, 1875-06-19

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!" Halo, stranger. you 8oem TO ha going to
mbrtot?"
"Yes. air. am
What arc you carrying that plov slong
fos:"
:. Going to sond It 70 piLtsburg."
''io rietshurg, In Pennsylvania"
''inu'so mighty right: mi"
What aro YOU gong to send 1t tasrs foEs"
ITO Eet ahaErenDd."
An lilo Nay 70 Pittsburg to got shAtpen-
"You bet! We'vo starved our blacksmith
out; t ho PULLED up stakes tlae oshsr day and wont
"W.Il that's rather novol iaes my friend
aendng plow 90 far to get sllarponed."
MOT 40 novel - yon heard 1t Was. We do
our m'i'los p, Y, o IL IN =, A. Lou's."
"You'ra right II In. We used to havc mill
at punkinvtno Creek hut tho owner got too poor
10 teop 1t up, aud 80 NO turned 10 getting our
, "yon don't mean to ssy yon send gour grist
all tbs way 10 81. Louts By rail r.
didn't nay nothing about gris-vo hain't got
no grs 10 send. But We got our flour and meal
from II. Louis"
- ueo To, havo hide On your wagon
ayes; our old COW diod lass veek. March
winds bowed the hfo out'n her. sandln' har
hide to Boston to get IL tanned"
"A!l tho way TO BoHton7 Ia not that rather
expensive. MY fssend7 The freschta will cat tho
"Thath . fae:-cleanor than tho buxzar1s did
tho old cr1tter's catcass. but what's tho rss
belo' taxed to bnild railroads 'thout ,ou get tho
good Of ON? Used to have lanyard ovas at
1.icHas'llott and shoemaker, too. But they're
keFauminuxed."
"Kes1ummuxed-what'st that ="
1t means. gone up = Bpout-and tWixt sou
and the, tha.s mighty nigh the caso With our
| atate."
''WIlcn do you o1poct 10 get your leather"
"Do,l't expect to Klk no leather 1t a!l-expsot
10 gets snoes' some das' rosde At Boston or there
.'1l.ther nisfortuns 70 ioso milk cor, my
frend."
"Not 10 much misfortune as you heard tt
Was. MonstrnuH sieht Of nhuckin and publnin'
COW. aud milkln' her night aud mortlo' md
getsln' only about quarts day."
What ate you going to do Tor milk z"
''Seud North for it,"
"Hend North for mllk:"
Yen; concentrated milk aod Goehaa b1A-
ter
"Oh. hes the point"
"MiGhty hAndr things thees rsroads-msts
them iannoc felless do al our jobs for u now
mllkin, and churniu."
II SEQ vou have bale Of cotton
Yes, We 20 our botsom u,clol on cotton.
Bendiu' it Up to Massachusetts to get ii catttoi
spun. and woyo. Timell eomo when wo'u send
it there to b ginncd, then we'll be happy. sIou-
ktfous sight Of trouble running thesa gins"
''Thht would DO rathos s1peaaise sending cot
ton In seed.~
mo mora 20 thhn them Western felferS paSp
when they sand corn cast and get dollar
busllel and pay Blk bits freight. Besides ns
ha!d, what is tho use Of paying for railroads
| 'thont We uan the road. z"
.ion SOON to appreciate the advantages OF
| railroads."
II think ws ought-ws pay enough for
'om."
II reckon you fhs.cn your own posk:"
We'll, you reckon wrong. stranger. I get
them 1l!lnoy sellezs to do that for mo. fts
MI 1f1flk NJ
trouble to.lng big basketful Of corn three times
= day to hogs III peu..-oapocl!l, vhon you
hsint got noue to tota 1t to-"
II should tiiuk TO-"
There's ons thing lacking though to make
tha business courlote,"
"WhAt's thnt?"
"1hoy ought to hond them hogs ready cooked.
| Cooaln'. and proparin' wood for oookln' takes
up heap Of time that ort by sishts to DO om-
plnFed III tho cotton patch. I MAS AAyip' to my
old woman the other day. II we Mississippi fo!ks
got our cookin' aud washin' done up North and
sent, by ezpsoss, we'd 10 ~ happy as oihca-hold-
ers."
'.Your horso in tho lead thsrs aeelns to be
lame"
'Yea, needs shoe!n'. II ho want tie only
horse i'so got. aud can't spxxe him, I'd send
him up wbsre thoy made tho horse shocB and
nsiie and get him shod. Can't get suck, thing
done In our parts. Perhaps can 1t tho de-
pot" .-...
- How do you manage to nEe ia your parts, my
"Why, We rsiss cotton. My road turna OF
here. stranger. Geo, Ball. back Brandy. I'm
glad sesd sou stranger"