Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-14
CRISIS ON COW ISLE
Terrible Tines When Old Man
Hstchins Suspended
flfLDIxs's CLEVER STORY
while Hsschia- Ma SOBER Nsney w.s
Tixhss Hat when Euiehlas Coz
Ilxhl ,f8aes Isprosed-

takes . newspaper he ctd not soo-
scribe for Il IN = rash. nathinking man
nsr, but e.Inly. and because he fslt
fhs need q a. This va In 1857. He
ehose the nsston Telegraph b>csnss
n vas steady going. conservative par
Per, znd he has stuck % L. lie toss
nos get The daily. Of course. bat Tho
weekiy<ctfrion whish costs one dollar
. yea<.
Tho Telegraph continued 70 BE
stesdy-going and conservative until
Iss7 when 10 got into financial din
ealfies. snd the management changed
A lawyer named Ananias W. Shystsr--
or Il that isn't his Dane. IL fits him
Ike = hemp eollar-obtained control.
temporarily. and he got out such pa
per - I would have said that nobody
bat himself vas bad enough 10 read
But the subscriber on Cow Island did
not notice the difference. Again the
mana. cement changed. aud . cult ured
gentlenl4n took charge. Tie ni,ds the
paper 50 literary" that even In Boston
Il was but dimly UNDERWOOD Yet Lem
Hutehins. Of Cow island. rad IL with
cut a dictionary. The literary epoch
Was succeeded BY Wild sensatiGnalism-
Get a murder q, lead the papsir II you
have q kin q subscriber" said the
new chief % the managing editor. and
a. was done. But Uncle Lem Eutchins
thought Il was the same old Teie-
graph The world had grown wicked.
that was al; and he had always said 10
woaiA
A.. -. - - - ~. --~..k a..
managing editor Of the Telegraph or
dered M article on the financial situs-
tloa- -And na..lseit red hot. he add
Ell The young rsan who prepared the
article was working for twelve dollars
. week. and he was thus naturally dis
posed - take a sombcr aud hopeless
view of al monetary questions lie
wrote from tho heart. and il was al
MIST 40 trouble at all for him 20 cipher
out a general bankruptcy. The article
went into the weekly. and eventually
reached the subscriber on Cow island.
OLD uan Uutehins never doubted
anything that he saw in the Telegraph.
lie was doubly bound % credit this
particular article because Il BODIED dis
asier. Cow island Is OF the main coast.
and things have gone wrong for SO long
down there that the people believe
calamity 10 be the general rule OF
nature
Bjinlrs. mother said ne 20 his
wife. after perua.ng the scare story In
the Telegraph. money seems to be
Almighty skerse. jes' now. They amt
rot none. even up in Boston"
-. -. -
Iemnel?- inquired tire old lady.
"Wall. a. near as can find out. the
folks that have any money arc hangin'
onto ia
"You can't blame EN- for that. I'm
sure. r~joincd the prudent housewife.
ats what I've alters tried ~ beat into
you. How murh 1hl We get to-day for
your fsh over 90 swans isiand1"
seven dollars a. hs.y-t~o cents"
what ye goin' - 30 with it,
wall. was tlinkin' some o pawn
what We owe down - the stSre."
How much Is So"
old man Huschlns pot out a diary.
fke covers 81 wffch had beer bought
anrin~ the war. The interiors Of such
DIARIES can be obtained separately.
thus saving half the cost 81 . new
book. sorac thoughtful Yankee de-
vssed this schcrc iour time ago. aud
doubtless got rich on Il. Mrs Hutchins
always gave her husband the fIlin' =
for bis diary a. a Christmas present
ITS three dollars an eight cents. :
he replied % his 'vife's question. he
shat thr book with an air II deep con-
alteration AN I sues TT hang onto
A.. ~ added. "tiii We get newt weeks
pape-s. sryhow. Then We can So how
thiusrs s. rcia Money 5 sler@e cough
here that III tss ear 90. I'll bet there
ANT fifteen dollars o. ready cash on
Cow Island
ffntchins vent down % the store On
t'e following rnoruiux q get some
over-rip~ clam. for trolling bait
~Chaiir EN- -. said AZ
John Collins. shc stprc Keeper. took q
little canvas har cut ~ his pocief and
emptied IL on the counter. Tie then
counted the coins which ia had con