The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-07
AN AUCTION SALE.

There Were sir and excitement IN the
village Of Two Hills. Granny Lemon
mite of possessions was TO be put up at
auction.
Granny Lemons daughter had died
owing money and owning furniture. 1t
was only right TO the dead woman that
the slur Of debt should be removed from
her name.
Justice was bound to be hard on
Granny and the baby. There was not Il
doubt III the mind of the Villagers that
Granny and the baby would have TO be
dispatched to the county pOorhouse.
One by one the effects of the late
Mary Ann were knocked down to the
neighbors. The last article sold was a
broom which was nearly all handle. 1t
was knocked down to broad shouldered
man, who had put upon it the tremen-
dous bid OF 20 cents.
Mary Ann Lemon was his gal once, -
said an old inhabitant of Two Hills.
Shed best heap n took him, said
some one else. He'd "a kept her com
Portable behind the blacksmith shop.
The auctioneer had entered the cot
tage TO make sure that all the furniture
had been put up at the sale. Everything
was gore. Only for granny and the baby
the little room was empty.
The cid woman sat upon the steps
leading to the door above. She was hold
ing the baby IN her arms
The auctiOneer was not considered an
odd man, but he was Il man of impulse,
big and bold when the impulse took hold
of him. He hesitated a moment, look
ing at the old woman and the baby.
Then he went forward suddenly and
picked the baby out of the old woman's
arms.
I've got an idee, granny. The
auctioneer stepped to the door after ut
tering these consolatory words and
mounted the table, which had already
been sold, with the baby clinging fast
to his neck
Now here's a fine piece o ware, p"
he called out loudly. This baby's
a-gunno save its old granny from the
poor's house, that's what it's a-gunno
do Who'll put big bid on a rosy
checked, hearty baby? Say, what'll you
bid:" The people did not comprehend.
There was silence in the crowd.
I'm not in fer acceptin little
bid, - roared the auctioneer. Il don't
WANT no OHtfIH VI VI CtlllS, Il
want hundreds o dollars Some people
would hand out power o. money fer
baby like this'n Amt there nobody
III Two Hills what's hungerin fer a
baby
Five hundred dollars" called
voice in the crowd.
The villagers turned with one accord
and stared at the blacksmith. What
did Sam Winters want with a baby:
He hadn't any wife to look after it.
The grocer's wife pulled her husband
by the ARIA and whispered, WHAT
we give fer baby like that, John?'
Make i S100r' said the grocer.
''Sevcn hundred dollarsv' shouted the
auctionecr. Seven hundred dollars fer
10 pervidc fc- old NANNY all her life
No wonder she's a-laughin at you.
The Lemons, Us "a rule, il long lived.
Make II - thousand Come, who'll
make it a thoISIEd:'
"Ona Thousand dollars said the
blacksmith
zone Thousand dollars Coin, goiu.
goin for 81. 600. She's worth more II
1000. She'll give "a body morc'n 81.
600 with Of satisfaction. Look at her
purity when she cries IL when she
laughs -
Tho little maid y.:,s pucI,ering up her
face; the tears Were filling her great
dark ewes. She put up her little fat
fists and hid her eyes as the auctionccr
again turned her 70 the crowd.
At this moment q carriage that was
about to pass came TO n standstin, =
Inverted foouHan sprgng TO the door, and
the great people Of Two Hills came pill
inS Ot.t.
Yes. it l. tr,,c, - cried the young
lady, with a pretty. excited face. They
are actually selling a baby, Tom, look
at the baby
Coin, goin, goin. for $1,000, the
prettiest baby III Two Hills, the money
TO keep is old grandmother from the
poorhOusc!'
Eleven hundred. 3" cried the young
lady, waving her black gloved hand
frantically-
The blacksmith bid Is high rs 81, 800,
the rich lady made IL $1,000 and the
man turned and walked away.
Gone To Mrs. Eu>tice at 81, 800, 3"
said the auctioneer, making n fine bow,
but looking Is If ne didn't know what
TO do with the baby.
But the great lady ran up TO the auc-
tioneer and received her property IN her
arms
G'anny's baby went through awonder-
full transformation during the following
week, and the people in Two Hills talk
ed about the luck that had befallen
both Mary AIMS offspring and Granny
Lemon.
But Granny Lemons spirits had rot
risen with the knowledge that she was
not to go TO the poorhouse. Indeed 1t
was suspected that Granny Lemon
hardly realized the blessing that had be
fallen her. Since the day of the sale she
had been growing apathetic and feeble.
- : H.. ,-Lor, o,auny's baby pointed