Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-02-27
you will hold my horse will go after
the colt with pleasure.


Josiah was glad enough, and 80 be got
into the feller's wagon; but before he
started OIL, the man, says he,
"You can look at that machine in front
OF you while | am gone. l tell you frank
ly, that there is not another machine
; equal to it in America. 1t requires no
strength at all infants can run it for
days at time idiots if any body knows
enough to set and whistle they can run
this machine; and it is especially adapt
ed to the blind-blind people can run 1t
jest as well as them that can see. A blind
woman last year, in one day, made 43
dollars maxim leather aprons stitched
em all round the edge two rows. She
made dozen of EN- and then she made
dozen gauze walls the same day without
changing the needle. That is one of the
beauties of the machine, Its goin' from
leather to lace, and back again, without
changing its gear-it makes it SO handy
for wimmen. Ii is so trying for wimmen,
every time they want to change from
leather to gauze, and book muslin, to
have to change the needle. But you can
see for yourselft that it haint got its equal
in North America.
He heard the colt WINNER, and Josiah
stood up in the wagon, and looked after
it. So he started off down the cross
road.
So we sot there, feelin' considerable
like proceisson, Josiah holdin, the
strangers horse, and | the old mare.
And as we sot there, up driv another
slick-lookin chap, and l bein ahead, he
spoke to me, and says he,
"Can you direct me, mem, to Josiah
Aliens house ?"
"It is about mile from here" and
added in friendly tone, Josiah is my
husband"
Is he p says he, in genteel tone.
Yes," says |. We have been to
cross road, and"
Il see" )" says he interruptin' of me. 81
see how it is."-And then he went on in
lower tone, If you think of buyinga
sewin' machine, don't get one of that fell
Ter in the wagon behind you. know
him well-he is one of the most worth
less shacks in the country, as you can
plainly see by the looks of his counte-
nance. If | ever see face in which
knave and villain is wrote down, it is on
hisen. Any one with half an eye can
see that he would cheat his grandmother
out of her snuff handkerchief, if he got
chance"
He talked so fast that couldn't get q
chance to get in word edge ways for
Josiah.
His sewin' machines are utterly
worthless. He haint never sold one yet;
he can't His character has got out
folks know him. There was lady tell
ing me the other day, that her machine
she bought of him all fell to pieces in
less than "a hours after she bought it,
fell onto her infant, sweet little babe,
and crippled it for life. l see your hus-
band is having hard time with that
colt. will jest hitch my horse here to
the fence, and 60 down and help him.
| want to have little talk with him be-
fore he comes back here" So he started
off oD the run.
told Josiah what he said about him,
for it madded me, but Josiah took it
COOL He seemed to love to set there and
see them two men run. / never did see
a colt act as that one did, They didn't
have time to pass word with each other,
to find out their mistake, it KEEP EN- so
on keen run. They would get it head
ed toward US, and then it would kick I'D
its heels and run onto some lot, and can
ter round in circle with its head up in
the air, and then bring up short against
the fence. And then they would leap
over the fence. The fast one had white
pantaloons on, but he didn't mind 'em;
over he would go, right into sikuta or
elder bushes. And they would wave
their hats at it, and holler and whistle,
and bark like dogs, and the colt would
WINNER and start off agin right the
wrong way, and them 2 men would go a
pantin' after it. They had been a run.
min nigh on to half an hour, when a
goodlookin' young feller came along,
and seein' me setlen' still and holdin'
the old mare, he up and says.
Are you in any trouble that l can
assist your"
Says l, "We are going home from
Jonesville, Josiah and me, and our colt
got away and"
But Josiah interrupted me, and says he,
" And them 2 fools caperin' after it
are sewin' machine agents"
The good lookin' chap see through it