The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
BORING FOR MAPLE SUGAR.
, Mr.. snifEln's Experience.
From the Philadelphia Bulletln.l


From the Philadelphia Bulletin.l
Mr.. snAhn seeds us She followlng:
Wren Ibought my present place the
former owner offered, as one Of the in
ducements to purchase, the fact that
there was superb sugar-mapls tree in
the garden. IL was u noble tree, and l
made up nay mind that would tap a.
some day and manufacture some sugar.
However, INever did so uHtilsthis y ear.
But few weeks, ago l -coaeladed ito
draw The sap, and 10 have what Mr..
Bangs caIts "a sugar-biiin'." My wIfe's
uncle was staying with US, and inviting
some friends to come and eat the sugar,
he and lgot to work. We took a huge
Wash-kettle down into the yard ana
piled soma wood beneath IL, ana then
we Drought out couple OF puckets 70
catch the sap, and the auger viii whlcA
TO bore hole in the tree. /. ". al
MY wie's uncle said that the bucket
ought TO be set about three feet from the
tree, as The sap would spurt rlgnt out
with a good deal OF iorce, and IL would
be pity to waste any OF 1t.
1 Then he lignted the fire we 1 bored
the hole about four inches deep. When
| took the auger out the sap did not
Hollow, but my wiie's uncle SAID what it
wanted was a little time, and 30, while
4 we waited, he pat fresh armiul OIL
wood on the fire. We waited half an
hour, and as the sap didn't come con.
Guided that the hole was not deer
enough, SO / began boring again; but
bored too tar, lor the auser went cleai
through tue tree and penetrated The
back OF my wife's uncle, who was lean
ing up against the trunk trying to Hghl
mis- pipe. He jumped nearly forty ieet,
and had 70 mend him up with court
, plaster. A..
the sap didn't come was that There
. ought 70 be kind of spigot in the holt
40 as to let il run Off easily. We goS th'
wooden spigot from the vinegar barre
in the cellar and inserted it. Then, al
4 the sap did not come, my Wife's uncl'
SAID he thought the spigot must be jam
med in SO tight tnat it cAoked the how
and while 1 tried to push IL out, he fet
the fire with sons kindling wood. A
the spigot could not be budged with
, hammer, concluded to bore 1T out WIZ
the auger, and meanwhile my wife'
uncle stirred the fire. Then the auge
broke off short in the hole, and had
20 half mile to the hardware store t
get another one. .L
, Then bored fresh hole, and althoug
> the sap would not come, the compan
y dad, and they examined with much IL
Q terest that Kettle, which was now rec
:. Ihot. and which my wile's uncle was IT..
: ing 20 lift of The fire with the hay-forf
AS the sap still refused to come, wei
e- over lor Bangs to tell me how 70 max
r. that eXas perating tree disgorge. Vine
II he arrived he looked at the hole, then
The spigot, then at the kettle, and the
u at the Iree. Then turning to me with
ID mournful taoe, ne said:
lel ..Sniffin, you have had good deal
a trouble IN your life, ,an' iVs done you goo
- It's made man olyou. This world is IL
ofsorrow, but we must bear it Wltho'
lgrumblin'. You know that, of cours
'r Consequently, now that Eve some ba
d] news to break to you, l feels if u
,fl shock won't knock you endways, but
= be received with patient resignation.
u say hope you won't break down al
"j rive way to your feelin's when l te
" Won that there tree is no sugar-maple
= All! Grashusl why that's a black hic
y oryI 1t is indeed, and you might as We
y bore for maple-sugaf in the side OF tel
g. graph polep ,...... 4.
10 Then The company went home, aud n
~ wife's uncle said he had an engageme
u with man in Hatboro, which he mu
keep right of. took the kettle up
1.-THE house, but as il was burned out
= lsold it next day for fifteen cents for 0
!, lirou: and bought new one for twel
ldollars. think now maybe it's better
~ buy your maple.sugar.