Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-11-25
vo, 81: No. 46

How TO CIR RID or RocK-Uriah Abel
was Connecticut farmer, and In his time pref
fy good one. His farm Ike great many other
Connectleut farms was full Of stones, and he de-
lighted q clear them of out Of the way Of the plow
He bniit great many rods Of substantial stone
wsM but he could not use up aH the stone. He
bad cleared ene field Of fal but one great boulder,
about the size oil a large hay-coek. he wanted TO
get rid Of that He would have blown It to fin
ders' as be had good many others, but it was
within two rods Of the best room windows,
which might go TO finders at the same time. Sc
be attempted 10 haul il cut of Its bed one day
After tiring bis own and his neighbor' oxen, and
breaking several chains, Uriah grew Wrathy, and
declared that he would give IS to any one that
would Pat thai 2esky rock cat of bis sight. .
Ma'aI neow, don't mind tzking the job #
you Il ind spade and throw n some dinner, and
a mug Of cider alongin the afternoon
lhls proposition was made BY stranger who
had just then come up. He was fair specimen
OF working Yankee and Brlah dropped the bro
ken en- cham aud tnrned square roand to look him
full il the tsce
8Yes LII give 1t. and the dinner and cider TOO,
bus I won pub my oxen again at that stone no
how.
Dent want you should IN to put the
stone out Of sight, make I'll smooth about here 50
yoa can plow right along. That's what 'm to do
aia't il r
Yes, that Is ali want. / don't care llow. you
do It, but i yen t2il I don't pay any thing, do
yoa understand cry well, then come into din
ncr
That done, and large cud OF tobacco adjusted,
the ankee thTeg OF his eoat and took up the
spade. He gare look at the stone to see which
say II would tlp easiest. and then commenced Dig
gIng hole enthe lower SIDE large and deep g
nough to bury TIE boulder quite out Of sight In
three hours be got out aad took careful measure
ment. and then dug little Iaoze ppon one side
ihen he went 70 the wood pie and got a stout
stick OF wood. which he planted frTaly with one
end IN the botbam Of his hole and the other brac-
ing against the rock Then he began undermining
and worked TIL he saw the dirt begin to give. and
found that the rock was resting upon his hrace
Now says he, 4 think that / VIII take that
mug Of cider
Uriah, who, had been watching him, ordered
out the cider with a right good viii. He even Of
feTed 70 add some doughnufs and cheese"
" hile the Yankee was giping away the perspi-
ration and drinking his cider, Uriah broughr his
oxen around and hitched chain to the wooden
prop.
u did say l wouldn't pull my oxen again, and
don't mean TOO, cause if only needs smart
jerk It vas, and down vent the boulder. and
with It shovel full of dirt, and another and an
other, u quick succession until al was smooth and
leTel, and long before night the Yankee was ready
20 resume his journey
There sid Uriai. as ne handed him the
i've duhzgsl there IS the best spent FIVE d5Rars
that l ever pad f1g work en my farm. Mont
y9u take another drink OF cider You are entire
i welcome. | have learned something Of yoll.
Perhaps some persons who read this may learn
sonnet hing-iearn how 70 get rid Of some Of the
b0uldeTs that euneunber the surface, and which
are often blasted and broken up and hauled away,
Just 70 get rid Of them, ata much greater ex-
pense than 1t would require 10 bury them where
thsy Ies entirely out of sight.