The Yale expositor., 1909-04-02

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posted myself up by reading. I'll lend
you the Comforters with False but
Fair in en- Mr.. Pratt, some time"
Next day we all met at the East
wich 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 Is minutes or more in say
ing good-byes. l felt real bad and so
did everybody else, 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 was going
over that afternoon myself.
Agnes said she and Hartley would
surely come back next summer. must
write and so would they. Eurekas
brothers and sisters was to have
money to help along their schooling.
and Washy Sparrow would keep
wheeling rocks, or, il 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 n
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 a package by Eureka. Twas a
present for Van Brunt; something to
remember him by, he said.
Van opened it. Then there was
general "haw haw." Twas that worked
worsted motto, What Is Home With
out Mother?"
James," says Van, bubbling over
with laughter. this is your property.
| couldn't deprive you OF it,"
His lordship was disguised. II
wouldn't ave the blooming thing in
the 'ouse; with all respect to you.
SIR" says he.
Agnes said she'd take it. II would
be a splendid souvenir.
"Scudder's a kind-hearted chap"
says Van. "He means we'll"
That was too much for me. l 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 you?"
Van took it. 1t read so:
THE Natural Life. Dr.. to Nathan
Scudder, Natures Nobleman. Rough Dia-
mond, and the like OF that.
10 loads OF dirt, at $500 load.
That's ..........................$ $500
| IL hens and rooster at 30 cents
h. That's .......... ....... s260 ass
the hens and rooster
! hog-sold for $500 when he
was little and thin, and
bought back for $500 when
he was big and fat. That's 800 and
the hog.
| leo quarts of skim-milk Che kept
the cream and made IL into
butter 10 sell us) at Sc
quart. That's ............... 14.40
About so lbs. of butter (made
out of our cream at Csc a
lb. That's ................... 1850
Vegetables and truck (mostly
from the store). That's
somewheres nigh ........... 1000
Bedding and furniture and
Kitchen stun. That's about 100 and
all the stuff back again.
Lease of Ozone Horsefoot Is
land for months at $50
month Ca cent more than
$500 a year is like robbing
your grandmarm). That's. 1000
For canceling the lease which
was TO run till November.
IhatiS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
About 60 days. altogether, of
secret keeping at $500
day $500 from Il. " b. and
$500 from M. HI. Call 1t,
say ............................ 1900
Total ct amt nigh alb ......... $542.50
And II hens and one hog and
all the furniture and land
knows what else besides"
and that don't count in half of the
Ozone cost" / says; 'let alone what
you fellers paid for hiring his house
and Hubby Ann and ALL"
Hartley looked over his chum's
shoulder.
"Humph!" says he. 81 wouldn't won
der If / could add an item to that.
What did you pay for those shore-birds
you got when you went cunning with
Scudder, Van?"
Van blushed up some, but he an
swered prompt
WELL" he says. ito tell the truth.
Scudder sold 'em TO me for five dol
lars"
"Yes?' says Martin. laughing. II
thought So ! paid him six for mine"
There's no use talking" l put In;
there may be some good things about
living the Natural Life, but"
But" interrupted Martin, the
financial profits appear to lie in Scud-
der's plan; that is. to have the good
things live 1t for YOU"
The train whistled up the road. Van
leaned over and tapped me on the
shirt front.
Skipper" says he, Il won't proph-
esy concerning next summer. Suf-
ficient unto the day. etcetera. And
won't answer for Martin. But for me,
and for this winter. IL anybody asks.