The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-05


Wesley"
You will. We reasoned that way.
But along comes this company. this
trust. that's clean against the laws
and don't give a curse for that. and
II buys up the whole outfit. I tell
you. Mr.. Robbins, there amt five men
In this community that that trust
amt got the legal right TO turn out in
the prairies tomorrow. They've all
been foreclosed. and the year OF
grace 10 up. Most OF us here amt got
no show at all-legally. And so they
send a man down here 10 see about
Citing out writs and finishing US pp."
But who'll they get 10 buy. IVES
ley orr"
They're not needing much buying
They're on TO new scheme-going
to turn al! these farms into big pas
lures and fatten cattle with alfalfa.
raise It and ship IL: then the lower
part Of the county down below town.
they intend to run ditch through
from the river and irrigate II. They
will fetch in colony who'll pay
them about ten times what they paid.
| expect. and"
But we won't let them"
Depends on how many guns the
colony's got and how much fight
there's in IT. They'll try il. anyhow,
unless"
Unless" repeated Robbins un.
easily.
Unless they're scared OF. unless
they think it's death for a man TO
| tackle u.s.
Robbins rubbed his hands harder:
he bit his lip. A little space of 81
! lence fell between them. on to the
south. where the little town was set
like an island in the darkening
! prairie. the lights began to twinkle;
they were yellow and scattered.
Even at that distance one could tell
that they burned few to the house.
Il kinder wish,'' said Robbins.
that he came from another town"
What's the difference about the
town."
oh. none. guess. But that town.
It's in Iowa, and IL sent the best
| things we've ever had. One woman
I put in a lot OF jams and jellies and
tea-such tea, My wife was sick
then. and | didn't know but Id lose
her. | gave her some OF that tea and
some Jam, and she began TO pick up
/ from that day. II was a ounce Jam.
and made, her think OF home. she said
Her father was Connecticut man.
/ and they had an orchard with ounce
trees in til remember" He did
not finish the sentence. but he sighed
as he absently ran his eye over the
gaps in the harness mended with
the rope.
Il bet he didn't have nothing to do
/ with that box said Orr: most Ike
the people sent US that were poor
folks themselves. and had to pinch
10 make up for the things they sent
us. 'Taint' the rich people are sor'
! riest for poor folks. This young Wal
| lace-his fathers the owner OF a big
paper. and rich besides. and he's got
his boy istrainingforeditor: and when
that first duck couldn do nothing
out here. the Old man said he'd buy
in. and the young one thought II n
might smart thing 10 do TO come
over here and turn a lot OF half
starved women and children out in
winter. What's the care? WHAT DC
any OF these rich folks care "
4 don't think you're fair Wesley.
said Robbins. All the rich folks
aren't mean know more about them
than you" He spoke with a dawninG
Of pride in his tone, which deepened
little.
Yes. know you used 10 belong &c
! them said orr. and guess you
were decent 10 the poor bur you'll
admit YOU didn't have no notion how
u cuts 10 work every muscle in you
and 10 lay awake thinking yourself
half crazy 20 puzzle out better ways
10 make money and yet 20 feel eyery
year you're sinking deeper in the
slough I've worked fiye years here
and cepting the first year. every
single year has piled interest on tn'
mortgage. Every year we've had less
clothes 20 wear and poorer stuff 9,
cat. and it's been mend instead OF bus
and we've had more debts and more
worries every year. tell sou. Mr.
Robbins. ! thought 10 would Nil me
once. 10 come on the county Id "a
said "a starvc first. but sou can + see
your wife and children staryc. went
IN last winter. and asked for relief
I'd thar old hound dog % mine viii
me. you knowed him. He'd been q
good dog lie come with ~ when W.
como here. running under the wagon
All mo children had played with him
.''N Ntit ii.V NUW To- hUu a. hfc
every one ] knowcd would he hav,
thai dos for "a gift showed of al
his tricks. Ike vas dirtv mean Do
csivIng him. for ! done 10 50 some
body would be- willing 20 take hin
home and f""d him and take care %
him. Tor God = truth ! hadn't enough
FOR him and 'he children too Bu
nobody wanted him be- was prettl
oid. and he wasn't never handsome
, And one store ] was boz. az I won't OF
] heard drummer that vas trslng =,
sell goods. say. = saw that feIDr o.
fhe Relief but I notice Le.. able p,
keep dog Lets fhe children D..
hungry rufhern rho dor. guess
kinder turned on him. thrn ! urnc,
back again. and whistlcd 20 Sport
ana ] looked ~ liu and saw how hH
ribs sOwed and BIZ eyes UaH kind
Junk 10" Vsgged his tall and yeIpa.
Tie DO used 90. seeing mo look e.
him and then ! vent straight 'o ffa
drug store Biy u@nd % keep .iiir
farr"e ~" moved away last year
Hn sas good friend 81 mine rai
10 Im. I.g. you go' something tha
'nuid XIV dor in fnsh. ~ he,
no. or eI'frr 0r know uhnf hurt MIN
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