Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-07-25
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beyond third old and gray bearded
man had just come into sight.
The newcomer stopped before them,
his face beaming with smiles, and with
an air Of conscious pride held out for
their Inspection what proved TO be a
highly polished stove lid.
There she is" he cried. 1.-The pretti-
est and cheapest stove polish ever in
vented knowed the minnit I'd put
that taller and vinegar in the last batch
that I'd got it,"
1T does look nice" said Isaac, blink
ing from one 10 the other
Now. jet, said Uriah. taking an
extra chew Of fine cut and leaning back
in his chair. "as you're the one that has
got this thing up. what's your idea of
getting it out; How has it got to be
made and sold?"
Well" said jet, squaring himself
back. my idea is just 10 make some
of the stuff and 90 out and sell it. I've
figgered the whole thing out. and 1t just
amounts to this: 1t viii cost l cent
a cake to make this stove polish We
sell it for 10 cents. That gives US
profit Of Si296 gross Now. each
one Of rs ought to sell a gross every
day, mebbe more. but we'll put it at
/ one gross 70 be on the safe side. Now.
say our expenses are SO a day. That
leaves Us Slo a day profit. all but 1
4 cents. and that beats farming all hol
/ low"
',Tet. old hoy. were with you" cried
! Uriah, Shaping the other on the back.
Il tell you. gentlemen We're bound to
/ make something out Of this. Just %
! think. Si0 a day is nearly $500 4 month
more money than we take in now in
year,"
sThat's 50" said Isaac. rising slowly
to his feet well, its getting along.
/ I'll have 70 get back and do chores
i The other two watched him out of
I sight
Zine fellow. Ike" said Uriah
Hardly the man for this kind of
business"
'Well, I don't know Ike's a good
fellow"
Good fellow! Why. Of course he is.
Nobody thinks more Of Ike than l do.
Why, Id he willing he should 90 along
for company if he didn't do a stroke.
But. then, he IS slow-don't catch on TO
people quick enough You see, what
/ you want Is a man that has some dig
nifty about him and knows how to APP
/ proach people in the right sort of way.
Why. he'd go into a mans parlor just
the same as if he was going into a COW
/ eli. 1tas Ia
here. but II won't DO in the big towns.
and that's where you'll make your mon
! ey. But. then. if you think won't do,
just say So. and III drop out at once"
"Oh. I amt afraid but what you'll
do all right" answered Jet, anxious to
conciliate "But l allow have got my
doubts # Ike"
'Of course you have. You're a man
of sense and couldn't help but have
doubts III have 10 cut across here.
j But think the matter over jet; think
it over"
III do that" answered jet emphat-
icaHy as be started on alone again.
H walked en- rapidly until he came
to an old barn along the road. The roof
Of tie barn had been blown Off and
never replaced. and the whole thing
looked very dilapidated, but very IA
| mliar TO jet. for il was his barn.
tail. thin and melancholy looking
| woman was bending over washtub at
the pump. she Strengthened up and
stopped her work as Jet came up.
lie went on into the house and put
! the stove lid he had been carrying on
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down near his wife.
They say there's SO a day in it for
a sure thing; that's what they say"
well. I'm glad if there is said the
woman. signing softly. The Lord
knows we need it Is Uriah and Ike
going to take hold of it with you?'
"Mebhe they are and mebbe they
amt. / know them fellers better than
/ to trust either of them. | can make So,
/ GOO a year out Of it and 20 II alone"
cant you get me that wrapper to-
| night, then? Its only 20 cents"
only 40 cents. Confound it, don't
/ YOU know that it viii take every cent
/ can rake and scrape TO get The thing
started? Ia rather get yoU dozen
silk dresses two weeks from now than
spare a cent tonight.
= don't see she began. when there
was n yell from the kitchen, followed
J is tie loud voice of a man:
"Phewl Judas, What the devils UP
here anyway? Are you trying TO burn
the house DOWN."
jet made a jump for the door and
stopped aghast The stove lid. so high
/ ly polished but a moment before, was
now dull dirty red, while above il
cgrlel thick. dingy smoke. bearing
| with il an odor strong enough TO knock
I down a horse.
SIS that tie way your polish works,
4 Jctt" asked young man coming
around the house holding his nose.
JET gave 4 snort Of disgust. II sup
pose you'H have - blab it ali over
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