Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-11-18

| an &re willin' to deed us the right-o'-
way through your farm.
"'You en- hear most anythin' these
days says the old man.
-" IL you have any doubt about the
benefit it's goin' to be to you an to
the hull country, l reckon | can con-
vince YOU says the Teller. You're a
| believer in progress, amt your
80. b'lieve | am says the old man.
| There amt a many in this county
gathehn' in their crops by machinery,
/ cal'late.'
"'That's true says the Teller, with
winnin' smile It's the fust one I've
seen in my travels through here. Well,
that bein' the case, you nachully want
quick an cheap transportation for
your crops; you want quick and cheap
| transport for yourself. You want
direct line o. communication with
The city Laat will bring people in an
boost the land values, don't your
That's me- says Old Man Bag
lidder.
That's what the railroads goin'
to do for YOU says the Teller.
1t looks to me like it would said
the old man.
81 sh'd think that you would be
willin to give us that little hundred
foot strip, then says the railroad ma.
Il didn't say that | wasn't, did L?
| says Baglidder.
Well, if that's the case, | don't
need to say no more, says the Teller.
I've got the deed right here in my
pocket, an if you'll jest sign
'Gedap! says the old man, pickin
up his lines an startin' up the team.
You don't play that on me, young
man; not by big, brown, stone Jug
ful'
Hey! hold on minute, the Teller
holers. l want to talk to you, Mr..
| Baglidder.'
I cal-late you'll have to wait till
git through, then, the old man hollers
back I've got this wheat TO harvest
An he drives on
well, the Teller was pretty hoppin'
mad, but there wasn't nothin' to do
| but to set down in the shade an wait,
ard that's what he done till near sun
down, when the old man drove up to
The barn and unhitched.
"1hen the railroad Teller went up
to him and polersized for troublin'
, hiIn when he was busy If you'll give
me feed for my horse an little of
your time after supper, though, I'm
sure you won't regret it, lie says.
"Old Man Baglidder was willin' to
do that, all right, an after supper the
feller sat an argyed UP an down an.
ali around for the hull o the evenin'.
Tho old man smoked an nodded his
head, an agreed that it was all so.
Blu, he wouldn't sign no deed. No,
! stree.
1.-THE next mornin Mister Railroad
Man drove off to two of the neighbors
| who'd signed, an brought 'em back,
an the three argyed an argyed the
best part O. the forenoon, but it wasn't
no use. Old Man Baglidder said they
could sign all they DUN pleased, but
he wasn't agoin' to.
Finally the railroad Teller heard
that he was agoin to the village, an
he laid for him there with the old
mans son-in-law, Cyrus Cloop, Squire
Waychop, the bulk O. the property
owners, an the banker, an between
'em. after they'd fixed up an indem-
neffyin' bond for $4,000, that wasn't
with the paper it was wrote on, he
signed.
/ "'Now, tell ye,' he says, when he'd
done it, if there's any scullduggery in
this don't you blame me. I've signed
a contract for fruit trees that showed
up at the bank as note for $500, an
I've signed bill O. sale for yearling
calf that turned out to be promise
to pay $3.50 for value received. 'Nuther
time | signed as witness to a marriage
certifikit, for an elopin' couple an a
preacher that happened along and that
cost me full face value of 1925.
81 don't know but what that's made
J me a little mite shy of signin' papers.
Still. if the wust comes to the wust, l
carlate that $4,000 ought to cover
this. If 'twus any bigger, / guess, il
would make the Teller who cashed 1t
asst few questions.
Dig the borers cut of the trees.
Be a progressive, if you know whai
that means.
The ram should be pastured away
from the ewes.
The good horse will sell himself
Why raise any other?
Leaks in the barn and the house
roofs should be fixed right away.
Before taking the colt from the dan
! be sure he has learned to eat grain.