Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-10-25
POLLY GORUON-s PREMIUM FARMER.


Polly Gordon was an old maid living
in Kansas; sue was not born there, for
the state has not been long enough set
tied, and L will not mention the place
of her nativiiy,-but lest the excusable
state pIide OF Ohio people be hurt, 1
will say it WAS not OHIO; and yet she
had energy enough at any hard work
that offered itself to entitle her to the
Presidency, if women were eligible to
that position. She was able bodied,
and IN her way strong minded, even TO
obstinacy. Though she "didn't b'heve
in them wimmin's nights wlmmin she
had heerd tell Of, she always voted IN
school NEE ing,-the Kansas Law gives
that privilege to women, ''because if
they mean to waste the peoples money
on too much schoolin' and high edica-
TN. I'm a goin' to do ali kin TO pre-
vent it." was her reason for voting.
Sine wore her dresses made IN the
stvIe that prevailed when she first put
on long dresses, and her scanty hair
from one years end to another was
twisted III little round knot and pinned
on top of the back of her head. ''The
fashions kin come around to me- when
they want to, I've no time, and amt
goin' to run round after 'em, Was her
lnyariabIe reply Wien some friends
dared to suggest an Improving Change.
Her highest ambition on the womanly
side OF her nature was to have the finest
colored. striped rag carpets, the incest
drawn-ln rugs OF impossible roses and
Improbable cats; the whitest clothes
and highest bread of any housekeeper.
She carried on little farm. and
among farmers IL was her boast and
pride that her calves were biggest, and
pics fattest; that her coru yielded most
10 the acre, and she never lost chicken
or turkey by pip or cholera. She
could scarcely read or write, oesplsed
..book-larnIn' as no count towards SlItl1
along" and took no interest III the
world outside beyond the prices OF her
CROPS and the groceries she had to buy
Mrs. Prudence Nolney, for the last
four wears POliy's neighDor, also living
on farm-l may teariessly add that
she was from OhIo,-w "A reilhed,
int, IIigent woman, very fond OF reading,
and Poly WIS always lecturlnS her on
her expensive tastes.
al dc tuink it's TOO foolish III you to
waste YOUR money that way, and spend
yonr time, too. You pay out enough
hard cash every year for such trash as
would buy two or three tat calves; IL
von'd done that way, countln the nate
ToI increase you'd IA had nerd VI cattle
INV this time, instid OF ali this litter OF
books an papers; an you might Il drawn
in a dozen rugs Just like mine!
Mrs. Volney took tins ADVICE rom
Polly in good part, for the maiden lazy
was really kind hearted and ven uls-
,,osad too ignorant OF etiquette ana
proprlety, OF the most comnleh Things
belopgipg to culture, ana L might add
civilized lite, to be aware OF the lnpei-
tlnence OF her suggestions.
So great was her prejudice against
n..xs,n,pars and books, as wholly use
,ess tnat while to the lightning ROD,
sewing machine and patent pump man
she would give a not altogether In ''.-
tient hearing and examination Oh Ills
wares. the mlld-mannered book or news
naner agent. with chrome attachments,
was sure to receive a severe NO, sr'
Won need not trouble yourself 10 take
. step inside! I've DO time to look III
snch trash an no money to throw away
ON If. All If YOU want a piece OF any nind,
ri tell yua you'd better pitch INTO mar"
,vorK than to go around IL such 10"
busInessl" and as she dwsyS gave d
call to the dog, who stood Cy Stliiil!nH
with white teeth that added 10 'he
fleet of Pollyis REMARKS, the aeeh'
mildly said, Good morning. ana re-
tired cr,b-Mise, with meek side glahces
ma the dogs direction, AID never CAME
again, ,,,,,
But Polly was human and a "oin'n'
ADD IN a state where men 90 so much
more a,,ound than the other sex, she
had scarcely wondered why win 50
MANY substantial ATTRACTIONS oi iii u
stock. iull crips, and fat turkeys heI
strong. bony hand hal not been s. uSh1 /,
m matriniony. AS she grew older ana
accumulateu more, she often lett the
disadvantage of not being around So as
10 know the pr1ces OF tnlnSs, but sue
was entirely ignorant OF the 'inue VI
Use of a newspaper III giving her Tue
informat1ou wanted Besides, sue
wearied OF tending her stock ana noiuI ,,
ing the pillow, and 1t veAeo hei ''.-
more to pay her hard earheu Gus" "
some indifferent hired man WhOln Siio l'
feared or knew sllghted his Worh, vi III
some way cheated her. %
One day while chafferng ABOUT a
plow. she noticed on the pre- epi''ii ii''
OF the county fair: =,
..Hest loaf of wheat bread, i've dol
lars ard Kansas Farmer for one year.
The last clause very much pu.H,oo
her. but she concluded that even ioi :
wear the farmer was well worth uyin6
Tor. aud he might be SO well sui'eo he
would be willing to stay a lie uile'
Mrs Vulney came Ia II day or '"o
alter ,,.,,,,,;,,us
Have you hcatd tell of the eprenli" "'n'
yit for the fairp
YES. ] have list
"will they truly give i've dollars any y,
a Kansas farmer for the pest i'''
light bread2' ut...i,.,d
al presume so. and an iah hioii'''
to send in LOAF. ,5
"Isbould think you'd most be ish''ilie'
TO say so and let folk. know ~ MI,
Mrs. Nolney never dreamed y, IN ,,.!,,
mistaken notion in regard 70 u,e .n,
mor." and Thought she meant she to0'
go many papers she ought not to DC = =
asiraysesnt as to want another anu sii'
was greatly astonished ut tue plush ,.a. .ss
erawied up over Polly's ifeekied lase ace
aud lost i,seli in the roots oi her seei',
tightly drawn hair. as she hesi'ahhe''
went ons .,i
"well. to tell the truth. Id like poti OF
mighty well myeeli, moneys m"ss