Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-11-28

try and not worry over it. Who knows
but what 1t is all for the best?"
''Mebbe tits, but I'll be hanged II
believe 1t! Aunt Martha sent her luv,
and guess she'll be down about Satur-
day"
"She is very. very kind"
"And she said you'd hev to boss Han
ner more or less to make her step
around. Some folks hev to be sorter
driv, ye know"
Hannah is doing very well, I'm glad
to say"
"How's the young 'un?"
"As good as pie"
That's nice. Some youngsters Is all
right, and some seem to be possessed of
the old Harry. Look a here, Nancy, !
hain't no hand to go pokin' my nose
into other peoples bizness, as guess
you'll allow, but thar's a matter I'd
like to ask about. You remember we
went to skule together, and the night
we had the spellin' bee you'n me was
the last ones up, went down on dock
trine,' and you went ahead till the
teacher was pretty nigh tuckered out.
kinder feel as If was related to ye,
We know"
Eyes; what do you want to talk about,
Uncle Benz"
know thar's one en- the farm, fur was
with Jim when he got the money, but
how about the INTEREST,""
II won't be able to pay shilling of
1t when due"
You don't tell mel"
'On the first day of the month the
farm will probably be advertised for
sale, but I believe the law allows me
to stay on for few months"
HAS Squar' Potter bin up here
lately?"
He was here yesterday. He will take
the place as soon as the law allows"
1.-The blamed old skunk! Excuse my
cuss words, Nancy, but when I'm ex-
cited they slip right out. If that old
skinfiint turns you outer house and
home I'll go down the road and take off
my coat and lick him till he bellers
like a calf"
mo. Uncle Ben. He lends his money
to live on the interest, and it is only
right that he should be paid. I was
in hopes to be able to pay him the in
terest, but this misfortune will pre-
vent"
Its a downright shame, and don't
keer who hears me say SO! Say, Nancy,
thar's heap O. shelled corn on the
barn floor which orter be winnowed
out and put away afore the rats lug it
off,"
II was hunting for q box to put it
in when l fell and broke my leg. 1t
you'll go up into the attic, Uncle Ben,
you'll probably find something. 1be-
lieve there's an old blue chest up there
with nothing in it, and it will hold the
corn"
"D'ye mean that old chist which Jim
bid off at auction over. to Jackson's
vendue?"
Yes"
II was thar and bid two shillin's
fur it. Jim raised my bid to thirty
cents and got it fur wood box. Never
used it, Ell? l believe jackson said he
got that chist at baggage sale in
Boston a dozen years before, an thar
was a lot o. duds in it which hev be-
longed to some furreigner. Wall. I'll go
up and hev tt down and take keer Of
that corn Corn is goin' to be corn
afore next spring. l s'pose Hammer
Bebee would walk over that pile hum
dred times and never see it. The
Bebees was n good-hearted lot. but per-
feckly shiftless."
In the farmhouse attic. stored away
with quilt frames, broken chairs,
punches Of mayweed and catnip. and
hingeless trunks and boxes. Uncle Ben
found the old blue chest. There was q
thick layer of dust ON the lid, and he
busted it on with q bunch Of herbs and
mutteTed:
.Whewi but how the dust does Tit
into = housed Ya-as. that's tho same
old chist, and la11ed 1t Jim all the way
Aoms tor buyin' h Come Guitar hage