The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-10
JUDGE PITMAN'S
WHEELB ARROW
II Was the Only Ono In Town
and Very Popular.

: Whccbarrow which he had bought mp
north somewhere Now II so happened
| that there was only one other wheel
/ barrow in town, and that was old
\ ashinned and very rickety; 50 the
4 udge's Immediately became In great
/ demand Everybody wanted the loan
\ 0f il for few days, and the judge lent
1 Il with such generosity that II was out
/ most Of the time, and good many
0eople bad to wait for H. AT last there
anne to be quite q rivalry as TO who
should have il next, and they used 70
4 tackle tie iudge at every opportunity
70 put in their claims,
One day Pomeroys wife died, and
I The Judge attended the funeral. Pom
eroy was nearly Wild with grief, and as
he stood at the grave he cried as II his
heart would break to see the loved re-
mains lowered into their last resting
place Presently he took his handker-
order to blow his nose, and as he ala
50 he happened to see Pitman looking
at him
A thought seemed to strike Pom
Aoy He dashed away a couple OF
tears. and stepping across the eNca-
vation as they began TO shovel in the
earth he seized the Judge by the hand,
The judge gave it a sympathetic
squeeze, and said
I'm sorry. Pomeroy--l am, indeed,
She was noble woman, and good
wife, But you must remember that
our loss is her gain, and try to bear
up under il
tAhl she was, indeed woman in
ten thousand, as you say replied
Pomeroy. and now to think that she
is gone, gone from as forever! But
these Affections must not make us
want to borrow your wheelbarrow, If
you can accommodate me on Tuesday
! think maybe the worst Of my suffer
ing will be oven"
You shall have it," said the judge
Thank YOU. oh, thank you Our
friends are great comfort TO MS in
The hours of bereavement and then
Pomeroy gave his nother-in-law his
arm, put his handkerchief 70 his eyes
1nd joined the procession Of mourn
ers.
On next Sunday Rev Or. Bunner
preached most thrilling sermon In
the Baptist church, and just as he
reached the secondly" he paused,
looked around the church for minute,
and then called Deacon Moody up to
the pulpit lie whispered something
n Moody's ear. and Moody seemed to
be astonished The congregation We're
slid with curiosity TO know what was
the matter
Then the deacon with very red
face, and looking annoyed walked
down the aisle 10 Pitman's pew and
whispered something to him The
Judge nodded and whispered to Mrs.
Pitman, who was dying to know what
Il was Mrs Pitman leaned over and
passed the information to Mrs Nc
Grady in the pew in front. and when
the McGradys all had it, they sent it
on 10 the people next to them and be-
fore the doctor reached thirdly" the
whole congregation knew that he
wan,ed TO borrow the judges wheel
barrow for Monday morning early
On the following day the Judge
started TO 20 up the river TO the city
on the steamboat. but the vessel had
hardly left the wharf. when the boiler
burst. and the Judge and half dozen
other passengers were blown into the
air. The Judge came down last, and
struck out for shore All Of a sudden
another elevated passenger shot down
on top Of him with such force as to
send the judge TO the bottom OF the
river He came up, sputtering and
blowing. and found the stranger tread
ing water. The stranger apologized
and said the judge might not recognize
him In his scorched condition as Israel
Tobin, but while they were together
he would like TO put in a word for that
wheelbarrow when the parson was
doEe with it.
At last the Judge grew tired Of
lending, and refused all applications |
Then the people began 10 steal the I
" heelharrow, and the judge had six
Of the most respectable citizens in
iail. one after the other for larceny
Finally. he chained il to the pump, and I
then they sawed off the pump and 4
stole the wheelbarrow. with the log |
attached TO It, Then he took 10 keep 1
ing Il on top OF his house. and this /
answered for awhile. until Cooley I
went mp one evening in a balloon and /
borrowed IT, Then the judge chucked /
II into the river and two men were !
drowned swimming after It: and The F.
people % the town were so eXaspcr. I
ated that the police had 10 be- called l
out TO keep them from mobbing the 1
Judges house The following week ]
some enterprising speculator brought I
Town boatload Of wheelbarrows Of |
the new kind. and then the excitement I
ahated and things went along more |
smoothly The judge. however. has /
used pushcart ever since