St. Landry democrat., 1888-12-29
enlation of The number visible from the


culation Of the number visible from the
place where he stood.
Fifty" in scornful surprise. 'Et
you had said hundred. boy, you'd hab
come higher ter Il. Dey is most of EN-
inellar ripe"
vt do seem pity you can sell EN-;
and Dandelion gased iheditatively be-
fore him. Den you mought buy your
sWeetenin' nice store sugar, and not hab
de worry oh b'illin' de millions, Tell
you wot TIL de,'' as if struck by sud
den thought ''I'll buy all de ripe
millions you has got, and II! glib you
five dollars for de lump. Five dollars
is heap oh money, but is sorry fur
you Twin Out here whar you can't git
fot'in'. I'll hab ter haul EN- ten miles
on u bad road, and gracious knows ef !
cher gets 'em ter Centreville, but I'll
resk it ef you says yes' Five SLIDER
dollars right down fore | fetch one of
en-"
Tc Grandad Jimpson's simple mind,
five SLIDER dollars" was an enormous
sum, and his daughter Misery caught
eagerly lit it.
The bargain was struck, and Dande-
lion turned his face hohe%mrd, feeling
that he had done the most successful
days work in his whole life: He
laughed, he sang, he shouted id the BIZ.
uberanca IF his triumph, and no con-
scientious qualm as to how he had out
witt ed the simple old negro disturbed
his mind.
Judge Munro II Glib tie fifty cents
fur dem big millions, fur he don't mind
what he pays for one, and dar amt one
in de patch dat won't sell for twenty
five cents. De steamer Hat'rets II take
all ! cant sell in Centreville, and she'll
be in to-morrer. Oh, I'll get a fancy
price fur dem millions reckon I'll cl ar
nigh on ter fifty dollars by de ttansas.
tion,''
He decided to borrow horse from
his friend, Ned Banks, to put with Jim
Grow, promising Ned in exchange the
use of the mule the following week.
Charley Nicol had light wagon he
could hire for dollar day, and it was
large enough to hold, mt least, ono hufis
bred melons.
He got the horse and wagon; ard
early the next morning was at Granaaa
Jimpaon's gate: ills soul exulted at
the size of the melons as he loaded the
wagon. Old Grandad and Misery helped
him, but the old ttan looked dcubtfully
at the load.
Use feared you'se taken too much
fur dat team" he said: ''You'se got
,nors'h 4 hundred already. Better
make two loads"
mo, Use bound ter git dem millions
ter town dis night" Dandelion answer
ed; positively.
He met with no accidents on the
worst portions of the road, and at last
found himself at Layard's hill, about
two miles from Centreville:
Oar ain t one single Dad phase now"
Dandelion cried, exultantly, as he
reached the top of the hill, and stopped
few minutes to rest his team. Cit
up, Jim Grow! Wot's obfusticatin'
yes'' as the mule stopped and pricked
DIP Ills sarss
''Oh, my masters! yellow jHtkstss
yellow jackets" as the horse and mule
plunged reared and started on a mad
gallop down the hill, stung at every
bound BY the furious insects whose
nests they had invaded.
Dandelion rolled out Of the back of
the wagon, which was brought up with
jerk by stump Iii the middle Of the
road: The harness parted, the wagon
crashed, and the melons relied out In d
general ruin, while horse aid fnh1e took
the nearest way to their own stables.
Dandelion raised himself from the gen.
eral smash, gave one look at the broken
melons which covered the rocky hill
side, and then started for home in a run.
"Dellaw me-" cried Hannah Jane
Megritrs, hs her precious son staggered
into the cabin about si,iset, and fell
on a seat. '.Huccome lef yer wagitl
and team? Whar's de watermillions,
bey?'
"Dey's in one e6hiot,naed smash on
Layard's HILL" he answered, with the
ealmness OF utter despair, "and de
wagin is broke, and Use lost five dol
lar, and Use. jest plutn ruined" And
Dandelion raising up his voice ana
wept aloud.
His mother tried to comfort him,
but he did not tell her how he had
swindled Grandaa Jimpson. In his
secret soul though, he felt that he had
come to grief through one of the lions
his mother was always warning him
against, the lion of lies and greed, but
/ fear Dandelion's tears were not those
of repentance, but OF regret that his
rascality had been baked Youths
Companion.