The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-26

Wheeler d Wilson Sewing MachineCo.
collecting notes taken by our agent
several months ago, and DIR. Fisher
bought one of our $50 machines"
Uncle Jake, with solemn face said,
damn it, man, he's dead!"
"Dead," exclaimed the machine
agent. do you know what kind of
fix he left his finances ?"
Uncle Jake said, swell, l ought to
know; he was my son. He was pref
ty good liver and worked, but that
was all, and he didn't leave a damn
cent"
Result: Uncle Jake gave the man
$40 for the 800 note on his son, who
was very much alive and resided but a
short distance over the hill from
where the transaction occurred. The
Wheeler & Wilson man turned about
and went back to Decaturville and
Uncle Jake continued on his way--but
he did not fail to make Little Jake
pay the ninety in full.
1t was said that Uncle Jake had a
cousin called dad" Fisher, who was
made of considerable use to my sub
| ject and who, when on his death bed,
sent for Jake to come over to see him.
The story goes that dad" had left a
mare and colt which Uncle Jake had
hopes of getting, and that fact induc-
ed him to accede to the dying mans
request. When Jake went into the
presence and to the bedside of his
cousin, dad" lying there with the
death-damp on his brow looked up
and said: "Jake, | believe that you
will admit that we have been right
bad men-but | did not send for you,
Jake, to blame you; but lying here
Jake las | have been and knowing that
| have to die, | have sent for you to
say to you that l feel that
| have hope beyond the grave, and
to ask, Jake, that you promise me
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usna was 'n"'eii0i VI 'na' u,viS-
'o"' W. "ei Tvs. !" lawsuit win. 7,
was III 'ne hanuS VI a..oiney' W. l.
Logan, nioei ING ie'u,' u 'ne near
ing Oeioae Onanee'of ADee.na'ny was
A.o"n, D'.A Ioeai Siu " ms
.hen'' onoie 'ane' peiiese ~ peiiis
,raiN' 80 WIN 'en you 'ha' 'nere VIII
De nv use NJ appeai'hs 'he vase we
nase Jus. iUs'' y WIN 'os' 10 SiVo io'
ho'hihs Uncle JAKE sluuiea mo-
men. anu S&io. Logan 90 on ana
pear the case peal tne case. II we
can uo no'iiihs else we can SNOW MN
.pe coh'eihp. we've got ior ms ualnh
h'.ie court pear 'ne case Logan
mr. risner was ior a lohg tlme IN
business ~ risner Lanoing' on len
hessee riVer' a lew miles ABOVE rerry-
shie' anu y was .oiu ina. ne once TOOK
consignment OF stoves 70 De paid ior
wheh soia' All tine stoves out one
were soiu' anu oncie JAKE refusing
W inahe se''ieihens' the mousse sent
young man 70 see ABOUT tne matter.
Inc young man got on the boat,
walked INTO tne risner store ana told
the proprietor tnat ne nad come Ior
se..'emen' on .ne stoves Uncle JAKE
sa'u' Damh W. man. ! oougn. them
STOVES " W paia ior wnen so'o en-.
oant you see 'ney amt al soid
Notning 1urtner was said until Mr.