The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-03-18

Wrong agin. It's thin same id
domlncerin' idjits. the yally-headed
subjecks o. the Wildly. An pfwhy are
they wise?"
You'll have to tell" said Frank
lin.
"Thon I'll TIN ye. It's because they
have a sacra flames fer all the land on
earth"
Il infer Battersleigh." said Frank.
lin. that you have made a sale"
We'll. yis. A small matter"
"A quarter-section or sou
"A quarter.township or so wud be
much nearer" said Batterslcigh dryly
You don't mean ~"
"Shure | do. It's a fool for luck I:
allowin Batty's n fool. as we've always
thought. though I've denied Il. Now
SO know the railroads crazy for pop.
pylation. an II cant wait The rail.
road offers Batty the Fool fifteen hun
drcd acres o. land at three dollars the
acre. II Datty the Fool1l bring settlers
TO Il. So | sinls over 10 me Guild
Aunt's country-not, ye may suppose.
over the signature o. Cubberd Allen
Wiggit-Galt, but as Henry Batterslelgh,
agent O. the British American ColOui.
zation Socicty-an' | says 90 the prop
cr party there, says !. I've fifteen hun.
dred acres o. the loveliost land that
liver lay out of dures. an yo may
have Il for the trine o. nfty dollars
he acre. Ofer Il 90 the Leddy Wig
git.' says | 10 him: she's a philan.
thropist, an IS fer Bettherin' the Pore
'savin pore nephews. says / 60 me
sllO. The Lady Wight says |. III
be sendin' a ship load o. pore tinnints
over here. says |. an she'll buy this
land. Offer Il To her. says |. So he
did. So she did. She TUX II. Ill be
away before thin pisints o. hers comes
over to settle here. glory be! Now,
wasn't II aisy? There's no fools like
the English over land. me boy An
twas a simple Judgment on me rev.
cred Aunt. the Leddy Wight"
But. Battersleigh. look here" said
Franklin. you talk OF fifty dollars an
acre. That's all nonsense-why.
that's robbery. Land Is dear here AT
eve dollars an acre"
s'Shure Il Is Ned" said Battcrsleigh
calmly. But it's chapc In England al
iifty dollars"
We'll. but"
An that's not all. ! wrote 10 THIN
90 send me a mere matter OF tin dol.
lars an acre. as evidence o. good faith.
They did so an IL was most conway.
nicnt for settlin' the little bill o. three
dollars an acre which the railroad had
against me. Batty the Fool"
ITS robbery" reiterated Franklin.
1t wud ave been robbery" said
Battcrsleigh. had they stint no more
than that. for I'd 'ay' been defraudcd
81 me just JUGS. But whut co you
think? The murdherin' ould fool. me
revcrod Aunt. the Leddy Wight she
crows feared there Is some intint 60
rob her of her bargain. so what docs
she do but sind the entire amount at
Wancc-not KNOWN. bless me heart
an soul. that she's thus dom distln.
guished kindness 20 the missin rcla.
tive she's long ago forgot, Man.
would We call that robbery? It's hi.
vine Providence. no less! It's justice.
Man. man. It's happy | am to-day"
1t looks good deal like taking
advantage OF anothcr's ignorance. %
raid Franklin argumcntatively.
sir" said BattersleIgh. ITS takln'
advantage o. their Wisdom. Tho lands
worth Il. as you'll see yourself In time.
Anyhow. the moneys in the bank. an
It's proper dhrunk1l be Batty the Fool
this night. an likewise the Hon. Cub.
berd Allen WiggitGalt. Etcetera.
There's two OF me row. an it's twice
the amount | must be dhrlnkin'. 7
swear. feel thirst rlsin' that
minds me o. Ingy in the hills. an tho
mess o. the Rifle Irish vance again"
You'll be going away said Frank
lin. sadly. as he rose and took Batter.
sleigh by the hand. You'll be 20
ing away and leaving me here alone
awfully alone
ITO no continued