The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-11-09
: JObSOn Puts in Goal J
GOT ahead of the probable

GOT ahead of the probable
1 trebling in the price of anthra
cite coal, due to the big strike il
Pennsylvania, by ordering five tons
of furnace coal yesterday afternoon,
said Mr.. Jobson at breakfast one
morning last week. It'll be dumped
in front of the house about half-past
nine this morning. | also engaged 3
colored man to put it in the cellar
end he'll be around in the neighbour
mood of ten O'Clock. | only mention
his little matter to you in order that,
= you have any idea of rushing down
+Gvn before | am block away so
t:l.t you'll be first in line at the bar
gain counters, you may abandon that
idea"
TIE colored man engaged by Mr..
JonsJn to put in the coal didn't make
his appearance at ten o'clock, nor at
il, ncr at y, 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
vious that Mr.. Jobsons man got side
tracked somewhere. When half-past
IL acame 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
a procession Of wagons shortly before
ten o'clock, ii the cellar In this
search, however. she had no luck at
all. She met UP with at least seven
strong, hardy-iociiing youths of color
within a radius Of two squares of the
Jobson domicile, Eli of whom appeared
to be in the enjoyment of high-noon
siestas, but she cCGidn't induce any
of them to undertake the coal-stowing
job, although she offered as much as
$3.50 to have it doCe. All of the
siesta-enjoying colorcd youths had
''jes' bin gagged tub do nh job O. wuk
TO uh man down de sGOayuh dat 'ud
tex 'em all de aftuhnocp." Mrs. job
son returned home very much dis
heartened, knowing that Ifr. 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 diflidently 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 20 take |
her for a drive. She dressed fer the |
drive without any great degree of |
confidence. She had a premonition
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 sew
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.
rlasped the weight to the horses bit
and dumped into the house.
might 1 venture to inquire" he
asked, in tone of awful calm. whats
the reason that coal hasn't been put
away?"
1.-The man you hired TO do il didn't
,ome," replied Mrs. Jobson.
''Oh, he didn't, hey?" snorted Mr..
Jobson. That sounds pretty good,
Mrs. Jobson, but l just happen to
inow that the word of that man en-
ragged to put the coal in is just as
rood as his bond, and IL he wasn't
lere promptly at ten o'clock to the
minute, then there's something al
mighty queer about it. You are per-
ectly certain, 1 suppose, that you
we're here yourself at ten o'clock
vhen the man came?"
''The man didn't come" repeated 1
frs. Jobson, "and / have been in the
ouse all day, except for the mortal &
our that 1 spent trying to beg and I