The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-11-17

| Observations by "Our George"
| 1t was raining quite hard, and she had no UNI
brella. and she hurried around the corner of the
house to escape the rain. She had six quart tir
pail in her left hand, filed with liquid. In hel
right hand she carried grip SACK containing sun
dry and divers articles.
She had occasion to cross q wooden walk; the
walk was wet. 1t was patched with wet dead
leaves. Wood, wet, and dead leaves mixed in
right proportions are very slippery AS her FOO
touched the walk, her heels shot forward from
under her. Her left arm described half circle
anu a SIN quart pail emptied its contents into her
lap, while the cover capered about the bank fol-
JOY. The grip sack went into the air like Young
balloon, Il head and pair of shoulders stopped
down and kissed the wet grass on the bank and a
pair of feet with their attendant belongings point
ed to the glistening rain drops in the branches of
the trees; and then a human form gathered herself
together, and adjusted her wardrobe, and picked
up her pail and grip sack, and the man on the side
walk opposite, run his arm down his throat and
choked himself, to keep from laughing, and she
went her way and said nothing, and he went his
and told all about it, and still there are those who
affirm that lovely women cannot keep u secret.
\ lcyee and supper was recently given at the
house of Mr.. Horace Banks, for the benefit of the
Poors Mills Sunday school. Some 200 persons
were present, and sat down to a bountiful spread
of good things, consisting in part of turkey, goose
chicken pork. chicken pie, custard pie, squash pie
pumpkin pie and-pie. Numerous articles were
offered for sale, and the usual number of guess
cakes and grab bags put in an appearance Later ii
me evening, large part Of those present. adjourn
ea 10 the she'd where they partook of desert Of
Zee cream, and copenhagen. There were some %
present from the city, and the occasion netted
S54o0, which will be used in the interest of the
sunday school
Oar George is the hero of this tale, and he met
with what might be styled, a cross between an pi.
Sode and m accident, which led him to believe that
however much the people of New York are suffer
lnS for want of water, there is plenty of it about
here There is in the barn where he keeps his
horse, a hogshead, to which pipe is attached and
where water Is caught in the hosshead, and used
Tor stable purposes. Fearing that the water would
freeze he concluded to let it out. In the bottom of
the hogShead, which stands on a scatfold is a two
inch hole, which is plugged with Il wooden plug.
Now there are certain facts in regard to water that
every one knows Water will run down hill
Water il wet and ice water is cold and when water
is used Oh ones person in large quantities, it Is
termed talking Il BATH
Our hero considered himself thoroughly "lp" III
hydraulics, ami taking step ladder proceeded to
carefully and cautiously Withdraw the plug The
hogshead stands in such position that it is neces
sary 10 get exactly under the plug in order to with
draw it, and the better to perform the job, he had
hi h1f ~,
the plug till it was nearly out, and then give a
quick pun, jumping off the step ladder at the same
time. Having accomplished this aquatic feat sever
al times he knew just what to do, but a compiled
ton heretofore unknown had arisen, and this is
practically the way the affair terminated which Is
Il good illustration of the great difference between
theory and practice. Removed the plug to and fro
WIFI one hanot, and gently pulled it, but it did not
start lie got a hammer and pounded on it, and
still it stuck He began to get interested in the lob
hd stepped up another step ON the ladder, where
he roUll work to better ADVANTAGE. He tried the
plug with hi right hand and -ealied himself ON
the steps with his left, but >tl it would not let
90. Hercyer-ed hands, and the plug like an opera
TIC singer who will not be encorcd, refused to come
out. Finally taking hold of the ladder with his
knees, SO to speak, he cautiously and firmly grasped
the plug again. nna WiggIej it gently, pulling at
the same time, bUl it stuck like molasscs measure
toatoor He repeatcatportions of both the old and
revised Testament, fpr the perspiration was begin
ming Ia come t" the surface, as was also his temper
suddenly without any hint or warning on the part
Of the plug, it let 90 its hold and two inch stream
of lie water descended into his upturned face and
kissed his eyelils down, and promenaded down his
neck, amt capercd up his nostrils and made min
Ature ponds in his ears, and dcluged his coat and
enguIted his pants, and filled his boots and bap-
tised MIN a5 thoroughly if it had been done by u
regular ordained minister with salary of $1,000 a
year.
lid ne get down from that ladder with rapi,litv?
lie did, he did, and he went home, and the folks
made him go down cellar, and change his clothes
where the water could run off through the drain
AMI NOW he SWear7 that the next time he pulls out
that plug. that somebody else will do it for him.
amt nc SAYS That he Will have plug that won't
swell If he has t. Wak clear to Patagonia and get
it, and he hopes he shall not sec any more water
till the next food.