The morning call., 1891-08-10
UNCLE JOBS PLAN,
BY ASA GLANNAL.

Uncle Job Forester was like a grea t many
other American parents-he had perfect
children.
Them boys" he was wont to saw.
wouldn't marry airy woman in the county;
not but what there's plenty good enough
an better, but they have other plans an
prOjec's!"
| But even perfect children sometimes give
| trouble, and Uncle Jobs boys, at the age
of 90 and %, were no exception to the rule.
| A pretty school-teacher boarded at the
| Foresters', and it was her apparently inno-
| cent self that was making all the trouble.
Lew Forester, the younger of tho boys was
| hopelessly in love with her, and as he was
young, with his life's work scarcely mapped
out, and as May Dernins was Door, with an
| abundance of poor relations, the marriage
was deemed highly inexpedient. Uncle Job
ruminated upon the subject as lie 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! l
| do wish Ia a check-rowed thisl the cookie
burrs is a goin' to jes' plum teetotally take
| hit-he'd stop hit, being so poor and high
| minded. But likes not Lew'd get mad ut
my Interfering an marry her anyhow, ies'
to teach me a lesson and not amin to
marry her at all, before. I've KIN owed
parents to put they foot in it nightly afore
| this. an I've wondered If Mahaly Ann
Briggs would n been a better chance than
Mary Ann, though L wouldn't have nuther
| one of 'em q suppOsin's that L reject any,
| thing about them times. No, / reckiu d
better not call on her pap for any help, see
| ing as l split his prospects in our young
days Oh. you get up there, you lazy heifer!
Looks like the more you feed 'em the
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something 'thout shown my hand. why.
FL ies' let 'em marry for bein' fool"
Lew" said Uncle job, the following
Saturday morning, Il want you to take the
One-seated gig an go to Chillicothe on
business, an / want you to not pick up any
passengers either gon' or comm, for that
left wheel amt any too strong, an watch
an don't 20 into any ruts. I'd like for that
gig to last till l feel able to get another
one"
Il do hate to ride to town all by myself
over the hills an through the red bresh. I'd
ruther pillow hard all day"
well, pillow, them" Uncle Job answered
with merry twinkle in his eye. That
medder piece needs plowin' monstrous bad,
You and l can plow an Dan'l can 60 jes' as
well as not"
"If / was him I wouldn't drive no gig"
Lew remarked. uttering the words before
rejecting upon what might follow.
the confidence of young man who owns a
good team OF his own. I'm a-going to
drive Stell and Grace-the buggy needs a
little fixing 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 haH-past IL; she was not busy
then.
Uncle Job hung around the barn and
managed to engage Dan S attention, thus
rctartiiup his start until Lew had p0nn IN
work.
Now see here, DanI," he began as soon
as Lew was out of earshet, anybody can
see that Lew is soft on the teacher, and the
jilt will marry her eff he amt stopped; not
but what she's plenty good enough for him,
an too good, as 10 that but You know we've
allus had other plans for Lew. never saw
SIGH a hard-hearted creetur as he is. He
can cut an slash on live animals, an think
he'd make good doctor, That's what me
an your NAV wants, an of course eff he
msrries the school-teacher, he can't never
be nothing but a farmer, for You know he
can't more'n write bis 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, and you
can cut him out quick as wink"
Then s'pose l take her 10 town to-day"
Dan suggested, not at all displeased at the
| prospect OF twenty-four mile ride With so
| pleasant a companion.
Yes. yes! You hitch up an l will 60 tell
| her pll fix It,"
With that he hurried to the house, elated
at the working of his plan.
Miss May" he said in loud whisper
from the front door, you come here
| minute"
In moment, uncle" q pleasant voice
| answered.
Come out into the yard" he murmured.
81 want you TO do favor for me. | want
In lpsA 4
an | want 'em to be nice an look nice an
fit nice, and want you to pick them out an
pay for them. III give you the money. [
want you to 90 with Danl"
YES certainly" May answered with n
suspicious pink mantling her cheeks. rCould
you tell me anything about what kind Of
| bingham you want"
"You jest use your own jedgment-get
something becomin' to old wonderland you
cut 1t an make it, an Pll knock off q weeks
board for one, an another week for an
other. 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 cheerfly
whistling marble Halls"
ITS plumb 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 go on
an make something out of hisseIf than to
have him tied down to hard work with a
wife and passed. O. little children. | see
| you've been a-humpin' yerself," he said, as
Lew approached. mo need to kill yersef
AMI the team, too"
We've taken 1t easy; nice dirt this;
never seen better; wish you'd give me my
sheer on this side when you divide up"
"Maybe-but you'll be a-Seling yourn,"
his father answered, looking with pride upon
his various fields stretching away in the dis
tance, some with wheat, some with oats,
besides small patches of castor BEANS flax,
cane, millet and pasture and meadow.
mo, Pm thinking of buildin' an settln'
right here" Lew replied, while boyish
blush dyed his downy cheek i've been
thinking that Ell you and nav was wllin'-"
"Yes, a mentonin' of your NAV puts me
in mind that l sent by May this morning to
get her couple O new dresses Seems TO
me we don't lay enough store by the way
she looks"
"Where'd May go?" Lew asked with a
sinking of the heart.
"She went with DanI," looking over his
fields and mercifulIy turning his back.
Mays mighty likely girl; there hain't
none better"
Withouta word Lew turned his team into
the corn and began to plow. His father
noticed that he was unusually gentle with
the horses, and his conscience troubled him
not little as he walked toward the house
Ell l hadn't a-tole him" he said. contem-
plating the varlegated sod with unuoting
eye, he would a-come in at IL, and
when he found she want here, he'd awent
out agin jes IS quick'S he could git his dinner
an a-plowed till dark, an that's too much
on the horses"
Lew came in at quarter past IL, ate his
dinner IN silence, ana was for starting back
to the field.
"You mustn't take the horses out till o
IeWie" his father said "You on lie dou,,,