Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-05-25

wrong ag'n. It's thin same Z ID
domineerin' idjits, the yally-hea led
subjecks O. tie Wildly. An pfwhy ara
they wiser"
You'll have to tel" said Frank
lin.
Then I'll till We. It's because Trey
have a sacra flames fer all the land on
earth"
Il infer, BattersleiGh," said Frank.
lin, that you have made a SALE"
We'll, yis. A small matter"
"A quarter-section or so?"
"A quarter-township or SO wud be
much nearer" said Battersleigh dryly.
you don't mean it,"
"Shure do. It's a fool for luck:
allowin' Batty's.a fool, as we've always
thought, though I've denied it. Now
We know the railroads crazy for pop
pylation, an it can't wait. The rail-
road offers Batty the Fool fifteen hun.
dred acres O. land at three dollars the
acre, If Batty the Fool'll bring settlers
to 1t. So l sinds over to me ould
Aunt's country-not, We may suppose,
over the signature o. Cubberd Allen
Wiggit-Galt, but as Henry Battersleigh,
agent O. the British American Coloni-
cation Society-an' l says to the prop
er party there, says I, I've fifteen hun
dred acres O. the loveliest land that
liver lay out of dures, an We may
have it for the trifie O. fifty dollars
the acre. Offer it to the Leddy Wig
git,' says I to him; she's a philan.
thropist, an is fer Bettherin' the Pore
Csavin' pore nephews,' says to me-
stiff. The Lady Wight says I, I'll
be sendin' ship load O. pore tinnints
over here, says I, AN she'll buy this
land. Offer it to her. says I. So he
did. So she did. She TUX it. I'll be
away before thin pisints O. hers comes
over to settle here, glory be! Now,
wasn't it aisy? There's no fools like
the English over land, me boy. An
twas simple judgment on me rev.
cred Aunt, the Leddy Wight"
"But, Battersleigh, look here" said
Franklin, "you talk Of fifty dollars an
acre. That's all nonsense-why,
that's robbery. Land is dear here at
five dollars an acre."
"Shure it is Ned" said Battersleigh
calmly. But it's chape in England at
fifty dollars"
well, but"
can that's not all. wrote to thin
to send me a mere matter Of tin dol
lars an acre, as evidence o. good faith.
They did So an it was most conway
nient for settlin' the little bill O. three
dollars an acre which the railroad had
against me, Batty the Fool"
tits robbery" reiterated Franklin.
ut wud ave been robbery" said
Battersleigh, chad they stint no more
than that, for I'd 'av' been defrauded
of me just jues. But whut 90 you
think? The murdherin' ould fool, me
revered Aunt, the Leddy Wight, she
grows feared there is some intint to
rob her of her bargain. SO what does
she do but sind the entire amount at
wance-not KNOWN, bless me heart
an soul, that she's thus doin' distin-
guished kindness to the missin' rela-
tive she's long ago forgot! Man,
would We call that robbery? It's Di-
fihO LAONluCASC, liz lCoo. III Ju6tlC6s
Man, man, it's happy am to-day"
at looks a good deal like taking
advantage of another's ignorance,
said Franklin argumentatively.
"Sir," said Battersleigh, cts takin'
advantage o. their Wisdom. The lands
worth it, as you'll see yourself in time.
Anyhow, the moneys in the bank, an
it's proper dhrunk'll be Batty the Fool
this night. an likewise the Hon. Cub
herd Allen Wiggit-Galt, Etcetera
There's two Of me now, an it's twic4
the amount I must be dhrinkin'. I
swear, feel thirst risin' that
minds me O. Ingy in the hills, an the
mess O. the Rifle Irish vance again."
you'll be going away" said Frank.
lin, sadly, as he rose and took Batter.
sleigh by the hand. you'll be go.
ing away and leaving me here alone
awfully alone"