Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-22
FAMILY INCORPORATION
A Story Of the Creamery and the
Farmers Family.


especially as that call always meant
for them breakfast, dinner or supper
according To the time Of day and any
one who has ever breakfasted, dined or
supped with Mrs. Lyman Cantwell VIII
easily understand their cause for en-
thusiasm.
This time the call meant breakfast,
and after waiting for the echoing
"Hurrah! hurrah! hur-rah-ha-ha-h a!'
trcm the three fats, as Mrs. CantWeli
scmetimes playfully called her husband
end the boys" she hastily turned, as
usual. to go in and dish up, piping hot.
the vegetables, and the fragrant coffee.
she had scarcely taken step, now
ever, when her ears were startled by
svch deafening medley Of additional
responses that they came as near
jumping as ears are in the habit OF
doing. Such jubilee Of Hats and
sharps" as there was, with occasionals
thrown in, ad libitum, in sublime in
difference to the laws Of harmony
She turned her bright black eyes,
ferred to above, In the direction oil
the sound They settled on a drove OF
cows galloping up the road, and the
driver, why he had Lyman's horse
and sulky; what did it mean? Why, it
was Lyman himself, and his face was
covered with smiles
why, Lyman she exclaimed
where you been 50 eary?"
"oh, up the road apiece he replied
csasivey.
"Yop have? Well, you look as Il
you had got some good news. Wnere'd
you find all them COWS? Whose be
they"
Whose dye s'pose, CYNTHIA
"Bedlams, should think by the
sound. Been getting out, have they
Whose be they, anyway"
mo. They amt been getting out OF
the pasture. They are good orthodox
blue-blooded Jerseys. every one Of
them. But when they saw me coming
they took such shine to me that |
hadn't the heart To go away and leave
them. 10 here they be, Cynthia, and
they act as though they meant to stay,
and l don't know as III do anything
70 hinder. Would YOU"
why, what do you mean"
"Ain't anything very homely about
EN-, now, is they | call en- pretty
likely looking set
why, Lyman Cantwell! You don't
mean to say that you've been and
bought whole drove Of cows?"
Comes about as nigh that as any
thing, guess, Cynthia, Amt you
glad?"
Glad Where's your other woman"
my other woman
Yes, to make the butter | don't
krow MS I'm exactly hankering after
any more work to do"
Mr. Cantwell hesitated a moment,
during which time a quizzical express
sion took possession of his face, and
he said Nh,
oh, the hired girl well, as nigh as
can reckon it, she'll be on hand in
about an hour"
why. Lyman Cantwell! Whered
you get the money to do it all with?
Where's the house going to get paint
ed? Where's the new carriage coming
from You promised them this sum
mer, sure, YOU know"
Did !? Well YOU see | reckone
you'd be so .'ckled about this, that you
wouldn't mind If You aid have to wait
- year Or two longer for them little
r.nktums."
"a year or two longer If that amt
just like a man! Why, you've kept
putting il OF, now. till 1t will take
twice as much paint as Ii ought TO.
And what's more we haint got a wa
gon that's decent To ride I'M always
breaking down and I'm so ashamed
OF that everlasting catter. clatter, that
tells everybody We are coming, that |
don't know what TO do Ii used to
make me so provoked when | heard
people ridicuiug farmers; bur declare
| don't SO how they can help It, They
give them good reason to-"
Come come Cynthia, lets have
breakfast What Won say TO that?
Neu'll feel better after breakfast"
You can eat amt gos Il particle
OF appetite But don't think I'm
hlamin' YOU ! pity YOU, more like,
Y0u are man 80 YOU can't help IT.
Cant help WHAT,
Cant help acting out your mans
nature going ahead and doing every
conceivable thing that comes into your
head to 10, without saying peep to
the one most concerned even when
You have w tranple I'll alI her corns.
end what's worse ramplc on your
own honor o. good gracious But
what's a mans word TO his wife, any
way wish | could see a man once
whose word could IN depended on over
night
Come, come Wife Amt you layin
Il on pretty thick ."
Not thick enough SO bur what YOU
let II slip right offn yon II seems
like wafer offn ducks haeE. But
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