Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02

Saturday, but in his absent.
neglected to remove his
cigar, the fire end of which was driven
right into the old gentleman's ear.
MIR. Reynolds jumped straight up in the
air about six feet, and on coming down
split Yancy's nose by we'll directed
blow. Yancy picked himself up and
started for home, declaring in q rage
that he'd be hanged before he'd tell
old Reynolds what he was going to.
THIS is the season Of preparation for
fairs. The honest yeomen are picking
out the best grain from several acres to
exhibit as the average yield. The little
girl, twelve years old, who shows such
clear, handsome bread, has been to see
her grandmother about having it made,
and the advantages of agriculture are
further illustrated by impossible angels
fondling improbable poodles in Isle
thread and canvas. Everybody should
take q personal interest in these farm
gatherings, and if he has no horse of
his own, should draw his balance from
the bank, and unhesitatingly plank It
on the races.
TIE city people are going back home
this month. You can see them load
ing up at the farmhouses and making
for the cars. The head of the family
wears long linen buster and a tall
white hat with a broad black band
about it. He is mainly busy in thrust
ing children into the wagon and run
ming back to the house after things his
wife has forgotten. She, poor woman,
has taken a whole seat to herself, and
between expectations of tie coming
season and dread of something being
spilled on her clothes, is in about az
ecstatic state as can be imagined.
And the little olives are enjoying ther-
selves, too, rasping each others chibs
and threatening to fall out and be
crushed to death. But they get off
with tue floating of handkerchiefs and
hearty good-bys of the farmers family,
who immediately retire to the house
to give thanks. And when the farmers
son returns from the depot, he takes
hold of the grindstone, and the con-
versati0n that ensues between him and
his sire while the various edge i'm
plements are being put in shape, calls
for renewed efforts on thepart OF home
missions.
That boy of Coville's has been in
trouble again: He was playing in Mrs.
Coney's yard, next door, right after
dinner, Thursday. He had Mira.
Coney's dog harnessed to wash boiler,
and was driving up and down q cobble
walk, when that lady came out with a
finger in each ear, and told him he
must clear out as she expected company
at two o'clock and that his noise: was
altogether too much for the occasion.
His obedience was more prompt than
she had any reason to expect, or even
desire. In fact, he left at once, first
giving the boiler kick that nearly de-
capitated the dog at both ends. Mrs
Coney was obliged to unhitch the dog
herself, which she did after catching
him. 1t appears that the bell at Mrs.
C0ney's door is somewhat stiff in the
spring, and rather difficult to sound.
This fact was we'll known to young
Coville, md while Mrs. Coney was
chasing the dog, the youthful mis-
creant stole into the house, and with
the help of a file fixed that door bell
so it would pull easy. At two
o'clock promptly, the pastor of Mrs.
Coney's church came up ON the stoop
Of Mrs. Coney's house, and being aware
that the bell pull required consider
able muscle, gave it sharp (which and
Immediately left the stoop head first,
with the bell knob clutched in his
hand and six feet OF wire swinging
above him. In his descent he split
his coat the whole length of his back.
broke down the gate, completely ruin
ed his hat, broke two OF his teeth and
seriously bruised both elbows, Mrs.
Coney who was looking through the
blinds all the time, was very much
shocked by the accident, but promptly
led the gentleman into the house, and
rs promptly dressed his wounds: An
examination of the bell revealed that il
had been triAed with, and as Mrs.
Coney was quite confident Coville'a
boy had done it, she reported to Mrs.
Coville that she had actually heard
that boy say the other day that he
would :" fix that bell" The fall term
of school commenced yesterday, but
Coville's boy was not there.