Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-08-09

scrape ergin. Ill 60 over 70 Pap
Raper's termorrer an b0rrer enough to
git you what things you'd counted on
an III 60 without and work like q
beaver till we git square ergin."
"Thad, there's no use maxim er fuss
over what can't be helped. You needn't
60 into debt emmy furder on my account.
kin wait till we sell the hogs. Then
I'll 60 to town with you an I'll see that
nobody gifts emmy Of the money unless
he has right to it. But how wuz it
Thad-how wuz you TUX in yisterdsy?"
1T wuz this err way, Nan: After I'd
sold my wheat wuz goin' erlong on the
east side of the public square, jest
kinder looRin' at the things in the store
winders, when Teller drives up in o
big shiny carriage with two big gray
bosses an niger drivin' 'em and be-
gun er talking to the people. He soon
had big crowd around him, an then he
began a-sellin' jewelry. First he sold
some lockets at fifty cents apiece,
an lots bought 'em. Then he give
all their money back an said that
WIZ the way he done business.
Next he sold some rings at q dollar
apiece and he couldn't hand 'em out fast
enough. Well, when he'd sold all he
could, he jest turned round an give all
their money back jes' like he did the
other time: Well he had the people
derned near crazy. Next he brought
out some gold bracelets that he said wuz
worth twenty-five dollars . pair, but
he'd let 'em 60, 'cordin' to his way o.
doin' business, for ten dollars and not o
cent less. Well, we all lowed we'd git
our money back jes' as We did every
time afore, an the air roun' there wuz
fairly black with ten and twenty dollar
bills. ! waited till he'd sold nearly all
he could an then handed up my fifty
dollar bill had no change-an' told
him I'd take one. He snatched the money
and turned to the niger an said: Let
'em go, Pete; we've MIXED this crowd
dry Quicker'n er fash that black pard-
ner OF his hit them HOSES q cut apiece
with his whip an afore you could say
gosh with your mouth open erway they
went. Well, he'd give no money back,
an the crowd he'd kept a-growin' an
a-growin'an' every body he'd been abby
in, an Nan, I'm blamed II I'm lynn
much when tell you that derned cuss
he'd blamed near all the cash there wuz
in town. Course" continued Thad,
"with my usual luck l got stuck for all
/ he'd; but, as said, I'm bound you
shan't suffer fer my ding-nationed Gus
sedness, an I'll borrer the money an
see at you git your fixin's ennyhow."
"Thad," said Nan, after short pause,
during which she had been idly drum
ming on her plate with teaspoon, "I'm
not a-blamin' you q bit. There hev been
times when you wuz regular born
sucker, but this amt one Of 'em. Ell I'd
a-bin there, as cautious as / be, I'd o
went in on that speculation myself No,
you needn't go ter borrerin' emmy money
fer me on that deal. Jess consider me
pardner an we'll stan the losses ekal
an say nuthin'."
"All right, Man," said Thad; and as
he started out to do the chores he felt
like Q new man. But as he stood lean
ing on the fence watching the pigs eat
ing their evening meal he registered
solemn vow that whenever, hereafter,
he went to town "Nan should 60 erlong
and carry the wallet. r. Pritch-
ard, In Arkansaw Traveller.