The Shasta courier., 1866-11-03
SHASTA COU RIER.
Daddy Burbank and them Tubs"

Burbank was one OF those fellows tnat you
| find in every country village, whose sole
business in life consists in looking after
other peoples affairs, and who seem blessed
| with any amount of time to do 1t in.
Burbank button holed me one day in
Washington street while was waiting for
the stage How he ever got so far from
home, don't know, but there he was in his
Sunday go to meeting suit, and insisted on
telling me all about his row with Mr.. Farms
worth
8 started out the other morning. he said,
an when | got outside the house l see it
was goin' to be a pleasant day, an l thought
| I'd walk down to Parmalee's shop and see
| if them tabs o. Mr.. Farnsworth was DONE
| / hedn't got nothin' to do, and / kinder
| thought Mr.. Farnsworth might like to know
| if them tubs o. his'n was done. So start
ed an got down to Parmalee's an see the
| door was locked. So l went round behind
the shop, an looked in the back winder,
| an there l see them tubs O. Mr.. Farms
| worth S an see that they were done. Then
l looked in again, an the shop was fire, so
| thought I'd walk down to Mr.. Farnsworth's
house an tell him that they was done, an
the shop was afire.
BY this time, said Lewis. my stage had
| gone by, and found was in for the whole
story of Burbank's troubles. l told him to
90 on, inwardly wishing him and Mr.. Farms.
worth at the devil, and thinking of my
chances to reach home before dinner grew
cold.
We'll, said Burbank, I'D walked long
piece an seen Mr.. Deming coming down
street Good mornin,' Mr.. Deming,' says
1, pleasant day Yes,' says he, good
growin' weather. What's the news?' Well,
says l, Il started out arter breakfast this
mornin,' an seen twas goin' to be a pleas
ant day, an kinder thought l would go
down to Parmalee's an see if them tubs of
Farnsworth was done, SO | started down
street, an when l got to Parmalees l see
the door was locked, so l thought I'd 90
around an take look in the back winders,
and when l looked in l see them tubs O.
Farnsworth standin there, an they was
done, an then looked in again an see the
shop was fire. Well, thought Mr. Farms
worth would kinder.like to know the tubs was
done and the shop was afre, so l started to
to 60 down to Mr.. Farnsworth's house and
tell him them tubs O. his'n was done and the
shop was afire Good morning, Mr. Deming,
says |. guess Pll walk right along, seein
that the tubs is done, an the shop is fire.
an tell Mr.. Farnsworth about it.
"Well, I'd gone little further
along, and I see Sam Pursifer leanin' over
his picket fence. in front o his house: Good
mornin', Mr.. Burbank says he, what's
your hurry? We'll, nothin, says l. only
when got out O. the house arter breakfast
l see it was pleasant day, an as hadn't
got nothin' in particular on my hands, 1
kinder thought I'd walk down to Parmalee's
shop an see if them tubs O. Mr.. Farms
worths was DONE Well when | got down
there see the door was locked, so thought
I'd go round and when | looked in | see
them tubs O. Mr.. Farnsworth standin' there,
an see they was done. An then | looked
little further, an see that the shop was a
fire. An kinder guess that I'll go right
along, Sam, says |, SOS to tell Mr.. Farms
worth
Well, just as / got to Mr.. Farnsworth's
who should meet but Maria Jane Peters,
she that was Williams Good morning,
Miss Peters, says |, how do you ooY
Good morning, Mr.. Burbank SAYS she,
why what stranger you bel Where.
abouts are you goin' this morning? WELL
says /. when | started out this morning |
see it was goin' to be pleasant day, an
sorter thought l travel down to Parmalee's
shop an see if them tubs O. Mr. Farnworth's
was done. Well, when got down there l
see the door was locked, so | thought I'd %
round, and when looked in see them tubs
standing there, an see that the shop was
afre.' Here Miss Peters she gave scream.
and says she, why Ebenezer Samuel Bur.
bank, how you talk = Yes SAYS /. and
kinder thought Mr.. Farnsworth might like
to know that them tubs o. his'n was done an
the shop was afre.' Well, SAYS she, L
would if / was you.' 'Well,' saws l. Il
guess I'll go right along now, an tell him
his tubs is done an the shop is afire. Good
mornin' Miss Peters, Good mornin,' Mr..
Burbank says she.
Well, then l went right over to Mr..
Farnsworth's. Miss Farnsworth she comes
to the door. Why says she, Mr.. Bur.
bank, how do you do? Come right in and
sit down. Well,' says Miss Farnsworth,
how's Miss Burbank and the children -
Midlin' says I, midln', Miss Farnsworth,'
says | you see when | started out this morn
in see it was pleasant day, an thought
I'd go down to Parmalee's, as hadn't got
nothin to do, an see about them tubs O.
your'n. Well, when got down to Parma
lees, see that the door was locked. Well,
| thought I'd go round behind an take
look inter the back winders, an when | got
roun' an looked in, l seen them tubs o. vour'n
standin' there, and they was DONE By the
way, Miss Farnsworth, says /, where's Mr.
Farnsworth?
Just then the door opened leadin' inter
the bed room, an Mr.. Farnsworth, he came
out. Good mornin', Mr. Burbank says
he, how do you do? l heard you tell Miss
Farnsworth them tubs O. ourn was done. =
Yes,' says ], they be done' WELL says
MIR. farnswoIth. l guess I'll put Billy
inter the wagon. an go up an get 'em.'-
Wel,' says l, when looked inter the
back winder agin see the shop was afre.'-
hadn't more'n got the words out o. my
mouth afore Mr.. Farnsworth he jumped for
the door, an says he, Damnation, why
didn't you say sop Wel,' says 1, I was
comm to it, By that time Mr.. Farnsworth
was runnin' down street powerful. 1 sot
there talking with Miss Farnsworth. Bime
by Mr. Farnsworth come back. WE'LL
says ], did you get them tubs o. your'n p
lie began to swear, an says he, when
| got to Parmalee's the hull thing was
burnt. tubs an ALL And now, Mr. Lewis,
said Burbank, Mr.. Farnsworth he blamed