The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-15
A SWANSEA FARMER.
lfall River Advance.

hard-shell farming fraternity. and he had just come in from Swansea. Hitching his team to the post he stood close under our office widow, watching the men at work laying the electric wires Tn the new dug trench. It was evidently new feature to him and he took ln all the sight as keenly as boy takes in his first cents worth at the circus. He leaned down, took hold of the open end of one of the small pipes through which the wires are run. and then turning to a Globe Village man who stood by. said:
 ''Gas or water. mister =
 |. .Ehg 7" said the C.. N man.
 (" Is this pipe for gas or water: That's what i. want 10 know"
 For neither.' answered the young man. It's for the 'lectric light, same as the talligraph an the talliphone. an it's for supplyin' lIghts to shops an houses an factories. Ever see the 'lectric light old manT
 Wall, no can't say as hev. least a mile an a half out O Swansea. way back in the country, as t were, an never come int-'t village arter dark. But still 1 think if they had it there. should hearn on it
 Ger out wi ye ye old greeey,' seorn- fully said the Glober 2" do ye think they'd d hev tn 'lectric light in little one-hoss village like Swansea: Why, we're only just gettin' 1t in this big city
 But what do they want with these wires running through [ pipes!' asked the farmer. They only take up room, an If they've too much room in tn pipe. wouldn't il a bin cheaper to hev smaller than this'n and have 10 partly make 1t up wi wires s:'
 Here was the grand opportunity which the Globe illager was looking for in which to dazzle the Swansea chap with the superior knowledge born of city life.
 = Look here. old hayseed." said he, lifting up the end of the pipe and getting the farmers attention fixed upon it. Leetrieity ism a, gas nor water. It's as like air IS nowt. an ye can no more see It nur feel II nor dog can pecia,e music. ltruns through these wires and [ pipe is only laid to how d | Wires an to keep mast off 'em. Dun ye understand it now, old weasel v
 There vas an ominous glearn Tn the old farmers eyes as he handled the wire ends again.
 m only a country chap, know. an l can't be expected to know as mich as ye city folks. but should just like 10 ask you another question. You said as how the 'iectric stuff went along these wires. Meow. will yer tell me how that can be =
 Il know nowt about how it can be only know II IS so.s replied the man from the Globe.
 Meow, thou doesn't know as much as thou pretends 10 an thou thinks I know less. said the farmer. But I'll tell thee what Il IS my friend I'm no fool if I'm no chicken. and as there IS no hole m these wires tor lectricity 10 go through, l know as thou'rt lar who's been ,iying to fool d man most old enough 10 be thy father. These wires are solid, not hol- low, an ii Il wern't for fear of 7 law an yon policeman at | corner. I'd bung thy eyes up until thou couldn't tell the dt- terence between the 'lec,ric light and a kerosene lamp. What ,hou,'lt aeh hg for IS somebody to punch bit ol truth into thy head and to teach thee a bl; ot good manners by loosenng thy hide. !; Ces, me twenty-seven dollars to lick chap last time wor in [ city. so canna afford h have bit of fun every time come to { >wn, but I'll tell thee wha, I'll do. lust Jump into that wagon wi me m I'll drive thee OCT [ bridge, where we can hev il out without anybody stopping us If thou will. I'll give thee two dollars for the loss of time and fifty cents for sucking plaster"
 The Globe liiager moved away.
 We'll. good bye. If th Il not oblige me said the farmer. as the other moved ott. Thou'rt like 10 please myself. lad, an thou knows best. but if ever 1 lay hands on thee where it won T, cos, SD m4c: 10 have bit of fun. I'll make thee glad O creep into one O them pipes. I'm only an old man bu, I'm too young 10 be fooled by a Fall River chap