The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-10-24
UNCLE JOBS PLAN.

would. marry ary woman in the
county; not but what they's plenty good
enough an better, but they have other
plans an projecs!'
A pretty school teacher bearded at Che
Foresters, and it was her apparently i'm
hocent self that was making all tho trout
BILE Lew Forester, the younger Of the
boys was hopelessly in love with her,
and as he was young, with his lire's work
scarcely mapped out, and as May Dern-
! ing was poor, with an abundance of poor
relatives, the marriage was deemed highly
inexpedient Uncle Job rumiuated upon
| the subject as he followed his lazy. fat
team along tho corn rows.
Seems TO me, he soliloquized, "ef I'd
| les' speak TO her father-drat the weedsl
do wish I'd a check rowed thisl The
cockleburn is a goin' to ies' plum teeto-
tally take hit-he'd stop hit, being so poor
an high minded. But likes not Lew'd
git mad at my interfering, an marry her
anyhow, ies' to teach me lesson, an not
a aimin' to marry her at all, before. I've
knowod parents to put they foot in il
nightly afore this, an I've often won
dered If Mahaly Ann Briggs would ben
better chance than Mary Ann, though
i wouldn't have nuther one Of 'em a
| sposin' that l ricleck anything about
them times, No, reckin I'd better not
call on her pap for any help, seeing as 1
split his prospects in our young days. Oh,
you git up there, you lazy heiforl Looks
like tho more you feed em' the lazier they
git! No, but Of can't hatch up some
thing 'thout shown my hand, why, I'll
jes' let 'em marry for bein' fool.
Lew" said Uncle Job, the following
Saturday morning, 81 want you to take
the one seated gig an go to Chillicothe on
business, an l want you TO not pick up
any passengers either goin' or comm, for
that left wheel amt any too strong, n
watch an don't go into any ruts. I'd
like for that gig to last till feel able to
get another one.
Cant Dan go 2" Lew asked petulantly.
VI do hate to ride to town all by myself
over the hills an through the red bresh.
I'd ruther plow hard all day."
"Well, plow, then,n Uncle Job an
swered, with merry twinkle in his eye,
"That medder piece needs plowin' mon.
strous bad. You and l can plow, an
Dan'l can go jes' as well as not
"lf was him / wouldn't drive no gig, -
Lew remarked, uttering the words before
rejecting upon what might follow.
81 amt agoin' to-" Dan answered,
with the confidence of a young man who
owns good team Of his own. "Tm
agoin' to drive Stell and Grace-the
buggy needs a little fixin' up"
Lew hitched up his team and went TO
work. He despaired of having chat
with May so early in the morning, but
he could come in at half past II; she
was not busy then.
"See here, Dsn'l " Uncle Job began, as
soon as Lew was out of earshot, "any-
body can see that Lew is soft on the
teacher, and the ijit will marry her Of he
amt stopped not but what she's plonty
good enough for him, an too good, as to
that, but you know we've alus had other
plans for Low. l never saw Bich hard
hearted Creetur as he is. He can cut an
slash on live animals, an ] think he'd
make a good doctor That's what me an
your NAV wants, an Of course, efhe mar
ries the school teacher he can't never be
nothing but farmer, for you know he
can't more'n write his name now. though
he's learnin' considerable from her, God
bless her! She's good little thing Well,
what / was going to say is this; you
make up 10 her You've got your new
horses and buggy and lots Of nice clothes,
an you can cut him out quick as wink -
"Then s'pose take her TO town to-
day, Dan suggested, not at all displeased
at the prospect Of "A mile ride with so
pleasant a companion.
"Yes, yes! You hitch up an will go
tell her I'll fix it."
With that he hurried to the house,
elated at the working of his plan,
Miss May, he said in a low whisper,
from the front door, "you come here
minute.
"In moment, uncle, a pleasant voice
answered.
"Come out into the yard, he muir
INJURED. Il want you to do favor for
me, l want to get the old lady two new
gingham dresses, an / want en- to be
nice an look nice an ct nice, and want
you to pick them out an pay for them.
I'll giys you the money. want you to
so with Danl."
"Yes, certainly" May answered with
a suspicious pink mantling her cheeks.
"Could you tell me anything about what
kind of gingham you wantf"
you jest use your own jedgment-get
something becomin' to old women-and
you cut it an make it an I'll knock off a
weeks board for one, an another week
for another We like TO have mother
look nice.
At about 10 o'clock Mr.. Forester went
over to see how Lew was progressing
with his work. He found him busy, and
cheerily whisuing Marble Halls
"It's plum shame to tease the boy"
his father soliloquized, as he approached
the grassy turning row. But all the
evils Of life must be keoved with some
suffering. know I'd better keep him
free to 20 on an make something out Of
hisself than TO have him tied down TO
hard work with a wife and a pas5el O.
little children. l see you've been a
humpin' yerself, he said as Lew ap-
preached. "No need to kill yerself and
the team too.
"We've taken it easy--nice dirt this
never seen better-wish you'd give me
my shur on this side when you divide
up
"Maybe-but you'll bea-selliug youTn,
his father answered, looking with pride
upon his various fields stretching away
in the distance, some with wheat, some
with oats, beside small patches Of castor
beans, fax, cane, millet, and pasture,
and meadow.
"No I'm thinking of buildin' an sot-
tin right here, +" Lew replied, while a
boyish blush dyed his do~ny cheek.
"rVe been a-thinking that eff you and