Show Short Ii-Short r Short Weight rt r t n ARMER GILES had heard rumors F FARMER L of the short weight scandal butas butas but butis as is for tor himself he wa s was vas honest in thought nought and deed He was naturally Incensed when an au apple buyer burer from the he city objected to his bits half bushel measure Ive e used the red bucket five years cars he said aid and I know Its It's correct A dozen years years' use use wouldn't affect Its ts correctness was the Ule reply Have you rou any other reason for tor thinking Itis it its is 15 s correct 1 The farmer controlled his anger and arid after a moments moment's tho thought le led his critico critic to o the corn crib and showed him a n. basket woven from hickory splints ts That measure twice full tulI he said aid tJ And this holds exactly a 3 bu bush bush- hI h- h e I How do you OU know It does doe I Because Bill Sullivan ma made e it it and andic he ic makes baskets for tOI everybody ant and ho 10 said it was a a. bushel Still the man was not satisfied They went vent to interview Bill Why of ot course said the basket maker I weave ever every one of ot th them m mot ot of f an exact size sizo I make only one pattern pattern pat- pat tern ern ba basket ket to hold holda a bushel But how do you know the pattern holds a bushel Z How do I know Im I'm sure of or it ft I Imade Imade made mado It originally to hold twp two of this thi half halt bushel basket I And this half halt bushel basket Z I Bill Bm frowned and pulled his har bar in inan inan inn I an n effort to remember Then his face tace brightened tightened Why yes he said Im sure of ot It t. t I tried it one time Ume Giles Gibes by that old Id red b bucket clet measure of yours yours yours- Youths Youth's Companion |