Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-19

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ale a.. w. % e "a a. aeA -.
- sa, bas: the one
e<h1 o., cfiice sailor. but his
matte destroyed Il.
III lin the steers 10
a &c TO him that
er expect TO tread
n ship he could use
education OF his
VS. be reminded OF
- ade the sea. Thus II
M Ind Billy were educat-
-.roken." totally ignorant
n commands by which oxen
Gagged. Gee" and "haw." git
- n whoa" had no meaning for
whatever. II was haul away"
~ BORT" and "starboard" and "be-
stern all" was back. The oxen
m and waxed strong. and his uncle
~ remarked that he never saw
that could do more work than
sexcn and Ike. No one but Ike ev-
k4l1hought of handling them.
Pie nearest neighbor TO the Haines'
Us Deacon Merwin, n good man and
Har Of the church. The good deacon
. that fke's yoke Nof oxen were
X Mkers. and n desire came over him
70 possess them. lie offered 10 buy
khcm several times. but Job always
lsaId that they belonged TO Ike and
were not for sale. The deacon asked
Ike II he would sell them. but met
with such an indignant refusal that he
felt fingered. but did not give up the
idenl OF possessing the cattle. Finally
he v : 10 Job and said:
nj bor IIalnes. II them cattle'll
<good every way I'll give you
yo,s for 'em. They're too much prop
for a hs<dke Ike to have. and IL
t-S,v-crcal IN him n bad sperrit
I'D make him bel above his elders"
rWclL l don know. deacon. The boy
af'aa.a deal by tim cattle and prom
mn" sh-ss .gromiss ! gave them TO him
lark tiwoulda-RgA 'em. and he has. so
TO keep my part"
n yet.ats all true enough. Nelghbor
DEC 90. but Ike's only boy. and then,
A ,~ember. 500 Amt offered every day
--.or n yoke OF cattle. Why not sell me
these and give him another pair TO
break: that 'ud do him jist ms wellf'
y The deacon's 800 aud persuasions
finally weakened Jobs scruples. and
he gave In. The deacon was TO try
them. and II they worked all right
was TO have them for $400 How TO
tell Ike what he had done was a poser
10 his uncle. His aunt declared II
downright mean piece OF business and
told Job plainly what she thought Of
him.
II was finally decided not to say
anything 90 Ike until after the sale had
been made and the cattle gone. In or
der that Ike might not be on hand to
see his pets sold he was given a holi-
day and sent 10 spend the day at
nelghbor's, couple of niles away,
where there was boy OF his age who
was a sort Of chum OF his.
The next morning Ike was of bright
and early. and the deacon was on
hand shortly after. IL would not DO
fair 10 Job 60 say that he did not have
any mlsgivlngs. He would have back
ed out of the bargain at the least
chance. and he really hoped that the
deacon would not be satisfied With
them. The oxen were brought out and
yoked 10 the cart without difficulty.
though the deacon remarked that they
did seem ''klnder stoopid." Job and
the deacon climbed up into the cart.
"Geo upf'
The oxen turned their big eyes round
inquIringly. Gee up. thereT repeated
Job. BIT they did not move boot.
..That don't appear IKE good break
ing" remarked the deacon.
"Thy're broke all right" replies
Job. ''Come gee up, thereg AT the
same time he gave each prod with
Tho cold. In response 70 the prodding
the cattle walked or toward the open
gate. In which direction their heads
happened 10 be turned. Job did not
nsrant them 20 60 in the road. 80 no
xhouted out. hoy. hoy" to turn them
Mround: but the oxen had no idea what
nov" meant. and 20 kept going
Hnioh. ahead. Job shouted louder
AMI struck Billy with the goad- They
oulcranod their gait into trot and
turned ont into the road. InS. -
! shouted. fWhoa\ whoa" ., 80
did not mind thao either. u snn.a
de as reckon lre al furnish that
as,he sfaancs
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