The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-01-11

~ 4NAAAAnG LANEuNMM Nn0U Ia"
o eeived each year not one resulted "a
the sale OF q consumption cure. The
= TN peddlers who dealt with them 0 o
their lives In their hands. Cute was
D the word applied to the people OF ths
town and county.
One October day q middle aged man
Of good address might have ben seen
driving toward Olney In a buggy. Il
was raining. and the highway was
muddy. Al a certain spot q wheel ten
into a rut. and the buggy wa dipped
over. Five minutes later a eitisan OF
Olney named Scott came driving In
rom q erossroad. He at 0nce offered
MS aid Il wasn't much OF q trick 10
right the buggy. as no damage had
been done. but the stranger, who Rave
MS name as Anderson, was profuse In
ms thanks BE was 90 profuso az 70
embarrass Mr.. Scott He said Il was
the nrst thing that had happened In
years TO make him believe 10 humani-
y. Mr.. Scott could have passed MIN
oy. but hadn't done 50 Mr.. Scott had
halted and got down In the pouring
rain and grabbed and beaved on the
muddy wheel Mr.. Scott had been Of.
fered a dollar for his trouble. bot mad
waved Il away.
Ine stranger was 10 stop az the
Raven Inn. IN town. He might Be
there q week. II Mr.. Scott wohld cali
he would BE- shown that gratitude SIN
existed In the auman breast Mp. !
Scott felt that the stranger vas over .
doing things. bar curiosity forced MIN q
call BE was warmly received q
Then Mr. Anderson told his secret
He was travelling over the country 70 8
md some farmer be could trust
Those seeds Weru q new variety OF
;ucumber-a Chocolate coi0red cucum-
Der. IL grew 10 a length OF three feet =
md was going 70 produce q revolution
q FOOD IL could Be baked. boiled or
Red the same a. q potato. but con-
aimed three times the nutriment. and b,
taste was something that beac
NED oysters all 70 smash The big A
otels Of the cities would pay q dollar =,
for them and would contract
a million a year. Hushl on your I,
Re don't mention Il! More money In e3
. 10 a diamond mine. SIR. Scott IL
helped Mr. Anderson out OF the NJ
I'd Mr.. Anderson would now neip 70
r Scott out OF any financial hole ne isl
ID fallen into He would give MIN 49,
Fenty Of the seeds. The twenty -.
ould grow go one dollar cucumben. 80
d the 80 cucumbers would produce -
full peck OF seeds.
Scott was amazed astoulshed o.
d grateful IL was the drst time ne Sui
d ever been handed something for per
thing since coming down win
'asles-
Dr.. Scott ala not drop a word TO a
man soul Bis wife saw that ha IN
I something on bis mind and Tried y 3
pick Il U OF him. but sooner than No
her be let her threaten to 70 nome and
her mother. Il was Mr.. Anderson sary
o tackled a farmer now ana tnen thee
the streets Of Olney and took MIN tie !
Us oom ana showed him one Of the TIE
1derfui cucumbers. de didn't 90 Idsh'
o sell seeds. just 70 drop a mint OF eoyei
II wal coming. AZ,
nd b e the farmer would 20 home ist Dc
think Il over. Be couldn't wait Adml
years for seeds. He wanted to
10 az the start. before the price "a
I'D drop on an Overstocked MARKET
would go back to the kind Mr. An =
and ask as a great favor to
MIN a score or So In each and ~
case be did go back ana paid a M
II apiece for the seeds and took
'olemn oath not TO say a word o.
the next spring. n be went
7 with the little packet Of seeds
ed to his palpitating heart.
time that salt bag Of seeds was
led and oiled again. In time ev.
who could raise q few dolars
to make ten for one had
ht seeds. The news somehov
ed az far as twenty miles away.
was no day that Mr.. Anderson
have callers and didn't exchange
for greenbacks Il was with
late colored seeds that be paid
at the hotel. The landlord Of
was q man who wanted the
for bis guests. II the new
cucumbers were the best be
d them.
q October TO March Mr.. Ander.
. good time. He lived high.
be best room In the house and
! around a pocketful Of money.
day be had to leave for Buf
} business. he was to return IN
but be has not come back a. -
de will never come back In the
His spirit may noat over Olney
then. but no human eye win
II. When be had been absent
rec weeks some Of the seeds
'ent TO the state agricultural
for examination. The report
~ brief. ft simply said:
e are the usual cucumber
dyed this color to disguise
Vere there mourning and lamen-
threats Of murder IN ana
)lney7 No. SIR. You couldn't
IAN who had bought a seed and
Minded. Mr.. Anderson had
} swfndle Smith. Jones and
but Smith. Jones and Brown
through him IN q second. Not
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