The record-union., 1897-08-31

for nursery stock, a thing t your in
terested in; exclusive territory, some
good firm; begin near home.
Jesse and his wife exchanged an cleo
tric glance.
II could get orders in Weldon" he
exclaimed, where I know people, and
a good many of the hands have ground
enough TO get out a few fruit trees, or
a grapevine or two. Then there are
the big summer places outside of the
town. I've often thought I'd like to
have the planting of those"
We'll, you'll be surprised to see
how many ii buy thing if you give
'em the notion and talk 1t up the right
way I once talked an old maid into
buying six sticks of shaving soap, and
[ make bold to say she's got it yet"
laughed the stranger, well pleased with
this responsive enthusiasm. You
won't need any capital except your
team and it's my belief it'll suit you
first rate. I hope t will, really / do;
and a little sunburst of good will broke
over his homely features.
It'll be good chance for you to sell
your eggs and chickens at the same
time" put in Polly, as much interested
as If she herself We're about to en-
bark in the venture.
Yes, and if your wife gets lone
some," added the farmer, "or when
ever you've had enough of the Black
Turnpike, I'd let you have little place
down CUR way-snug house, thirty acres
of land, drst-rate duck stream and it
shau't cost you much, neither"
The boy, who, during this conversa-
ton, had been occupied in surrepti-
tiously tightening Polly's berry basket
until that resource palled, now saw his
chance TO contribute an item of mo-
ment Accordingly he waved his arms
and cried out suddenly:
Look at the cow. will you? She's
eatin'!'
All started and turned toward the
heifer, who, at the end Of her short
rope, nose t the ground, was languidly
grazing.
Wall, I thought as much-I thought
there want much that allied her. said
Farmer Race, getting upon his feet and
drawing his shirt sleeves across his
chin. She's ct bunch O. henbane or
wild pasnip, or drunk too much meb-
be, and it gives her little sick turn,
done. Just keep her easy now, and
you'll find she'll come out all right
Never physic critter if you can help
it, that's my idee. Come, get in and
ride, won't you. Polly? It's most sum
down, and time we was starting to-
wards home" The spinster had risen
also, and was surprised to find herself
shaking hands, and the fact was that
she and the farmer had changed their
opinion of their hosts as simply and
thoroughly as we all change our opin-
ion of people when we see them as they
are. The stranger, too, must continue
his journey, though he would willingly
have stayed for a longer talk; and
soon nothing but a falling column of
dust revealed the fact that the reigning
clam of the Back Turnpike had been
disturbed that day
''It was a lucky thing for us she had
that spell, I guess, Jesse observed, as
they sat at supper half an hour later.
It feel better I know that. Strange,
isn't 1t, how sometimes it's only a word
that's needed to set a man on the right
track? I tell you, Emily, / was feel
ing this afternoon as if I'd got about
to the last ditch, and now I can see my
way to living better than we ever did.
Another year we'll buy that little place
that Race spoke Of" ("Did you see
what notice he took of Effie?" inter
jected his wife-"he seems very pleas
ant, good hearted man.0 With Polly
just round the turn you won't be lone
some, I guess, and you'll soon make
friends with everybody. And when 1t
comes to poultry raising, they say Pc
kin ducks" and away cantered Jes-
se's bobby at a great pace.
''I declare, we didn't even think to
ask that peddlers name" said his wife,
taking Effies little fist out of the cup
in which she was playing make but
ter" ''He said this wasn't one of his
regular roads, and he lives a good ways
off-in Maine, / believe. Isn't likely
we shall ever see him again, but shall
always feel that he was a real neigh
bor."-Dora Read Goodale, in New York
Evening Post.