The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-09
CITY LIFE RUINED HIM.
SCI Jones Tells what Eject Prosperity Had
on . Tenant Of the Back Ton Acres Moral
in tbs Honaly Tale for Many . Country
Family.

week with Wanda Mudd. sam Mudd's
oldest girl. what lives In town now
We have LATED till our closc IL all tore;
out when hitched up and hauled her
home to-day l got the fun so thick II
didn't tickle me, aud about made up
my mind to recollect the hull family
back 10 some things ] guess they for
got
You see. Sam used 10 live on my
back ten-acre lot. and he worked in
the brick yard ever sense the war was
over. till one day his wife's grand
father died way back in Pencilvana
and left Susann $1,000 in goyament
bonds. Soon after Sam heard OF IL he
run his wheelbarrow into the ditch and
broke his shovel over the gate post.
and got so blind. stavin drunk on
peach cider that Mike. my hired man.
and me had To set up with him two
hull nights. TO keep him from chawin'
up his family.
Mandy he'd always bin ed-headed.
freckled thing. with one foot pigeon
toed. but. OF course. she couldn't help
none OF that My wife used to hire
her in berryin' time. and the child was
as handy about the house as "a pocket
In shirt.
Well, when Sam got sober no went
up 10 the Point-that's the county
seat. you know-and rented IA house
aud lot Then he got new furniture
from top 10 bottom. and fetched out
new cloes for his folkes. and they all
went up to town in amazin' style. We
laughed at them some then, but was
glad they got lift. and just locked up
the house on the back ten acres and
KEEP all their old furniture In there.
just as tina left IL. fear somepin might
happen thade want it again.
When fair time was last ,all. my
wife went up 10 town one day, and
said she better go and cut dinner with
Mrs. Mudd. mebby, and let her go.
She found Mandy wcarin' rapper
made OF velvet and her mother wearin'
one OF silk. and both OF 'em was talxin'
turns practicin' on a pianny. Mandy
was learnin' the fastest. and had got
so she could play "Threds Among the
Cold but the old lady sod IL made
her think OF wevin' carpets. and she
was forever reachin' around and
thumpin' the end of the PLAINLY. where
the shuttle ought 10 be.
So my wife never troubled them no
more. aud nothin' more was seen OF
them till Mandy came out TO SEQ us and
spend few days In the country. She
rote us note about 1t, but we didn't
know II was from her. for she signed
her name "Matta Mound But we
knowed her when she come. for her
foot was just as pigin-toed as ever. tho
her hair was whitewashed sort of
clay brindle. and her freckles was COW
cred all over with some glue she put on
her face after evry meal We seen
rite of she W, goin' 10 put on style.
so we let her 60. and had our fun Gu
joyin' her enjoyment
She asked me what WIS around the
horses necks. aud when said collar
she asked Ii we laundried II ourselves
or sent IL of to Warsaw TO the steam
laundry. Mike said he was goIn TO
cut the meddor grass and Mandy sed:
"Oh. Mr.. Mike. do please cut II pompa-
dore." Mike went out and ct some
cookin' soda TO settle his stomach.
She was out in the garden with mo
one mornin'. while was scratchin' no
a bed for late onions. and she said.
what do you call that you arc worSlu'
with. Mr. Jones?" / laid IL down TO
SOW the seeds and she stepped on It.
The handle few up ana cracked her
side OF the head. and she said right out
loud; 'Oh, darn the rake"
She made a good many kinds OF don
key OF herself all week. and finally
wound up at the brick yard. She asst
tho head moulder II his material was
OF the right consistency to-day. and he
told her II wasn't so soft rs some mud
he had seen, but God knows he didn't
want II 10 be- either She thought mabbe
he was hitten' ut her. cause hcr name
was Mudd. aud got mad rs wet hen.
She sed To ono OF the olr-bearers what
q good thing It was be could dig such
square little blocSs right out OF tho
ground aud he ast her dldn't she rcmem
Der WHOM she used 10 sand boxes for him
and git more blue clay on her legs
than tina wis in the p.t Then she