Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-01-19
A HUSTLINC
TIME

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Aay's WORT II the corn6sId
Thew was Moses Bright the fathef.
Afty-evs ysars old and . wtdower:
thers was Abraham. aged thirty:
there was Lsvitjcus. aged twenty
seven: there was PhIstua. aged TWEEN
1-0ve: there was Aaron. aged twenty
two. Not a .ou had left home ret
Abraham" said the father a. the
meal was finished. there's a wilder
woman named Parsons bought the
Taylor place. She brought with her .
span Of hossss. four cows. sixty sheep.
eight hog. and ffty hens. She's 4
hustler. She can NOW and pillow and
chop wood"
what Of itr' asked Abraham
you wash up. grease your boots and
hair and 90 down and ask her to mar
~ you You are thirty years old. and
It's time you were married"
Abraham got ready and departed.
Moses Bright was boss around that
house The young man arrived as the
widow was straining the last pail Of
milk. He sat down on the doorsteps
with his back toward her and said
never 4 word He was In greater fear
than ~ II a bull had been chasing him
across the meadow. The widow took
notice Of him at once and then ignored
him for u long ten minutes. Then she
stopped singing to say to him:
Get out.'
Tho~e were blessed words to Abrn-
ham. He got He fairly Jew for the
0rst forty rods. When he reached
home be found his father sitting in
the door. pipe in mouth. and sat down
on the nearby wash bench. His broth
err had gone to bed. 1t wns five min
utss before the father took the pipe
from his mouth TO query:
"Whnt'd she sayr'
"'Cst out!"
That was all. There was more corn
planting next day. but half an hour be-
fore quitting time the father said to
L>sviticus. who was working next to
him:
abraham don't know enough to
crawl under q haystack when it's rain
ing pitchforks. You 60 over there to-
night and spark that wilder"
After supper Lsviticus went 1t was
either suicide or so. He found the
widow milking the last Of her four
cows. She looked up as be entered the
barnyard. but neither spoke. The
young man stood with his back to the
fence and chewed on a straw, and she
hummed the air Of hymn rs she milk
Cd When she had finished she rose up
and asked:
ANY more idiots In this neighbor.
Aoodr'
"Yes-no-yesv stammered the young
man AZ he made for the highway and
home,
1t was potato planting next day. At
the supper table the father reached for
= third slice OF fried pork and said:
"Phiietus. lie up and grease up. Four
cows. sixty sheep. eight hogs"
Philetus turned pale and lost his ap-
petite. but he obeyed He found the
widow uprooting burdocks In the front
yard. and before he could say anything
she asked:
Amt there another kid named
AaronT'
Eyes"
Then run home and send him along
and III start an infant asylum with
himr'
Aaron went and came back to shake
his head and hear his father call him
q dinged idiot That night the four
sons entered into 4 conspiracy. and 1t
was at the breakfast table that Abra-
ham said:
Father, the Wilder Parsons Is hus-
ting widder woman. Two bosses, four
cows, sixty sheep. eight hogs and Atty
hens"
"Waai. what Of III" was asked
'It's your turn to 60 sparkling"
boy. don't gimme any sass!"
mo use to blun. father. You either
20 sparkling or We quit the farm"
The old man was given the day to
consider the matter. When supper was
over and without 4 word to any one he
slicked up 4 bit and took the highway.
The widow sat on her doorsteps. smok-
Ing her pipa She bowed and made
room beside her. Not word was said
for Z long minute. Then Moses clear
Cd his throat and remarked:
Them four dough headed sons Of
mine seem to think I'd better get mas
Red ag'ln. And being A. you appear to
b alone in the world and being
think I'd b hAppiex'-
"Oh. I don't know" interrupted the
widow. dyaw1ng away 4 bit I'm
alone in the world. but l seem to be
having . purity good time"
~But them fool sons O. mins!''
yea I know. It's dreadful 70 have
. lot o idiots around You don't say
It's love At arst sight do your
Moo. not skassly. but I'm q hus-
t1ng man. and you Are q busting wo-
nan. and-and"-
And you think We ought to hustle
IN this CASEY
That's about It"
Then you come along three days
from now. after I anish planting my
tatefS-"
And when the father got home and
fessd his four soos waiting and grin
nlng be aa1d:
Two hoses. Hour COWS. sixty shesp
eight hog
but what Of the wsddeer' Vas ask.
ID.
shes mine. AID a. abe don't like