Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-11-01

II beg your pardon, but isn't this
Mr.. Walker?'
"That's my name, but you've got tie
best of me-"
"I thought I couldn't be mistaken.
My name is Sparks. live here in Chi
cago. It's been good many years since
l was at Binghamville. "
81 expect you would hardly know the
place. We've made a great many
changes in the last two years. We've
Just built new schoolhouse.
"You needed one, sure enough. What
did they do with the old one?"
"Tore it down. 1t wasn't any &C.
count. You recollect the hay barn that
stood little ways east from the old
schoolhouse? Well, that burned this
summer.
"You don't say so! Let's see, who
owned that?''
."Old man Martin. He baled q lot of
hay in that place"
That's so. l remember now. The
last time was in Binghamville stop
ped over couple Of days with the
Smiths"
Sylvester Smith, that owned the gen.
eral store?"
"Ycs. He was nice man"
"Hc's all right if you know him.
Kind o queer at times.
II noticed that. However, I always
got along well enough with him.
"He had a nice family"
Indeed he had. What are the chill
dren doing?'
"You know the oldest girl was mar.
ried?"
"Yes. I received an invitation to her
wedding How about the others?"
II guess they're all at home but Jim.
He's away to school most Of the time "
"By the way, I became acquainted
there with a mighty nice fellow. He
runs drug store 1 guess you know
who mean"
Homer Temple?"
That's the man. He liked to hear a
good story as we'll as any man I ever
met. "
"Yes, Homer will have his fun. ]
s'pose you heard of the scrape he got in?''
II heard something abouti it, but new
er got the particulars. y
"He got chasing around after widow
over in Brampton, and his wife left
him for awhile, but she's back now."
That's good. Are you going to have
a pretty good fair down there this year,
"The fairs over at Millicent.
"Yes, I know. I'll never forge: the
time 1 drove over there with Charlie.
We started early'-
SYou mean Charlie Henderson,"
Eyes"
"Oh, he was a great hand to GO tc
the fairs. He stays at home more sincf
he got married. You know he married
one of the Jenkins girls"
81 guess she's pretty nice girl"
"She is that. You remember the OLD
mans place on the Brampton pike?"
Been past it many time. He owns
considerable land out there, doesn't he"
"About 800 acres. He traded some o.
| IL Tor tOWn properly.
"Humph! He's foolish to do that
From what I know of that country I'd
keep all the good farm land l coulG
get.
"That's where you're level headed
too," said Mr.. Walker, placing hi:
hand confdentially on the other S
"That land all through there is bount
to increase in value, and we can get ;
crop there when they can't get it any
where else. y
II told Sylvester Smith the same
thing. A man that's got good farm
down in that country is fixed"
you're right. You're right. I wisl
you could get down in that country ant
see it this year."
IT would like to drop down that way
but I'm kept pretty busy up here. How
ever, want you to give my regards t,
all my friends down there and tell then
I'm behaving myself"
"That's saying good deal for mai
that lives in Chicago"
"That's fact. Well, I will bid yov
goodby, Mr.. Walker. Glad to have seel
you again"
"Thank you. Same to you. Drop il
and see me whenever you get to Bing
hamville.
"Same old placer"
"Same old place"
"Good day"
"Good day.
Mr.. Sparks rejoined his friend at tn
cigar counter. Don't you see?" sal
he. II didn't take any risks, and ye
he'd make an affidavit that I knew al
about the town. 1 think I could go owe
and borrow money of him. "-Chicag
Record.