Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-15
OBED'S HARD LUCK.
STRING OF MISFoRTUNEs RE.
VoLvINe AROUND BUGGY.
All Dated Back to the Foolish Idea
He Had That His Wife Would Not
Have Her Own Way
In the End.

Quincy demanded anxiously of Mr..
Peaslee, whom he found sitting under
the shade of the big maple tree In
front of his house, when you think
one way and your wife thinks another
about anythingF
"Well, in case like that" replied
Caleb, pursuing his lips judicially, 1--WE
commonly split the diffrenee-and I
come round to her way of thinking.
I've found out I get long easier that
way"
Mr.. Quincy pondered this defect
eddy.
II s'pose you're right" he agreed at
last. II didn't know but what you'd
studied out some way Of gettin' round
'em and havin' your own way part of
the time"
you amt the first married man
that's tried that" returned Caleb, with
suspicion of irony in his voice.
"What's the matter now? You'n Mis-
Quincy been havin' a difference of
Opinion|
Obed slowly polished the back of one
hand with the palm Of the other and
gazed modify at the ground.
well" he replied at last. 1--WE had
some talk day or so ago bout gettin'
the buggy painted"
"Well," prompted Caleb q little ia
patiently what about it?"
Obed reused himself. ard kind of
sot my mind on the color I wanted it,
but hadn't gone so far as to tell her
bout it," he explained. II thought
perhaps l wouldn't. I thought some
day when l want busy I'd haul the
buggy down to Dan Mobiles paint shop
and set him to work on it-tell him to
paint the runnin' gear either red or
yaller and the body a real dark blue"
Caleb stifled something that might
have been either a laugh or a cough.
It'll look kind Of gay, won't 1t, when
! you get it done?" he asked
II d'know-mebbe it would have"
Obed conceded, "but 1t didn't get as
far as that"
II figgered" Obed went on, that
mebbe 'twould be as well If 1 didn't
take my wife to Bangor with me when
bought the paint; so went out and
dug some OF my early p'taters to haul
in knew she wouldn't ride in on no
p'tater wagon. The p'taters want
much morn half groyed and they
didn't fetch much more'n half price,
but l figgered cd afford to lose a lit.
tie somethin on the p'taters for the
sake Of gettin' the kind of paint ]
t wanted 'thout havin' to argue.
ut took me some time to get rid of
my p'taters, and, as matter of fact,
lost more on 'em than had to pay for
the paint, and that CALLED me some
When got home I got the paint on.
loaded off'n the wagon fore she got
out to the barn-she most always
comes out to see If I've forgot any.
thing she's sent for. But I hadn't for
got anything, for a wonder, so that
part was all right.
Come mOrnin', l went out to the
I carriage house to get out the buggy
and haul 1t down to Noble's-and, Ca.
leb, there want a sign Of a buggy
there! I couldn't understand 1t, and
went into the house to ask bout It.
She was workin' at the sink, and she
never even turned round when / asked
her where the buggy was.
"'The buggy's down to Dan Mobiles
bein' paintedr she snaps, and b'lieve
heard my jaw click when 1t dropped
open.
"'Well, good landr says l. Then
what in tunket am goin' to do with
all the paint boughtT
! "'You never said anything to me
bout buyin' any paint she says, kind
of short. What color did you get?'
And then had to tell her.
"'Well, says she, you en- do any.
thing you're a-mind to with it. II
wouldn't have gone on to that buggy,
anyway. l en- see through you like Sc
much sunshine she says, and knew
a week ago what you was cal'latin' to
do. SO yesterday says she, I had
Dan Noble come up here and get that
buggy and by this time he's got the
fust coat on to it-and it's black paint,
too. You can do what you like with
them fancy colors of yours she says.
80 the upshOt is, I've dug load
Of p'taters and sold 'em for half price,
and I've got two cans of paint that I
d'know's I can sell at all, and I lost
my days work-and I amt goin' to
have the buggy painted the way /
want 1t, after all.
II guess your ways bout as good
as any," Obed concluded resignedly.-
Youths Companion.