Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-20
How TO Get Rid Of a Rock.

Ursh Abel was Connecticut farmer, and in
his time pretty good one. Ills farm, like
great many other Connecticut iarm,, was full OF
stones and he delighted TO clear them of out oil
the way of the plough. lie built great many
rods OF substantial stone wall, but be could no.
use up all the stone. lie had cleared one field oil
oil but one great boulder, about the sizs of hay
cock. lie wanted to get rid Of that. lie would
have "blown il TO finders" as he had good many
Others, but it was within two rods OF ''tIe best
room windows, which might 20 ITO illndsrs' at
the same time. SO be attempted to haul it out Of
lis bed one day. Alter firing his own and bis
neighbours oxen, and breaking several chains, Uni.
ali grew wralhy, asd declared that he would give
i've dollars to any one that would put that pesS,
rock out Il his ght"
"Wa'al meow, | 60 nj mind taking the job il
you'll lind spads aud nrOs in sone diuae,, ,na
mug OF der along in the afternoon.
Ibis prt position was made by a stranger who
had Just come up lie was tsir specimen Of a
wcrSng Yankee, and UriAh dropped the broken
chain aud turned square round to look him full in
the lace
" Yes. III give it, and the dinner and cider too
but won't pull my oxen again a, tina, stone, nc
how"
"Don't want YOU should. In to put the s,one
out Of sight, make all smooth about here, so you
eau plough right along. That's what lm 10 do
amt 1t D."
Yes, that is all w,nl. don's care how you
do it, but II gu fail, don'' pay anything. dc
YOU understand Very we'll, then CONS in TO
dinner"
Tia, done, and large quid Of tobacco adj ist
ed, III, Yankee threw off his coat and took up the
spade. lie gave look at the stone TO see which
way il would Zip the easiest, aud then commenced
digging hole on the lower side, large aud desI
enough TO bury the boulder quite out Of sigh,
10 three hours be got out and took a careful mea
.urement. aud then dug little more upon tn,
side. Then be went TO the woodpe aud 20, 4
stout stick Of wood which he planted firmly with
one end in the bottom Of the hole and the other
bracing against the rock. Then he began under
mining, and worked I'LL he saw the dlrl begin tC
give, and found that The rock was resting upot
ais brace.
Nov" says lie. " | think that | will take tina
mug Of cider"
Uriah, who had been watching him, Orderet
out the cider with rgh, good viii. lie even Of
Tered to add "some doughnu,s ard chee,e."
Willie the Yankee Nts wiping away the per
spiration and drinking his cider, Oflah btough
his oxen around aud hi Ched chain TO the wood
el prop. ..sl&I
- did say would y pull my oxen again. an
don't mean TO, cause It only needs ,marl jsrk.
Jerk il was, aud dosn went the boulder, an
with Il shovel iu Of dirt, and another aud an
other, 10 quick succession, until all ". smoou
aud level, and long before night the Yankee Wa
ready TO resume his journey.
"There,H said Urish, as be handed him the hs
dollar, "thefe is the best spent five dollars tia
ever paid for work on m, farm. Won't 20
tak. another drink Of eiderp fcu are sn,irel
-, leone. have learned something Of you.
Perhaps some persons ~ho read this may lear
.omslhing Learn how to get rid Of the boulder
that cucumber the surface, and which are ofte
astsd aud broken up aud hausd away Juli
s.l rad Of them" al much greater srpsn's thai
- would require 10 bury them where They ls, ct
lirel, on, Of sight.