New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-08-24
$4,000, an then you'll have $4,000 to
put out at intrust."
Yes, mot her.

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put out at intrust."
Yes, mother
And we kin git little Jim his cornet
and send him off to belearnt to play
ssYou kin do jist as you please,
mother. I'm rich enough now, / reck-
in, to do as / like, and hope wont
never want to do nothin' very bad. !"
That's somethin younever did do,
father dltifully replied his wife, and
I don't believe bein' rich is a-goin' to
change you much. II it would I'd
want somethin' to come along and
take.themoney away from US, because
It cart never pay to give up dom
good. a.
As soon as the transfer was made
and the deed recorded, Johnson sent
the following telegram to his Whilom
partner:
1'Come on bring all your loose
cash-oil in abundance.
The cash was sent with instructions
to buy adjoining farms on option OF
80 days; the oil man would come lat
er and bring an expert.
The farms were bargained Tor at
ridiculously low figures, and then
Johnson invited his friends out to see
his find
s.I tell you, boys" he said, as he.
rode up and tied his horse to the.
meadow fence, the whole earth is
Jest a-soakin with it, and It's Jest
burstin' out OF the ground. You see
this country has never had any oil
taken out of it" he went on gllbly,
land as it is constantly generating it
has become so chock full that the
ground can't hold it and it's compell-
ed to come out. You'd be astonished
to see hoWit is actually boiling up
1t must be wasting ifit IS IN that
condition, some one remarked.
What's a waste of a few millions
o. barrels?" scornfully retorted John
SON. There's enough eft.for me and
my family and all my poor relations
By this time others, having heard
the news, had arrived at the farm, and
quite a crowd had gathered when the
partner with the expert drove up,
followed by Mr.. Hobbs.
tJust wait until you examine these
blue patches" Johnson said to the
two men, after they had alighted from
their buggy. "NoW tell me If you ever
saw a surer Indication Of oil?''
The expert gave q glance over the
field, took a quick survey Of the con-
formation ofthe country, and opened
his lips to speak; but before he could
articulate word, Mr.. Hobbs broke
into conversation with a remark
that sent the cold childs down John
sons spine.
.sAnd is it them blue patches thatin-
Dictates ie?" he asked with a glance half
pitying, half contemptuous. That's
fact, for used morn two gallons on
my ole mownin' machine, a tryln' to
git through the season without buyin'
a new one"
"Let this be a lesson to you, sir,
said Johnson's partner.
:'All the lesson git out OF it, again
put in Mr.. Hobbs, is that when you
are a-cuttin' hay use plenty file"
"It's a-swindle!'' Johnson broke
out, livid with rage. s:And III land
you in the pen before this is over
'Don't talk to me about swindllng,"
Mr.. Hobbs began, advancing upon
Johnson, who retreated to his buggy.
''Who was it swindled the Widow
Robinson out OF her property ana
drove her to commit suicide? Who
was it that swindled the people out OF
their taxes and barely missed the pen?
Who was it that swlnuled-''
Johnson gave his horse lash with
the whip and drove rapidly away.
II didn't know nothin' about this
lie business until this mornin',o Mr..
Hobbs explained to the people present.
81 knowed they was somethin up.
but | had no Idly. what it was, for [
supposed every blamed fool in the
country would know machine lie on q
medder alter q rain.