Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-02-07


on its hearth II rivaled, In its nov
city and charm, any tin peddler's cart
that ever came to our door. John
Axtell and his wife, who had seen II
pass their house, hurried over for a
look at it. Every hand was on the
stove as we tenderly carried II into
the house, piece by piece, and set 1t
up. Then they cut hole in the up
per floor and the stone chimney and
fitted the pipe. How keenly we
watched the building Of the fire. How
quickly it roared and began to heat
the roomi
When the Axtells had gone away
Aunt Deel said:
Its grandl II is sartin-but I'm
'fraid we can't afford it-ayes be"
1--WE can't afford to freeze any
longer. i made up my mind that we
couldn't go through another winter
as we have" was my uncle's answer.
"How much did 1t cost?" she asked.
mot much differ'nt from thirty
four dollars in sheep and grain" he
answered.
Rodney Barnes stayed to supper
and spent a part of the evening with
us.
Like other settlers there, Mr..
Barnes was cheerful optimist. Every
thing looked good to him until 1t
turned out badly.
He told how he had heard that 1t
was growing country near the great
water highway of the st. Lawrence.
Prosperous towns were building up
in 1t. There were going to be great
cities in Northern New York. There
were rich stores of lead and iron
in the rocks. Mr.. Barnes had bought
two hundred acres at ten dollars an
acre. He had to pay fee of five
per cent. to Grimshaw's lawyer for
the survey .and the papers. This left
him owing fourteen hundred dollars
on his farm-much more than 1t was
, worth.
Our cousin twisted the poker In
his great hands until 1t squeaked ms
he stood before my uncle and said:
'My wife and l have chopped and
burnt and pried and hauled rocks an
!, shoveled dung an MIXED an churned
, until we are worn out. For almost
, twenty years we've been workin' days
: an nights an Sundays. My mortgage
!, was overdue, / owed six hundred dol
lars on II. l thought 1t all over one
day an went up to Grimshaw's an
took him by the back of the necl
and shook him. He said he woult
! drive me out o. tho country. Ill
= gave me six months to pay up. l hat
: 10 pay or lose the land. l got thu
, money on the note that you signe'
e over In Potsdam. Nobody in Can
ton would "a dared to lend Ii 4
me-"
"Whyf" my uncle asked.
T. AFRAID a. Grlmshaw. He didn'
o want me to be able to pay 1t. Tn
+ place Is worth more than six hundre'
Z dollars now-thats the reason. In
tended to cut some timber an hau
'e II to the village this winter so l coul'
~ pay part o. the note an git NOR
" time as | told ye. but the roads hav
ID been so bad i couldn't do any haul
- in"
u, My uncle went and took a drink a
III the water pail. saw by his fac
10 that he was unusually wrought up.
MY heavens an earth" he e,
III claimed MS he sat down again.
lie TITS the brain collie" / said t
- myself as looked at him.
III Mr., Barnes seemed TO have It als'
II TOO much note" i whispered.
NJ I'm awful sorry. but I've don
r. everything could" said Mr., Barne
81 "Aln't there somebody that'll TAX
Sc another mortgage?-it ought TO b
ne safe now" my uncle suggested.
he Money is so tight 1t can't be don
The bank has got all the money al
lie Grimshaw owns the bank. I've trie
m and tried, but I'll make you safe. L
We give you mortgage until can tut
m. round"
lip So ! saw how Rodney Barnes. til
mt other settlers in Llckitysplit, had gor
he into bondage TO the landlord.
Nv "Iow much do you owe on tn
or placer" Barnes asked.
tie "Seven hundred an fifty dollars
In said my uncle.
us 1t duef"
err SITS been due year an II i ha'
II to pay that note I'll be short my
i'd terest."