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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1932)
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I!*.i 2 O B A D I A H P A Y S UP l III S T O R Y <>l S T IN G Y MAN H r T a lk r d M o n ry and Interest in H is S leep and O n e D a y H e W a k e d U p. a « (.r o ttn e , t»g iw u u * ik o u t 1 Hr licurtt the legs of the chair We don t need no teptetry for that » r racking leaned forward and kicked w «'l cronKrd Obutlitii to tlU wife, hu ic*» aiul recovered hla balance. • an I I aim going to |*y for it no-j What % the idea »mac king my head h o*’ He leaned bark in Id* rhalr. nx* that?” he growled a* he turnr<1 • « " • « « hla f " • i I . bumi U I L ih * ^ , hall a | i l . t a n d hooked hla heel« on the |IMf violently, aa If »hr had left It In edge of It | A hurry ■ Now, Obadlah Walkln*.’* tx'ttan Ohadlah Watkliiit I done »marked Lut Uiopping her jo *wing to Iter lap vou good!" laughed a »harp voice, no en«l looking over her apectaclea at !otnlrr Mum the Mjuewking of a niou»e I»mi (lie tapestry waa given to the He »wimg hla feet from the mantel« church bmtnur and aiictionest off I piece turned In hla chair and glanced w*« (lie highest bidder and got it' tround the mom N ow • T in right here?'* pl|M*d the squeaky t h in il.id blaniesi w>Hiieii» k n o «e l \«»lee. ‘C ant you see me?” Obadiah bent forward In hU chair liow to bid It up 'cause they know» l.m rich'* cut in Otwdiah angrily. md hi» eye* roundeo with ainaxe- i merit as he »fared ut a tiny man, no "And I aln t going to give no »evenly dollar ch , k to pay fat tt • ** He taller than one of Obadiah’« cigar», lighted A iig*»r. nipped the match Into and the same color. He was »landing III* gtale flic and tilted back ill hla with feet far apart, trying to keep his • balance on the arm of the rocking Chair III» suit WUa a gray tVM I I m won led a heap about you 1 chan Hi* hat, Obadlah *• 1 ucy alghed aa »he t*xjk actly like Obadiah » suit vhuea. gray gaiter» and even his liny oft her »| m *< ta< lea and gated Into hi» j Ivory-headed cane, no bigger thanj face ’ Uh woman, what a you got to .» fine cambric needle, matched Oba- ! ’ w*» a* if bg wm% koofcmc worry about me g o -lo n g f iw* grunt j through the large end of a teleacope i ed »arcaatlcally • Heapa to worry about! All you' 1 at htmwlf dminken a thousand talk« u money! Talka money at your times, until he was about four inchea tlie hearth Hope It knocked out Htiui up'" si is plied In Conscience, years! That s so loollsli—" nieal« breakfast dinner and «upper' 'all Obadiah Watkins took hi* cigar slabbing Obadiah behind the ear Shut your old head?" roared C ou -, some of the fool!" 1 «!k i money and bonda. and intenwt He threw his arms around her and with the lllile cane ' You didn't silence. All wives likes Ihetr hus In your alrcp! l»ove for money ha» ft.>iu In* mouth, glanced at the ttny shove him oil - Oh. no! You old bands to pet them—what's thirty kissed her a dozen times She laughed done put wrinkle» in your fane and one. lasted with laughter and then and pushed him away, then took his chilled -steeled money grabber! Bui years to love!" heart. and done ahrunk your conaci« »a ut. Funny-looking. I ain’t never seen you »Upped thst grafting scaffold in - ' She » always been been a might) fare between her hand* and kissed ro o t till It am t no bigger than that spector tlliy dollar* to pass that faul-l flne gal to ine! Gosh. If I last her!" him and said. qua'ah cigar you a got at tick between nothing so small- nww-suh!” 'Thirty years marled and still ‘ Shut you face?” commanded the, ly scaffold with the platform boards your atore-teeth—you heard me. "Look again?" Conscience tempted sweethearts—I sure loves my wrin tiny one. br and idling hla cane, "It » a foot a part. Down Joe went, sixty tnaii '•• Obsdiah turned sgalu and saw Pas kled bald-headed boy' Go-long man your dad blamed neglect that’s made leel Hr * passed through the circles Course I wanta money, woman! Hr* wife and kiddles In tor Roberta In the happy crowd He with your fooling!" OHadiah exclaimed. *‘ l waiiU all 1 can me small' Huh. some folks in this of hell' was patting the head* of the kiddles He pranced around the room, rub wahl' You should pay him full lime ole New OiI an» town, done reckons to te - Iron] the day he fell until he's well! ' around him He raised hts hand and bing his head He chiicklr.1. took out Il»e iiiuip you totea," broke in Lu vou"» »mailer than me' his pen and check book, signed a Ha ha giggled Obadiah. slap lie Jabbed Obadiah with the cane said. cy her eyra rounded. the moie "I'm so pleased lo tell you-all, that (heck, ripped it out and gave It to atlngineaa you totea with It! Cogl- ping hu leg» la got to laugh!” and He winced her. he did Please excuse me. funny lit- "Look again, skinflint." Conscience we now have two hundred dollars for ' ta'«« : 11 4»t u n l "Fill In the amount yourself, old the poor, and thgt's not Including the ordered HUnglneah’ b l u r t e d Obadiah, ' |g m ill »lit "Dial s your Ignorance laughs at • Obadiah turned and stared at the seventy dollars for the tapestry our sweetheart!" he laughed, "And wait ull voa are the cheek I'm giving lo am t you got fine clothe»? Ain't you what you don t understand!” oh! frame rliurrli. tie knew so well ' beloved sister. Mrs. Lucy Watkins' Joe Ranee' Then two thousand to " Who is you. pee wee?” g>K the beat radio, aewtng machine H ie -.11 chimney was out of plumb bought " the pastor!" * D ie be»t part of you skinflint' and the bricks loose He lowered hts - am t you got a big Bible with real "Two hundred dollars am pretty He slapped on hts hat. took hts cane S«Nn«* men tote» me .»mailer than I is eyes Ui the basement doors The good'" exclaimed Obadiah gold edgi Ain’t I and started toward the door U«ed up llila here living room with now' Sometimes I tote* men and laprstrv moved back and shut out Go-long, you old money-hugger!"j Man. ..where's you going?" site I the ylslon new furniture and thick rug? Lucy control» th em - they "a darn few' sneered Conscience. "You could give asked, her eyes wide Walkin', you * done gut a heap more .«in t a f«- trad >f M man I ain't I Obadiah Watkins" began the Iwo thousand and never nnss It' Look 'T o the bank to git a pocketful of I has don«* made kings, tyrant*, swell- stinging voire of Conscience, "a month there again?" than m«»at white womfna—Mingyf** quartahs and dimes and let the kid "Y o u » atire good to me man—uh- beaded politician*, murderers, and ago you promised the pastor to fix Obadiah heard a noise like distant dles scramble for them I feel like a Lilli! I'm a» fat and »Irek a.» a }K*ltcd even a few lawyers, listen to me and that rlilmiiey and the furnace Prom man that's been let outta prison Into liou-v* tabby! tlli-huh. man! Bui go to church the next day If more ised al the same time, you would thunder and then he . s i the base sunshine' I'm going to tell a lot of Obadiah, I amt got no real happl- n»ei» would listen to my wee voice- send one of your carprnters to tlx ment begin to nil with heavy, yellow old geezers I know, to take a wallop smoke iieaa in my hravlivcaa! I'm sorry for and don't reckon I'm Just alluding to those doors' You know that the build "The wind blew down the chimney,' irom Conscience and be young again! • • • - Old Man Depn iloy .» democrat*, republican* and prohibi ing Inspector told the pastor that the Whoopee!" giippmg and »queezlnc all the hope tionist* ’cause I ain’t why then tha uoors iou . i open oalwsrd! That the Conscience sobbed, "and the brick world would be belter! Obadiah Wat door between the stairway of the sa-; filled up the turnace flue Now It's from their heart*!” What a ua giK to do with It? Ain’t kins. I ’m Conscience!” rrlty and basement, must br a swing vomiting out gas and thick smoke In to the basement! Look'" Obadiah'* eye* dilated, hi* mouth ing dooi they are fire-traps! you proud, woman, to hear folk.» say I in rich and aucccaaful? When ua «.|M'itml and he rubbed the back of his 'T was very busy—* The frightened women and children wa» thirty didn't have a thin dime! Lead and whispered. "Conscience, ' Ohmtgosh wot a whopper!"' were pushing and crowding against in twenty five yeni • i dong mtM my you'* .''lire small, but you tote* an, squeaked Conscience. If you tole that (he big doors even the young men aelf from a bilrkliiyer to one of the awful wallop! My h ade hurt* where lo u mole, lied kirk your brains out! were ( l ightened and excited The pas lug builder* In tin* here New O il air. you done smacked me one!” He You can't wrestle with me and truth, tor was trying (o (lull the women from j town' O olong woman, with your! straightened and bowed, “ Now go-j IJIol' You was watt mg (or the church the doors—they fought him. scream Send your Euihorrairiag Votneai long, you funny-looking, and don’t to Rlt some money lo pny you!" moaning' ing with terror Lucy, a baby In her lo (Tie C d ilo r u id U U ill b * pester me? I ain’t done nothing I But folk•••«. nay* vou's stingy. Oli.i arms, staggered toward the crowd I "Conscience I'm sure .sorry!" DUbllrhrd. di.ih I know* you know*, the church ain’t !” # ' ?el your Conscience show you this. title (ell lo her knees, glanced at the | A Slip of the Tongue ’ I know* you ain’t ! ” sneered Con ( Obadiah Watkins' 1 chimney nrocl* rebuilding The fur-| baby tu her arms, snatched up a (old- j Anv woman ran readily appreciate mice done smoke *o that the congre-, .science, and that » why I ’m with you», The tapestry folded buck. ud newspaper from the Poor and fa n -, g it Ions all weepa smoky tear.» ” Bin* look at that tapestry on the wall.” | Obtulluh leaned forward and stared, ned the smoke trom Its face. She the blavknrsr ot my most embai ras ing moment. A friend whom I bad ilghed. La»t Sunday, some o ld 1 hr pointed to It with hi* canr.| Into the basement of the church H e 1 gus,H'd and collapsed to the floor not seen for years, telephoned that meany. done flipped a lend dollar In- j Whiit a seventy smacker* to a rich always liked the pretty Kiris of the! "They're trapped!" whimpered Oba- j she was ill town We made an ap to the contribution plate— Uh-hiihf «•Id gee/vr like you Is! You refused, church Now the basement was crowd distil pointment for luncheon downtown I * •fil'd ‘bout us good as that puaaou’a j ti pay for it' A |>u tot al, too! Ain’t ed with (hem. All shapes, sizes unci "Your neglect set the trap." accused saw mv frl'n d before she saw me and was terribly surprised that she had Jake piety!” I right’ " colors, from pure black to chinkapin-' Conscience Pon t ‘lude. woman? Weren’t me!” 1 • Well I reckon* you » right, Con brown. Many of the girls had Pat '1 ucy! My Lucy!" sobbed Oba- aged so I knew that she had pars’d through a distressing series ot mis science " admitted Obadiah Mtapiird Obadiah baskets, filled with rakes, camber r.nd, dlnh, trying to rise (ruin the chair, j fortunes but. at that. I could hardly Nlie ighed. glanced at him. hinooth- ' "Watch It now?" whispered Con-. toys. Several had grab-bags. Ho j "Honey-boy, is you all right?" cooed, reconcile this almost aged looking rd her apron and .smiled and said,1 science could hear their trilling laughter as Lucy's soft voice, close to his car. | person with tire young woman I d ' Obadluh, can't us pet the furnace I Obadiah »aw the tapestry, on the they peddled their dainties “You'» boon squirming like a speared known a few years before As I ap- wall between the windows, draw aside j ' He, lie," chuckled Obadiah, "It am 1 call" and church chimney fixed?” pr ached her I noticed^ how beauti .She ganped, leaned and put hei ! Into folds until It was hanging 1» one' the church bazaar! T h ere» my Lucy He opened his eyes and looked up fully groomed she wasVlust'lhc la-t word In smartness, so. naturally, 1 .11 *;.• I,ild. He gasped In ustoiilh-j lo the lent. She's telling the fortunes into hers- lie was lying Hat an bis, i ind on h houldt i i •» \ m in she .»aid. "Don’t lean *o fat back In me]it he was slat Ilia Into the ward of the lioys and girls. Everybody loves liark, Ills load «lose lo (lie white hot, wanting to say something pleasant. n«v first Irnpuls- was to sav. after the that chair? If the leg* should break, of a hospital, and at a hla man In a' Lucy she loves everybody!" inals In the grate. Hr glanced at the greeting was over "My dear, how you'd smack your lie-ad against the bed. Ills strong face twisted with pain, "You're a miser with your love and i lisir near him—bath rear legs were nice you are looking! I t. cant it so floor and break my new chair, too!” his thin Angers picking at the coun with your money I" accused Consci broken off. He got on his feet, rub sincerely that I would, of course, have “ I ain’t doing no work In the church terpane. ence. " t t ’a mighty long lime since bed the bark of his head and gamed put a great deal c( zest Into It. but lty me forever when I tell you that "T h a i-* the wreck of wliat was Illg you done (Hit your arm around her. Into Lucy's smiling eyes and wait, for my money, Mr*. Lucy Joe ltanre, one of your best orna pressed your cheek against tiers and Watkins! It** slow pay and—” "Done tole you not to Iran bark In ! looked at her sweetly and said with much feeling "My dear, how old you “Stop leaning *o far back?” she mental plasterers,- sobbed Conscience called her your ritar old sweetheart — Iliat chair?" *hr admonished, smiling are looking!” The old subconscious warned again, “ And yon’s scratching "1 didn't shove Mm oil the scaf you love dodger I" It bruk and smacked that turnip will have Its say! *.l»e varnish off the mantel with you fold !" whimpered Obadiah Hut us dots- been married thirty you calls a head, against the tiles of i m c h ku i . i i h i k i Embarrassing Moments f