Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-28

run was bemoaning what he believed TO be
the loss Of sweetheart, but the old mans
thoughts were equally full of the possible
gain Of a daughter--an earthly possession he |
had longcd fer through many years, but been |
denied. He had also largo aud promising |
land speculation 20 engage his thoughts-a
speculation which, apparently, would bring |
tho family more gain in year than three |
generations Of Hayns Ind accumulated In n |
century. He was planning more enjoyments
for his gray haired, somewhat wrinklcd old
wife, should tho Improvement company's |
plans succeed, than my happy youth ever
devised for his bride, and he knew exactly
how they would affect the good woman--a
privilege which is frequently denied tho new
ly made husband.
And yet his mind and countenance were as
serene and undisturbed as il ho were merely
looking forward TO the pcaceable humdrum
Of farmers winter. Tho appearance OF |
fields and forests past which the train hur-
ricd him did not deprcss him as they did his
son; a shabby farm house merely made him
thank heaven that his own was more slightly
and comfortable; n bit of pine barren on
scrub oak reminded him, to his great salts
faction, that his own woodland could DO trust
ell to pay some profit, TO say nothing OF taxes
and interest. Even swampy lowlands caused
his heart TO warm with pride that his strong
arm and stronger will had transformed SINH
lar bogs into ground more fertile than soma
TO which nature had been kinder.
Nor did no lose his serenity when the ma
tivcs came down on him like famished
horde Of locusts and demanded news of what
was going on in the city. lie cheerfully told
them pearly everything he knew and parricd
undesirable questions without losing his tenn
4 a. 4,
plow and his wifcs now bread PAN and told
how the lenses in his new spoctacles had been
made to equaiise the strength of his eyes, In.
stead of being both alike, as in tho glasses Of
the village stores. He had heard all the great
preachers, had good square talk with the
commission merchant TO whom most Hayn-
ton farm products went, seen everything
that tho newspapers advertised rs wonder
fully cheap, bought some seed oats larger
than any over seen In Uaynton, got a Sun
day hat which was neither too large nor too
small, too young nor too old, and added 10
tho family collection of pictures a photo
graph OF the Washington monument and an
engraving Of tho death of President Gar
Geldn
Haynton and its cnvirons simply quivcred
with excltement over all tho news and per-
sonal property which tho farmer brought
tho old man told his ncghbors that ho knew
OF plan by which they might get rid OF
their ridge land for an amount of money the
mere interest of which would bring them
more profit than tho crops coaxed from that
thin soil Tho plan would benefit them still
more should the buyers project succeed, for
q lot of cottagers would make n brisk cash
market for tho vegetables which Haynton
ground produced so easily, and which Hayn.
ton farmers moaned over because they could
not at present sell the surplus at any price,
much less at the figures which their agricul'
tural newspapers told them were 10 DO OBJ
tained In largo cities.
Would they tako ten dollars per acre for
their ridge land, the money 10 DO forfeited
unless tho remainder Of two hundred per
acre were paid within ycari Would theyf
Well, they consented With such alacrity that
the farmer soon had 10 writo to New York
for moro currency. Before Thanksgiving
day tho Haynton Bay Improvement com
pany controlled full milo Of shore front,
ard there was more money in circulation in
thu village than could 10 remembered except
by tho Oldest inhabitant, who was reminded
Of tho good old times when in 1919 pri.
vateer, built and manned in Hayntons little
bay had carried rich prize into New York
and come home TO spend the proceeds.
Small mortgages were paid of, dingy
houses appeared IN now suits of paint, several
mothers In Israel bought new Sunday dresses,
two or three farmers gavo their old horses
and some money for better ones, the aisle Of
one church was carpeted and another church
obtained the bell that for years had been
longed for, n veteran pastor had flfty dollars
added 10 his salary Of four hundred year, and
got tho money, too; several families began 10
h,,y tall
farmer INDUCED In tho previously unhcard OF
extravaganza Of taking his family consisting
Of his wife and himself, 10 New York TO spend
tho winter, and another dedicated his newly
found money and his winter enforced leisure
To tho reprchensiblo work Of drinking himself
10 death.
"An' it's all ON account Of gnl,n Farmer
Hayn would remark TO his wife whenever he
heard Of any new movement that could be
traced 10 tho ease of the local money market
"If our Phil hadn't got that Tramlay gal on
the brain last summer, he wouldn't have gone
10 New York 10 visit; then | wouldn't havo
gone 20 look for him, and tho Improvement
company wouldn't have been got up, an
/ Phil wouldn't have hntched the brilliant ideo
of buyin'-wbnt did be call eml-oh, yes, OPP
tions-buyin' options on tho rest OF the ridge,
an there would have been no refreshin'
!
/ from heaven ON the Just an unjust alike. IL
/ reminds mo OF tho muss that folks got into
| in tho old country over that woman Helen,
whose last name never could find out. You
| remember it--'twas IN the book that young
/ minister we had ON trial an didn't exactly
! like left at our house. It's just another such
case, only good deal more proper, this not
bein heather land All ON account OF a
galp
"If IL Is" Mrs. Hayn replied on one occa-
sion, as she took her hands from tho dough
she was kneading, IAN 1t certninl y looks as
| IL IT was, don't you think IL might be only
fair 20 nlude 20 her more respectfuli don't
like to hear young woman that our Pills
likely 10 marry spoke Of as just that Tram
lay gal"
"Spose, then, mention her as your daugh
ter-in-lawf But amt 1t odd that all ths
changes that's como 10 pass In tho last mouth
or two wouldn't have happened at all II II
hadn't been for Phi's bein' smittcn by that
gali As tho Scripture says, Behold how
great matter litto fire kindleth.' fol
fire read spark, or sparkin', an tho text
"Reuben!h exclaimed Mrs. Hayn, "doni
take liberties with tho Word"
ut amt no liberty said the old man
Like enough i'm read spark in tho Revised
Edition"
"Then wait till 1t does, or until you're on
Of the revisers," said the wife,
"All right mebbe IL would bc rs well f" tn
husband admitted. Meanwhile, l don
mind turnin' 1t of an comparin' it with an
other text: Tho wind bloweth where 10 list
eth, but thou canst not tell whence II cometl
or whittier il goeth' Tho startin' up o
Haynion an of Phils attachment is goo
deal like
II don't know that that's exactly reverent
either" said Mrs. Hayn, "considerin' wha
tollers in tho Book An what's goin' on /
the neighborhoOd don't interest mo as muc
ms what's poin' ON In nv own family l.