The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-02
DAMS PEACH FARM.

mall town in Northern Texas and
,ut up ut the Dixey House, the
if not the only hotel in the
place. The landlord, Col. Dunlap,
who was au old Confederate veteran,
.ook an almost fathcrly interest in
.he guests 1T Lis hotel. lie en-
leavOred u make it us pleasant us
possible for the Boston man. After
the latter had been mt the hotel Il
couple of days, Col. Dunlap remark
ed one morning after breakfast
"Well, Mr.. Endicott, what do you
think of this town, anyhow"
at is Il very nice place, but, of
course, it does not compare with a
New England village"
"No, l s'r"s', not but l hear you
are going la buy IL farm here, all the
same"
"l'm thinking ofit."
"Well let me give you Il little
chunk of advice. ! reckon, perhaps
you think you don't need it, but I'll
give it to you, anyhow, just for luck.
"What is it?" inquired the Yam
kee, with an amused expression on
his face.
"TaIc care you don't get swind-
led"
"My dear sir, do you suppose
that there is anybody in this town
that can get the better Of II Yankee,
like myself, all the way from Bus
ton"
"You don't know our folks, Mr..
Endic0tt. Some of them can beat Il
Yankee ut n bargain. 1t don't do,
Mr.. Endicott for II man to under
value his fellow man. When | jined
the Confederate army | allow |
could whip ten Yankees before
breakfast. but some days it took me
all day until sundown to whip my
ten Yankees, and occasionally | had
to put it off until next day, and to-
wards the end or the war | got
mighty tired of the business. You
see, l didn't size 'em up right
"Yes, there were some Federal
generals who had the same exper-
ience, when they tried to bring the
war to close in ninety days. So
you think Pm liable to be swindled
in a land trade by some Of your
folks.?"
"rhat's about the size of it stran-
ger"
The conversation ended, and next
day the Boston man did not appear
at the hotel until late in the even
ing. His first greeting was;
"Well, Colonel, I've bought Il
farm"
"You have, eh? Well, how many
acres"
About two hundred.'
"How much did you pay?"
"rhree thousand COLLARS
"Thunderin' big price for land in
this neighborhood. Got fine house
on it?"
"No, not particularly"
"Got any running water on it?"
"No."
"Iow many miles from town."
"About five"
"And you paid $4,000 in cash?"
81 did"
"Got Il gold mine on it?"
"No, but it has got something al
most MS good"
Struck lie ON it?"
"No, but it is Il splendid farm for
fruit. | was looking for II fruit farm,
you see expect to raise and ship
north in the next few years enough
peaches to pay for it,.
"Peaches?"
Eyes, peaches; the finest l ever
saw"
"Why, this is no country for
peaches. The peaches here amt
bigger than walnuts, and they taste
sorter bitter"
"What do you say to these sam
ples7' asked the Boston gentleman,
opening paper bag and displaying
a number of splendid ripe peaches" "
"You don't mean TO tell me these
peaches grew here in this county,"
81 picked these peaches from
under the trees ON the fruit farm
which l have purchased within five
miles of this house. | was also
shown some remarkably fine oranges,
bananas and LEMONS that grew ON
the place."
The Colonel scratched his head
and looked dazed. Suddenly an
idea struck him.
"You haven't gone and bought
Dan Evans place, have you?
"Ycs, l have purchased Mr..
Evans fruit farm"