The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-17

keer how soon we git away. Let's buy
back our six acres on the edge Oh
Cloverdale. We can git it for three
thousand, an then you'll have nine
thousand to put out at interest
"YeS, mother"
"And we kin git little Jim his cornct
and send him OF to be learnt to play
''Yo kin do jist asyou please, mother
I'm rich enough now. reckon, TO dc
as like, and hope won't never want
to do nothin' very bad"
That's somethin' You never did do.
father" dutifully replied his wife, ''and
/ don't believe bcin' rich is a-goin' to
change you much. If it would I'd want
somethin' to come along and take the
money away from us, because it can't
never pay to give up doin good"
As 5000 as the transfer was made
and the deed recorded. johnson sent
the following telegram to his whilom
partner;
Come oa--bring al your loose cash
oil Ia abundance"
The cash was sent with instructions
to buy adjoining farms on option of
thirty days; the oil man would come
later and bring an expert.
The farms were bargained for at
ridicrlously low figures, and then John
son invited his friends out to see his
find
81 tell you, boys" he said as he rode
up aLG tied his horse to tic meadow
fence, 1.-THE whole earth is just a-soalt-
IN with it, and it's list burstin' out Of
the ground. You see this country has
never had any oil taken out of it," he
went on glibly, land as it is constantly
generating it has become SO chock full
that the ground can't hold it and it's
compelled to come out. You'd be as
tonished to see how it is actually boil
ing up"
ut must be wasting if it is in that
condition" some one remarked
whats q waste Of few millions o.
barrels?" scornfully retortcd johnson.
There's enough left 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 crowd had gathered when the
partner with the expert drove up, fol-
lowed by Mr.. Hobbs.
Just 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
d surer indication of dip"
The expert gave n 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 a 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
dictate ile?" he asked, with glance
half plying half contemptuous.
THAT'S fact for l used morn two
gallon on my ole mowin' machine,
a-tryin' to git through the season with
out buyin' 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, sis that when Won
are a-cuttin' hay use plenty of lie"
ITS a-swindlel" johnson broke out,
livid with rage. "And I'll land you in
the pen before this is over"
Don't talk to me about swindling,"
Mr.. Hobbs began, advancing upon
johnson, who reiterated to his buggy.
who was it swindled the Widow Rob
inson out of her property and drove her
to commit suicide? Who was it that
swindled the people out of their taxes
and barely missed the pen? Who was
1T that swindled-"
johnson gave his horse lash with
the whip and drove rapidly away
81 didn't know nothin' about this lie
business until this mornin'," Mr.. Hobbs
explained to the people present. II
knowed they was somethin' up but
had no ida what it was, for supposed
every blamed fool in the country would
know machine-ile on a medder after n
rain. "-Wayerly