Show GENIUS WAS WASTED BRIGGS WOULD HAVE THRIVED IN WALL STREET i tired of borrowing mr Dunham dun hims fl sled he makes a proposition for guying buying it did dunham grab it mr dunham bad just finished his bla morning chores at tho the barn and was waa going in to breakfast when briggs tho the hired man who had bought the th neighboring alden farm app appeared earod ho he was a congenial person with a pa padded added waistcoat at and an engaging smile Morn morning sald said the newcomer briskly Morn morning said mr air dunham im going to be neighborly right away declared briggs with an air of simple frankness 1 1 want to borrow your wood sled tor for the day ive had no time to get settled yet and theres so eo much to do I 1 do know which way to turn hardly but ivo ive got to get some wood down and I 1 want wani to do it while the ha haull good all right said mr dunham take it and welcome its out there under the shed A day or two later the now new neighbor came again this time he had bad the oxen with him he nodded cheerfully as he be passed the house bouse and remarking casually 1 I biose its all right to take the sled again hitched u up p this time he kept it two days A week later he came when mr dunham was away and whistling merrily as he yoked joked his steers drove oil off without question dunham waited four days and then had to go after the sled himself on the next occasion when the now neighbor called ll 11 he found mr dunham milking leaning against the tha stanchion with his bis hands in his pockets tie he began dunham I 1 like that sled ot yours youra its new aint it why yes it was new tilts season want to sell it no I 1 do know as I 1 do what did it cost yo ye 1 I 1 paid smith 26 for making it and I 1 furnished part of the stock well its worth it and you ought to have some profit on it too now I 1 tell ye what I 1 dont teel feel tight right borrowing all tho the time and id like to buelt buy it how would 35 look to you dunham milked silently tor for a moment ment then he said well I 1 gues 35 would be all right good enough cried briggs heartily its worth that to mg I 1 faint aint got the re ready ady cash just now but we ve can ox fix it up sway ill take tho the sled over to my place and any time you ou want to use it you come right over and get it just the same as it tas yours ill keep track of it and charge yo ye a reasonable amount each time you take it say debbe a dollar and when it comes to 35 why the be mine and well be square save you buying a now new one and ill feel battern bet tern a if I 1 was borrowing all the time Is that all right youths youth s companion |