, 1859-11-11
oriein of the Homo Rake.

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"Sam, want you to rake al the hay to-day.
lam going away and will not be back before
night" said farmer Kissam, near 6ity years
ago. 'si ~. Af.l t9eal isli7if
, ;" Yes massa, have 'um upall right, an no
mistake"
Sam and his sable companions took their rakes
10 the hay field, in good earnest but the sun
rose higher and shOne hotter and hotter, until
they esayed just 10 stop under the inviting shade
Of an apple tree. Here they begniled the time
away 50 pleasantly listening to Sans marvellous
stories, that, before they were aware, the horn
sounded for dinner-and the hay not raked
Here was dilemma. n master should return
and end the hay unraked, q settlement would be
the result What was to be done
III tell you what Jack think We can make .
big rake, and hitch de sorrel to Il and make him
help US Massa has stFaight stick, an viii bore
him fill Of hoes an you saw some pins about
two feet long en- put 10 desc holes an win put
q strong stick in de middle to hold him BY. Tom
get ole sorrel an tie his traces to de end Of de
stick wild rope, an wen hab dc bay up yet
aiore night" -,s
And, sure enough, they did get up a hay rake
and scratched the hay together in hurry.
When the boss came, he noticed q singular look
ing contrivance In thelot and onexamining Il he
saw at once that they had introduceda new idea.
and, calling the aidof carpenter, he constructed
the iarst horse Fale in the United States-so the
story goes. Said horse rake was smade IN the town
Of Jamaica, Long Island, and the lazy negroes
were the inventors.
The following good story Of negros iirst meet
ing with bear & told by Colonel -, who had
spent most Of his fortune and life In the woods Of
Florida:
The colonel had black fellow, gcod-natured,
happy creature who, one morning, was strolling
through the woods Whistling and roaring as be
went, when suddenly he spied an individual as
black as himself with much more wool Dick
looked at his new friend, and the bear ION his rump)
ct bis. Dicks eyes began 10 stick out feet
"WhOs dat :" cried Dick. Who's dati again
cried Dick, shaking all over.
BFuin began to approach. Dick pulled heels
for the first tree and the bear after him. Dick
was upon the cypress, and the bear scratching
close after him. Dick moved out on q limb, the
bear iolloWel-til the limb began tobend.
aNow, see here. Mister, II you come any iArder,
dis limb broke. Dere dere toldyonso.g As
Dick had said, the limb broke, and down came
bear and niggerl . 4
yer to Massa Colonel i'e 'S s's77
Passing the Schuylkill, one day, DR.. Franklin
saw a man sitting on the bridge very earnestly
looking on the cork Of his fishing line.
"What .uckf what luck 2" cried the Doctor.
40 none none |" answered our fishing hawk !;
"none yet; have not been here over couple
Of hours or So"
The Doctor pushed on. Near sundown he
returned. The man was still sitting and staring
at his cork, like spaniel at dead set
"Well, said the Doctor, " hope you have Q
fine haul among the fish,"
"NOt single one" replied the man.
"Not . single one!" quoIh the Doctor,
amazed.
aNo, not one sir, answered the fisher, "not
one but Eve had most glorious Rib6Is@
Some years ago, two aged men. near Marshal
ton, uaded, or according TO Virginia pariance,
swappud horses, on this cOnditon-that on that
day week, the one who thought be had the best
Of the bargain, should pay 10 the Other teO
bushels Of wheat The day came, and as luck
would have it, they met half way between their
respective homes "Where art thou goingf"
said one. "To Thy house with the wheat" an
swered the other. (" And WHITTIER art thou rid-
ingl" "Truly," replied the first +" vas taxing
the wheat 10 thy house" Each, pleased with
his bargain, had thought the wheat justly due
to his neighboE, and was going % pay t.
"N0us asOus change tout esta, as The trench
say, which may be freely translated, Tines
isn't a. they used 10 wa"