New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-08-27

smile and he envied him. Simon
could but contrast the surround
in!gs-the air of sweet content anu
peaceful quiet with his own home
lie.
did you lose anything by the
Herringtons?" Slime asked.
sSNot a cent Smith replied
Though / might if I'd had money to
lend. AS it was [ used all had to
spare from the farm, in repairing and
furnishing the house. I hear YOU
lost quite a snm, and you have my
sympathy
Il don't want no sympathy, "
Simon said eve been er fool all
my life, an now I've come to nv
senses, an dunno fit hain't er
| good thing fer us that the money is
gone. Some people won't never
learn nothin' thout payin' well fer it,
I'm one O. that kind"
Shrimp returned home more cheer
full than he had been for years. The
next morning early he hitched the
horses to the big lumber wagon and
drove off to town, but before leaving
he came and put his arms about his
wife and kissed her-something that
he hadn't done for SO long that it
surprised and startled her, and the
tears came to her eyes.
Il pear to be mighty light heart
ed" Simon unused as he logged along
the lanes, up hill and down. Il
hain't felt so happy for ten years,
an reckon some other foll1s'll feel
lifted up tonight when I get back.
For hours old Sine poked around
among the stores in the city, and
somehow everybody looked happier
and lighter hearted than he had ever
seen them.
Looks like the ole world is gittin'
brighter, some way Simon unused
as he drove homeward in the cool of
the evening. II never see the sun
shine to bright, an even that little
brook down in the edge of the woods
sings merrily long it's way. I never
noticed that afore." -.
1t was getting dark when Simon
drove up over the last hill on his re-
turn home. Mrs Shrimp and the
girls were out at the gate watching
the rumble of the wagon and looking
up the road, they saw that a great
box filled the big wagon bed.
"Wonder what Shines been buy
imp the mother said.
Looks like a big box" one of the
girls replied. 49,.
Yes, know, but there must be
something in it," -
ooh, | reckon it's just to put the
wheat in when he threshes. ] heard
him say he would need one"
eli, ther," Schrimp shouted.
Glare outen the road an open ther
gate thar, I gotter drive inside with
this ere box. Here, you boys fly
erroun' you rascals, an help get this
out And Shrimp tried his best to
appear as sour as possible, but
made a most miserable failure of the
effort.
''What have you got, Sinner" the
wife asked.
.'Nuther box fer wheat. Just the
thing l need" .. ...-... -.
''Feels mighty heavy" one of the
boys remarked, after lifting at an
end OF it. Must be something in it,
Simon was unable to hold back
the smiles any longer, tor his hap
piness kept bubbling up, and refus-
ed to be kept down.
cts pianer," the boy shouted,
it's pianer.'
| And it was a piano, as they all
! soon discovered, when the great box
was rolled out and opened. For a
moment they all stood about speech
less, motionless, while Simon watch
ed them, a smile, the while playing
about his features. Then, one by
one, they came and kissed him-the
good, patient wife and the uncom-
| planning daughters, and Simon was
SO happy that he actually cried.
"There is more things" Simon
said at last
And a search ip the deep bed re-
vealed a new carpetfor the best room
and some dress patterns, and some
clothing for the boys
Chow did you come to doit, Sime?"
the wife asked as they were retiring
that night.
"Wall, Liza, it was them Herring
ton IS and what [ seed Yesterday. I've
been ponderin' over, matters, an I
concluded I've done enuff fer Bob
Herrington's folks, an that it was
time to do somethin' fer my own
family. So determint to turn over
er new leaf an frum this time on I'm
fer enjoyin' some Of what we earn,
Std O. lettin' other people hev it all,
while you an Their children work an
slave an git nothin'. / found a pow
er of happiness in that pianer, Liza
MORN l ever found in all the lam |
ever bought, an it hahn nigh over
yet"
A Wonderful BabOon,
Jack the Baboon, so well known to
all who have ever had occasion to
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