St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-24

keer how soon we git away. Let's bu,
back our six acres on the edge q
Cloverdale. We can git it for thre,
thousand. an then you'll have min,
thousand to put out at interest"
"Yes, mother" ..... -
"And We kin git little Jim his corne
and send him OF to be learnt to play.
"Yo kin do jist as You please. mother
I'm rich enough now. I reckon, to d.
Is like. and hope won't never wan,
to do nothin' very bad"
That's homcthin' you never did do
father" dutifully replied his wife. land
| don't believe bein' rich is a-goin' te
change you much. II il would I'd want
somethin' to come along and take the
money away from us, because it can,
never pay to give up doin' good"
As soon rs the transfer was made
and the deed recorded, johnson sent
the following telegram to his whilom
partner:
Come on-bring all your loose cash
oil in abundance"
The cash was sent with instructions
to buy adjoining farms ON option OF
thirty days; the oil man would como
later and bring an expert
The farms were bargained for at
ridiculously low figures, and then John.
son invited his friends out TO see his
'.flnd."
II tell you, boys" he said, Is he rode
up and tied his horse to the meadow
fence. 1.-THE whole earth is just a-soak-
in with 1t, and it's jist burstin' out of
the ground. You see this country has
never had any oil taken out of il, )" he
went on glibly. ''and as il is constantly
generating it has become 60 chocl full
that the ground can't hold it and it's
compelled to come ont You'd be as
tonished to see how it IL actually boil
ing mp"
ut must be wasting il it Is in that
condition" some one remarked.
''What's . waste of few millions o.
barrels?" scornfully retorted johnson.
There's enough left for me and nv
family and all my poor relations"
Ey this time others. having heard the
news. had arrived at the farm, and
quite . crowd had gathered when the
partner with tho expert drove up fol.
AS"Cu W llOOO0
Just wait until You examine these
blue patches" johnson said to the two
men after they had alighted from thciy
buggy. "Now tell me II You ever saw
. surer indication of oil?"
The exert gave . glance over the
field, took quick survey of the con.
formation Of the country. and opened
his lips to speak; but before he could
articulate . word. Mr.. Hobbs broke
into the conversation with remark
that sent the cold chills down Johnson's
spine.
''And is it them blue patches that in
1icate ile?' he asked, with q glance
half pitying, half contemptuous.
That's . fact, for I used morn two
gallon on my ole mowin' machine,
a-tryin' 70 git through the season with.
,ut buyin' q new one"
''Let this be . lesson TO you, sir" said |
b0hnson's partner.
''All the lesson git out of it," again
put in Mr.. Hobbs. sis that when you
ire a-cuttin' hay use plenty of ilc."
Its sa-swindle!" johnson broke out,
ivid with rage. "And I'll land you in |
he pen before this is over" Il.
Don't talk 70 me about swindling,"
dr. Hobbs began, advancing upon |
Johnson, who retreated to his buggy.
Who was il swindled tho Widow Rob |
nson out OF her property and drove her |
o commit suicide? Who was Il that |
the people out of their taxes |
md barely missed the pen? Who was
that swindled-"
johnson gave his horse lash with
be whip and drove rapidly away.
Il didn't know nothin' about this lie
business until this mornin'," Mr.. Hobbs
Explained to the people present II
moved they was somethin' up. but I
ad no ida what it was. for supposed
very blamed fool in the country would
now nachinc-ilc on . medder after .
ain "-Waverly.