The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-09-27

the flies Off the table. II / had baby
In the house, believe he'd make the
water rock the cradle. But It's discour-
aging alb out his studies. Mr.. Penrud-
dock is in despair and says he don't
know what Is to be made of the boy.'
The summer proved to be very dry
one, and the gardens especially suffered
for water When the people began to
complain Hamp had an idea. He
always had an idea when an emergen-
cy arose. He went into his moth
ers garden and worked all day, dig
ging a trench down the middle, and
and making little trenches at right
angles to the main one, so that each bed
was surrounded by them, and the larger
beds crossed as well. He was very care
full to keep all these trenches on one
level. When he had finished, he laid
drain from the water-wheel to the main
trench, so that the waste water, after
running the wheel, was carried into the
garden and emptied into the trench.-
Little by little the main trench filled
then the water trickled into the smaller
trenches, and as the spring from which
it came was never failing one, the gar
den was supplied with water throughout
the day, all that hot summer, and such
garden nobody in that region had seen
that season.
People said that Hamp See was ham
dy sort of boy; but they were sure to
au1 50 4 "a a pitV hpfa an 1uIl ~
One day old Riley Vaughn was of
fering extra VACANT prices for horse, mule
or OK teams to haul stone. He had talk
ell contract to supply from his quarry
the stone for railroad bridge over
Bushy Run, and now the time of deliv-
cry was near at hand, and no teams
could be had. All the horses were at
work on the crops, and it began to APP
pear that old Riley must either lose
money on the contract by hiring horses
and mules and teamsters at ruinous
prices, or forfeit the contract itself. He
tried in every direction for mules and
wagons, offering twice the usual wages,
but still he could get very few. He was
in real trouble with loss of several
thousand dollars threatening him.
One day Hamp, who knew what
trouble Riley was in, went down to the
creek, and, cutting several twigs, began
setting them up at q distance from each
other, and sighting from one to the
other. The few teamsters who were at
work watched him curiously, but they
could not make out what he was doing.
He went up the creek with his sticks,
moving one at time, and always care
fully sighted from one to another, or
rather from one over another to q third.
In this way he worked up to the quarry,
which was Immediately on the creek,
nearly mile above the point where the
bridge was to be built.
"Mr. Vaughn" said he, I've an idea
that will help you out of your Difficult
ty."
"Will it hire teams to haul stone 2"
asked Riley.
"No; but it will enable you to haul
stone without teams"
eff it will. Well, let me hear what
it is" said Riley, changing his purpose
while speaking.
Raft the stones down." said Hamp.
Nov look hear, Hamp See," said
old Riley. "I've stood up for you, an
said you WANT no Ounce when every
body else said you was but this here
looks as eff they was right am 1 was
wrong. How in natur' kin 1 raft stone
down a creek that amt got more'n six
inches o. water in it, a-bubblin' around
among the stones of the bottom ?"
"Well, you see," said Hamp, "I've
leveled up here from the quarry, and
there's only two feet fall, or little less,
and the banks are nowhere less than
five feet high and so, as there's good
deal more water running down in a day
than anybody would think, it's my
notion to build temporary dam just
below the bridge-you've enough timber
and plank here to do it with two hours
work with your men-building it say,
six feet high, there where the banks are
closest together. Before noon to.mor-
row the water will rise to the top of the
dam, and run over. When it does,
you'll have six feet of water here, and
four feet at the quarry, and your men
can push RATS down as fast as they can
load them.'
How do you know there's only two
foot fall ?" asked old Riley, eagerly.
"I've leveled it," said Hamp
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