The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-26
SERIMp'S INVESTMENT.
nJATHAT did the hogs fetch, sime?''

.,INTHAT did the hogs fetch, Sime?"
wv Mrs. Shrimp asked her husband
on his return from driving the fatted
hogs TO market.
six hundred an seventy-fve dol
lars," Simon Shrimp replied, rubbing
his hands and smiling contentedly. 1T
was err good price got, Liza, an never
see hogs weigh up better'n they did.
They brought at least 500 more'n | ex-
pected. An then / got the money
right Off. struck itjust right in sellin'
when / did,
"Pm glad you did, Sime."
"In co'se we're all glad 10 do the best
we kim"
eyes. o. course. What yer goin' ter
do with Their money!"
IL hain't fairly settled IL in my own
min yit, jest what i will do with IT.
Tn sorter hnltin' atwixt buyin' of that
timbered 20 of old Mike Allen, and
lonnin' IL to them Herringtons. /
lxain't well make up my min as towhich
or Their two 'ud be Their best"
"You hain't no use fer the timbered
go. Slime, seein' es how you have more
waste Ian now than is profitable, an
AZ YOU buy IL, you'll jest hev that much
more to pay taxes on fer nothing"
'Yas, that's so. hain't no perticlar
use fer Il, but it's down cheap at $500,
an / dunno ef IL wouldn't be err
good speculation ter buy IL. But at
4her same time kin loan Their money
10 Bob Harrington for ten per cent,
mo | s'pose that mout be about es good
rr thing es l kin do"
1T pears ter me, Slime, like 'sif you've
let them Herringtons hevenough money
already"
''They owe me nigh Almost $1,000
Ats true, but what's the difference,
g1ong's we git the intrustY
But hev you got the intrust?'
"No. l hain't never got IL in money
but / get their notes for il, an it'll only
he all the more when it's paid; an ei
we don't need il, hedn't IL es well be
drawn of more intrustT
Eyes, l s'pose IL he'd. But someway
feel es II IL hain't best TO let that money
out TO them spectators. You hahn
rot no kim o. security, es i kin see
'ceptin' that one oy 'em goes security
for t'other, an s'pose they wus ter bus
np. then how'd you git yer money
from 'em?"
"'Tain't no wise likely cs they'll bus
nm. s'long's they've got thousands o
acres of the fines Lam In Their county
Other peoples monty willin' ter trus
,em. an reckon l needn't be scar
about loanin' TO 'em. Besides, don
SEQ yvhut else kin do with Their money
fer es yer say, Mikes 20 is somcthir
we don't need, and I've pondered owe
the matter several days an KANT figge
ont nuthin' else that 'ud be profitabl
Ter invest In. Wo don want no NOR
stock"
"No. we dom want no more stock, ne
no more land, fer il keeps you an the
boys a-dggin' from mornin' till nigh
no keep up with whut we hev."
"Then whut am goin' ter do wit
ahcr money II dom loan it?"
For moment Mrs. SHRIMP was silen
and piled her needle with unwonte
rapidity. A faint flush came TO her pal
faded. care-furrowed cheeks. The
with timid, half-scarcd air fhe locke
up and said;
rinner? You know the Aliens have on
and the Smiths are goin' ter git one, a
cur gals air jist crazy for one, too.
looks like paying out lots o money b
I've been thinking over II o late, an
-pears Ike II 'ud only be whuts rig
towards 'em. We've got as much as
IAN or smith, an kin jest es well affol