The Progress., 1893-08-26

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In the clover
rav summcr rover
~ Uarm thistlcthicket
lnli,, ID , ,be honey -droIs are coming,
Mn.o tba humble bee h1ngg hummng
That's the thlnE. '"'"'"P"'''h'
WEDDING PRESENT
..tor came down To- breakfast To
p S..o usual number of letters lying
uO bis platc. Long letters from
80 shert notes from slight ac-
pr~,ancas. tradcsmcn's bills and in
a.,iors mixed together indiscrimi-
s.ir file did not mind the bills.
.h they reached him with re-
u.t.hle frequency. He had plenty
smoney with which TO pay them at
,imc hut somehow he hated TO
IL, though tho payment would not
~. deprived him Of single luxury
!. svon a day. lie was n thorn in
4. .ide Of the rcoplo with whom he
s..n for they had TO wsitindcfinitely
1 is,beir dues. Yet they did not like
oroceed 10 extreme measures il
s.r conld avoid it. for his custom
-. extensive enough to be well
,orth keeping. and they were sure of
| slng paid eventually. And they
,.og that Barker's check was as good
!, vre,nbacks - when they could
Irtit
hrker picked up the last letter.
| us knew. from the shape and from
40 ouality Of the paper, that il was
n imitation. "Mr andsMrs. j. H.
,mlth request the pleasure. etc. etc
Rarkcr seldom wasted time on the
,,rks a, Hammctts; he usually
naked through the store to the little
ssee st the back. from which Ham
us,l seldom issued except to attend
"a some specially hOnOred customer.
Hsmmett was busy when he entered.
ud Barker SIT down to wait until
~ other had finished the entries he
m making.
.,ood morning, Mr.. Barker: we
hrent seen you for some time, "
sd the dealer "a he closed the book.
ATS partly your own fault. Ham
matt said Barker. You have fit
nd me out SO completely that there
b hardly anything left TO buy for my
si and IL has been rather an Off
ssson for weddings
40 it has. so it has. smiled Ham
nett "l've noticed that myself.
uen moro than you have. probably.
But suppose something has turned
l pst last. since | see you here?n
"Yes. here il is tossing him the
smith invitation. al want something
for that; particularly fine and origi-
fal. for I'm an old friend of tho fam
by Something in silver, of course;
something that won't be duplicated
i BY all the idiots in town. / leave
he rest TO you, as usual y
l oh. Just a moment. Mr. Barker. y
Exclaimed the silversmith. hastily.
lam rather cramped just at pres
,nt could you make IL convenient to
eud me acheck on account of your
hHsome time soon? hate TO have
oask you" he went on apologet-
eally, "but during the last few
months have had an unusually large
lanber Of bills out. and they have
l'lt me very short"
that's oil right, Hammett. OF
sourse. returned Barker. pleasant
Nv "liow much do | owe you?'
a.7mett named the amount
1 so muchP" queriod Barker 81
bad fancied 1t was less, but | suppose
man always underestimates such
ialhgs Well. III send you a check
naiew days; II l forget Il just re-
nlrd me again"
\ Thank you, Mr. Barker; IL will be
Nery great convenience to me. You
would be surprised to learn how
aaen have out in that way. and
nN straits ! have been put to some
'nes oil late even for the means to
l ~ my workmen.
IT'S too bad; people ought to pay
Pncre promptly. You should come
"sn on them II they don't"
'Doyou think SOP" smiled the sill
wsnith. "But. you see. they would
swry likely to be angry and with
nav their CUSTOM
NO man OF sense would do that. y
ssr'ed Barker. "You have right
Ame money, and no honest man
avsla leel insulted at being asked
WHY 70 pay his just debts"
meli, some day I'll come down on
% laughed Hammett. land we
~ zee how you relish your owr
inscription. -
I'm not afraid of that" smiled
r'"f' IN return. "But IL you do.
:" promise TO take the medicine like
tnsnn
aammett was as good as his word.
SILVER piece that he produced
masterpieces in both design anG
sea'loni his taste was always OK
.s''e' and as he looked at the com.
%(cd Worr III. lU... ..ttl .;.l