The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-01
TON KIND TING
A ~ STORY.

and therefore a well known character Of
Coffee county. Tennessee. One of his
main features is his extreme s~tinRiness.
II is said that he is SO economical i'm his
household affairs tina he refuses to have
u wasts-pipe i'm his kitchen Like the
average stingy man, the old fellow was
exceedingly industrious. He would scold
the dogs for beinR lazy, and often at night
he would wake up the hens and attempt
tn make them lay. One of his neiRhbors
died while his corn was migl lily i'm the
grass. "Ah, Lord said the Coloncl, ''why
couldn't he have timed himself better?
just think Of the time he is losing while
his crop needs him mostr'
The colonel was u widower, with one
son about - years old. The boy did not
inherit his fathers ~closeness. He longed
sieht-seeing without which an East Ten
nessee youth has mot cut his eye teeth.
"xWhat do you want to go down there
Tor ?' the colonel was wont to shout when
the stbject was mentioned.
"To look around"
"What do you want to look around for?
Uap,t you look around here: Amt blind
"what can I see IL I do look around
sOh you ran wee enough; don't you
fret about that. You see more i'm one
day than I did i'm " week g I was a
SYou must have lived i'm a cave them"
"That's all right. You may talk as
much AZ you like, but You don't catch me
= yoNa Abty hAiothey Va oAylAEA rouIb
with. Life is a serious thing, I want you
To understand"
al do understand, for it's pretty serious
with me-"
Mot as serious as IL will he II you don't
let me alone about going away from home
" sr I y" to fool AVA. !. .Hn m f;,..,, 4, A..
devising of schemes whereby lie could
beat the old man, but defeat always met
There was one other m of the
hoslsehold-not exactly ~ member. hut n
white servant girl. She wa> granted the
privilege OF doing u great deal OF work and
Of accepting very poor pay.
One morning. the SON, wearing Tint Pc
snliar east OF exprcssion commonly
man, and. hanging his head, began to
mutter something.
"What's the matter now, Tom
81 don't like to tell you,"
with It,"
Mot unless you promise"
~ don't make no PROMISES"
Then i don't tell nothing"
The old man had curiosity as well as
ances tai suspect that something extraor-
binary had happened, agreed tn promise.
I'll have To swear you," said the hoy.
.No, sir; hut ! must swear YOU"
right; swear me-"
Il mo get the Bible"
mot going tn swear nie ON the Bible.
are yoa?" -.
Auh alo U
"By gracious, il must IN serio,ls!"
The boy brought the Bible and placed il
I'm the old mans hands.
"NM you swear that yon will not men,
ton To Lizzie. our servant girl, the infor-
nation ann about tai give your"
What has she got To do with H."
Yes. 20 q
'.weil. Lizzie and I are going tn bc mar
ried.'
..yVhat!" the old man exclaimed, .You
,'oing 10 marry her and sgracc the
II am going to marry her. disgrace or no
'sBy the Eternal, you shall not"
How are yon going to prevent it""
'.But you have sworn not To mention il
TO her, and you know what n reward is
laid mp for the pe~rjurcr.'
~ will follow her."
.Ah, Lord said the old man. as lac
down on ~ chair. 'little did ! think
my son would bring disgrace upon me-"
"Iou could have prevented it,"
..By letting me see something Of the
instance. to visit Nashville"
"Why didn't you tell me of the great
im=Iortance Of your going ,;.,., =,
me-"
..But I'll listen To you now"
''Too late. l am afraid"
"Nonscnse. my dear hoy. il is not too
late. Now. really, don't You think that by
going To Nashville and spending IA while
Ibfsrt you cOuIu toFkctt HIS RTl
~ don't know"
"But don't you think that you want tai
marry her simply because you haven't
Knocked around any
~ wouldn't he surprised"
.Weil. now, ppo YOU a X hfteen
dollars and go down there"
"Fifteen won't do; make il Twenty-Five
my gracious Tom, you are desperate"
..Ai right. then. ri marry the girl"
"Tu make IL twenty"
"And I'll marry the girl, / tell you."
"Well, then, III give you Twenty-Five.
but take good care of IL, Tom. take. good
care of IL. Hold ON a minute. You'll
promise not To see Lizzie before you 90,
won't your"
"Yes."
..But will you write To her."
s.I will not"
r.When do you want To start?"
0"Now."
The old man took the hoy To the rail.
way station. twenty-five miles away. and
during the drive gave him much advice.
ssTom." said he, 81 don't reckon it's a
good idee 90 60 To church while You are
down there"
swell, they say it costs money tn 10 T.
church do vn there. They say il costs a
man a dime every time me hears n feller
preach. But you might slip in somehow