Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-03-11
THE JUDGMENT OF NATHAN.

Wickerson wants. He's always botherlng
aroun' like an aggravatin' fly. What
eatin' you, Joel?"
Il want a gallon of yoh best oil, said
joel; what's it worth today?"
Fifteen cents,'' answered Daniel,
busting about as if the store were
crowded with patrons. Lets have your
can"
It's only IA cents at the White
Front" protested Joel, holding his can
obstinateIy behind him.
Fifteen mere to regular customers"
replied Daniel, meaninely,
Joel sighed. "Wen, then, give me Il
gallon, an dimes worth of eatin' to-
baccer, an a pound o Caroliny prunes,
an put ii on the book"
"Californy prunes," amended Daniel
"Caroliny," insisted Joel. Il reckon
know what / want. How are you,
! Mater"
Amt we'll said Nathan crisply.
"Rheumatiz?"
Nathan nodded his head. willing to adj
NIT what was not altogether true for the
sake of discouraging conversation.
Miss Wickerson allows that rheuma-
| tiz is only another name for laziness.
amt just prepared to agree with her an
yet | never heered of it keepin' a man
! from anything but work. Don't operate
agin' goin' fishin', does it. heigl.?" He
chuckled his audience in the side and
! leered knowingly.
Nathan had little use for an observa-
ton that approached too closely to the
| truth, and JOEL being notorious for just
! such observations, there was nothing to
do but retreat in as good order as pos
siblc, so he got on his feet and strolled
carelcssly toward the door.
you can look at that cow any time,
Daniel!" he called back, over his shout
| der.
Wait a moment, I'll go right now.
Where's Daveg'
Playing dominoes for the cigars up to
! Andy Virgins" volunteered johnny
Elenly in his cheerful treble. Il seen
| him"
Pick ye out handful of candy" com
manded Daniel, magnanimously, "an' run
an tell him / want him-hustle now!"
Dave soon appeared at the back door,
and having busted his shoes, parted his
hair beeomingly and adjusted his neck
tie. took his place behind the counter and
assumed an attitude of careful attention
/ to business. Dave was considered very
stylish, wore broad shouldered clothes
and high collars, sang in the church
choir and played B-hat cornet in the
Millville band. AS such he had quite
/ following among the boys, and was also
much admired by the fair sex A num-
Der of the girls would walk several
squares out of their way after school
to pass Freeman's store because Dave
! Marcus was sure to be out in front
about that time, leaning gracefully
against the awning post, swapping remi-
niscences with Elmer Jordan, who had
hut lately returned from Manila. and
| who still affected a military carriage
wore his leggins and army hat, and
smoked with his cigarette dropping rak-
ishly from his lips.
Come along, Nathan said Daniel,
threading his way between Uncle Billy
Harlow and the cannon stove. "We'I 90
out and look at the COW. Did you saw
you wanted Il cheese sandwich? Here
il is
Jimmy Henly picked up crumb of
cheese from the floor, wiped it on his
sleeve, and ate it. Uncle Billy Il rlow
got up out of his chair to reach 70. he
Melville Weekly Clarion. and in doing SO
stumbled over his dog, who was always
afraid he was about to be left behind
Rebccea Poulsou came in to buy a Pat
tern from Dave Marcus, and in the pen-
eral excitement joel Wickerson MANAGED
to abstract Il couple of dill pickles and n
handful of crackers, and to make tri
umphant exit with them and his gro
cCrics
Let's go up the mill race" suggested
Daniel.
1t was not far to walk. Just across
the railroad bridge down the steep side
OF the grade, through forest of Spanish
needles. between the sag1np wires of 4
tenee and then you struck Il we'll beaten
path that ran along the bank of the race
- the mill. The sycamore trees, as
spotted as leopards locked arms and
leaned together far out over the hstless
current and some one had rirged mn Il
board between the trunks which made n
very good scat aud capital place for
the hayward small BOYS to smoke cigars
| and play cards Nathan picked M a
stick and opened his knife with n click
Daniel Ieht his cigar. tipped the match
INTO the water, and settled his back
InNuriousIy against the tree
1t was hazy day in mid-autumn.
he first frost had come and gone and
the forest had begun to don its ,Joseph'.
coat of many colors
flock of crows tapped leisrely along
/ overhead 4 jay screamed harshlv in
the thoket. y red head raped ofhcious
/ ly far mp in the sycamorcs. and SOUR
rel wbiSked ont to protest against the
interruption. The schoolbclI rang for re
cess ana the shouts of the PLAYING chill
dTen came loud and soft by turns with
The chh and flow of the gentle breeze
he local freight arrived and stopned NJ
the dripping water tank.
Nathan said Daniel, soIcmuly. I'm
a-going to get married.
HIS companions jaw dropped as SUD.
denly ~ il SOME concealed sprinr hal
snapped why why. You can't mean II
Daniel" he suffered.
most certainly de" replied Daniel