The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-11-08

spend neodessly without coming 10 grief
Between cnsh I'm hand and its nominal equiv.
alent In time, Phil, like most other prudent
young countrymcn, had learned to distinguish
with alacrity and postivencss, besides, lac
knew how small was the amount Of ready
money that his father, in spite Of care and
skill at his business, was ablo 10 show for
more than quarter OF n century Of hard
work
The young mans departure was the occo-
sion for quito demonstration hy thouoigh-
bors Other young men Of the viciuago had
been TO New York, but generally they were
those whom their ncighboIS did not hope 10
sos again; Phil, on tho contrary, was a gen
eral favorite. His family intended that mo-
one should know of tho journey until Phil
was fairly Off, for they knew 10y experience,
In which sometimes they had been the oircud
ers, how Unsuitable is rural curousity about
any doings out Of the ordinary. But whom Sol
Mantrng told his wife that Phil was To $50
down with him rs "hand,n Mrs Mantruy
straightway put on her best things and went
out TO tell all her neighbors that Phil llayu
was going down 90 York, and, being a woman
who never did anything 10y halves, She after.
ward plodded the dusty road that led to the
little village at the railway station, where
she consumed several hours I'm doing pptty
shopping at the several stores varying this
recreation 10y industrious gossip with every
acquaintance who dropped in. As cnch per
son who heard the news wondered what IUl
was going for and as Mrs M1uuiug was
sure she didn't know any better than doll
and gone Adam, there was developed 20 wealth
Of surmise and theory that should have for
ever dispelled tho general impression thar
Americans are not imaginative people
For the remainder of Pills time ut homo
the family and It's eldest son had scarcely
enough time 30 themselves 20 attend to their
daily devotions People came to borrow
something TO bring news To ask advice
anything that would bc an excuse to ,ccvhat
might be going on, and 90 learn why Phil was
going 10 the city Pills parent, had pro
pared what they supposed would bo sufficient
explanation; tho farm and the house needed
sono things that could better bc selected from
large stocks and variety than hou. ht nearer
bone. But they had uudorra,cd tine persist.
ency Of local curiosity; numbyrlrss pointed
questions were asked, and IL nm the course uf
n week there had been any visitor who did
not ask, I'm one way or other, whether Phil
would go to see the Tramlays the family did
not know who II had been, thoy were sure
they would have gratefully noted such "a con.
siderate person at the time, and remembered
h,l-or her-forever after
There were scores, too, who wanted Phil 90
do them small services in the city Farmer
Blewitt had heard that the car companies
often sold for almost nothing the horses that
broke down at their hard work and needed
only plenty Of rest aud pasturagc 10 make
them as good ms now; wouldn't Phil look
about and see II he couldn't get him a bar.
gaini-and bring IL back on the sloop, n he
wouldn't mind feeding and watering It on the
home tripl Old Mrs. Wholley had been find
ing her spectaoles so young that she didn't
know but she needed stronger glscs. or
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would price both and write her, She would
try TO make up her mind what she ough, to
do. Samantha Roobles had been telling her
husband James for the last five years that
their best room carpet was too shabby for
people who might have n funeral In the fam
lily at any time, James stopmother being very
old and sickly, but James wouldn't do any,
thing but put of, and as for her, she wasn't