Nebraska advertiser., 1866-03-22
MR. FARNSWnRTH,s ANS.

just after / came home fFOm-no. the
war exactly bu: lvsn years craise in
the Pacific as surgeon of the US Steam
er Wateree--tha. all of Us bachelors
were enjoying the cool of the evening
and the fragrance Of cur pipes on 'he
fat roof of the ell attached TO the old
boarding house.
Lying about IN various attitudes. one
and another had told stories, made re.
marks, and subsidized
Lewis raised himself on his elbow,
knocked the ashes from bis pipe. aud if
had ever beard of old Burbank Of Vir.
ginia.
If had, / had forgotten it.
Burbank said Lewis, ''wus one Of
these old fellows that you find in every
country village, whose sole business in
life consist in looking after o,her peO.
pies affairs. and who seemed blessed
with any amount of time to do it in.
Burbank buttoned -holed me one day
in Washington street while was wait
ing for a stage. How he ever got this
far from home J don't know. bat there he
was, in bis Sunday -go-to-meeting' suit,
and insisted on telling me all about bis
row 9Th Mr.. Farnswurth.
Il started out the other morning. be
said, an when got outside the house /
see it was goin' to be pleasant day an
thought I'D walk down TO Parmelse's
shop an see if them tubs o. Mr.. Farms
worlh's was done, / hadn't got nothing
ID do. aud I kinder thought Mr.. Farms.
worth might like to know if them tubs
O. his'n was Gone So started an got
down to Parmelee's, an see the door
was locked So went rom behind the
shop, an looked in the back winder, an
there | see them tubs of Mr.. Farms.
worIh's an see that they were DONE
Then looked in again, an ! saw that
the shop was afire. Wall, / thought
slr. Farbsworth might kinder like lC
know that them tubs were done. an that
The shop was afre, so | thought I'D walk
down 10 Mr.. Farnsworlh's house ar tell
him that they was done, an the shop was
afre'
i by This time" said Lewis "my stage
had gone by, and found [ was in for
the whole story of Burbank's IrOubles.-
told him TO go on. inwardIy wishing
him and Mr. Farnsworlh at the devil
AID thinking of my chances of reaching
home before dinner grew cold.
well, said Burbank I'D walked along
a piece, an see Mr. Deming an com
ing down street. "Goud. morning. ''say.
pheasant day." Yes" says he
.good CROWN weather. What's III,
news g. We'll" saysI, 1 started Ou
arter breakfast this morning an / see il
was agoin 10 be pleasant day, an
kinuer thought I'd go down 10 Parmelee
an see if them tubs of Mr.. Farnsworth'
: was done, so started down street, Al
, when got 10 Parmelee's I see the doc
was locked. So | thought I'D go roun
The shop an take took in at the win
ders, an when | looked in | see ther
tubs of Mr. Farnsworlh's siannin there
an / see they was done. An then
looked in agin, an / see the shop wa
. ahre. Wall, thought Mr. Farnsworl
might kinder like to know that the tut
; was done an the shop was afire, so
started 10 go down to Mr. Farnsworlh
house an tell him that them tubs of his
e was done an the shop was afre. Goo
mornin,' Mr.. Demi1g y says l. 81 que.
e T. walk right along seein' that the rub
d is done, an the shop is afre, an tell Nj
FarnswOrth about tn
Wall. I'd gone along liule furthe
an see Sam Pulsifer leanin over b
fence IN front of his house" "GoO
Z mOrnin, Mr. Burbank, y says he, ':what
your hurry 2" Wall, nOlhin.'' says
. only when | got out Of The house arls
breakfast. | see it was pleasant day. a
as hadn't nothin' Ir particlar on N
q hands, kinder thought I'D walk dow
Q 20 Parmelee's shop an see if Them t0I
e of Mr.. FarnswOrth's was done. Wa
5 when | got down there see the do,
was locked; So | thought I'd 60 rot
Q an look IN :he back winders. So we
s rOun and when looked in l see the
< tubs Of DIR. Farnworth's a siannir
9 there, an | see that they was done. A
J then locked IntIe further an ] $,
= that the shop was a Ere. Wall,
u struck me Mr. Farnsworth nigh. ike
know that they was done an the sh
IS was afrs. so I thought I'd go down