The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-12-29

Banneker, Il have no great wish 4
go and see what is taking place il
the Kingdom of MOles. To talk of on
death! Was the like ever heard be
fore? 1 tell you Ben Banneker the
man has no decency. He must be ;
very coarse man, that person is"
Yes wife-I know" said Bannek
er softly, "but in marriage contract:
the words are always like that. Ii is
not from i'll will in father Quinet he
writes so. 1t is the way the lawyers
write papers"
20 if you come to lawyers nothing
is to bad for them to write or talk.
But go on, Ben dear and finish this
post scratchit-I haven't said my say
yet, though" Go on SOM"
Let the time be long. But you
will pay NE twenty dollars per year
as rent for the occupying of my home.
by your daughter"
rs that all?" asked the mother in
the tone of a person striving to keep
from an outburst of rage.
Yes my mother and it is not at all
impossible for us to do as he asks"
replied young Ben.
But my dear child! You do not
think-you don't understand. He asks
the house, the home-all of it," said
she. T
81 understand perfectly and mother,
We must let him have it."
But see now. You are our son and
the oldest child. You are bad SON.
for We must cut you out-dis- dis
herit-you, my poor child" she said
bursting in tears and taking the
head of her dear son in her hands and
kissing his forehead.
'Me, Mother, l am a man, and if
as this Don Quinet says the half of
the power of a girl is in her fingers,
the whole of a mans ought to be in
his arms and his head. Me, ! ask
only to keep my share of your love
my dear parents. But oh, l will not
let any one cut me out of my share
o: that" he added in a cajoling man.
FER, full of boyishness and good
bumor.
Good for you, Ben" exclaimed his
father with tears of pleasure in his
eyes. THAT is kind of you indeed"
You think that all right Ben Ban
neker? You do?" exclaimed the
mother, when you knew as we'll as
dc that the home belongs entirely to
Cur son-to give it to the girl! That
is not right"
What" said our young Ben. The
house belongs to me alone? How can
that be? Is she not my sister,"
But you are our eldest child. and
Cur son-the only other child is the
girl younger than you are, and / have
heard it said often that justice makes
the son the heir, girls are out" said
she.
1.-The law perhaps says so, not
justice, l am sure" replied Ben, and
if the law says it is all mine will dc
justice and give to my dear sister.
That is what l will do. mother"
"Eh? What then will you do nv
poor child?"
20 don't let yourself be in any trou-
BILE about me dear mother. shall do
we'll"
yes old woman, don't you get into
fostering and bothering yourself about
our son." said Signor Ben, Laughing at
Ter.
mot bother myself, old Ben, A
child like him feeble as he has always
been! l do just like to know who will
be bothered If am not? He has never
been able to do more than brush his
clothes"
He has brushed some other things
in his time" replied old Ben, rubbing
his hands.
Young Ben frowned at him and
shook his head to warn him not to
excite his mother any farther
"And what else?" she asked, Ibis
shoes maybe. The finest gentleman
in town don't wear a brighter pair"
mo, no! Other things besides
clothes and Shoes" said Ben the
elder, "old wife, you don't know every
thing yet"
"And you two never do let me know
I do hate such secret ways.
Why do you keep up your staggering
and signs and grins? What do they
mean?