Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-19

sleeve, ana that. though they had wish
ca him 10 ask the questions, they found
a gratincatlon in his snubbing almost
equal 70 that they would have found
IN learning the price OF the steers. II
appealed 10 their sense Of humor, which.
though crude, was equal in intensity
70 their curiosity. He felt intuitively
tho necessity of saying something TO
maintain himself In standing before
them; he must take the edge from the
squlre's words. or he would never hear
the last of them.
well, s'pose the squire feels some
better now" he observed. as he sat on
the upper step and looked at the
group around him. Hes bin a-nussln'
OF It against me considerable Of a
while. l s'pose. from the way his
backs a-shakln' g0in' up the street
there, he thinks he's about even now"
Even what on. deac'n?' asked the
postmaster
Why, that caalf trade OF ours"
Didn't know ye ever traded CALVES
weth him." said Aaron Damon.
II never heerd Of 1t, nurther," said
second in the group.
You never will hear Of II IL ye
walt Tor him to tell ye," said the dea-
con. breaking in on the spirit OF mega
tion, Don't ye remember them steers
! TUX second money weth t Tunbridge
Iair and Afterwards sold for sSO2 1t
was one o. them
Il allus heerd," said Aaron Damon
slowly, that the man said he never
got 80 shaved on OK trade before
nor since. But / didn't know the
squire had hand in II. Let's have the
straight ont. deac'n."
The deacon refused TO recognize the
Joke that was rampant against him,
and went on with the story.
tttr.. H.. at
land | had as likely . caalf as l ever
see. wanted to raise him. but /
didn't have nothin' 10 match him, and
got to thinltln' he'd have T. go for
veal. spite of all his good pints. till
one day l was by the squlre's and
there l see the very image OF him. /
see the squire didn't have no match
for him, and SO ! guessed mebbe he'd
trade II told him square and fair what
! was arter. That's allus my way.
anyway and II pays"
Yes, deac'n, 1t sounds like ye." said
one in the circle; and Immediately there
was 4 general motion suggestive of
concealed laugh. The deacon hurried
on.
Il went home and picked out nice
caalf to trade, and then went to the
squire, an | says. squire. let's trade
cnalts' What the nation fur?' he
says And so / told him. lie thought
II all over and then he says We'll. I'll
trade weth we. AN right snys /
III fetch my caalf up right away II
ye say So
'Id most started away when the
squire says. 'deacn, seeln's how it's
you thets pushin' this trade, II my
caalfs heavler'n yourn / shall expect
We to pay me tn runnln price on the
dlifunce, Certain says |. And !
drove along l wasn't any put out by
that, for I'd ben inten1ln' TO do the
good thing by the squire, and knew
my c'lnlf was consld'able l.eavler'n
his.
But l hadn't got any distance be-
fore ! heerd him calm me again. So
an ketched me-
say, deac'n, he says, IL your
cars any heavier'n mine, though. l
don't know as III want TO pay we any
thing on it,
i" That's all right. SQUIRE says I.
You said you wasn't particular when
We traded?'
"oh, no; not at ALL says he. And
then | went home and LETT him lafllin'
JUS as he was when he went away
from here now"
We'll, guess he did kinder have
me pun on ye, deae'n,' said Aaron
That's what he thought. too, Aaron
bul Whlle he was talkin' | had an
other good look or two at his caalf:
and, although mine was certainly n
number O. pounds better in flesh. his
was rangler'n mine. and Jus as Ger
tain 10 outgrow II IL II he'd time. So I
druv home feelln quite easy in my
mind, and | told Sarah, / says. wife
guys III git good mate to that red
caRlt yit' and Wen raise a good par
We'll fed my eaalfs right up T. IN,
hahule every day and most every day
see that caalf OF the sqlre's. He was
CROWN EASTERN mine, Just as a weed
grows Eastern good timothy-only he
was powerful good caalf And bvmp-
by l reokoned they was about OF n
heft, and | took my tradln' caulf un
70 The squire and says; Well squire
pen intendin' to sit up before, but
funce is
Al right says he. only, We mind
don't pay no bonus
rhats all settled says ]. And we
put them on the scales, an hIs'n
prung EN- down jes' one pound more'n
mine The squire couldn't hardly
pl9eNe II. He'd look 'em over ana
weigh rust one and then tother, But
that's Just the way twas.
We'll. squire. says |. we got n
pound the best OF me. Here's Ten
cents, that's the runnln' price. / he.
ieeve;' And offered him a dime.
DUN Your 10 centsr he saws and
l KINDER thought he ought 10 forgive
lhe slh o. cussln', he did feel SO tool,
down. IL was Il reel RELIEF 10 him IN
cuss leetle. Take your 10 cents and
20 TO thunder" says he. And Z save
my life couldn't tell which he feIt
IN wuss fur-to ind he want swan.
pun lean, rongey caalf fur plump
iat one, or because his caalf want any
heaNlern mine, SOS he'd git a bigger
bonus out o me.
US remarkable says l., how nirh
OF heft them cualfs be. You'd better
,Ake your 10 cents, squire, l saws
ana ne took 1t and didn't say an
other word. And TUX the calf on |
nome weth me. and he did match
mine 10 a hair, never see so putty |
a match An they was az do-eiie |
critters MS | ever had But | could |
anus see II riled the squire that il |
should have turned out so wen ana |
pen one OF a eighty-doller pair, He |
amt never quite forgive me his share
OF that trade"
rhen he pulled himself up. n ioinf
az time. and smiled round the cir |
sle with his blue eyes. said, I'm have |
70 travel now / guess. to sit home fur
supper" and started or. But Aaron |
Damon called after him. You're ali |