The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-10-25
THE LOST JACK-KNlFE.


1t was such nice place to work in
the nook back OF the barn. The barn
itself was like high fence keeping of
the wind. Then there were three or
four apple trees, whose early fruit was
ripe enough TO give the last of the hay
makers some agreeable employment,
and these trees grew not far from the
aboye nook. 1t was spot where in
very good seasons q haystack might be
built for the accommodation of the hay
that the barn could not hold. Hay
stack" and "apples made magnet
strong enough to attract all wide-awake
Toys in the neighborhood. When. there
fore, Plato-not the old philosopher,
but hired hand on the Peck farm
said. "Pm going to make haystack, "
it is no wonder that Gilman Bentley
came to this great occasion.
Poor Gilman Bentley! He and his
mother lived down in the black little
house in the hollow. If you suppose
Yourself to be back. of the Peck barn.
and will stretch up as high as possible,
standing on tip-toe, you will be able
Just TO make ont the red chimncy-top
of the Bentley's iutting above the green
trees Eta a strawberry above its FOLIAGE.
xnJ C;i,,.n BENTLEY. he did have a
hard time wrestling With poverty. The
snJ made him very thin. He was a
t;,,,;a Find IF a how. GENTLE and we'll
r,asr;n md neonIes Mixed him and
.,;t;ad ;.?n, ~ EAAE %r =
Ono other.fov was there At the build
;,1 Of the haysfackEand very naturally
H. o,,ld bavWaiter Over. a hired boy
m the Mace.
= Gee buck, oa-husbr' Plato was
shontinc as his big brown oxen came
hn,berinc along. a bulky load of hay
;olt;ng heh;v,d then,.g as
'o. W. ha~sSi ha cried :. nm. with Won
.nd ,s;tch ;h.t h.v dawn and We viii
rot . rpsdv. {or fhe stacking "a less than
5o ,,mex 81 =
Tho bav was quickly mitchell out of
the cart. and then began the important
work Of making the haystack. No
str,,ct,,re anc;enf or modern. was more
=. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. than that stack.
Tha - C.rdens If babylon. the
pr Dr. n,s.asF ~ ,Eovrt the Parthenon at
Atbensrxhe Coliseum at Rome, or our
own WASHINGTON Monument at the
% n;tal az sfbr country. could not count
mr., mo "a cton se;entior,s and careful build-
up SP = = .Ts1' y
.srhe s. stack ,nnst he 40 lona. ii must
he so,'h;yh- and r. must be- of that
shane "a declared Plato taking. out. q
Lead mcneil and q couy. of the LeedsyiIle
Moyninrl Gem and drawing a haystack
IN tho "A srg;ns ~ this valuable weekly.
nnhl;shea IN the county-seat ten miles
swav- .sThe stack must be ybuilt I'd
| st.nd Won Lnow bovs. There mist be
,rtl,:ng ~ the nudd;pg STYLE abou1t It.
hut solid VIM See. Now we. will be.
rim - -. -. -. 81 - 8 :,
Armfu, NV .armful. forkful by forkful
that wonder Of the mdsiern ace, Plato's
havstack went slowly up. and the mas
ter.huilder saoaciousiy brought forward
ar intervals 7nncheons Of The sweet
toothsome apples yrowing so handily IL
re;~hhorhondp - ~ !,
.5rhere's B;llv yentress.,'r shoutet
Gilman Bentley. sect him to help.'' /,
"Coma- ON Billy!''s cried Plato to
stout resolute- looking bow. who wa
turning the corner of the barn. sap
nles are r;ne'r Won know. We throw
those in where folks hello build tn,
stack
"Here am,n cried Billy. who wa
the verv how to appreciate the beautiful
symmetry Of Plato 5 haystack, and als'
the merits of his pulpy apples.
Tall AMI shapeiy rose the haystack
till IL ,iyaled in its proportions "Ol,
| GravIockn a mountain whose conica
blue ton could be seen from the rear Q
1 the barn. prf -
= "Now, boys, I want to make som
kay ropes to bind down this ere balloo
40 II won't float off," said Plato.
The boys were eager to see the pre-
cess of tying down q the balloon" tw
Of them being on the stack, Gilman an
Billv. while Plato and Walter were O
the ground at the foot of the stack .
"Anybody got sharp knife?" Gale
ont Plato. FL want to cut my rope
III have, Mr.. Rope-maker, !" reptile
Billy, throwing down flour BLADDER,