The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-11-26
Copyright. 1910. by Associated Literarv
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20, The; whole. reighborhood held III
breath when the three-room cottage
vecant year. was bought by one
Heuben Fart. The place could no,
bs rented because Of the Jones family
Byerye Jones IN the house made
trouble-even Mr.. Jones, two years
In his quiet grave, for his widow used
his name perpetually as reason why
poor widow woman and her young
ones had ought to be let alone"
Mrs. Jones talked as fast as she
worked, which speaks well for her
industry, and defended her chicks i'm
partially. Name was really pretty,
with the courage Of that prettiness.
and kept the girlhood of the little
street In ferment by her Wholesale
and conscienceless annexation Of
their beaux. Sophie, redheaded and
gawky and eleven, teased smaller
children and caused feuds and fights
among them George, eight, cried il
anything or anybody looked at him,
and ran to his mother, who forthwith
sailed forth to protect her offspring.
At such times rows were rife, and the
probation officers, the police and the
Humane society had all been called
upon to arbitrate during the two
years since the demise: Of the hus-.
band and father.
But the head and front OF the
neighborhood offendings had been Jo-
seph Jones, aged twelve and one-half,
the owner of pigeons and rabbits and
guinea hens, all nuisances and tres
passers. Worse than that, Joe kept
chickens. That ifs, the neighbors kept
them They were ostensibly kept in,
and the widow wassso heat and clean
and Industrious, so valiant a mother,
that officers were inclined to think
the neighbors were simply down on
the tribe" and unwilling to condone
an occasional accidental escape of a
small boys pets. Also, the widow
had a fine eye and a plump red
cheek, not to mention an Irish tongue
in her head. The Ineighbors always \
came OF second best but they lived |
in hope of some day seeing Joe Jones
get what was comm to him."
THE Jones family owned and had to
1--we. I'M THAR place, Z When Reuben
Farr bough the place next door. in
spite of fears and hints, the public |
breath was held How would he stand |
the Joneses-especially Joe?
The day the new householder took
possession the peighbors were hidden
behind curtains, s'or openly out in
yards and porches. Reuben Farr was
q year or two younger than Mrs. |
Jones. tall and silent and gaunt, a
carpenter by trade, his own cook and
housekeeper. He nodded to every
body, said goodnight or morning
when heemet them, but talked with no
one. He minded his own business, 1t /
was bleak March when he moved In,
and at nights and odd free days he
tinkered, about his little house and got
his affairs In order. In April he APP
peared one night with horse and pillow
and broke up. his entire and generous
back yard. HA was Questioned.
"Gardenr was his laconic response.
The textl night he narrowed the
ground Then, he methodic ally inside
beds land planted things, vegetables
and flowers, and set out bushes and
little trees. A few ones tried to warn
him Of Joe's rabbits, his pigeons. his
chiekena. But gossip. aimed at him,
seemed to die on the lip. The neigh. |
bors finally decided to let him get his
OWN experience. But they admired
him. Moreover, he was rather f1ne-
looking, and not day older than
lorty. l.
Mdmey Jcnys FieQ to lure him intoj
! hiHAishl sBt4 p the Joy OF the
she did not succeed. He I
vas polite. that was ali. AS for Joe, |,
10 found no fault with the boy. But
mo flne morning in May when he
'ound the, pet rabbits had eaten, the
14e6y tpp5 froh his ppgyowiugq v4ge-
ables, he stood thoughtfully. That
light he fenced his place-tn high and II
ignt with chicken wirS Or the finslt, |
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