St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-28
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Mr.. Blink Il . smiling young marie,
man. He u smart enough to earn hi
living land it il good one) chiefly OF
the soft. yielding cushion of . swinging
Office chair. He walks to and fro be
tween his Office and his home for exer
else and economy. He did not take ,
car on the day when he received tn,
most interesting note he ever received
Some men. perhaps most men, would
have hired . cab or an'express train. bu,
Blink Il seems did not think of doina
either. He was busily engaged warm
ing the cushion of his chair and looking
over the morning mail when . messen-
ger brought him q note. He read it. al
once started up. and grabbing his hat,
left his ofice in great haste.
As Mr.. Blink was going down stairs
he met q man who said he was Just go
ing up to pay his indie btedness TO Blink.
20 never mind. any time" said Blink
smiling all over his countenance. II
thought you had heard of it."
"Heard Of what?"
But Blink was down stairs and out
the doorway. As he was rounding tho
post Office corner he saw the wife of ono
of his neighbors coming toward him.
She was smiling pleasantly and that
made him certain that she knew all
about II. He met her with the look Of
. man who was,head over heels in bliss.
She asked him II he thought Sniggs
was the best place in town to get grass
seed. He said that he thought It was
and hurried on muttering to himself:
"Well, I'd have bet my last dollar thaE
she knew it." Two or three blocks
nearer home he saw his brother-in.
laws little son running toward him.
There was not q shadow of doubt in
Blink's mind that the boy knew all
about it. Hello Uncle! It's just Gomez"
"Yes. have heard about it. )" said tho
joyous uncle. "But how did you find
it out?"
''Why, I saw it. of course. Oh. uncle,
how good You arer'
''How good l am. What makes You
think that?''
"'Cause il is such pretty thing. and
! never expected that you would keep
your promise 90 SOON" .
keep my promise so s0on?"
"Yes. Don't You know? You said that
just ~ soon rs the weather got settled
you would buy one. 1t il such q white
little thing. and SO soft And such pinky
pink eyes! Its paws are just as soft a.
q Kittens"
'Paws?" said the puzzled Blink
"Yes. and such a tiny. tiny tail"
"Tail?'' said Blak again with ris-
ing infection. He had not stopped at
all. but was dragging the child along
1T . great rate. The reference to tails |
brought to mind'a promise he had made,
and it flashed upon him 1T once that his |
nephew did not know what had taken
place at the Blink home that morning.
Blink had promised the boy q white
rabbit and had kept his promise that |
'ery morning BY purchasing one in .
bird store. The boy was thinking of |
hat rabbit ~ he talked and Blink was |
thinking dwell; il it had pink eyes
md a tail. he thought, he would not own
L He was not very far from HON .
when he reached this conclusion. He
vas turning into his street with his
nephew still in tow and happy Is /
ord when he met Deacon Wells. The
leacon met him with . smile Of ap-
'roval and said: "Well again you did
lobly Mr.. Blink. You ought to be
'roud Of your work. am sure your
wife is. and she Is . good Judge Of your
york In spite of her personal interest
. your wife"
"well, deacon, I assure you appre.
late your good opinion. That il my
lrst attempt you know, and that makes
our praise. all the more pleasant"
"Your first attempt" shouted the
eacon. "What are you trying to tell
ne? It il the fifth that have had the
lessure Of hearing" eer-- 81
Fifth! Why, deacon I have been
aarried only two years" .- ~
Married? What's that got to. do with
J? A man don't have to get married to
rake speeches. does hep"
Speeches! Great Scott! Don't Won
now my wife has got baby? Just
rived this morning. Haven't seenJ
! myself yet I'll see You later" /
link rushed down the street and into
Ae house rs fast ~ he could.-Peck's
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