Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-07-23
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nWHlA'T did ai the hogs fetch; Since.
ON his return from driving the fatted
hogs to market.
six hundred an seventy-five dol
lars,' Simon Shrimp replied, rubbing
his hands and smiling contentedly. 1T
was er good price l got Liza, an never
see hogs weigh up better'n they did.
They brought at least $500 more'n eN-
1ected. An then I got the money
right off. I struck it just right in selln'
when l did"
I'm glad you did, SINE"
I'm co'se we're all glad to do the best
we kim
Yes, O. course. What yer goin' ter
do with Their money!
II hain't fairly settled it in my own
min yit, jest what l will do with it.
I'm sorter haltin' atwiNt buyin' of that
timbered 20 of old Mike Allen, and
1oanin' it to them Herringtons. l
KANT we'll make up my min as towhich
,er Their two 'ud be Their best
'You hain't no use fer the timbered
90 Slime, seem es how you have more
waste Ian now than is profitable, an
if you buy it. you'll jest hev that much
more to pay taxes on fer nothing.'
"Yas, that's SO. l hain't no pertic'lar
use fer it, tout it's down cheap at $500,
an | dunno eff it wouldn't be er
good speculation ter buy it. But at
Their same time | kin loan Their money
to Bob Harrington for ten per cent,
al I s'pCse that mout be about es good
.cr thing es l kin do
ut pears ter me, Sine, like 'sif you've
let them Herringtons hev enough money
Already
''They owe me nigh almost $4,000,
it's true, but what's the difference,
-s'longs we git the intrust?'
But hev you got the intrust?'
''No, 1 hain't never got it in money,
but l get their notes for it, an it'll only
be all the more when it's paid; an es
we don't need it, hedn't it es we'll be
DRAWN of more intrust?"
Yes, s'pose it he'd. But somewayI
feel es if it han't best to let that money
out to them spectators. You hain't
got no kin O security. es | kin see,
'ceptin' that one ov 'em goes security
for t'other, an s'pose they wus ter bust
up, then how'd you git yer money
from 'em?'
faint no wise likely es they'll bust
up, s'long's they've got thousands O
acres of the fines lam in Their county.
Other peoples monty willin' ter trust
'e1n, an / reckon / needn't be scarf
about Ioanin' to 'em. Besides, | don
see whut else / kin do with ther money,
fer es yer say, Mikes 20 is somethin'
we don't need, and I've pondered over
the matter several days an kahn fgger
out nuthin' else that 'ud be profitable
ter invest in. We don want no more
stock
No, we don want no more stock, ner
no more land, fer it keeps you an Their
boys a-diggin' from mornin' till night
tic keep up with whut we hev.'
''Then whut am I goin' ter do with
aher money if l don loan it?''
For a moment Mrs. Shrimp was silent,
and piled her needle with unwonted
rlpidity. A faint flush came to her pale,
faded, care-furrOwed cheeks. Then |
with timid haIf-scared air she looked
Ip and said:
''Sime, mghtn't we buy the girls Il
.ianer? You know the Aliens have one,
nd the Smiths are goin' ter git one an
ur gals air jist crazy for one, too. 1t
,oks like paying out lots o. money, but
We been thinking over it o late, an it
,ears like it nd only be whut's right
wards 'em. We've got as much as Al
N or Smith, an kin jest es well afford :