, 1876-05-24
BORING FOB MAPLE SUGAR.
Mr.. sniHln'B Experience.


Mr.. SnifIln sends lis tho following:
When bought my present plncc tho former
owner offered, as ono Of tic Inducements to
inNplc tree III tha garden. It was noble tree,
and nude up my mind TINT would tap 1t some
day ind manufacture some sugnr. However,
never did 80 until this ycnr. But q. few weeks
what Mr.. Bangs calls "a sugar-bilin'." My
wifo's uncle WIS staying With us, and inviting
some friends to come md cut the sugar, lio and
! got to work. We tuok q huge WnH!l-kctt1c
down into the yard and piled some wood b.
meath 1t, anl tlien VIC brought nut couple OF
buckets to catch the sap, and tho auger with
which to bore hole In tic tree.
My wlfe's unclc said that MIC bucket ought to
would spurt right ont with good deal OF force,
aud 1t would bc q pity to waste my Of 1t. j.,
Thcn, lie lighted thu sre while bored tlc
sS aSnat a nGhs1 "a 4sSp Mnen 9 sSok s s
unclo said w.lut 1t wanted was q little timB
and SO, while VIC waited, he put fresh armful
ot wood on tho fire. We waited half an hour,
hole WIS 1nptdeep, enough, 20 began boring
aeats; hut / bored too fur, for the augcr went
clear through the tree aud pcnetrnted the back
ofmy wife's uncle, who was leaning up against
say s p q ec tsyg I'd T. @ aS s tsa gsa lin a Rta IN RR
co.H-plAstcr.
THIN ho said ho thought tho reason tho eap
didn't come WIS that there ought to bu kind
M6lHEot Ill L!lG io!G Su AS W lGk ~ IuNou Caslly
We got tho wooden spigot from the vinegar
barrel III tho cellar a1ld inserted 1t. Then, ~
thc sap dill not come, my wlfe's ,1uclo said lc
thought the spigot must he 1uncd IN 50 tight
that It clicked tile flow; and, while tried to
push 1t ont, hu fed the irewlth some Alndithg
wooa. AB the spigot could not be budgca with
shalnmur, concluded to bore It out with the
auger, nt,tl meanwhile my wtfe's ,lnrle stirred
ihe fire. Then tho augcr broke OF short In the
hole, aud lad to 80 half mile u ule hard
ware 8talEc to Ert another ono.
Then bored u fresh hole, aud although tho
zap w0uld not cunlc, the company did, mud they
e1atnlncd with nugll interest TINT kettle, which
w. nov rod-llot, aud which my wifc's unrle was
Tying to lit Of the fire With tho hay-fork. As
nc sap still refused to come, went over for
tangs to tell me how to mako that craapeEat!ug
ms hole, then Ut the hpigot, then Ut the kcttle,
tn1 then ut tho tree. TiIcn turning to me
With nuur1ful face, he said:
"snltn, yOu have hn1 good deal Of trouble
u Four life, an it'a done yon good. It's made
,mai Of you. Th!s worll Ii full Of sorrow,
Ius We must bear It wlttuut grltnbln'. You
KSnoH ttAt, Of couree, Consequently now that
tiSe some bad HONS tn hreAll to you, feel
~ the shock won't knock you endways, but III
eheetyed with patient resignation. l sny hopc
{oG wont break down a,l' glva why. to your
snnaple Ut alll Grass,us, why That's black
eeltkoryl 1t Is inlerd and you might as we'll
mfe Tyr maplc-sugur IN tic sldo Of a Telegraph
,. liltn Tue company went homo, and MY wlfc's
Ws, IWssie sald l!c had all engagement with man in
as Ae Kettle up to tho house, but a It was burned
vai @ aold It next day for Is cents for old iron
a.s ~.a bought n new one for $l2. | think now
| 1s3ee ltS better to buy your Muple-SuEnl.