Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-08-04
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Nathan, whereis The sfosei? IIcFc I've
Seen haufing long enough TO do my work
twice over, and can't fad the shovel
The farmer was wroth
II don't know where lis, father; Susa-
saers about, ] suppose
= he two joined IN the search.
@Natan, you have left the shovel where,o OIL
worked. know Why don't you alwaysput
the tools IN their places "
Where is the place for tie shovel. | should
like to kpow fasberyp
lie could'nt tell lthaa no place Some.
times il was laid il tie wagon and OCCASION
ally accompanied that vehicle when harnessed
il a hurry. Sometimes il was hung up with
the haFness to fall down when not wanted. or
get covered up when il was 4 great deal
Of shnn leather bad come to nought BY that
shovel II lad az times mere than the oh
livi5usncss Of Sir John Franklin, aud defed
discovery Soft was with nj! the other tools
They wonld seem to vanish at tines, aud then
Come TO light rusty as old anchors.
The farmers barn was crowded lie lad
no spare room there. There were several
10 his dwelling But the barn was crammed
lit was kind of mammoth sausa ge--stuif-
)
special apartment FOR the tools IL his i'm.
agination lie never saw his bees hung on
long cleat, Lls chains all regular ii 4 row. his
rakes and lis long forks over head certain
y he was never anxious for such 4 convdui.
cut room
Why !? ia
His father utcer had a tooi house aud bis
father was called good farmer
So he was. then lin his dsy--but thcroarr
better husbandmen now. let me say. and lde-
sire TO shock no ones scnefatons <ss
Did they 6nd The shosela No, they
might as well have searched lur tue pLluso-
piers stone. seemingly Nathan started tiu
Ar. Goodmaus to borrow one. Their work
must be done, and borrow he must. M
Il dou't know assyou can find enc ia M,
tool house, replied MIR Goodman.
Nathan noticed TINT lie bore down on sons
of his words ike a man on a plov beam -
Bid't he mean something +? Nathan went 10
tile tool room tloughtf,lly a door on
wheels opened with slight push. and there
were Goodmans tools -cnotich, Nathan
Thought, to eqnip coaipapyo OF suppcrs and
miners Hatcliets. axes saws trce-scrapers,
grating tools, locs. diggers. shpvcls, spades.
pick axes, crow bars ploughs harrows, cul-
tivatots. seed sewers, selves, trowels, rakes.
pitch forks, fails chains, yokes. Inuszlss
ropes. crow Irvine. baskets, measures
were there, neatly aud eompacsly iarrapged =
1t was Goodman ARK to save him from tho
delQge Of unthgif, Here every night tho
tools were brought il aha wiped clean, and
hung up in their places. The next morning
o job could be commenced at once. Good.
man knew lie partitioned of a large room
in his new barn for tools. II was central and
easy Of access. 1t was pleasant place for
a visitor; the topls were the best Of their kind
Every now shovel. or rake or fork. before
used, was web oiled with liosecd oil, which
left the wood smooth aud inperyious 10 VA
Ter Goodman frequently says, chad rath-
er have the few isandrcd dollars have spcnt
for, tools SO invested than. the same in rail-
road stock 4 pays better.
Now there u 10 patent on Goodman plan.
and hope many will 20 into 1.-THE more
successful mutations" tho better Hest
Jerscy Pioneer.