Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1890-06-06
MEGS LUCK.
A STORY OF K1RKsvILLE.
Relating why a Plueky Girl was
Lucky.
[Copywrlted by f. NJ. Cl ark. 1881

pleased. Its a pleasure" he
said, "to transact business with
Porter. You can get any sum ol
money, large or small, on long OF
short time, OF him, at lowest rate
of interest and you don't have t.
60 through with an interminable
lot of red tape about it, either"
AS they passed down the south
side Of the square, a strain ol
music reached their ears.
"By George, little girl" / nearly
forgot that l promised to take you
to s. l.. Blackman's musical agep-
cy. He has the sale of that organ
the "Esty,' that you've talked up
SO much, and"
"And [ just cannot keep house
without it, UNCLE" laughed Meg.
"Let us go down there"
"What is there about that Or
gan,' asked the old man, chat
makes it so especially desirable?"
"Oh, [ couldn't begin to tell" !"
she declared. cit has ever so
many points of superiority over
all others"
"Mr. Blackman is also sole
agent in this section for the
"Matchless" Decker Brothers
Piano. He recently sold one to
Mrs. Blank and it is the talk of
the whole town"
While Meg was engaged at the
| Music store, Plainfolks and
Charles visited III. E. Patterson,
in his new Office in the rear room,
first floor of the new bank build
ing. "Mr. Patterson is an expert
underwriter," said the old gentle
man, "and represents lines of the
the very best companies in Fire,
Life and accident. You will want
a builders risk on your new house
and fire, tightening and tornado
insurace on your farm property.
Nor do [ know of a more sensible
or satisfactory thing for you to do
than to give your br1de a paid up
life policy" The call on Mr.. Pat
terson was mutually agreeable.
"By the way" Uncle, said
Charles, who can you recommend
as good blacksmith? am very
particular as to who handles my
mare, Kitty, you know"
"Why goto M. L. Beeman. He's
q number one blacksmith, all
through, and the very one to give
your repairing, and especially
your piow work to. | can vouch |
for him as the man to do fine shoe /
ing on Kitty, and whenever farm
ers like you come rushing into
town in vast hurry, do you drive
straight to Beeman's. He has
feed stable, where you can leave
your team, and go down town for
otter business secure in the
knowledge that any work left with
him will be we'll done. He not
only repairs farm machinery. but
buggies and wagons. And if you
want new vehicle we'll made, of
the very best material. Beeman is
the very man to make it for you.
He is an expert workman, and
guarantees everything he turns
cut"
"And now,' declared the old
man, with almost a sigh of relief,
81 reckon we can supply all the
rest of the outftting at one estab-
lishment-they've got literally
most everything there-I mean
the Racket store. And sure
enough. What was needed of an
hundred and one indispensable ar t
sicles for the economy of house. .
hold, was to be found there tin 4
ware, lamps, woodenware, mouse :
raps, toweling, sachels, wall pic
ures, jewelry, baskets, glassware,
Try goods, hats and caps, ladies
md gents furnishing, trunks,
'alises, hand bags, stationery,
oilet articles-good gracious, we
couldn't begin to tell all that Meg
aw that she couldn't possibly get
long without.
"These house fxins remind me-
'aid the old man as the party was
nee more on the streets, "that
'ou haven't got your dishes yet.
We had better go to Sigler Bros"
Veil you can imagine what an ar
ay of tableware, real smart girl
With unlimited power of purchase,
nd an artistic eye, could supply
lerself with in their big queens
rare stock. There isn't, positive
7, thing in that line intended
81 use in any possible part of a
ouse, that cannot be had at Sigler
,ros.
The only thing left now" was :
'lainfolk's remark as the party
1T the novelty store, sis a pic
ire of the crowd. I have a final
arprlse for you. Kirksyille is
'rtunate in having one of the fin
st artists in photography in the
est, and We will wind up ou1 ex-
lrsion in the good old country
yle of having our pictures in 1
9TH cabinet and life size at Par A
Ills Gallery. His pictures are Il