The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18

bic to get employment as weather distributors in
this place"
He set Perry down at the gate of prosperous
looking farm, and the boy went into the house to
the owner, but 1t some time before he could
persuade the man that he had weather to sell. The
farmer thought it was a new city trick to get his
money but at last he said:
AWell, sir, if you'll just show me a sample of
your goods I'll talk business with you Sprinkle
my rye field, for, instance"
Perry opened a corner of the Rain Bag as tho
witch had taught him, and repeated the magic
words that brought showers. The farmers eyes
popped out as a brisk shower swept down upon tho
rye field and he looked frightened Maginnis fur
nished the thunder by laughing loudly.
But he soon recovered from his establishment.
and said;
@Jerusalemi 7 am satisfied What win you
charge to give me three days rain all over my
land?"
Perry told him the price, and then the farmer
added: NSay, I'll make a bargain with you'll I'll
give you three times as much if you'll agree not
TO allow any rain to fall anywhere else in this
ton. That will keep prices up, and I'll make
barrel of money, for Lobody else will have any
crops at all if this dry spell lasts a few days
longer"
'EThat would give you monopoly" replied Per-
ny. "This is not Weather Trust, my dear man.
We are going to treat all alike, and cannot encour
go on and not sell you any rain at all
"But it's what everybody IS doing" asserted tbs
farmer. "That's business"
That's just what [ am going to stop" cried
Perry. whenever we find that part of the coun-
try is barren and improbable and richer portions
are controlling the price of farm produce, we viii
make that land garden"
EYES," added Maginnis, "and we viii dry up
every trust we findp
Perry arranged for three days rain, and passed
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moisture very much, and the rest of the day was
spent in bestowing the needed rains in that region.
for which Perry was paid an immense sum of
money. When night came they returned home very
well pleased with their days work, and the giant
dropped Perry at his mothers house with a laugh
that frightened Mrs. Grant very much
Next day they visited a very wet country, and
Perry had to dry everything up with warm winds
and hot sun, for there they grew corn, sweet
potatoes and similar vegetables. Next they Jour
neyed to a great town Snd made enormous sum
of money by bringing a perfect flood of rain To
clean the streets, fill the water works reservoirs
and destroy pest Of flies. Here Perry was of
fered millions for the Wind Bag by a syndicate Of
rich men. who saw a chance to control the weathc-
of the whole world; but the boy refused the offer
Indignantly, for he knew that these men would
grind every penny out of the poor farmers by keep
ing them in need of rain sunshine.
They went to the Desert of Sahara, and in two
months made it bloom like fairy garden so that
lots sold for a hundred dollars each, and oncepoor
camel drivers became reh for, after ALL it is water
that does everything
Then they returned home and now Perry il
busy arranging scheme of weather that will suit
everybody. When he has finished it will never
rain on Saturday or picnic days; washdays will
always be clear and dry; showers viii come az
stated times as regular as the tide, and always at
the time most convenient for everybody in each To-
cality Cranberry boys will be always wet, while
next door muskmclons viii lie in a hot sun in dry
soil until they ripen, and people viii have to stop
talking about the weather. for there won't be any
weather to talk about. WALT McDOUGALL.