The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-11-01

were up here. ! don't believe what he wore
| Sundays could hold q candle % Phil'A"
Like enough" said the farmer; ''and yet
! the old man always looked better dressed
think his clothes made him look O little
| younger than Phil, too"
, "NOw, husband, you know II isn't fair 70
make fun Of the dear boys clothes Ia that
way. You know well enough that the stuff
| for his coat wa cut from the same bolt Of
broadcloth as the ministers beat"
YES, drawled the farmer through half
! dozen infections, any cne Of which would
have driven frantic any woman but bis own
! wife
"It's real mean in you 10 say Yes In that
way, Keuben~
"Tisn't the wcarsr that makes the man
old lady; IL the tailor"
I'm sure SaIab Tweege cut an made
Pills coat. an II there's better sewin' NO
man IN this part Of the county I'd like to
know where you find her
"Oh, Sarah Tweege can sew, Lou Ann
the old man admitted Goodness ! wish
she'd made my new harness. instead Of what
over fellow did it kebbe too, IL she'd made
the sacks for the last oats fought ] wouldn't
have lot about half "A bu.hel on the wey
home Ycsm', Sarah Tweese can sew bed
quit up as square ~ an honest mans con
science. But scwin' amt tailorin'."
Don't sine always make the ministers
clothcsr demanded Mrs. Ilnyn
II never thought of 1t, before, but Of
course rhe does don't believe anybody else
coul1 dp II IN that way Yet the minister
amt got so bad figure. when you sec hin
~orau' in his garden ~ his shirt sleeves"
"lts Tim" Tor you TO 80 back 10 The corn
ueld, suggested Mrs Iayu
"Ycs, / reckon lis. - said the farmer cares.
ing what mi; ;ht have teen nap had not his
Jld bat been Of felt Taiut safe for an old
farmer 10 be- giyiu' his time an thought TO
pomps an vnnitie,--llke the minister's broad
cloth coat
Get out" exclaimed Mrs lluyn, with n
threatening GESTURE Tlp old man kissed her,
laughed and hcgan to obey her command; /;
but as, like countrymcl IN general, he made
his exit by the longest possible route. wan
irring through the sitting room, the hall, the
dining room aud ihe kitchen, his wife had
time 10 wnylay him At the door step and re-
mark.
II was only Goiu' to say that If Phil does
make that trlp 10 York / don't see that he'll
need 10 buy new clothes He's never wore
that sunday coat on other days, except TO
two or three funerals an parties was goin
II over this very mOnin. an It's about a.
good as new
II wonder how this family would ever
have got along II ! hadn't got such a care.
takin WifcT said the old man "lt's the best
cont la the United State If you've been goiD'
It over"
Phil wa. already IN Che coru-hr had left
the table some minute before his father
and a. the old man approached Phil said:
Father. don't you think that wind break
for the sheep needs patching this fnllr
cit generally does my son, before cold
weather sets In -
"l guess III get at a. then. n soon as we
get the corn stacked
"Whnt'- the hurry Tho middle Of No
vcmbcr is early enough for that
ooh, when its done i'm be oil cur minds y
"Sec here. old boy" said the father, drop
ping the old ships cutla-s with which he had
begun To cut the corn stalks, you're doin' all
your work q month ahead this fall. What
are you goin' to do with all your time when
there's no moro work 10 be doncr
81 can't saw I'm sure said Phil, piing an
armful Of stsks against stack with more
than ordinary care
Cant chi Then I'll have to, | spose,
scciu' I'm your father Igucss I'll have to send
YOU down to New York for a month, To look
Phil turned 81 quickly that he ruined all
his elaborate work of the moment before, al
most burying hi. father under the toppling
stack
THAT went to the spot, didn't itr said the
OLD man 81 mean the propostion-not the
fodder, he continued rs he extricated him.
self from the mass of cornstalkS
ITS exactly what I've been wanting TO
do" said Phil, "but'-
"But you didn't like To say so, ehi Wen,
'twasn't necessary To mention IL. as | told
you tuthcI day, can SEQ through the back
of your head any time, old boy"
"'Twouldnt cost much money said Phil
II could 60 down on Sol Mantring's sloop for
nothing, some timo when he's short handed. I"
Guess | can afford 10 pay my oldest sons
traNcliu' expenses when send him out to see
the world Nou'll go down To York by rail
road, an i'm the best car, too il there's any
difference"
II won't have TO buy clothes. anyhow, :"
said the younger man.
"Ncs. Won will-lots Of em York amt
IIayuton. old hoy; an as the Workers don't
know enough to take their style from you,
you'll have to take yours from them | was
there once, when was long about your age
didn't have to buy no moro meetln' clothes
after that until | got married-nigh on To ten
years
III it's as expensive rs that, I'm not going"
said Phil, looking very solemn and beginning
to reconstruct the demolished stack.
"Ncs, you are, sir. I'll have you under
stand you're not much over age yet, an have
got to mind your old father. Now, let that
corn alone If it won't stay down, sit ON it
this way-scc." And, suiting the action to
the word, the old man sprawled at ease on
the fallen fodder, dragged his son down after
him and said.
"Nou shall have a hundred dollars 10 start
with, and more aftcrward, If you need it, rs
/ know you will The drst thing to do when
you get to the city is to go 20 the best looking
clothing store YOU can find, and buy suit
such rs you see well dressed men wearing 70
| business. Keep your eyes open on men as
sharply as il they were HOSES and clothes
were their only points, and then sec that you
get rs good clothes as any Of them. IL don't
matter 50 much about the stuff, but have
your clothes tit YOU, an cut like other pco-
pleS."
Continued next week.