Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-01-02

What on earth has Bob an his al
vertisin' got to do with certain mem
bers o this gang maxim a sudden
fortunef BY CAD. eff Lib was standln
at the gates o. paradise an he seeu
an acquaintance o his on the way H.
he'd AK i'm TO stop an give i'm Il cha"
O tobacco
Hanks face did not alter; his eyelids
did not flicker. He was waiting lot
George to reply. But Buckley was
quietly laughing over his ledger.
Il was lookin' over his books thls
mOrnin'," said Hanks, oblivious even I"
Georges merriment. Hes paid that |
trifin' galOot that runs the County ke-
porter So in the last month fer that |
half page ad. that comes out once
week. It'll ruin anybody on the lace
o. the earth"
look here. Lib" and Kenner rose
and touched Hanks on the arm yole
as green as a gourd vine when it comes
TO some things Now, jest to sho"
you that Bob's got brains, an got ell
from his mlmmy'S side o the house.
I'll tell you this: Six wagons o PROD
uce an cotton come here last Sat Gay
from beyond the Tennessee line. l got
the cotton, an Bob got the produce an
loaded the wagons with groceries ler
enough profit to pay fer his advertlSh
fer year, l reckon. I'm always ahA-
iOus to learn, eff l do live in the Oack-
woods, an | axed the head man o the
gang how in the thunder he happeheu
to come so fer. an he told me, he dld'
that some old woman up thar tuck the
Reporter an was always a-talkln
| about Hanks cheap prices-nine POUNDS
| O. green coffee fer a dollar an the ike
an that they all got headed this way
on that account. Now, I'm goln 10
let out somen' that you may not want
| to hear. but maybe it will soak through
| yOre hide an do you some good. Inc
Teller said wharever he'd meet any
| body on the road an mention the
Hanks store they I'D hold up ther
hands in holy horror an say: Hanks
the man that sells meat at 20 cents
pound on a credit an drives pore folks
out O. house an home to git it! NO,
stree. excuse me, please! The Teller
said he'd always tell em it wasn't tnat
Hanks, but another one that had
conscience an believed in future tor
ment. La. me- the Teller said, yore
town will have to spend lot fer print
ers' ink fore it gifts over the black eye
that fust Hanks give it "
"BOb's talkin' some about addin' on
dry goods" Hanks went on to George
in his even tone, without the slightest
change of face. Il reckon it won't be
a bad idea He misses lots O trade
by not bein' able to fit folks up all
round. But he's got to go slow; he's
too headstrOng. He don't know 1t all
yit by a joyful
"He Ort to set around here an hear
you talk, LIB" Kenner laughed. i've
Parnt a sight by listenin' to yore
harangues But you cayn't Farm that
boy a thing about maxim money an
turnin' it quick. He could give you
pointers in his sleep. Tricky? Geewh1li-
kins! I lowed | was some pumpkins
in that line when | started out, but Bob
beats the Jews. Talkin' about Jews
the boys uptown say Teller looked il
at Bobs shebang tOther day an start
ed out. Thought this was the Jew
store he said. I promised my ole
woman to go thar the next time [ come
in town. Oats vat it is, mein frient'
said Bob as quick as a flash. MI
Eppstein has jhust gondt oudt. Va
can do for you? An he whirled in an
sold the Teller a big bill, jabberin' al
3 | ~ rnnCn -
Then Kenner walked out to the CON
press and Hillyer went uptown to ma
}. some letters. Hanks took brow
paper parcel from his desk and Opene
it. 1t was five or six hard tack cracF
ers and some slices of cheese; he wa
y always eating such things betwee
- meals.
Il see the governors IN town. ne r.
/! marked, little puffs Of powdered cracl
er issuing from his lips and falling liz
flakes of snow on his beard.
George started; an unpleasant thru
4 passed over him and his heart sank
e didn't know it, he said, giving HAM
u a steady stare.
Il Eyes. | was at the train when Il
IL Cranstons driv up to take i'm hon
| with 'em. You cayn't Farm folks al
sense. 1 reckon fully a hundred W;
"a crowdin' around tryin' to git look
i'm. An as the carriage driv along Il
street a whole passle o. loafers run al
er it, maxim big TODD. They'd "a hf
Mt the brass band out, they say, eff Il
ut majors gal hadn't put Ter foot dow
le on it. Mrs. Dugan come over an to
us he was eXpected-she struck
p while we was at the breakfast tabl
at She never had no use fer me-says
We don't talk enough to suit 'er. She ne
We er would "a let us in on the racket tt
mornin', but she come through o.
yard to make a short cut through
nj hole in the fence to Alexander's. s
IN said Mrs. GranstOn was in fer givi
on the governor a big blowout an
In vitin' all the upper ten, but her daug