The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-07-26
va, man. what . snap you've walked

vRl man, what Q snap you've walked
overt"
ibid you get that stun around
hsre7"
Almost under Jour nose. let's have
. talk"
The talk resulted In q partnership
They we're to buy the Josiah Flint hill
and marsh and develop the minerals
peat and other things. The deacon had
laid by some money In his better days
He was besides, the only man In the
county who knew anything about Flint
He knew that he had gone to Kansaa
ana that he and his wife had died leav
ing q young girl behind them. The girl
must be Of ago by then. She must
have had q guardian, but he had never
made . move about the real estate.
The young man, whose name was
Edward 6weeny, was to 60 to Kansas
and hunt up Miss Sarah Flint and
stick right to her until she accepted an
offer. Then Hardy and Hweony were
to buy It.
WHATS It wuth7" asked the dea
con.
"A hundred Thousand. at least," 10
piled sweeny.
And what DO you think we can get
Il for7''
II think she'll Jump at thousand"
Tho deacon chuokled. Then he
sighed. Then he groaned. Then he
went homo and said to his wife:
Martha, II men and another Teller
can get the old Flint place for $500
apiece, and make over $4,000 apiece
out of it. do you think 1t would be
wicked7"
II should call Il good bargaining"
she replied.
1T wouldn't be laid up agtn met"
Look a-here. deacon, they used to
raise heap Of cattle. sheep and asses
In Biblical days, didn't thaya'
'They did"
"And they sold Q heap Of 'em!"
"They must have"
well, do you reckon anybody solo
below the market prioe7 Don't you
think they sold way above 1t when
they got chance7''
II should soy they did."
"Of course they did. and there isn't
a word Of criticism IN the Bible about
It,"
Ought we to tell the gal what has
been diskivered ON the place?"
Does merchant tell NJ what his
kaliker cost him q yard, and amt they
dying and going to heaven every dayf"
The deaoon's conscience felt balmy
after that, and young Sweeny started
out to find the heir. Luck was with
him. He had located her whereabouts
and was approaching the house where
she lived when he beheld her coming
towards him on runaway horse
There was a fine opening for hero
and he grasped 1t. He caught the
horse and saved Sarah's life and had o
leg broken. A hero IL a hero in every
state and county Of our glorious Union
When he has leg broken In playing
his part he is taken to the house where
the heroine hangs out and given the
hall bedroom until he can once more
Jump fences. This case was no OK
oeption. Love came and a marriage
came, according to program.
One day Deacon Hardy got letter
with the Kansas postmark. He read
It and took 1t home and laid It before
his wife,
He says he has found the hetress. =
she read.
Yep"
"He says he saved her me-"
Yep"
HE says they are married"
"Yep."
"And therefore he's the owner Of the
Flint place and don't care about taking
in a partner. Deacon Hardy, did you
have any partnership papers drawn mp
60 that you can hold him?''
NO"
well, you aiut fool! You are just
q good man who is going to heaven
Nike a streak Of creased lightning
when he dies. and II I'm left behind
you I'll forward your fried pork and
johnnycake by the nrst express!"