Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-22

~ OhcF, iuhsmuch IS Dtlng on tho
south slope, they were full week
ahead of most Of the neighbours.
There they stood in the field,
Seyen hundred and twenty bushels
Of them, and three quarters of them
true mber ones The girls were
proud Of them, and we'll they might
be. Come il the morning. said
the squire, and we will talk over
the best way to get them to market.
I And in the meantime YOU might as
we'll choose about half a dozen who
are willing to assist in the disposing
Of them.
That was to be the hardest thing
1 of all; none Of them relished the
idea Of driving the great loads 10
/ the market, but they finally drew
lots, aud the six who we're chosen
made up their minds to face the in
eyitable, and help dispose Of the
crop.
Meanwhile, the squire had been
busy man, As soon as the girls
had gone home he had harnessed
bis horse and driven to the adjoin-
ing town and closed bargain with
a large dealer in produce whereby,
be disposed Of the entire seven hun
dred and twenty bushels at eighty
cents a bushel IL was part Of
the contract that the entire lot
should be of the field before sun
rise next morning
The squire was just finishing hie
breakfast when the ak representa-.
tives Of the potato circle put 10 an
appearance. Ho told them Ia drive
10 the field and that be would join
them IN few minutes. With all
the eagerness Of child the squire
sat down at bis window aud watch
Ell oyer the brow Of tho bin for the
temperance Of the girls, Sure
enough, down the bin they came,
the horse gallopiug. and the girls
loltIng about like corn 10 pepper.
The potatoes arc gone Gone =
vailed the girls IN chorus, amid
shower Of tears, when they had ar.
rived
For once in bis Tie the squire
was truly sorry that he indulged
his passion for practical joking.
The utter Encouragement Of the
girls was too real to afford hun
bit OF amusement.
Why Why, girls 7 be exclaim-
cd,
They're gone reiterated the
girls together.
Well, let US talk the matter over
calmly. SAID the sqaifc. leading
the way into his study, Let me
see, he continued, seven hundred
aud twenty bushels, say at eighty
cents a bushel, would amount to-
Why, bless your soul, girls, II the
thief hasn't been IN here aud left
check for the whole lot
Then the rogue OF squire pre-
tended to look 10 astoniahment on
check from the Derby market Tor
five hundred and sixty dollars, the
buyer paying nothing for the twenty
odd bushels, to Offset the poorer
once which would sell Tor number
twos.
The two hired men we're next
dispatched 10 al haste to hunt up
the rest OF the potato circle, aud at
noon they drove into the gard with
two team loads OF the happiest
young women imaginable, for Of
course the girls bad pumped the
men until they told the whole truth
as to the disposal of the crop. Be-
hind the two teams came the best
caterer in the town with a load OF
everything that heart could desire
in the way of eatables. There was
nothing too good for the squire to
purchase that day in order to make
that afternoon and evening a sue
cess
The check which the squire hand
ed the treasurer paid the church |
debt in full, and when the potato
circle resumed it's duties as sew
ing circle there was snug sum to
its credit.
As for the squire. he said there