Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-29

~ We can ralse corn cheaper nor
wheat, and corn Is what our judge
called legal tender same as wheat,
we've a right to pay in it,
Darn your new judgtl 1 al" avs
thought be was a tool from way
back. Aud you Hezekiah, want
me to take a hundred bushels of
corn, worth Atty dollars after
haul 1t to market, for one hundred
bushels of wheat, worth one hun
bred dollars IN good credit, be,
cause a bushel ia a bdshel and the
court says 80, do you'll 1t is all out
rage; a cheat. Your new judge 10 q
fraud
'Its the law, Simon
.Lsave your old corn, Hezekiah,
until / SEE if it IS the law. | dou't
believe IT,
'All right, ncighbor; I'll come to-
morrow. did want to take some
things home with me in the wagon
but You don't seem in the humor
to dicker jus; now. III come when
you have found that law all right
and powerful good thing for the
farmers, too, Ill get the things
tomorrow, Simon; an l don't say
bat | might he willing to pay q
little more, az corn's cheap. SO
morning TO yeP
Simon sent man to the court,
got the decree and found 1T as
Hezekiah had said. The Judge
had decided flat-toOted that a
busheI, IS bpshel, and a bushel OF
corn, therefore, as good as busheI
of wheat. He saw clearly that he
would have to take the one hun
dred bushels of corn brought for
The one hundred bushels of wheat
he hal always previously received
and had expected. 1t was absolute
ruin TO him under the gnise or law.
He sat down with MS credlt.book'
ledger and stock book to count up
his losses. But the Il might be
willing to pay a little more, as
corn's cheap of his friend H"ze-
Kiah kept ringing IN his ears
Perhaps, after all, it might not De
so bad-might not be absolute
ruin. He stared ut the books and
meditated. He began to calculate.
Then bs began to 1gure on Heze'
kIah's bill. HIS face cleared. Yes,
it might not be so bad. IL ia a poor
rule, he thought, that Will no;
work both ways.
He called bis clerk, he called hls
porter; he took pen aud went to
marking my sterlous figures on hrs
goods. The three of them did the
hardest nights work thev had
ever done IN their lives. But 1t
had to I've done that night, for, as
S uon said, 'All the farmers IN
Lonely Valley would be down on
him next day.
Most of them were, bat Htzekiah
was the first, and was greeted
cheertdlly as By a man making
the best OF the situation.
i bave seen the law. 1t ID as
you say. Here's your note, neigh
boz: The corn | have stored away.
While [ still think the decree an
outrage | will have to sub'nitto 1t.
.Thars so, that's so. We farm
ers ouly want what the law gives
us. YOU know. Law Is law. So that's
all right-gIad yOa have no hard
feeIin's, Simon
.we'll let that pass, Hesekiah
You have your note and | have the
corn so tar that is settled. Gan
DO anything more tor your
well yes. want few things
now. I've paid my note. Pve got
list somewhere, mighty big sum,
too. mounts to about hundred
dollars worth OF credit, but don
be scared, Simon, Pun richer nor
was, now my coin crops come in
lIf you will get the goods for me Il
take back OH my wagon, I'll pay
Simon, I'll pay
just as you please, Hesekiah
the goods are here. How'll 80
pay-cOrn or wheatP
Corn, Simon, corn. All on
folks are gong to pay in corr
Splendid crop, more than We Ca
get in our cribs; ben putting 1t a
in the barns
'All your folks going to pay
cOrni l thought so. Then the good
| on your list Will cost you just tw
hundred dollars credit in corr
Just two hundred bushels, Htz
kiah, and your friends can pay O
the same terms
t 'Wby, why, Why, Simon, hgu
ell on MY list aud it dldn't come
over q hundred dollars OF credl