Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-08
And THE HOMENEW SUMMER ASPRzE SUGGESTION
The Daily Story
ON The Fence

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miles around said that It was q goo
match-thst between Burt Adams, son {
Deacon Adams. and Eunice Taylo
daughter Of the widow Taylor TIL
young folk had known each other a
| children. Tho parents approved the en-
] ! RHEcment and the deacon went as tar a
tD take his son by the hand and say:
My son. she Is fine girl and yo
Will make no mistake In marrying her
shall feel toward her as my own daugh
ter"
The engagement was announced an'
the wedding day set Everything wen
we'll until the deacon's brother out II
Wisconsin died and left him a legacy o.
$1,000 In cash. The deacon, who hac
lived without any Of the luNurles OF life
was stunned for a time by the size OF th'
legacy He felt that II made him one oi
tho millionaires Of earth The money
would have made some little difference Ia
any man, no matter how level-headed
I'VE are on a different plane, now" he
| said TO his old wife "and VIC must con-
| form to the new circumstances. You
won't wear calico any more and shall
| have a hired girl and shall do no more
work except boss the hired man"
! And what about Burt2' was asked
"He must go to college and become a
| lawyer or doctor"
But he andEunice are TO be married
you know. and ! don't believe hell want
to nut II on"
Look here, ma. said the deacon after
thinking for awhile. I'VE can't let Burt
throw himself away on no such girl II
might have done passably we'll when
we were poor. but now we can buy out
tho whole county and have money left
he can't afford to tie himself to any such
wife. To begin with, she don't look
arstocratic"
But do we?"
"of course. we do Any one would
know to look at us that we had blood
and money. In the second. she has no
style about her"
And have we got lt?"
Heaps Of IT, In the third place, she
haln't got no eddecation"
But Syou'n me never went TO any
thing better'n district schoolr' protested
the wife, while Eunice attended semi
nary for two whole years. I thought she
knew more'n all Of us put together"
But she don't At the seminary she
Jest chawed gum and played the planer
We hain't been braggin around any, be-
cause that amt the way OF the Adamses,
but we've got eddecation nun to pass in
my crowd. when I talked with the
governor at the county fair two years ago
felt perfectly to home. l must have a |
talk with Burt"
Il don't believe he will give her Up. |
You know how obstinate he is about some |
things. II Eunice would give him UP"
by thunder!" interrupted the Deacon |
as he brought his fist down on the kitchen
table with bang.
What Is it?"
i've got an idea, ma-one of the bright
est ideas l ever had. Keep mum. Don't
say word I'll tell you all about II to-
morrow or next day Don't say single
word to Burt, and don't go around ootin'
Is II you had somethin' on your mind"
'You-you hain't goln' to do anything
iesperate?' stammered the wife
'Of course not. I'm simply goin' to
work out my idea, and when l get ready
o tell you, you'll say 1 am about as
harp as they make 'em. S-s-s-h? Keep
num-
The above conversation took place one
vening, and at o'clock the next morn
ms the deacon was knocking at the door
4 Widow Taylor's farmhouse. Eunice
lad driven to the village TO do some
trading"
Why, deacon is this you?" she asked,
6 she answered the knock and held out
er hand, Il hope none OF the folks are
jck?"
mo. the folks are all we'll"
None Of the cows ailing?"
Nope"
We'll, you ought to be thankful for
hat. Won't you come in and sit down."
NO, l guess not. The fact is widder,
We come over to say something TO you"
We'll. say on" {
TITS about Burt and Eunice You know
am rich now? Got fourteen thousand
ollars in cold cash-f-o-u-r-t-e-e-n thou
and dollars. I'm the richest man in ,
lum County"
"WelI7'
Wall I want to say that want Burt
go TO college and become a great law '
er or doctor, don't want him TO marry I
'r three or four years yet, and when I
e does I'd like the woman to be-to I
80 he somebody better than Eunice ,
aylor," finished the widow, as the Dea- ?
On hung FIRE
IL hain't sayin' that exactly, but you '
ate" @
I've heard that they couldn't Is that u
hat you came to say?" Il
Yes, that's about ALL" p
Then you have finished, and can go.
ood morning Deacon Adams" d
The widow turned away. and there was d
'thing for the Deacon to do but go.
e had got off better than he hoped for, D
e had expected 10 have a row, and he d
as elated that the widow had taken the L
after so coollv. In coming he had come u
the highway, but in returning ne de-
led to take a short cut across the fields, u
} do this, he must climb the fence of the o
dows barnyard, and when he reached \
2 top rail he sat for moment, TO =
ok around and think He started TO u
/, but slipped. and found himself q
ught by a stout silver and hanging Y
ad downward. He couldn't lift himself y
, and the silver wouldn't give way to ~
wriggles, and there was nothing 10 ~
but call out He called Justify, and y,
about fiva minutes the widow APPEARED =,
Is there something you forgot TO say?" ~
c asked as she came up. ~
You see I'm caught on the fence" he -
Piled. >,
Oh that's IT? It's singular what things n
ppen to rich men. II any one had ;,
d me that a man worth $4,000 could be | =,
lght by silver on an old rail fance, n
should have said It was impossible. n
e you enjoying the novelty OF the e
uation?"
Say, widder, I've got TO ask you 20 m
p me out OF this scrape. The blood's "
shin to my head till my ears roar" nj
But as long as it's blue blood It won't ."
n you. Take II calmly. Deacon All
, wriggling around you can do won't
II the. cloth nor break the silver. I'm