New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-10-15

going to disturb values verp much,
The first thing Foliambe did on
coming home was to build q number
of long wooden sheds, some OF them
enclosed; and he kept the carpenters
going day and night. The whole
neigh borhood was aroused. Was he
going into sheep raising on a large
scale or what GROWING folly WAS Fool
Jim at now? | was his only partisan.
Every one said he was going stark,
staring mad. Bit the excitement
grew to q hubbub when there came
carload alter carload: by the railway,
Of barrels Of rosin and bales OF cotton
the former stored under the open
and the latter Ill the enclosed sheds.
The Gotten did not excite so much as
tonishment, but the rosin Such an
amount of it! Some one had the Gu
riosity to nose around and count the
number OF barrels piled in one of the
long and high sheds. Ten thousand
OF them! And there were five more
such sheds, and damned full. Sixty
thousand barrels of rosin! And no
end Of Gotten bales! What would he
do with it? What could he do with
it?
The only partisan he had, as I have
said, was myself, and picked up a
dozen quarrels about it. Some one
asked old Peobody about it.
'.Uncle David, is Fool Jim GAVIN to
set UP . cotton factory an. ship
yard? Mebbe he'll SEN his ships down
by the railroad
Sonny" said David. sspack your
head in ice. James Foliambe knows
more in one minute than you're likely
to know in year =
In the midst OF this clamor came a
bit OF gossip not too pleasant. There
was venom in it. Bill Cowan, who
was always nosing about, and kept
his eyes open and his tongue busy,
came into the shop one daY to get a
plug of chewing tobacco.
"Tell you what, Galchieze, 2 he said,
they'll call Fool jim villain Jim
afore long"
What do you mean, you scamp"
l demanded angrily.
Scamp yourself, an see how you
like it," he retorted. what do l
mean? I'll tell you, an amt afraid
to. l was crossin' by Widow Pea
body's last night, and what does see
but Jim Foliambe with his arm
around Becky Peabody's waist, an
she a-leanin' up to him like q sick kitten
to hot brick Stands to reason he's
foolin the girls. Everybody knows
he's sweet on Miss Elton. all she's got
dollars to Becky Peabody's dimes.
You don't suppose Foljambe means
anything but foolin' Becky, do you?
! That's why he was so liberal with his
money to the widow. It's we'll enough,
for you to stan up for him. an we
know why, but fax is fax" And off
went Cowan with his tobacco, in tri-
umph. 1t did not stop there. The
news spread, and d spasm OF virtuous
Indignation shook Brantford. 1t soon
came to the ears of Foljambe himself.
He had paid no attention to the pop
ular comment on his purchases, but
this was adifferent matter. Hehunted
up Bill Cowan and found HIM in our
shop, where he and some of his cronies
were discussing the thing at the time.
mark you, Cowan!" cried Foljanlbe,
his eyes blazing in wrath, you have
been talking too freely about me in
connection with a young lady. If I
learn OF your wagging that long
tongue OF yours in the same way
again, or find yon caves dropping, I'll
give you q pounding, and you know
that | can do it. Things have
got to pretty pass in this commun-
ity when Islander Is set afoot because
some sneak sees one bestow caress
on young lady whom he is to mar
ry within q month. And I'll hold
any other man who NEEDLE with my
affairs to q strict account.
Here was settler. Becky Peabodyto
a Foljambe! Why, the Foliambes
turn up the noses ct the country
folk, and took their wives from
abroad. Gossip left the rosin and
cotton, and took to the march. But
it was a6miring, and not offensive.
The wedding came off and was
great affair. Miss Elton was first
bridesmaid, and the gentleman she.
married afterward, g. Mr.. Leaning.
ton, was Foljambe's best man. There
was reception at the house-the
young people took no tour, but re-
mained at Foljambe Place and I, OF
the few Brantford folk invited. was
there. So Was David Peabody, OF
course. He was got up in suit OF
fine broadcloth, and his shoes
shono like a iapanned waiter.
Every one knew this raiment came
from the bridegroom. 0, of course!
There were number OF costly
and elegant presents displayed. But.
these came, with the exception of an
oddslookine Japanese cabinet, given
by the Widow Peabody, from the.
Foljambe friends and connections.
Uncle David examined them.
Betty" he said, loud enough to at
tract attention. "the ,Peabodys don't