Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-29
FARMER FLIPPIN'S PHlETOA
By JONAS JUTTceT.

still busy with her Sunday cooking.
and, taking a seat near the open win
dow. gazed wistfully down tie road.
Are you looGin for anyone. Samuel?'
asked Mrs. Flippin following his gaze
down the dusty roadway
WHY. certainly lot, MilIy. What
put that idea in your head?7
Il jus see you keep lookln an lookin.
an | thought maybe you was lookin for
somebody you was expectin."
no. was jus merely lookln at that
purity wheatGeld over yonder. Be gosh
dlnged" he cried. sprlnging from his
seat. Here comes ole Dobbin. pokln
along with his harness on. / hope 10
heaven he hasn't run away an broke
Broke what, Samuel:" exclaimed
Mrs. Flippin, sharing her husbands
alarm.
"The hack. Of course" answered the
husband uneaslly. Hello Yonder
comes John, pushin sumthin alone the
road. What the dickens is the mat
ter"
Both started hurriedly for the lot
gate, where Dobbin patiently awaited
10 he turned in John soon came putting
UP. pushing the queerest machine ell
Their Of them had ever seen before.
What in the world is that?' asked
husband and wife together.
Blame if | know onless it's your
, replied the hired man, looking askance
AT his master.
Il can't keep II from you any longer,
Z IA ~ 90
full of disappointment. 81 sent las
week for that phaeton we saw adver-
tised In the cat-catalogue an sent John
to town after 1t. an this is the thing he
has brought back"
An a time l had gittln IT here" put
In John. There wasn't any shafts TO
1t, SO jus turned ole Dobbin loose an
tried to pull il. But | couldn't Git it err
long that way. SO pushed it, but the
blame thing wabbled all over the road.
so that am smack out Of breath"
II didn't buy that thing" exclaimed
Mr. Flippin exasperatedly. Il bought
a nice phaeton. with lazy back. cush-
Toned seat an nice top an curtains. Who
ever saw such a thing as this-no
shafts, no top. An look at them little
ole seats, not large enough for baby,
an injure rubber tires. What is the
thing made for anyhow"
The agent called it a duplex bi-sun-
thin: said lie wondered at you all gittin
the thing" John offered by way of ex-
PLANTATION.
well, l won't have IT," snapped the
disappointed farmer. "I'H SEN ii right
back an then write a letter an let em
know that they can't swndle me in any
such manner"
Hurrying to the house, he returned IN
n few minutes with pen and ink and
erased his name and address from the
shipping TAG, on the opposite Of which
be wrote the name and address of the
phaeton factory. John then wabbled
the machine back to tile express Office,
and Farmer Flippin that night went to
bed in anything but a pleasant frame
Of mind,
The following day carriage drew up
in front Of Mr. Flippin's. and there
alighted from 1t a handsome young
man of 81 and a beautiful little woman
some three years his junior.
You can't guess who we are?" said
the gentleman to Mr.. Flippin. who met
them at the door.
Il don't believe | can" was the re-
ply. who be YOU. anyway
Well" answered the gentleman.
with a merry twinkle in his eyes. Il
am your nephew. John Darrell whom
you have not seen since he was a little
hoy. and this, Uncle Samuel, is my
wife We are on our bridal tour
through the south and thought we
would come AMI spend week or two
with YOU and Aunt Milly"
BLESS my soul. Bless my soul. But 1
am glad TO see you-bojh Of You Sis
Jennie's John! How you have grow
ed"' And the old gentleman warmly
shook both hands Of his nephew ut the
same time kissed his new niece aud
then called Justify for Aunt Milly. No
one ever received a more cordial vel
come than was accorded tile happy
bride and groom by Mir. Fllppin and his
wife.
The following morning at the break
fast table Mr.. Darrell said:
Uncle sam. | shipped our duplex BIZ
~ VIC ~ AOu SEAttsA4 i'd N%R, anu IL
you don't care would Ike for your
hired man To 80 to the express office
and bring il over. We have carried it
everywhere with us and have bad some
! splendid times together upon it,"
Did the blame thing have four little
ole wheels with iaiure rubber tires an
two li,tle ole seats asked Uncle sam
uel interestedly
"Yes that's il" smiled Mr. Darrell
well my dear John. | hate TO tell
I you. but thar funny looking coutraption
/ is now in New orleans. or nj least on
| the way. | ordered a phaetoa from Il
dealer there. an when that thing come
l thought they had tried 10 pun il off on
ne for phaeton So | sent il right
/ back 1t was the dadGumdeSt looking
thin. I ever saw in all Of my born