The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-02-05
One Well for Two Families.

One we was never ar enough TO
furnish water fo.' two or thr iami les.
rent nv palat al dwe!l:ng-pl" from
a man ~ q owns two hous s-onc on
ther side of that in which liv'.
In my back yard the is well, and
in each of the other back VA dis cs-
tern is located, and when we three
families moved into our re're tive
laces OF abode. it was clearly under
stood and so nominated in the bond
Ih all ould h We access to and water
from the we /, and that the central fig
ure the group (mearing myselD
should he permitted TO draw upon the
boarded treasures of either cistern at
his own sweet will.
On Monday of the second week a ter
we Iegan to utilizs our building, my
wife intimated to me that she would
apprec ate having few pals of wash
iug water from one of the cist rms.
When nv fe intimates anything to
me-, | ALWAYS feel the promptings of
love in my heart and promptly ac ede
to her W shes did so on this occa-
sion, aud went to the cistern to west
ward Of us. IpuDped up one pail OF
water and took it to my waiting spouse,
but when | attempted to aw another,
the woman who seemed to be running
that ristern came out itni asked me il
| did not think it woutt tie more polite
she bore down o. olite' pretty
ha d-to get some water from the
other ist IN. Told her that was a
plain, blunt fellow, who did not stand
on etiquette very much. nd if it made
no difference to her I'd get the water
where my wife dun pleased. She re-
/ piled that IA It stern was very low,
| but | told her was not q bit stuck up
or particular abont the rank in society
of C ste rs with which l might have to
associate, and she said something about
my not being able to take hint. when
| replie that | could take more hints
in minute than she could give me in
an hour, and roceeded 10 transfer the
water ON the cistern to the wash-tuh.
When | returned for a third pa lful,
the crank of the ehain-pump was gone.
so | visited the cistera of my other
neighbor, who smiled as to welcome
me, as entered her gate. and remark
Ell that the weather was quite dry.
agreed W tn her. and waS engaged in
wetting pailful of weather, when she
proceeded to say that cisiern water
would be an object one of those days,
| sal | supposed SO, and having emp
tied my pail came for more.
Don't you hate hog?" she inqu r
ed | admitted that | WAS not very
deeply in love with the present tene.
ment of the devil, when she said some
thing about two-leggcd hogs that
could not help regarding as personal
filed my pail and gracefully strollc,
to the back door of the Kitchen, where
nv wife stood. and informed her OF tn,
crisis that hovercd over It's. Sooner
than can tell it, the round of dis
carded table-leg was thrust into thu
spout of the pump ut the well, and
was invited TO saw it off, which | did
When / returned at noon. from my of
flee, found my family thirsty. ano
then saw for the first time that t hat
revenge upon all p rites concerned. N
cluding myself 1t cost me dolla
| to oct the tablc-leg bored out of III
i spout. and my wife has TO have som
bangs and back hair. and the other wo
men ha,e had 10 purchase new dresses
and court-plaster and arnica have to b
bought for the children every day, ant
each of my neighbors has Il paddock OF
the wheel of his cistern pump, while
pay negro two dollars a day to guar'
the well with double -barreled shot
gun, and don't speak to the peopl
that live ON either side of us. Oh, nc
one well LOT three families is YER
amusing. but it is expe sive, too-F
E.,1uoste. IN NeU York Mercury.