The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-05-08
HOW HEZEKlAH WON.

o husking bee al the Corner tie next week
snd, as every one knows, Do you have OBJ,
good luck 20 find red ear Of corn 40 husk
ing bee you have the privilege of kissing th,
grl Of your choice. ln fact, custom demands
one should, no matter now hasliul he may
be- Even the thought of the soon coming
hus,ing bee didn't comfort llczchlh much
III could get a red ear" be unused, a
would sort OF hearten me up, and might
speak TO Irene. But ] never lave uo luck
at hu-kIn bees
Dave Ferguson, drummer. was equally
lacking in world goods ln,Tn ba.hiuIucss.
IN unfortunate ran of luck al poker the
night before had broken Dave, aud he was
now sitting 100 bis room 300 tAo country hotel
looking at his samples of cline assorted
paints
I'll j telegraph the firm for coin, unused
Dave, they'll think there's something
wrong but somehow mu-tui-c uuds
to pay nay bill and get theueXt town.
BE lett the hotel and wandered out on the
street, considering ways and means Of rais-
| ing money. Near the entrance to the hotel
he heard two OF the natives Of Jenkins
Corners discussing the coming hu-k.ng bee
Dave remembered the tradition concerning
the red ears of corn. Suddenly the thought
flashed INTO his mind that the paint .u one
of his samples was ALMOST the color oi a red
ear of corn. Why mott Yes, it could be
| done. An hour later. with some samples of
red ears IN his pocket which would have
deceived an expert, Dave Ferguson was
| walking into the country. lie had decided
] fLaf st...s.fN Ia. o.
goods on the nGghborng farms.
IL can't lose, soliloquzod Dave And
| think there ought 90 be gold mine 100 it,
The first farm Dave reached Was that of
! lIezekiah Graham. With an air OF profound
mystery Dave led llelckiah back OF the barn
and exhibited his samples. Ia the whole
state Dave could not have found more Will
ing cu.tomcr-af,cr Boz bad explained how
the fraud on Cupid could Boz worked.
Its as easy a, falling down, said Dave.
When You go Goo the crib to gct your supply
Of corn just Zip these red ears iu the pile.
Then, after little, You come ou them, o., ii
it was au accident Then ii's you to eeiri
OF your choice and every body happy
What's the price" inquired llezckiah.
Tie red ears and the paint combined had
probably cost Dave about half cent apiece.
But be noticed the cdgcruc,s iu bob, custom
crs tones. And Dave was a shicHl sales
man.
Two and half apiece. AcrcpI.d elihy.
"lN take four. said Hczeknh, without
hesitation, handing $40 bin over 20 Dave.
Then, as Dave was turning away, be-
wilderng brilliant idea struck llclchah.
ilnr. D. i l.s.r.r 10 . ..
Why should there not be one DO red earsy
How many Of these ears have sou got
lcit! he called after Dave
The interruptions Dave had only tuo. bu,
ne was too shrcnd 90 ,ay 30. Instead Ae
promptly replied
-Four dozen
lIczekiah glspcd Four dozen rcd car. at
$50 apiece Was Sl2O, iu addition 60 tuc $40
be bad already spent. But Irene Was a
pretty girl, and such d chance would never
come again.
I'm take them ali, be answered wita a
promptne,, winch did credit Co the strength
Of bis feeling for Irene "Oi course, its un-
derstood that you won't ,eii any TO The other
fellow
sure thing. answered Dave, equally as
toni-hed and delighted al Tie magnitude Of
the order. 80 you're going Co corner the
supply! You certainly have the true sport
ing blood. I'D bring them out this afternoon |
and get the money Tor them
Until late that afternoon Dave was kept
busy changing ordinary ears OF corn Co ones |
OF the muchdesiIed color Then he drove
out 20 llezckiah farm, delivered the goods /
and received his money. An hour later be /
had paid bis hotel bll and aa, on bis Way TO |
the next town.
That's easier and more profitable than /
trading gold brick. Tor diamonds" he OBJ. /
served to himself a, the train drew out OF /
jenkins Corners. But I'll bet do that The /
RUDE gets his money WORTH
lczekiah did While Jenkins Corners
lasts the memory OF that husking bee wiz
never be forgotten. In bis anxiety let his
fraud be detected, if he made too many at
iempts TO introduce the painted rcd ears,
llezckah emptied two dozen into the first
supply Of corn he took from the crib. The
crib stood IN a dark corner OF the barn, SO
his deccitiul maueu,cr Was not discovered.
\ few minutes later be unhu,kcd the ear.
Pretty Irene Evans was sitting near him.
Il was the first time lezckdh had found
red ear at husking bee. lie ielt certain
HAT the results of that one red ear were
worth more than the price he paid for the
whole supply. But that was only tie begin.
iing OF bliss.
Irene at fret seemed yexcd but every body
was too good naiurcd Tor her vexation to be
ong lived And IN the bottom OF her heart
Irene was very fond of llczekiah. Theonly
person who seemed really put out was Tom
Atwood, a rival OF llezckah's for the favor
Vi Irene. And Tom. Well Tom was out
VI the running that night VINO could stand
gainst a man who bad c0rnercd the avail.
ble red ear supply When the end of the
vening came lIczokah felt that be had had
he most enjoyable time OF his lite. lie .all
.ad 2j Of Dave Ferguson red ears left But
hey would probably come iu well on an
'tber occasion. Even 81 they didn't Iloze-
iah did not regret hi. investment in the
east
lIczckiah walked home with Irene from
be hu,kng bee lie found that hi, bash
ine-s 10 great degree vanished Probably
he finding of - red ear, at one hu.kng lee
one OF the best cures for bashiuines. that q
an be found. Irene Wa. af FIRST inclined TO =
e little angry. llczekiah bad enjoyed too
lany privilege, for one man 900 one evening.
'ut 10y the time they reached her house dis
ontent OF spirit vanished Possibly when
hey parted at the gate llezekiah found that
G had another red earin hispockct.
10 was some time after that famous hu.k.
X bee that llelekah gained courage TO tell
rene OF the deceit be had been guilty of.
rene was nightly indignant. At least she
.cmcd TO be-
But ] ju.t couldn't belpit, pleaded Ileze-
ah. when that fellow came along and 1
fought of the scheme, and of YOU"
1T was very wrong and dccciiul." in.
rrupted Irene 90 severe tones. The idea
your pleading You were 30 bashiul and
zen smuggling 10 twodozcn red carsw Hay
z asserted the prophecies and crushed the
ring llezckiah, Irene relentcd. And il
As very cXtfavagaut. too, she added it,
2 shyiy. For. you see. there was no real
ed OF any red car where / Was concerned.
ezekiah. N. Y Times.
Bad blood and indigestion are dead
enemies to good health. Burdock