Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-01
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T GOT ahead of the probable

~ GOT ahead of the probable
l 1rebling in the price of anthra-
cite coal. due to the big strike in
pennsN lvania, by ordering five tons
OF furnace coal yesterday afternoon"
said Mr.. Jobson al breakfast one
morning last week. It'll be dumped
i'm front of the house about half-past
nine this morning. ! also engaged a
lolorrd man to put it i'll the cellar,
.nd he'll be around in the neighbour
;;cod of ten o'clock. ! only mention
:!:is little matter to you in order that,
:: YOU have amy idea Of rushing down
.,:Nn before L am a block away so
til You'll be first in line at the bar
g..,;i counters. you may abandon that
id"
Ere colored man engaged by Mr..
Jops3n to put in the coal didn't make
his appearance at ten O'Clock, nor at
IL, ncr at IL. Mrs. Jobson spent the
entire 'ilorning. to the neglect OF her
work. reering out between the par
lor curtains for him. but it was OBJ
Nous that Mr.. Jobson's man got side
tracked somewhere. When halfpast
IL came around, and 10 sign Of Mr.
Johson's coal HEAVIER, Mrs. .Jobson hur
lcdly ncnn@d her street apparel and
went in search of another man to
stow the coal. which had arrived in
a procession o. wagons short ~ before
ter o'clock, III the cellar. In this
search. however. she had no luck at
all. She met TN with at least seven
strong, hardyioci>ing youths of color
within a radius cs TWO squares of the
,ohson domicilc, 2il of whom appeared
to be in the enjoyment of hish-noon
siestus. but she cGcidn't induce any
of them to undertake the coal slowing
Job. although she offered as much as
so to have it dore. All of the
siesta-en,j loving colorcd youths had
".es' bin gagged tub do nh job o wul>
70 nh man down de sGoayuh dat 'ud
tel. 'cn oil de afiuhnorD. Mrs. job
son returned home YER, much dis
hcHr'ened. knowing that sir. Jobson
would hold her personals, responsible
for the slowing CT those Ave tons of
coal. She resumed her vigil at the
front window. asking every other col
ored man that passed il BE- wanted
the coal-stowing job, but each and all
of them looked efficiently al lie pyra-
mid of black Diamonds. scratched his
head. remarked that he "didr't hev
no shovel" and fled the temptation at
a greatly accelerated pace.
At half-past two Mrs. Jobson re-
L.,
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 amy great degree OF
confidence She had premolition
that she wasn't going to have any
drive that afternoon.
Her premonition was correct. OF
course. Mr.. ,Iobson drove up in front
of the house at five inmates to three
and he scowled heavily when he saw
the mound OF coal still standing or
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 | venture to inquire" he
asked. in il tone of awful calm what:
the reason Shat coal hasn't been pu'
away
THE man You hired to do it didn't
come. replied Mrs. ,Johson.
"oh, he didn't. hcy":" snortcd Mr.
Johson THAT sounds pretty good
Mrs ,lobSon. but just happen t,
know that the word Of that man en-
gagged to pu, the coal in is just Il
here promptly at ten o'clock TO TIL
minute then there's something al
mi ghty queer about it. You are per
fcc1l. certain, suppose. that yo'
were here yourself at ten o'clocl
when the man cameo
THE man didn't come" repeate,
Mrs. .lohson. and | have been in til
house all day. except for the morta
hour lat spent trying TO beg an,
implora numerous cC.ored men to pu
the coal in.
"i.uh." shifted Mr.. Jobson. Il hay
n la,.o" pastel portrait of Mrs. .Jobso
wasting her valuable time over an
such trivial and frivolous matter. l.
bet ii million dollars to a hatpin tina
can get the Very first colored ma
tina, passes by the front gate to y,
tina, coal in, and be burned glad c
the Job"
Whereupon Ny. Jobson took up hi
stand on the front steps and awaite
the passing of the first man an
brother. The first happened to L
arrayed in very impressive cleric;