The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-10-25

John Makes Another Journey.
a Cheshire agriculurist found out what
know about Farming" in this wise
Said he, John, do you know the best way
to raise potatoes"
Says |, II do"
"Ilow:" says he.
Why" says |, catch hold Of the tops with
both hands and pull 'em up
Says he, 600 10 grass"
So | started to grass, and I'm now on
train over the Erie railroad.
The first thing | did after getting into the
cars was to try and make myself agreeable
The attempt proved failure. | saw
fellow with package in his hand, AID said,
have "a game
Game of what" said he.
Seven up" said,I
There isn't So n.ul,. bitterness in Il ION OF
boiled alocs as there was IN the expression of
that fellows face. Intense scorn and malig,
nifty struggled for The mastery rs he yelled
out NO sir I'm minister
"Wcll,' said |, you needn't get mad. No
body would ever believe it unless you told
'cm So"
Then | told him on closer inspection
that he did look like ministcr--a minister
from the pcnitentiary asked him what
he was dong with those cards.
He said they were not cards, they were
blank tickets for the Sunday school library.
men salu H. w nat might your name DC
said he, Barnes
hen sad WIN smile mere are lois
of barns all over the country, amt there
To this day he has never answered that
question. lie moved mo aho'lGr car. 81
Back Of me SAT a niue BOY; re had a nan
tIchct me conductor puhclcu It, lsaiu 10
nm rs tha' ooy 1?llglG 10 10 nave "h"le
tlckct 10 lraNe! On tlli' F"Ih
Snid me- no
w en-, saIu l. ne gel one
,,I ne %a!h T. Sa'u ne -. .., ,,,,.;.,
Il ott YOU S"i" l. ~ was nan 'lCNG'
uhlli you puhcheu It, lhal mace a "h"Ie
one. ,,,
ne htlma'eu ne "ou'u punch me- :" we
"i4h continue u converse
l moved over mex 10 4, "a ItlioW VINO was
utNG!u OF III no'c' A"''1' S''" l. case Oh
may
40, he Nalu' my cog che"c" II last Jul
y.
An. Sa!o l. mot mayhem Out JUIyhem'
en-
Dc YOU from loTk: SaIu Nc.
! am, Salu l. .,
20 you KNOW 0ullIl saiu me-.
SIhllh, Salu J. VIVA, 0hiIh
40 Nv. W ''I' ,,,'tit, ",,' 'i'i'''' i'
- -,
lie was surprised Wheh 'oIu MN L hcF-
or ncaTu OF MN
Hover OF not water ana chopper Oh grass,
exclaimed, what Is our BIZ:
ne sad ne was miller
Tin miller: :, sald l.
NO, SIR, salu nc, i CoNUuGt "c!I-TcSu'
lated Christian saw mill ,,.,...,. 49,,
All SAID |, you are NlIIcrile thcn.
Just then | made some further remarks:
observed the country looking me. ldidh
exactly know no" the country ought to look
lnc, but hit II 'igAt, Tor ne Salu, e', ana
he sad we were passing through dairy
country.
DO they run trains through Il DAIRY c"uh-
n.y. nlShlsE' l asked sWGc'Iy
lie said yes, ana Salu they made mighty
good cheese In that section related to nm
row II DIDN'T IKE mlte-y 9oou cheese tnch
old him Truth was mighty ana would pre-.
'all, ana cheese was mltc-y, ana that was pre-
;aiIlng to a considerable extent, too
men we stopped LOT GruO, anu WAS SefV-
81 with piece OF the steak olu Johh TOD
gers was burned at, and 1t was burned ten
Der cent worse than he was, ana tougher
han par boiled pump handle on toast. The
proprietor asked me II had been served
Old him yes, | had been served darned mean
y, ,,.,
Nnch goI mo inc CaI9 u9a'! lhG 4h'.I'
te observed, tue pen IS ml%htier thah inc
word" told him tins was not inc case
With hog pen. Then he communeI about
he grass crop, lie SAID he was much tFo4-
lied with ground hogs. so am l., SSid /,
where board we are annoyed to death with
elm all winter
Why said he, do youhavc ground hogs
n York -
eyes, said |, lots @! EN-; we call EN-
For the space OF ilVc minutes ne bowed MS
As soon AS ne got through weeping | lOIu
llm | had recently visited New England, ana
nd how prplitip everything WAS uD there,