Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-17

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q '"'Well,. I don't set up for proud. and
I'm SO poor that this is a good deal to
me, "said Samanthy, taking the money.
reckon grandpa's spirit is around
somewhere, prompting you to, do right,
seeing you influenced him to do wrong. !"
Now, Samanthy, grandfather wasn't
Influenced by me! That can tell your
said Cousin Jedediah... "He always felt
you made mistake in stepping of
with Peter Peter. was one of them
folks that never prospera - What's the
use, grandfather used to say to me, of
helping Samanthy, when Peter
"Poor Peter is gone," said the widow,
taking her handkerchief from her
apron pocket. Don't talk against him.
He was jest as kind as kind could be to
me-" .'+
mo doubt" said Jedediah, hurried
~, mo doubt. l didn't mean any of.
tense. I always thought Peter quite
quite-but what was you a-doin' when
l came in? house-cleanin'?
II was cleanin' out the spare room"
said the widow. ITS been shut up
quite a spell-sinoe the Californy gem
tleman died. I thought I'd let it, If
could. I might take a few boarders this
summer, If they'd come"
''rll pay for an advertisement" said
Jedediah, who was worth million and
half, land I'd let you have lots of Gu.
cumbers off our place.. You could grow
things here now, ii you was to seed this
bed up instead Of pitchin' rubbish on it;
you could grow radishes right under
your window. Summer boarders gen.
orally thinks radishes hulsome."
II jest emptied the bureau drawers
out onto that bed. There was a lot of
rubbish in 'em, and meant to dig it
over, only l amt very strong"
'Ill let Simon dig it," said Jedediah,
''and you seed it, and it will be com.
fort to you."
By this time Simon, who had been
slowly driving up hill, stopped at the
gate, and Jedediah called to him
sharply:
'Simon, you jest take the spade and
dig over Mrs. Appleby's garden I'll
drive home myself. Goodbye, Saman-
thy. think that idee about the sum.
mer boarders is good one;" and Jump
ing into his wagon he drove up the road,
glad to be rid of his poor cousin.
Simon looked after his master with a
very peculiar expression.
"'Some folks is born for luck and
some for children" he said, senten-
tiously. 'Ive got four"
"And I've got three" said the widow.
Nov, Simon, don't you do that unless
yon feel like it. lknow you have plenty
to do"
I'D jest as lief" said Simon. ''What
you been THROWN out here, Mrs. Ap-
pleby?"
Rubbish out of my Californy board
er's bureau-drawers," said Mrs. APP
pleby. "What he kept it there for l
dunno"
Simon laughed, and, STOPPING, picked
up one or two bits of something, and
put them in his pocket
The bed was nicely spaded when Mrs.
Appleby looked out again, and Simon
was gone.
AS Mr.. Jedediah Twombley sat on his
porch that night, counting up the profits
of his hay-crop, voice behind him
cried:
''Mr: Twombley, I've got suthin' I
want to show your
He turned. 1t was Simon who had
spoken, and he held in his hand a frag-
ment Of something that looked dark and
heavy.
: ''See here" he said, in a whisper;
''1've been to the gold mines in my
time, and if this amt gold I'll give up
and say I'm lacking"
'.Why, to be sure! To be sure!" said
old Jedediah, clutching the little chunk
of ore in his hand ITO be sure. Where
did you find it?''
''Why, in the Wilder Appleby's gar
den. Dug it up out'n the fower-bed you
told me to spade up for her," said
Simon.
Then there's gold on the place."
said Jedediah. 1--WE always thought
there was gold here. I've always said
so.''
Eyes, Zee heerd you," said Simon,
with twinkle in his eye. :'Now, what
thing that'll he for the wilder. A gold
mine on her place"
"Hush!' whispered Jedediah, with
his eyes cleaning greenly' in the twi-
light. "Hush, Simon; promise me you
won't tell her or anybody. I'll make it
all right with you. You're kinder I'M
comfortable where you be, with your
small. family. I'll allow you to hev the
frame house on the hill at the same
rent. Don't mention any thing about
it. I'll make it right with Mrs. APP
pleby. Though, after all, this mayn't
be gold" y ~
''P'r'aps not; but old miners, like me,
rather calculates to know" said Simon.
EFF you don't mind, Ill move up to the
frame house tomorrow. Wait bit.
Let's go over to the widder's. I'll pre-
tend it's to sow the radish seed, il you'll
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