The Somerset reporter., 1886-04-07
& II III.
Mr.. 6IhLLES OLD COAT.

A1lNfi tplldl
Yes. ami such piece Of cloth, forlt-
live dollars for The whole Thing
"Forly-tive dollars :" echoed sam and
jim admiringly
Yes Seventeen for tie ruilsriu and
trmmin's and twenty-cight for The doth.
IN do me till I'm gray
i" What are you going To do with Tia. old
one pa" asked Jim.
It. good coat yet said Mr~ Buele
San'll be grown into il by Two Year
more.
Fr>t-rate coat. But Wa thinking
some of givin' it To Par~pu GIate. I'm
>cr it'll % Oh my account for 4ear Ml
! wont have much to pay on hl, salary
Mrs. Binglc measured with her CSC how
much sam would have to grow befor,. til
ting we'll into the roomy coat and deeid-
ed it might be IA; least three year in the
course Of which time. added to the -c1en
during which it had been doing service
on Sunday and great occasions il might
begin to look old-fashoncd, and sam
might object to wearing it, that Young
gentleman having already developed "A
taste for clothing which came reasonably
near fitting him. So it was agreed that
Par>on Graves should have the old over
coat
Accordingly, on the next Saturday.
when the farmer and his wife were about
to drive into the country town he asked
at the last moment.
Now, where's that coat
Bless me" cried Mrs Bingle "l'Hr
been SO busy over that butter and cgg>,
if didn't clean forget about it Sally. sal
ly!' she ran into the house. calling To thu
hired girl who helped in the kitchen run
up to the spare chamber and take that ov-
crcoat that hangs there, and some Of
them papers that lay on the shelf, and
wrap il mp we'll and bring it to me.
Sally brought it, and the huge bundle
lay in Mrs Bingle lap as she rode.
Its a good cont she observed hail
regrctfully, smoothing with her hand a
corner of the cloth which peeped through
II hole in the paper. and again revolving
in her mind the possibility Of Sam :
growing in two years. sam won't be
likely TO get any ready bought coat half
as good a. this.
Like as not lie won't" agreed the
farmer, but never mind. It's more hle>>-
ed to give than to receive, you know.
The Binglc household awOke the neNt
morning with the impression that Sonic
ding of an event WAS impending with the
family. which impression becai.e, with
full wakcfulnrSS, defined into the rcncm-
brance that the new Ovcrcoat WA to be
worn for the first me on that day.
There Wa>, however, no undiInificd haste
or triiiing in the matter. The morning
chores were done. morning PRAYERS con
Quoted with time honOred cngthlincsS,
and then the farmer lci>u: ely shaved him
self rs usual. nj one of the windows of
the great Kitchen. before saving in a> i'll
different a voice as he could command
Jim, run up stairs and get my over
coat
Jim went, but delayed until hi> mother
had put the finishing touches /, the bow
in her bonnet strings, process which
WAS invariably interrupted 10y her hu>-
band with the remark that they would bc
late for church. before he was heard
shouting:
II can find it,"
Where are You looking"
In the closct in your room
Its in the closet in the small cham
Der" called the father. Another long de
lay. and then Jim came down stairs With
out il.
II tell you it, ON one Of them PEGS in
our closet, said Mrs. Bingle. I'm 90 my
self It's dark and he can see; but il
there, for put it there myself.
No said Mr.. Bingle. calling after
her its in the spare chamber closet. |
put it there.
She was heard stepping bri,kly from
One room to another. then back, and then
back again. Then downstairs. when she
stood before them in silence, on her face
blank CONSERVATION, and on her arm-thc