Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

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the way you've been raised. Maybe
I'd act Just as queer and looney II l
went to the city; that is, IL 1 hadn't
posted myself up by reading. I'll lend
you the Comforters with False but
Fair in 'em, Mr.. Pratt, some time"
Next day we all met at the East
witch depot. Agnes Page and Miss Tai
ford and the Fresh Air tribe, including
Rodney, who was clipper and gay be-
cause he was going back to New York.
The Heavenly Twins was there. So
was me and Eureka to see 'em off.
We spent 10 minutes or more in say
ing good-byes. felt real bad and so
did everybody. else, l guess. Hartley
and Agnes couldn't say enough to me
about my sailing through that gale for
'em in the Dora Bassett. The poor
old sloop was still tied up to the
Wapatomac wharf. Baker had been
looking out for her and I was going
over that afternoon myself.
Agnes said she and Hartley would
surely come back next summer. must
write and so would they. Eurekas
DIOlutlS anu blbltlo was W nave
money to help along their schooling,
and Washy Sparrow would keep
wheeling rocks, or, If he didn't Squire
Poundberry would attend to him.
PA wanted holiday on account of
your leaving, Miss Page" says Eu-
reka. But l told him 'twould be a
bigger celebration If he kept on to
work"
Scudder want at the depot. He
was too busy moving the buds off of
Ozone island to get away. But he'd
sent package by Eureka. Twas a
present for Van Brunt; something to
remember him by, he said.
Van opened it. Then there was a
general 'haw haw." Twas that worked
worsted motto, What Is Home With
out a Mother?"
with laughter, this is your property.
l couldn't deprive you of it,"
His lordship was disguised. 81
wouldn't ave the blooming thing in
the 'ouse; with all respect to you,
sir" says he.
Agnes said she'd take it. IL would
be a splendid souvenir.
"Scudders a kind-hearted chap"
says Van. "He means we'll"
That was too much for me. took
a piece of paper out of my pocket.
Twas a little bill I'd made out the
night afore.
Here" l says; lust run your eye
over this, will your"
Van took it. 1t read so:
1.-The Natural Life, Dr., to Nathan
Scudder, Natures Nobleman, Rough Dia-
mond and the like of that.
That's Observation-Disclosures. $500
II hens and l rooster at 30 cents
Ib. That's .......... ....... 1870 and
the hens and rooster.
l hog-sold for $500 when he
was little and thin, and
bought back for 800 when
he was big and fat That's 400 and
the hog.
100 quarts of sIim-millS Che kept
the cream and made it into
butter to sell us) at Sc
quart. That's .............,., 14.40
About so lbs Of butter Cnade
out of our cream at 25c a
h. That's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1850
Vegetables and truck mostly
from the store). That's
somewheres nigh ............ 1000
Bedding and furniture and
kitchen stuff. That's about 1000 and
all the stuff back again.
Lease Of Ozone Horsefoot Is
land for months at $50 a
month "a cent more than
$500 a year is like robbing
your grandmarm). That's. 5000
For canceling the lease which
was to run till November.
Thntia
About 60 days. altogether, of
secret keeping at $500
day $500 from f. V. B. and
$500 from NJ. H. Call it,
say ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 5000
Total Ut amt nigh alb ........ $3.50
And u hens and one heg and
all the furniture and land
knows what else besides"
And that don't count in half of tn
Ozone cost" l says; 'let alone wha
you fellers paid for hiring his hous
and Hubby Ann and ALI"
Hartley looked over his chum'
shoulder.
= "Humph!" says he. 81 wouldn't won
= der il / could add an item to that
. What did you pay for those shore-bird
: you got when you went cunning witt
Scudder, Van?"
Van blushed up some, but he an
swered prompt.
We'll" he says, "to tell the truth
n Scudder sold EN- to me for five do
= lars"
n 'Yes?" says Martin, laughing.
S thought so. paid him six for mine.
Al 7 l.,
g there may be some good things abou
u living the Natural Life, but"
r. But" interrupted Martin, 9Th
/" financial profits appear to lie in Scut
+! der's plan; that is, to have the 900
things live it for you"
y The train whistled up the road. Va
n leaned over and tapped me on tn
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