Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-12-23
GR. FARNSWORTH,S TUBS.

SR. FARNSWORTHS TUBS.
remember one evening last summer, Just
after came home frorn-not the war exactly
but "a TWO year cruise In the Pacific as surgeon
OF the u. - Steamer Watsree-that ali of ms
bachelors were enjoying the cool of the even
lHg and the fragrance of our pipes en- the flat
Tool Of the ell attached TO the old boarding
house.
Lying abou, n various attitudes. one and
tubsIded.
Lewis rais-ad himself on his elbow. knocked
the ashes fT0Ia his pipe, and asked if had ever
heard OF old Burbank of Virginia
IL had, had forgotten IT,
''EuTbSnS, said Lewis, ''Uas one of these
oia leIlo"s that you find in every country
village, " hose sole business in life consists in
looking after other peopl.'s affairs. and who
seemed tlrssed with any amount OF time TO do
% IN.
"Buroauk DIttoned- hoied me one day in
Washington street while 1 was waiting for n
stage Howl be ever got this far from home |
don know,1Jnt there he was, IN his Sunday
EO-tO-meeupg' suit, ans insisted ON telling m
all about brs row with MIR. Farms worth
80 started out the other morning. lie said.
an when got outside the house sec il yas
gon 10 tH pheasant day, an L thought I'd
walk Gown 10 Parnelee's shop an see il them
tubs o. Mr.. farnswCrth's was done. l hadn't
got nOthln' 10 do, and 1 kinder thOurht Mr
farnsWorth might like to know if them tubs
o DTS las done. So started an got down
70 PsTzneiees :, an see the door was locked
So went rouH' Behind the shop an looked in
ZIG DGCh "lnut-I. mere Il them fuhS %
Nj arms "orh =, AN i see that they We're
done Then locked in again, an saw that
the shop was stire- Wall, thought Mr Farms
worth might si1dsr like 20 know that them
tubs were DOPE. an that the shop was arire 20
thought Il walk down 10 Mr.. Farms vorth's
hoa-" an tell Nm tina, they was done, an the
shop afire
- BY this tinp, - said Lewis, "my stage had
ron" by, ana found L was in for the whole
story OF Bsreanks troubles. told him TO go
on, nwardly wishing him and MI Farms worth
81 the devil, and thinking of nv chances OF
trachlng home before dinner grew cold
"'Wen, said Burbank. I'd walked along
piece, an see Mr.. Deming a coming down
street "SiOOd- DOrnin' MIR. DemingH saws
'Pleasant6ay." Yes" says he, .good grow
in weather. What's the news f'' "Wau,S saws
i, Il started out aTter breakfast this mOrnIn'
an see 40 was agoin to be a pleasant day An,
i kinder thought I'D go down To ParmeIeas an
see II theln tubs o. Mr. FarnswOrth's was done
to started down street, an when got 10 Par
Inelees see the door was locked 40 thought
q go GUN the shop an take a look in AT the
wihders, an when looked in / see them tubs
o Mr.. EaTDsworths STAMINA there an i se.
they was done. An then looked in agin AN,
re the shop was afire. Wall, thought MT
Yarns worth might kinder like to know that the
'GDs "ae done an ine shop was aiire so start
ed 10 20 down 10 Mr.. Farms worth's house and
I'll him tnai them tubs o. hisn was done an
Tie shop v as aiiIe. Good mOrnin,' Mr. Dem
ing, says i. Il guess III walk right along
A"tm that The tubs IL done, an the shop Is atire
An irll MI Farms Orth about i:-r
60 Wall, q gone along q little further. an I
So SaIA IuisiieT ie9DiD' over his picket fence.
IN front o his house. GOOD murnin' Mr.
BnrbaBk, says he, whats your hurry !'
all, EOthIn,' says 1, ''Only when got out
o the house artrr breakfast l see IL was a
I!' asaRI day, an Is hadn't nothln' an partic.
lar On my hands, / kinder thought I'd walk
DOWN to Parm"irr's shop an see if them tubs
q Mr.. FarDswOrths was done. Wall when +
got down there l see the dosr was lock ed So
thought Id go roun' an look in the back
~lBdeTs. So i went roun' an when i Hooked
III see them fnbs o. Mr.. Farnwortb's a stan
i fhsxy a
Ihrn i looked little further,~ an see that The
hhop Was aflre. Wall, n struck me Mr. Farns
MoFth might Ike To know that they was done
az tAt shop was afiTe, 90 i thought I'd 90
ooHh 10 his house an tell him that them tubs
Was done and The shop Was afire. An kinder
rGtss ii 90 right along, SAM; says i, "so's 10
Tell Mr.. f1rBsworth."
wall, jest afors ] got to Mr.. Farnsworth's
hoHsF, VINO should meet but Maria Jane Pc
..rs' she that was Williams. saGood morn
'.Siood mornin', Mt. Baaroa oS 90 son DO
Why, what a stranger you b., whereabont.
Won goin' this mornln'!' sWall,'' saws L.
"When l started out this mornin', see IL
was gOin 10 be a pleasant day, an 1 sorter
thought d travel down 10 Parmelee's shop
an see u them tubs o. Mr.. Farnsworth's was
done. Wall, when got down there 1 see that
the door WAS locked. So thought d go roun'
he shop an look in the hack wndsr. So when
got there L looked in the back winder, and
thersI ssethem tubs o. MIR. Earnsworth's a
s:auniD there, and see they was done. An
ih"B looked in again, an see that the tubs
u
On -ays she, why Ebcn.zrr Samuel Bur-
taBE, how you talkt EYES," says |, IAN I
kinder thought Mr.. Framework might like TO
Know that them tubs y hist was done an the
shop was afire, so q 90 right down TO his
house an tell him that they was done an the
hop wAs aiiTe." WALL says she, IL would
II was AoU.' WALL" says 4, II guess I'll
20 right along Row an tell him the tubs is done
AN Tie sl-Ip Is a1ire. Good mornin', Miss Pc
'.Ts. 'AiO0d moTHin', Mr. Burbank" saws
Wall, tlsn went right over 10 Mr. Farms
worth Nl>s tsTnsworth she comes to the
HCOE- ny, says she, - Mr. burbank, now
90 You DO! Come right in and set DOWN. So
"'ht IN ana set down. Wall" says Miss
Iarns worth, III ow's Miss Burbank am the
Children "MIddln'," says 4, .middln'
Miss FaTHsweTth," says 1: ..you see when
s;;Irted out this mOrnin' see Il was a pleasant
day, an thought Id 20 down To Parmelee's,
a. hadn got moth m 10 do, an' see about them
iEhs yonrn. Wall, when 1 got down TO
IaTmrI""'s i see that the door was locked
wall thought a 20 roun' behind the shon
an taSF 4 look inter the back wtndrrs. an
when cot rOun' and looked in, l see them
tabs o youT'n STAMINA there. aa' / see that
Key WAS done BY the way, Miss Farms
worm, says j, "whers's Mr.. Farnsworthl, -
JE-t men The door opened leadin' inter the
t-s[oOn, an Mr.. Farms worth, he comes ont
'.t"od moInin. Dir. Burbank says he, show
90 you do' 1 heard you teiiiD' Mlss Farms
rSLl! lAai Them tubs o our'n were done"
re-, lays j, They be done" We'll" SAYS
HRT. faFnsworth, II guess I'll put Billy inter
Ihe wagon an go up an get em." .WeIin
lays L. when l looked inter the back wIpder
agip' Sc the shop was afre L hadn't NORM
got tils words out o. my mouth afore Mr
farhs"oTih' De Jumped for the door, an be
Enls' s.af, "Dahnaton, why didn't you say
tO!" avail. says 1, 81 was comm, "a il >, ~
mat time NJ. farnsworth was runniu' down
me street powerful. i sot there talking ,vi,b
Miss FaInswcrth. Bimeby Sir. Farnsworth
come hack. avail" says l. add Won get ,6a,o
subs o yourbf He begun 10 swear, an says
LIE, '.w hsn gOtssO Parmies's, the hull thing
vas burnt, tubs an all An now. Mr. Lewis
saId burbank, "Af. Farnsworth he blaiaed
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