we had not been fools, we'd seen it
before this