Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-06-24

| rocks are embedded firmly IN the soil, and lie
thickly on the ground, they ARE great in
cumbrance to the cultivation of the land, and
if to be got out of the way, are great ex-
pense in their removal. Many of them are
worked into stone fences, but as better stones
for such purposes usually abound on the same
premises these huge rocks are little less than
nuisance, TO be got rid of in some way-and
is usually by blasting, picking up, and carry
ing away altogether, when they can be devot.
ed to no useful purpose.
There is another way of getting rid of them,
which we can best illustrate by case in
point Some years ago wealthy townsman
bought country place, rude farm, rather,
having good capabilities for fine residence,
few miles out of town, aud went TO work
to improve it. In laying out his building
grounds, huge granite rock, of seven feet i'll
circumference, lay deeply imbedded in the
light yellow loan, where he proposed to have
his lawn. That rock he must have out of the
way, and as he had no tools to blast it with,
he set to work with half dozen laborers, and
two or three yoke of oxen, to remove it. The
owner 'bossed' the work himself; but as he
knew much more about merchandise than
moving rocks, the work went on but badly,
he ordered levers and handspikes the labor
ers shoveled a hole on one side, to get the
$500 N'NSA WV AOSh thOl Jug uOl6S OH bne
other side; and they dug holes on all sides !;
the chains were wrapped around it, and hook
ed and the cattle whipped up and bawled at
by the teamster, all to no purpose. The
chains broke, the workmen gabbled, the
teamster scolded, and the "boss" fumed and
fretted. 1t was no go, decidedly. after toiling
at the rock half day. There it lay, heavy,
sullen, immoveable.
AS they were about leaving for dinner, a
lank, looking Yankee came travelling along,
with stick over his shoulder, and a bundle
tied IN cotton pocket handkerchief hanging
on the end of it. Hearing the 'tmuss" over
IN the field, ne turned from the highway to
the fence near where the men were at work,
and took look to see what they were about.
The men had now scattered, leaving the own
er OF the premis still at the rock, where he
quietly stood, apparently musing on the i'll
success OF his morning labor. Singing out to
him, our Yankee friend xclaimed-"Say,
nelghbor, what We dewin on -
Feeling exceedingly nettled, yet still willing
to receive comfort from almost any quarter,
he muttered, half angrily, yet somewhat
coaxlngl y-"Ive been working here all dav
with lot of stupid fellows, and couple of
teams, to get out this rock, and here it lies as
fast as ever, and believed l shall have to
abandon it after all -
"Dew tell ! never p said the Yankee,
climbing over the fence, and approaching the
roprietor-where he carefully laid down his
bundle, containing probably the most of his
spare wearing gear "and what dew We want
to do with it -
Nothing in the world but get it out of
sight, some way or other, so that shall new
er see it again.
"Sartini Never want to see the rock
agin, SO ;"
=" Yes out of sight; that's all care for"
And heow muchll We give, ter put the
pesky thing where ye won't see it agin-~
never !"
"Why, I've fooled away five dollars on it,
already; and l will give five dollars to any
one who'll do the job"
~ Sartn y
" Yes, sGrtin."
Wal, throw in my dinner, FIR I'm plaguy
hungry, and keep them pesky fellers eout of
the lot, an give me good shovel an I'll dew
1t for We this afternoon"
The bargain was struck, the Yankee given
his dinner, and about one clock, P NJ, he
was seen, coat off and sleeves rolled up, of a
pleasant day in the month of April shovel
ing away like 9: all possessed, in sinking a
huge hole on one side, and partly under the
rock aforesaid. The owner, of course, was
not far away, directing his men about other
labor which they prosecuted with more appar-
ent success than their mornings work. Long
before sunset our Yanke sung out to his en-
ployer, and beckoned him with his hand to
come to the spot. He was there in a moment
and found huge hole which would furnish
cellar for moderate sized building.
Say, mister; yew jest take holt O that
eend o this ere pry, and bring it round here,
while throw round t'other eend, SOS to give
the rock jintle tarve, an guess Wen fetch
it."
SO the 4" boss" now playing the workman,
did as he was hidden, and the lever was laid
so that when the Yankee had thrown out q
few shovetuls more of earth the stone was
nicely balanced upon it, and a stout lift
would throw it directly into the pit.
!" But don't we want some help? Stay a
minute, and I'll call my men to help YOU
" Not a single head on EN-, 'thout view
want EN- buried in that pit-the best posi-
BILE use such an idolat'us set O. critters can be
put tew. Wen dew it ourselves"
So saying, our Yankee Just eased the fur
Their end Of his lever, while by his direction,
his employer, with handspike on the other
side OF the rock, gave it gentle lift, and
over went the enormous boulder into the pit
with its upper side laying full two feet below
the surface Of the adjoining ground. Selling
again the shovel, before the sun was fairly
set. the stone was covered in, and the surface
leveled. Our Yankee rolled down his shirt
sleeves, put on his coat, and gravely turning
to his employer, remarked:
Meow, Squire, that ere five dollars, il
yew will Fair bargain, amt iii You'll
never see that ere stone again, unless you
dig for it,"
" Certainly, here's your money; and if /
had to pay you twenty it would be knowl-
edge cheaply gained. l shall know what to
do with the rocks ON this place hereafter"
g Not with them pesky bog trotters, about
ye! guess this afternoons work'l set me
on about another hundred miles towards the
west, and I'll he joggin'. So, good night
Squire"
And away trudged our hero toward the fal
west, and 10 competence; leaving our newly
instructed farmer to vex and fret himself with
his workmen as occasion might offer.-Amer.
ScaR AgriculturaIsSt.
Drs Weed and Simmons, and their student
named Graves have been arrpsted Mt Canaan.