The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1890-01-03

Copyrighted by j b Lppincott company. Pub
iishers Philadelphia and published by permission
through the American Press Association.
tllly cneap, pOugnU sonrv a.u-
than any ever seen in Haynton, got Sun
day hat which was neither too largo nor too
small too young nor too old, and added 10
the family collection of pictures "A photo
graph of the Washington monument and an
engraving Of the Death of President Car
fedn
Haynton and its environs simply quivered
with excitement over AZ the news and per-
sonal property which the farmer brought
back but IL experienced deeper thrills when
the old man told his neighbors 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 the crops coaSed from that
thin soil Tho plan would benefit them still
more should the buyers project succeed, for
a lot of cottagers would make brisk cash
market for the vegetables which Haynton
ground produced 50 easily, and which Hayn-
ton farmers mOaned over because they could
not at present sell the surplus at any price,
much less at the iigur'. which their agricul-
tural newspapers told them were 10 DO OBJ
tanned in large cities.
Would they take ten dollars Per acre for
their ridge land, the money 10 be forfeited
unless the remainder Of two hundred per
acre were paid within yearf Would theyl
Well. they consented with such alacrity that
the farmer soon had 10 write TO New York
for more currency Before Thanksgiving
day the Haynton Bay Improvement com
pany controlled full mile Of shore front,
and there was more money in circulation IN
the village than could be remembered except
by the oldest inhabtant, who was reminded
Of the good old times when In 1913 pri-
vateer, built and manned in lIaynton's little
bay, had carried rich prize into New York
and come home 10 spend the proceeds
Small mortgages were paid Off, dingy
houses appeared in new suits of paint, several
mothers in Israel bought new Sunday dresses
two or three farmers gave their old horses
aud some money for better ones, the aisle OF
one church was carpeted aud another church
obtained tho bell that for years had been
longed for, veteran pastor had fifty dollars
added to his salary of four hundred IA year, and
got the money, too; several families began TO
buy parlor organs on the installmcnt plan; ono
farmer indulged in tho previously unhcard Of
extravaganza of taking his family, consisting
Of his wifenn him. elf TO New York TO spend
found money and his winter enforced leisure
TO the reprehcnsiblo work of drinking himself
10 death
"An' it's all on account OF gal" Farmer
llayn would remark 90 his wifo whenever ho
heard of any new movement thnt could bo
traced TO the ease Of tho local money market.
"lf our Phil hadn't got that Tramlay gal on
tho brain last summer, he wouldn't have gono
to New York 10 visit; then | wouldn't have
gone 10 look for him, and tho Improvement
company wouldn't have been got up, an
Phil wouldn't have hatchod tho brilliant idce
of buyin'--what did ho call cmf-oh yes, OPP
tions-buyin' options on the rest of tho ridge,
an there would have been no refreshin'
shower Of grecnbacks falln' like tho rain
from heaven on tho just an un Just alike IL
reminds me of the muss that folks got into
i'm the old country over that woman Helen,
whose last uamo 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
bcin' hoathcn land. All on account of Il
galw
"lf it is,n Mrs. lIayn replied on one occa-
sion, rs she took her hands from tho dough
she was kneadlng, "an' it ccrtainl looks as
If IL was, don't you think 10 might loo only
fair TO alludo TO her moro respcctful' ] don't
like to hear IA young woman that our Phil's
likely 10 marry spoke of rs just that Tram
le::1 H."
"S'posc, then, mention her as your dnugh-
ter-n-lawl But amt It odd that all the
changes that's come to pass IN tho last month
or two wouldn't have happened at all il 1t
hadn't been for Phil's hein' smttcn by that
gale As the Scripture says Behold how
great matter little fire kindlcth.' For
fire read spark, or sparkn', an tho text
"Reubcnw exclaimed Mrs. lIayn, "don't
take liberties with the Wordn
ut amt no liberty said the old man
"Liko enough it'll read spark in the Revised
Edition"
"Then wait till it docs, or until you're ono
of the revisers," said the wife
"All right; mcbbo it would bc ns well, ~ the
husband admitted "Mcanwhlc, | don't
mind turnin' it or an comparin' it with am
other text: The wind blowcth where IL list
r.I, but thou caust not tell whence it comcth
or whittier it gocth.' The startin' up of
llaynton an of Phils attachment is n good
deal lkoN--
al don't know that that's exactly rcvercnt,
either said Mrs Ilayn, "considcriu' what
fo,lers in the Book An what's goin' on in
the neghborhood don't interest me as much
rs what's goin on in my own family. I'd
like 10 know when things is comm To "A head.
Phil amt married, nor even engaged, that
we know OF; there amt no lots bcin sold 10y
the company, or if there arc we don't hear
about it.o
AN there's never any bread being baked
while you're kncading the dough, old lady.
mi l,Dr Ina, l,lula
then tho ear then the full corn in the carF
Mustn't look for fruit in the blossomn' time;
even Jesus didn't find that when he looked
for it on llg tree ahead of time, YOU know
Pears to me you run to Scripture moro
than usual this mornin' said Mrs llayn
after putting her pans of dough into the
oven whats started youE
"Oh, only "a littlc kind of awakenin'
s'pose,' said the old man. IL can't keep my
mind of of what's goin' on right under my
eyes, an it's 80 unlike what anybody would
have expected that ! can't help goin' behind
the returns, as they used 10 say in politics
An when do that there's only one way of
seeing EN-, an I'm glad I've got the eyes to
see 'em in that light
$50 am l." said Mrs. Hayn, gently but
successfully putting a foury impression Of
four fingers and a thumb on her husbands
head. 81 s'pose it's cause I'm So tired Of
waitin that don't look at things just as you
do Pears to me there's nothin that CONES
up, an that our hearts get set on, but what
we've got 10 wait for II gets TO Toe awful
tircsomo, after you've been at it thirty or
forty years | think Phil might hurry up
matters httcn
"Mcbbe 'ti,nt pills fault, suggested the
farmer
"Wcl, said Mrs. IIayg with fash be-
hind her glasses, IL don't SEQ why any gal