Show Policed Double Eggs Squire Meadows who lived down at al Four Corners was classed as a mearold mean mear He didn't mind old son son-of son of a buying new farm Implements every year and allowing them to rust and ruin out In the winter rains and snows b but t he would not buy his wife a sewing sewing sewing sew sew- ing machine or a washing dish machine machine ma ma- chine to lessen the labors of house house- work She was never allowed spending spending spend spend- ing money and whenever anything was wanted for the tho house the Squire always went himself to the village store and made a trade of some farm stuff for the article desired One day the j good wife wanted a I. I package o of darning needles and told her husband so go he ho said l Now Abigail Abagail ther tiler use ot of- of gettin so Winters Winter's coming on on an an that thai fodder cutter ter tel buy cant can't yer get along somehow w with less The argument ended by a 11 reduction to I. to- to a A 3 hale needle Meadows l tooka fresh laid eg egg down flown to country coun I try store and inquired of the storekeeper storekeeper store store- keeper whether he would trade a darning needle for an eg egg The owner was willing and the tho trade was made Now It seems th that t this store in addition ad ad- ton to being a grocery dry goods establishment and post office was waD also one where liquid refreshments were dispensed The owner was known as a man of great cordiality to his c customers often Inviting them to a treat on him The Squire having made the trade looked around at the array of I on the shelf shelt and smacking his lips lip said Why say look yere yore Perkins they say yer treat yer customers pretty well at times ter something water Sure responded the tha storekeeper yer hev hey Oh Ob I guess be sherryn egg Perkins went over to the shelf shelt brought out the tho gg Just traded In by the Squire broke It Into the glass and was prepared to pour in the tho liquor when Meadows yelled out Say loo look y yere re Perkins that fat f egg gg I yer yer Is a double dont don't yer owe me another needle |