Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
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HailOo, stranger; sou seem 10 DG
going to market. Z.
"Yes, sir, am"
"What are YOU carrying that plow
along fors"
'.Going TO send il to Pittsburg."
"To Plitsburg, in Pennsylvania ~
"You're mighty right; L am"
"What are yon going TO send it there
lor?"
10 get it sharpened."
.All the way to Pittsburg to get it
sharpenedp"
"You bet /! We've starved our black
smith out he pulled up stakes aud the
other day went to Texas"
well, that's rather novel idea my
friend--sending plow go far to get it
sharpencd."
"Not SO novel as you. heard it was.
We do our milling in St. Louis"
"Is that so?'
"Yon're right it is. We used to have
mill at Punkinvine Creek, but tho
owner got too poor to keep it up, and
80 we turned to getting our grinding
done at st. Louis"
"You don't mean so say you send
your grist all the way to st. Lou
is by rail r.
III don't say nothing about gris-we
hain't got no girls to send. But VIC get
our flour and meal from st. Lous.'
IL see you havc hide on your
wagon"
"Yes, our old COW died last week.
March winds bio wed the life out'n her.
Scndin' her hide 10 Boston to get it
tanned"
tAll tho way to Boston, Is not that
rather expensive, my friend? The
freights will eat the hide up"
"That's fact-clcancr than the buzz
yards did the old critters carcass. But
what's tho uso bcin' taxed to bnild
railroads Thought you get 'em? Used
to have lanyard over at Lickskillctt
and shoemaker, too. But they're
kcrflummuxed."
"Kerflummuxed--whats that?'
sit means, gone up tho spout-and
twixt you and me that's mighty nigh
the case with our State
"When do you expect to get your
leather
"Don't expect to git no leather at all
expect to get shoes, some day made
at Boston,
"Rathcr misfortune 10 lose a milk
COW my friend
..Not so much misfortune as you
heard it was. Monstrous sight of
shuckin' und nubbinin' and gettin'
only about 3 quarts day"
What are you going to do for
milk ?'
"Send North for il"
Send North for milk ~
eyes concentrated milk and Goshen
butter"
"Ohi see the point
"Mighty handy things these railroads
make them Yankees do all our jobs
for us now-do our smithin' and
grindin, and tannin', and milkin', and
churnin'.'
II see You have a bale Of cotton?'
"Yes, we 60 our bottom nickel on
cotton. Sendin' IL up to Massachu-
setts to get it carded, spun, and wove.
Time'll come when we'll send it there
to get it ginned, then we'll be happy.
Monstrous .sight of.rouble running
these gins,
"That would be rather expensivc,
sending cotton in seed.'
"No more so than them Western fel.
lets pays when they send corn cast
and get dollar bnshel and pay six
bits iroIg Ms iSssiaess ns 1 safd. what is
the use of paying for railroads 'thout
we use the roads,
"You seem to appreciate the advan-
tages of railroads.
II think we ought-we pay enough
for 'em."
Il reckon you fatten your own
pork?'
well, you reckon wrong, stranger.
/ get them Illinov fellers to do that
for me. It's mighty convenient, too
m0nstrous sight of trouble toting a
big baskctfui of corn three times a
day to hogs in apen,-especially when
you hain't got none to tote it to-
Il should think So"
"There's one thing lacking though
to make business complete"
whats thatw
"They ought to send them hogs
ready cooked. Cookin' and preparin'
wood for cookin' takes up a heap of
time that ort by rights to be employed
in the cotton patch. was sayin' to
my old woman the other day, if we
Mississippi folks got our cookin' and
washin' done up North and sent by
express, we'd bo as happy as office
holders"
Your horse in the lead there seems
to be lame"
"Yes, needs shocin'. If he wasn't
the only horse I've got, and l can't
spare him, I'd send him up where they
made the horse shoes and nails and get
him shod. Can't such thing done in
our parts. Perhaps / can at the de-
pot"
"How do you manage to live in your
parts, my old friend Y
"Why, we raise cotton. My road
turns oH here, stranger. Gee, Ball,
back Brandy. I'm glad I'd seed you
stranger. Natchez Weekly Democrat.