The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-10-19
An ln~convcnient
Way of Living

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his cage. locked 1t, and was about to
leave his Office when a man in the
garb OF n workman entered.
.'Mornin'. Mr.. Hobbs" he said to the
clerk.
..You mean afternoon, John. Don't
you know better than to come here to
make a payment after IL o'clock on
Saturdays? The safe Is locked and the
books closed for the week. You'll have
to bring it Monday"
l.Orl be workin' al the tonne y're
oren ON Monda'."
.Can't help IT,"
"Mcbbe il you'd tell me where she's
liyin' now Oh might TAX It rorn' me
SELL
Couldn't do that. When I tell men
where their wives live. they 81 there
and raise Il rumpus."
"Oi don't want to raise any rumpus.
sIr. Hobbs; Ord jist lolke to st a
sight o. the kid. It's a month now
since ne an me wife parted an Oh
haven't seen the boy since. .Tomorra'
bein' sunda'. Oiii be havln' tonne. an
its mighty lonesome up in me room"
Johns voice trembled. and the clerk
wavered. Then he told John where his
wife lived.
The next morning was bright and
beautiful. John shaved and got him
self into a clean white shirt with no
buttons) and started to walk half a
dozen miles into the country. He
stopped before q cabin In the center
of an acre planted with garden truck.
Through the open door he could see his
wife In n clean calico dress buttonlng
the collar ON their boy. Eve years old,
thus completing his Sunday morning
costume. The man leaned on the gate
and called. The woman went TO the
door and. seeing her husband. was
about to turn away. when she noticed
a pitiful expression on his face.
what brings yc here, Johnf' she
asked, not unklndly.
The allymony. The oas was shet
up Yesterday when Oh KEN. Tie clerk
told me Oh might bring It mese.'."
The woman went to the gate and the
man handed her a ten dollar blu.
"wcll come In and have n glass o
mllk; ye must be tired comm all the
way from the city. Johnny'll be glad
to see his dad"
Johnny, who had been admon!shed
In no placid terms TO give his father
4 wide berth, looking upon this as q
removal of the embargo, ran down the
walk. climbed up on the gate and
threw lis arms around his fathers
ucck. The mother opened the gate and
the boy rote into the house on hs
fathers shoulder.
.Iave y come back to stay. dadT
he asked eagerly.
An embarrassing silence that fol-
lowed this III timed remark was
broken by the mother. who told tho
boy to keep quiet ar1 not muss his
sunday clothes. Then she got out a
glass OF milk and some bread and
Duttur ind set 1t before her husband.
"Yc- shirt Is wide open. john" she
said. I'm thinkin' Old better put or
innc buttons willie yer here"
While John was drinking the milk
.na eating tie bread, or. rather. feed.
Ing It to Johnny. Mrs. Hobbs was get
Ing vut needle and thread. Then she
produced the button bag. and by that
time John had finished his refresh.
l,ent and was ready to have his shirt
repaired. but Johnny had settled him
self In his fathers arms and refused
To be dislodged.
"Coom now. Johnny" his mother
pleaded. "daddy's wantin' to sit mend
Ell while he's here. Jump down lo!ke
u good boy"
"Oi won't" said Johnny.
"I.ave him alone" said the father.
lord rayther have him than the but.
tons"
The lail inside the button bag
and the thread and needle. and Johnny
and his father had n romp. at the end
Of which the father produced a ginger
bread horse and several sticks of can
dy, with which he bribed his son to let
tie mother sew on the buttons. The
process of sewing on buttons without
Johns taking Of his shirt brought hus.
band and wife In close proximity. Ney-
eftheless they got no closer than was
necessary. end. the buttons having been
sewed on. John said that since 1t was
a long walk to the city perhaps he'd
better be going. But Johnny got hold
OF the skirt Of his coat aud chung SO
tight that neither father nor mother
bad the heart to shake him off.
Dim thlnk,n', JOHN" said Mrs.
Hobbs, that. 1t bein' so onconvanient
for 20 10 lave the nllymony ut the
clerk's Office. We moight bring IT every
Sunda' yourself"
And 20 could put ON the buttons"
An effort Was made with this assur-
ancc 10 Johnny to remove him, but IL
failed.
What d., say. Mary" said John,
"to nc stayin' on for awhile jlst to
PLACE the chile? nj might be helpin' 30
ut times with the garden"
"Oi was thinkin' mescr that 1t would
r.