The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13
JOE'S MELON SCHEME.
now a Very Selfish Boy Was
Taught an Important Lesson

/ u force that made the springs creaN-
20 Joci ycurc on the shirt I've just
finished" a" cried Jane Get up. there's
a good boy, and let me get 1T from un-
I der You"
Bother your old shirt said zoe. 1T
won't hurt it TO be crushed little.
! You're always SO fussy, Jane"
| But"
'.Oh. don't worry me. I've come in
| to tell you and Ella about a scheme /
have. It's first-class one. Weren't
you SAYING yesterday that we had more
watcrmelons than we could ever use,
! and You wished there was market
near enough to send them top
Eyes. / did" said Jane. 1T seems Il
/ pity To- let them go TO waste"
We'll, there's big excursion COM
! ing up on Saturday from the city,
about six hundred / believe, and
/ they're going to stop at Ocean Beach.
/ Every body knows how fond excursion
/ its are OF mcions-and SO here's our
/ chance"
Il don't see it exactly" said Ella.
Then you are uncommonly stupid.
! What | propose to do is to ask old Mrs.
! Siddell To let us put the melons on sale
at her store; IL can't jure her trade
any, as she never sells fruit. AMI she
likes to be accommodating. Can't you
90 over and see her this afternoon.
Jane? I'd go myself but / promised
Jack Collins 10 meet him at two
o'clock to talk over our next baseball
match.''
81 am so anxious to finish NV dress, ~
said Jane hcsitatInrly.
Never mind about your dress What
does it matter when you get il done?
You're not suffering for it,
Its dreadfully warm out said
Jane, but if you'll saddle Prince for
me-
II turned Prince out to pasture not
half an hour ago, interrupted Joe. Il
didn't think we'd need him again to-
day"
1T wouldn't take very long to catch
him.
Just try it and see" laughed Joe
Prince isn't as dull as you think! And
as for racing him around that big pas
ture for an hour or two, why, its just
ont of the question No, you'll have
to walk, Jane: I'm awfully sorry, but
there's no help for it. And the sooner
you start the better. And while she's
gone, Ella, you count the melons
want to know how many we can send
ia do IT myself if / weren't in such a
hurry about going 20 Jack Collins"
iii go in and tell grandma about
the watermelon scheme" said Jane.
she might not like to have us settling
things without asking her consent"
''Oh, she won't care" said Joe. I'VE
planted the melons, and we've got a
right to them"
We'll, anyhow / better ask her.
and Jane went into the adjoining bed
room, where old grandmother HAYWARD
was knitting. She listened in silence
TO the proposition 70 sell the melons
do as you like" she said briefly,
when Jane had finished.
So Jane put on her big straw hat,
and taking an umbrella started for
Ocean Beach The sun was very hot.
and she was tired out when she reached
Mrs Siddelrs little store. But she was
successful in her mission; for Mrs. Sid
dell was quite willing to put the melons
on sale
They'll go off like hot cakes" she
said. If the excursion trains get to
coming here real often I'm gong to
start To selling fruit myself. But you
can have this chance and welcome"
Jane thanked her, and started home
again There was nothing to keep her
IN Ocean Beach. 1t was small place,
composed of half dozen houses, a
dilapidated summer hotel, three stores
and a life saving station People had
just begun to find out that there was Il
fine beach there, and within the past
three months railroad had extended
branch 10 the place. There was an
inland town half a dozen miles away,
where Jane and Ella did all their shop
ping.
You look worn OUT said Ella,
when her sister came in.
81 have a fearful headache said
Jane. Did you count the melons?"
''Yes; and | have headache, too.
The sun was fearful in the melon
patch. think we can send about one
hundred
Wen know better than to plant so
many next year" said Jane.
''You know it was Joe who made us
plant so many" rejoined Ella He
said he had never had enough melons
in all his life
well, if we can dispose of them /
shan't care" said Jane.
It'll take two trips to get them all
to Ocean Beach," said Ella The
wagon won't hold more than fifty or
sixty"
The next day was Friday Joe came
into dinner fairly beaming with good
nature.
Were going to have the biggest
baseball match of the season this after
noon,' he said, as he sat down, and
helped himself generously to ham and
eggs Were going to play the Blue
Stockings at Shelby's Mill"
But / thought you were going to
pick the melons this afternoon, Joel"
cried Jane.
Well, so will if get back in time"
said her brother. If don't you girls
will have to do il"
The girls looked agEast-
"And carry them to the wagon?"
gasped Ella
Yes; that won't be anything to do.
It'll be good exercise for you. Girls are
always so afraid of little work.
But melons are so heavy, joe"
''Well, what if they are? You needn't
try to carry more than one at time.
But very likely I'll be back by half
past four or five. III do my best, of
course"
He finished his dinner, donned his
pdSebtiA Suit. anu NeHI OH NnlslllnRs
he picture of youthful vigor and happi-
ness.
The girls sewed until half-past four.
Then Jane folded up her work, and
covered the machine.
WED better go at those melons,
Ella" she said
.sYes, / suppose we had" and Ella
sighed.
der
in ''Hurrah, We beat 'em. he shout
ed "Won two balls and bat They
made only one home run. They couldn't