Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-11

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comes on his shoulders in tie long run. II
men find that they can get land al Eve sbil
ling5 an acre that's worth twenty. WHY it
Isn't in human nature to pay twenty: and if
they iiEd that the landlord must 90 q, they
drive him, Of course they'll lay on the viiip.
Why, bless you, sir, when tenaug comes
ana says that he is very sorry but he finds
he can pay his rent in nine cases out Of
toni II you could just look At that mans bank
book you'd find that the ban!: was paid :he
tradesmeu were paid, the doctors uaii,
creryhody's paid before lie thinks about MS
rent Let the landlord suffer because he
can't help himself; but, Lord bless YOU, If
hundred pounds was overdue TO the bank. il
would have the innards out of hin'ln no
time, and he knows it, Now. ~ for that
valmint Janter TO tell ne that he can't nay
fifteen SbllnSs an acre for the Moat farm il
nonsense. | only wish / had the capital to
take 1t at tie price"
"WcI', George" said the squire, 81 think
That If 1t can be managed I shall borrow the
money and take the farm in hand am rot
going to let Janter have it at five shillinCs
an mere
"Ah, sir, that's The best way. Bad as
time, are it would go hard if / can't make
the interest and the rent out Of ii too. Be-
sides, squire, if you give way about tits
farm, all the others will come down on YOU
I'm not saying word ag'in your tenants, but
whero there's money 70 DO made you can't
trust no man.
'Neii, well, said the squire, "perhaps you
are right and perhaps You amt. Right or
wrong, You always talk like Solomon in all
ms glory. ANY way, lee or with chat note.
ana let me have tho answer as soon as You
get back Mind YOU don't go loaing and
Jawins about dom in Boisnghar, because
] want my answer
80 he means TO borrow tho money if he
can get it, said Ida to herself as she sat an IN
visible auditor, doing her hair by thp open
window. George can do more with him in
five minutes than l can in a week. and |
know that he bates Jantsr. believe that
Janter threw up the farm because Of his
quarrelns with George. Well, ! suppose
thai We must take our chanca.'
Meanwhile George had mounted his cart
ami departed upon tho road 10 Doisinghaln.
urging lis fat pony along as though he meant
10 be there in twenty minutes. But 50 soon
as he was well out OF the reach Of the squ.re's
shouts and sight Of the castle gates, he delio-
erately turned up Il by lane and logged along
for mile cr more 10 farm where lie had
long Capitalization with man about thatch-
ing some ricks. Thence lie quietly made his
way TO his own Httle placo, wheio he pro-
ceeGed 10 comfortably get his breakfast, re-
marking to lis wife that he was of opinion
tuat there vas 10 hurry about the sqUre's
letter, as "larycrs' wasn't in the habit of
coming to office at 5 in the morning
Breakfast over, the phi!oaophic George got
into his cart, the fat pony having been ted
up outside, ana leisurely drove into the pict-
nresQue old town which lay at the head Of
the valley, All along tho main street no met
many acquaintance, and with each he found
1t necessary to stop and have a talk, indeed,
with two lie had modest half pint. At
length however, his labor over, he arrived at
Mr.. Quests Office, that, as all the Boisingham
world knows, is just opposite the church. of
which Mr. Quest is one Of the church war;
dens, and which was but two years ago beau
: tliuily restored, mainly owing to his efforts
and generous contributions Driving M TO
tho small and quiet looking doorway Of q
very unpTetentiouS building, George dc.
scended and knocked, wherein clerk
opened the door, and in answer to his in
quries Informed him that he believed Mr..
Quest had just come over to the Office
IN another minute he was shown into an
inner room Of tho ordinary country office
stamp, and there at the table sat Mr.. Quest
himself.
Mr.. Quest was man of about 40 years O,
age, rather under than over, with a pale,
ascetic cast of face, and quiet and pleasant
though somewhat reserved, manner. His
features we're in no way remarkable, with
the exception of his eyes, which seemed to
have been set in his head owing to some GU +
rious error Of nature. For whereas his gem
eral tone was dark, his hair in particular
being Jet black, these eyes were gray, and