The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-27


be glad to see EN- down visitin' any time
but he had jest bought an organ.
| don know but what they would have laiC
hold of Josiah, if they hadn't been so tucker
ed out but as it was, they were too beat tt
look anything but sneakin'. And 50 we drov,
off.
The manty-makcr had told me that da,
that there was 3 or new agents with new
kinds of machines jest come TO Jonesville
and was jest tellin Josiah on il, when W,
met mddle.aged man, and he looked at Il!
pretty close, and, finally, he asked us as h,
went by If we could tell him where JOSIAH
Allen lived.
Says Josiah, Il am Twin at present in tn,
one.horsc wagon
Says he, You are thlnkin' of buyin' ;
SEWN machine, hain't you!'
Says Josiah, Il am turnin' my mind tina
way
So the mddlc-aged man he turned his
horse round, and followed as, and see tina
he had u SEWN machine in front of hi.
wagon.
Our old mare had colt, and seen' &
strange horse come up cuss behind us it star
tied the colt up, and she kicked up her heels
and started off full run toward Jonesville, and
then run down a cross road and into a lot.
Says the man behind US, Il am little
younger than you be, Mr. Allen. If you will
hold my horse will go after the colt with
pleasure
the teller's wagon; but, before he started Off
the man, says he,
You can look at the machine in front OF
you while l am gone. | tell you frankly
that there hain't another machine equal to il
IN America. 1t requires no strength at all
infants can run i: for days at a time; idiots
if anybody knows enough 70 set and whistle,
they can RIM this machine; and 1t IS espec.
tally adapted to the blind-blind people can
run 1t just as well as them that can see A
blind woman, last year, in one day made 43
dollars maxim leather aprons; stitched 'em
all around the edge in two hours. She made
, dozen of 'em and then she made dozen
gauze wells the same day without changing
the needle. That Is one of the beauties of the
machine, it's gon' from leather to lace and
back again, without changing its gear-it
makes it so handy for wimmen. 1t is so try.
in for wimmen, every time they want to 90
from leather to gauZe, and book muslin, to
have to change the needle. But you can see
for yourself that it hain't got its equal IN
North America
He heard the colt WINNER, and Josiah stood
up ia the wagon, and looked after it, SO then
he started off down the cross road after her.
So we sot there, feelin considerable like a
procession, Josiah holdin' the strangers
horse, and the old mare. And as we sot
up driy another slick-lookin' chap, and be-
IN ahead, he spoke to me, and says he.
Can you direct me, mem, TO Josiah Allen S
house
1t is about mile from here, and added
in friendly tone, Josiah is my husband
Is hey sad he, in genteel tone
Yes says |. We have been to Jonesville,
and our colt ran down that road, and
Isee,' says he lnterruptin of me; Il see how
il is And then he went on in lower tone,
If yon think Of buyin' a SEWN machine,
lont get one of that Teller in the wagon be-
hind you. Iknow him well-he is one of the
most worthless shucks in the country, as you
IAN plainly see by the looks of his counte
nance. If ever | see a face in which knave
md william is wrote down, 1t is on hisen Any
me with half an eye could see that he would
heat his grandmother out of her snuffhand.,
ierchief, if be got the chance
He talked so fast that | couldn't get q
,hanCe TO put a word in edge-ways for Josiah.
His SEWN machines are utterly worthless
lie hahn never sold one yet; he can't. His
There was lady TOLD me the other day that
Ter machine, she bought of him. all tell to
pieces "a hours after she got it-fell onto her
infant, sweet little babe, and crippled it for
ife | see your husband is having hard
ime of it with that colt. l will jest hitch nv
lorse to the fence, and 90 down and help
i'm want to have little talk with him
efore he comes back here Soho started off,
n the run.
| tQlG Josiah what he said about him, for it
naddened me; but Josiah took it cool. He
cemed to love to set there and see them two
nen run. never did see colt act as that
ne did They didn't have time to pass a
,ord with each other, TO find out their mis-
AXE, it KEEP ZEN so on keen run. They
'ould get it headed toward US, and then it
,ould kick up its heels and run into some
u, and cantcr arounu in a circle with its
cad up IN the air, and then they would leap
yer the fence. The fust one had white pan
,lo1ng on, but he didn't mind EN-, over lie
.ould g1 right INTO siAuta or elder bushes
md they sUnld wave their hats of, ana hol-
n, and whistle, and bark like dogs, and the
oft would winner and start off again right
&c wrong way, and them men would 40 a I
antn' after il. TSey had been runnln' nigh |
n half an hour, wheH = good lookin' young !
Her come along, and ss.in' me set,in' still |
nd holdin the old mare, 4. up and says !
Are yo, -. :"y trouble tnHt cas- assist !
Du?'
Says /, We are going home ft5h Jones.
lie, Josiah and me, and our colts gSt away 1
ld--'
But Josiah interrupted NE, and says he
md them 2 fools capcrin after it are sen
10 machine agents.
The goodlookin' chap see all through it in
minute, and he broke out in laugh it
ould have done your soul good to hear, it
as SO clear and hearty and honest. But he
dn't gay a word; he drove out to 20 by us,
I'd we see thch he had machine in the
Iggy.
Are you AGENT says Josiah
Yes says he.
What sort OF machine is this here = Says
,sah, liftin' up the Oil-cloth from the ma
inc in front of him.
"A pretty good one, says The agent, lookin
the name on il. ,
is yours as good p said Josiah. Il
Il think It is better said he, and then he
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