The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-24
Wiling to Pay for His Curios-
ity.


ee and who for a number of
avs had been staying at the house
# old Bob Besho, had just sat down
the breakfast table one morning
When Besho said:
"Look here, mister, / have give
-ou every opportunity, but you amt
aid a word about what you come
,ere for"
Eyes, that's so," the man answer
d.
"Wall, but don't you think it is
7ime?"
II don't know but it is
"Then out with it,
"No, can't to-day. am rather
peculiar and must take my time.
Remember that am going to pay
YOU literally for my board"
can right, but l am gettin' power
rul anxious to know what your bust
ness is round here"
The next day old Besho said:
"Now is the accepted time, Mr.. Eos
ter"
thine for what?'
'To tell us why you came into this
neighborhood."
"Yes, hut really I'd rather wait a
while. There is no particular hurry"
"There mout not be to you, but
there is to me. You mout be pecu-
liar an all that, but Pm curious, an
| wanter know right now"
II really can't tell you now. You
can afford TO bear with Inc awhile,
especially as yon are making money
out of me-"
1.-The old man moped about all
day. 1t was time to SOW the turnips
and potatoes needed TO be dug, but
he could do nothing. The next
morning he called Foster aside and
said: "Now look here, l can't stand
this thing any longer. GIVE got to
know your business out here"
81 am sorry that l can't accom-
modate you"
"You could if you wanted to-"
"Oh, by making strong effort |
suppose l could tell you"
"Wal1, then, make the strong effort
an will throw off half y our board. :"
"No, I'd rather not"
"Make the strong effort an I'll
throw off two thirds of the board"
mo. / must go into the woods
again. Good Morning.
"Say, hold on"
"Well," said Foster, stopping.
'I'm bound to know. an if you'll
tell me III throw off all the board"
"You are indeed the mostgenerous
man l ever saw, but cannot accept
your Offer"
wall, I'll swar," said the old man
as Foster disappeared in the woods.
I'll bet there's powerful deep mys-
terry connected with that Teller, an
Pm goin' to find it out if it takes a
boss"
"The next morning while Foster
was saddling his horse the old man
out and asked: "Whut air you go.
in to do now!
"Going out to attend to my bust
ness"
"Yes, but this is the first time you
have rid out"
"True enough, but this is the first
time that ! needed to ride"
Say, you'd better take my Offer
about knockin' off your board"
"Td like to, but l really cannot"
"Say, wait mint" He hasten
ed to the house and soon returned
with an old walking cane. "Now
SIR" said he, "this here stick ustel
belong to Andrew jackson, an i
you'll tell me whut your business il
I'll knock off the board an will give
: you the stick to boot"
"Well, to accommodate you l be
: lieve II! do it. Give me the stick ant
l will tell YOU"
The old fellow handed him tn,
stick and placed one hand behind hi
ear so that he mi ht not miss wore
of what was to follow.
in the first place." said Foster,
: am a lawyer"
"Ah. ha.''
, "And l came out here to see ifyou
land is worth the mortgage that
have bought up against it; and | an
satisfied that it is. You'll hear from
! me later. Good day"
When the old fellow returned t.
the house his wife asked. "Who wa
!. that a-talkin' out thar Jest now"
"Oh, it was lawyer a-holdin'
r confab with a FOOL"
q "Whar is the lawyer"
= "He's done gone an the fool
right here before you. "-Arkansa'
, Traveller.
K Confederate Homes.