He purchased a fine Jersey cow of Will Johnson, sold his own flock of Plymouth Rocks at a high price to Mr.Merrick, and hired Ned Long to work around the yard and help Hucks mow the grass and "clean up" generally.
But now his real trouble and bewilderment began.

A carload of new furniture and "fixin's" was sidetracked at the junction, and McNutt was ordered to get it unloaded and carted to the farm without delay.

There were four hay-rack loads of the "truck," altogether, and when it was all dumped into the big empty barn at the Wegg farm the poor agent had no idea what to do with it.
"See here," said Nick Thorne, who had done the hauling, "you've got to let a woman inter this deal, Peggy." "That's what my wife says, gum-twist her." "Keep yer ol' woman out'n it.

She'd spile a rotten apple." "Who then, Nick ?" "Why, school-teacher's the right one, I guess.

They've got a vacation now, an' likely she'll come over here an' put things to rights.