The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-06
UNCLE JOBS PLAN.

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perfect children.
"Them boys" he was wont to say,
"wouldnt marry airy woman in the
county; not but what they's plenty good
enough an better but they have other
plans an projec's!"
A pretty school teacher boarded at the
Foresters, and it was her apparently in
nocent self that was making all the trou-
BILE. Lew Forester, the younger of the
boys, was hopelessly in love with her.
and as he was young, with his life'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 ruminated upon
the subject as he followed his lazy, fat
team along the corn rows.
Seems to me-" he soliloquized, "ef I'd
jes' speak to her father-drat the weeds!
do wish Id check rowed this! The
cockleburn is goin' to jes' plum teeto-
tally take hit-he'd d stop hit, being so poor
an high minded. But likes not Lew'd
git mad at my interfering, an marry her
anyhow, jes' to teach me lesson, an not
amin to marry her at all, before. I've
'N'V'N' R"'Nhts w Hut ioot III ~
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 q
sposin' that l ricleck anything about
them times. No, l reckin I'd better not
call on her pap for any help, seeing as l
split his prospects in our young days. Oh,
you git up there, you lazy heifer! Looks
like the more you feed EN- the lazier they
git! No, but eff can't hatch up some-
thing 'thout showin' my hand, why, I'll
jes' let 'em marry for bein' fool.
"Lew," said Uncle Job, the following
Saturday morning, II 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. D."
"Can't Dan go?" Lew asked petulantly.
II 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," Uncle Job an
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THAT medder piece needs plowin' mon
strous bad. You and l can plow, an
Danl can so jes' as well as not.
"If was him wouldn't drive no gig"
Lew remarked uttering the words before
rejecting upon what might follow.
Il amt agoin' to-" Dan answered,
with the confidence of a young man who
owns n good team of his own. I'm
agoin' to drive Stell and Grace-the
buggy needs little ixin' 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, Dan'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 eff he
amt stopped; not but what she's plenty
good enough for him, an too good, as to
that, but you know we've allus had other
plans for Lew. l never saw sich hard
hearted creetur as he is. He can cut an
slash on live animals, an l think he'd
make good doctor. That's what me an
ries the school teacher he can't never be
nothing but farmer, for you know lie
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 to 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 I take her to town to-
day" Dan suggested, not at all displeased
at the prospect of "a mile ride with SD
pleasant companion.
"Yes, yes! You hitch up an l will 80
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 low whisper,
from the front door, "you come here
minute"
"In moment, uncle, "a pleasant voice
answered.
Come out into the yard" he mur-
INJURED. II want you to do a favor for
me. want to get the old lady two new
gingham dresses, an l want em to be
nice an look nice an fit nice, and want
yoo w pAoh euoih ouO an pay loT CneI1l.
I'll give you the money. want you to
go with Danl."
"Yes, certainly" May answered with
suspicious pink mantling her cheeks.
Gould you tell me anything about what
kind of gingham you want?"
"You jest use your own jedgment-get
something becomin' to old women-and
you cut it an make it an I'll knock off
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 whstling Marble Halls.
"Its 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 l 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 wife and a passel a.