Bod And His New Watch

"No," observed the Judge, Bhaklng hU head disapprovlngly, "he wasn't much of a financier- never was." It was Just following dinner and the Texas colony had come together in its UBual comer of the hotel for the daily chat and the latest stories from home. "Who-all Ís thls you're talklng about, judge?" asked Representative Gresham. "He's a county treasurer down our way," replied the judge, "but he doesn't know as much about finance as a populist. 111 teil you what he did when he was a young man. He was down in Austin then, working by the week. One of them monthly payment folks came along and sold him an $30 watch; $20 down, balance $5 a month. "It took Bob's whole week's wages - this man's name is Bob - it took all Bob earned that week to make the first payment and then he stuck the watch in his pocket and pranced home therewith; he was plumb broke- didn't have a splinter. "Bob's board was due and had to be paid. His landlady was one of these earnest persons. The way she feit she must have Bob's board; there was no deferring things wlth her. So after she'd pestered' him a bit and convinced him that she and he couldn't live in Austin if that board warn't paid Bob went down and pawned the watch for $20 and settled up. After that Bob paid $5 a month for the watch and $5 more for interest on the $20. There he was; out $10 a month and didn't have any watch, either. That's the sort of financier Bob was; and now I hear he's county