The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-09
The Advantage Of Knowing How TO PLAY
Tame Through.

The Graphic has the following inim,tah,e
sketch from the "Arkansas Traveller The
scene is that of diapdated log cabin in Al:
kansas. Ls character, lrapper seated on
an inverted tub, Playing the first part of a IA.
miliar air upon an old violin, and his wife and
children in the background. A stranger en-
tiers and the following coloquy ensues:
Stranger. How d you do, sir? Are you
well?
Trapper. Stranger, kin you call a man
who eals three square meals day, drink,
hearty, and sleeps nnd, ''well?' (Fiddles.)
Stranger. think could. How long have
you been living here?
Tra2per. Dye see that mountain thar?
Stral ger. Well?
Trapper. That wor h'yar W hen i come
hy'ar. tFiddles.)
Stranger. Thank yoI for the information.
Irapper. G're welcome.
Stranger. Can stay here tonight?
Trapper Well, you can stay hy'ar
Stranger. How long will it take TO get to
the next tavern?
Trapper Well, you'll not get there at all,
II you s'and thar ioolin with me all night.
| (Fiddles.)
Stranger. How far do you call it to the
next tavern?
Trapper. Ireckon it's upward O. some dis.
tapce.
Stranger. Do you keep any spirits in this
house?
Trapper. Iguess thar's plenty down in the
graveyard. (Fiddles.)
Stranger. How do you cross the liver
ahead?
Trapper. The ducks swim across. Gid
dles.)
Stranger. How far is it to the forks of the
road?
Trapper The road aii't forked yet in
these diggings. (Fiddles.)
Stranger. Whal does this road go to?
Trapper: Well, it ain moved step since
Eve been h'yar
Stranger. Why don't you repair the roof
of yonr house? 1t must leak.
Irapper. Cos it has been raining like all
creation for three weeks. (Fiddles.)
Stranger. Why dou't you mend it when it
ain raining?
Trapper. Cos then it don't leak. (Fiddles)
Stranger. Why don't you play the second
part of that tune?
Trapper. Co; don't know it; kin your
Stranger. 1 can.
| Trapper. You kin! Look b'yar, stranger
any mau who can play the second part of
that kin go right into Congress onto it.
Stranger. Give me the fiddle. (Takes the
fiddle aud plays the entire tune.)
Trapper (yrlng with ioy). That's it by
| goll! Do it again, stranger. Yahey. (Sbak-
ing hands.l var, stranger, make yours, Ii
at home. lou can stay a week-liv and die
l.
that jug an go dig some saxafrack root, an
make tie stranger cup of tea. Shake hands
again, stranger BY goll, you re trump you
are! Play it again.
| MENING Tools AND SAVING SEED
Now is the time to make all repairs that are
needed about our farms and machinery, so
that when spring, summer and harvest core,
we will be fully prepared to go ahead with
our work without stopping 10 make repairs.
| find that have plow beam TO make, a
shovel plow handle to fix, and an arm for one
Of the IaFes on my selfraker; /, wagon
box; new hay rigging, and a bead pi. ce for
when the weather is too bad to work out OF
doors-hauling up winters and summers
wood-just rough enough to " ork in the shop.
Many farmers will find they have also some ie-
pairs TO make and probab ysome newwood work
needed somewhere about the farm machinery.
Now is also good time to look to your seed
and clean it thoroughly. put in side
spout that goes with my tanning mill, and
take ont just The vely largest and best grain
for scotland it pays well to clean seed thcr
oughly. II you will separate out he best OF
your wheat, and then SOW right by the side OF
it the small and interior grain, and some just
as 1t comes, you will then see what a differ
ence it will make. You can tell as socn as 1t
comes up, and you will set the dividing ne
all the time until it is harvested, and will no
tce siill more difference when you come to
thresh. Ifyou were not fortunate enough to
save your seed corn before the heavy frosts
last tall look around among your neieLbors
and get good seed. 1t is better to pay five
dollars bushe than to accept poor seed as
gift. Good seed of all kinds is what all of
us should take pains to have.