Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-22
sARkga's EXPRESS.
The Beginning Of a Prosperous and
Respectable Mans Business Life.

inc oe9'nnsn0 OF prosperous ana
| Respectable Mans Business Life.
Mrs. Barker's spectacles We're pushed
far up on her gray hair, and her fore
head was drawn into the odd little
quicker which 1t always wore when she
tried to make up her grocery list and
hold Sans attention at the same time.
Either would have been an engrossing
Occupation, for the purse which must
be made to supply the groceries was
limited. while Sans attention was
even less limited.
"Tea-lemme see, this is Thursday
wei, bout half pound Of tea, l
guess. Sugar. s'pose we'll have to
get half dollars worth anyhow. A
hank of yarn--now wait, Sammy. till
| git bit Of that gray yarn / want
you to MATCH
| Sam waited uneasily, shifting his
weight from one bare foot to the 9TH
err. There were dozen things he
would have chosen to do with this
bright summer morning rather than
a soap-box mounted on wheels-a mile
and half down the road to the
country store.
Il wish didn't have to CO. he said.
complainingly
well, you do have to- replied Mrs.
Barker patiently, as she had done
many times before. "As long as peo-
pie keep on needin' things somebody'll
have to keep OH gettin' EN-, to
the worlds end, spose. And If you'd
stop frettin' over what you want and
what you don't want, Sammy, and
make a business Of doin' what's got to
be done"
The sample of yarn was already In
Sans possession. He dropped the
carefully counted coins into his pock-
ct, and did not wait for the conclusion
of the remark that he had heard so
often.
Aunt Mary's always sayin that!
he muttered impatiently, as he trudged
down the lane. Il hate travelin' on to
that old store every time think I've
got chance to do something else.
Make a business Of it! I'd like TO
know what kind of business
Then a sudden thought struck sam
so forcibly that he almost stopped IN
the road to consider it. ''Whiz-er-
zee." he half whistled, half CALCULATED.
"Just s'pose now that I should
1t was bright head under the worn
straw hat, and the idea which nad
taken possession of it speedily drove
ont all the plans for fishing and run /
with which 1t had been occupied. HIS
ewes sparkled and smile grew ana
broadened on his face, partly at the
thought of taking Aunt Mary so ut
orally at her word, and partly at the
prospect that his boyish fancy was
painting. At the next house or the
widely scattered settlement sam
turned his wagon up the path TO the
door Want to send to the store for
any groceries, Mis- Bates? he called.
A portly figure appeared IN the
doorway. and a hearty voice answered: L
"Indeed INdo. and was just Won
derin how I'd get 'em. Going for your
Aunt Mary, were you. and stopped 70
ask me too? That was real nice ana
Sam Barker"
"Yes'm. hope it'll be an accommo-
dation. but It's business" Sam ex-
claimed promptly I'm going 70
make a business of 1t. Five cents TOT
two or three packages. ten cents II
Won want considerable of load. It's
uuite a piece to the store. ana IoiKs
don't always want to go themselves.
Indeed, they don't, specially II It's
baking day, like it's with me. l haont
! soul to send, and ] was just thinkin
"a have to get ready. I'd ever SO
,nnch rather pay you five or ten cents
iran 10 leave all the work I've got 70
do. and 60 rushing mile through me
hot sun. Here, wait minute anu
tell you what | want. -.
So sam carefully wrote out us.
under the direction Of Mrs. Bates, anu
5anarted. At the next house he re-
,,aatad his visit and his statement, ana
- IN through the struggling neighbor-
hood with varying results. but on the
whole much to his satisfaction.
NOS taking longer time than an OF
binary trip to the store, but sam oe-
cided that under the circumstances an
avtra hour on the road was matter
If small consequence.
"Aunt Mary didn't say she was IN
harry. I'm sure she doesn't need the
Ia and sugar till supper-time' ana
she knits only in the evening anyhow.
The storekeeper viewed the various
,rders with surprise. but with evident
49,. ,,aon on
ana drum UP business this way
might" . r.
He checked himself abruptly.
MIGHT not be wise to say anything
,hont a commission, but he added
,ag of raisins and nuts to Sans nome
purchase by way of encouragement II
vas warm. tired, but secretly exui-
ant how who appeared before Mrs.
BARKER about eleven o'clock.
~ nut the bundles on the kitchen-
able Aunt Mary, and here's nifty
,ants for you to buy something WITH
"a answered, dropping handful OF
,hange into her lap. ;,
.Why. Sammy! I never gave you al
hot too much, did To- What's gone
lown?" ..,s
"Nothin'." replied Sam gayiy' It's
,us;ness that's gone up Ill
And perched on the arm OF an oiu