The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-02
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: J0bS0n Puts In Goal
I GOT ahead of the probable

Pennsylvania, by ordering five tons
of furnace coal yesterday afternoon"
said Mr. Jobson, at breakfast one
morning last. week. "It'n be- dumped
in front of the house about half-past
nine this morning. also engaged q
colored man to put it in the cellar,
snd he'll be around in the neighbor-
mood Of ten O'clock. I only mention
Ibis little matter to you in order that,
:; you have any idea of rushing down
stcvnS before I am q block away SO
t:aet you'll be first in line at the bar
gain counters, you may abandon that
idea"
The colored man engaged by Mr..
JoDson to put in the coal didn't make
his appearance at ten o'clock, nor ut
II, nor at ~. Mrs. Jobson spent the
entire morning, to the neglect of her
work, reering out between the par
lor curtains for him, but it was OBJ
viousSthat Mr.. Jobson's man got side
tracked somewhere. When half-past
~ came around, and no sign of Mr..
Jobson's coal HEAVIER, Mrs. Jobson hur-
riedly donncd her, street apparel and
went in search of another, man to
stow the coal. which had arrived in
procession Of wagons shortly before
ten o'clock. in the cellar. In this
search, however, she had no luck at
all. Che met UP with at least seven
strong, hardy-iocking youths of color
within radius ef two squares of the
Jobson domicile, I'll of whom appeared
to be in the enjoyment of high-noon
siestas, but she couldn't induce any
of them to undertake the coal-stowing
job, although she offered as much as
$3.50 to have it dore. All of the
siesta-enjoying scolorcd youths had
"jes' bin gagged tub d. nh job o.. wuk
TO- uh man down de sGoayuh dat 'ud
tex 'em all de aftuhnocn.' Mrs. Job
son returned home very much, dis
heartened, knowing that Mr. Jobson
would hold her personally responsible
for the slowing of those five tons of
coal. She resumed her vigil at the
front window, asking every other col
ored man that passed if be wanted
the coal-stowing job, but each and all
of them looked dif1idently at the pyra-
mid of black diamonds, scratched his
head, remarked that he didn't hev
no shovel" and fled the temptation at
a greatly accelerated pace.
At half-past two Mrs. Jobson re-
ceived message from Mr. Jobson
notifying her that he'd be up with
the horse and buggy at three 70 take
her for q drive. She dressed fer the
drive without any great degree of
confidence. She had a premon;tion
that she wasn't going to have any
drive that afternoon.
Her premonition was correct, of
course, Mr.. Jobson drove up in front
of the house at five minutes to three
and he scowled heavily when he saw
the mound of coal still standing on
the asphalt. Mrs. Jobson noted the
scowl from the front window and she
"stood by" as mariners put it. Mr..
Jobson jumped out of the buggy,
clasped the weight to the horses BIT
and dumped into the house.
Might I venture to inquire" he
H.
the reason that coal hasn't been put
away?" ,,,s ~ J.
THE man you hired to do it didn't
Gomez replied Mrs. Jobson.
"Oh, he didn't, hey?" snorted Mr..
Jobson. "That sounds pretty good,
Mrs. Jobson, but just happen to
know that the word of that man en-
gagged to, put. the coal in is Just as
good ass3his bond, and III he wasn't
here promptly at ten o'clock to the
minute, then there's something a.
mighty queer about 1T. You are per-
fectly certain, I suppose, that you
were. here yourself. at ten o'clock
when the man cameo" .-.. -. @re>,y. ~
!:Thes man didn't come" repeated
Mrs: Jobson, land I have been in the
house All day, except for the mortal
! hour that t. spent trying to beg and
implorc numerous colored men to put
, the coal in.'a e3tg& d. Rasss ri ~ a /. q
"Huh!" shifted Mr.. Jobson, II have
ashrge. pastel portrait Of Mrs. Jobson
wasting her valuable time over any
such trivial and frivolous matter. 4I'll
a.bet million dollars toa9a hatpin that
lean. get the Every first aoiored man
that posses by the. front gate to put
that coal IN, and. be durned glad Of
the Job. a' '3.s sI4f't, q ~ Ell
Whereupon Mr.. Jobson took up his
stand ON the front steps and awaited
the passing Of the first man and
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