Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-30
THE VERMONT FARMER.


read the newspaper for some time the 9TH
er evening, and then went to the stove and
rocked in his splint bOttOmed chair, while
Jake Lamphear, the hired man, took the
paper and read it. The two sat in silence
for while, but finally Jake began to give
out the little ordinations and contemptu-
Gus grunts by which he was wont to eX-
press dissatisfaction, and after this con
tinued awhile the farmer interrupted him.
what ails ye, Jake Et suthin' that
don't set well, hain't YEP Better take
some PEPPERMINT or pain killer or suthn',
| guess"
Jake said nothing in answer, but laid
the paper down, walked deliberately
around to the side of stove opposite his
employer and sat down there, with a face
full of portentous gravity
Matter" he said at last in his peculiar
way, looking iiXedly straight ahead. NO,
there amt nothin the matter, not
smitch, no way. | amt nothin' but IA
wut9less old cripple nowNay; amt dun
bit of consequence, | amt. Mebbe if | tCdS
somebody au' he'd proputty, as some folks
hey, there's some things in that there
paper that would rifle my stummick some.
Mebbe there Is.
whats in the paper, Jake ?" asked
the farmer.
ooh, nothin'," responded the hired
man. "Tain't nothin' nothin tall.
Didn't see nothin' there bout no strikin' /;
s'poseY I'm n republican, be. An
the dem mercrats hev got the, by hair,
g3U-meht MeDoe I'm mistaken 'Doui
that, Dut I'm told they've got IL an
my re Us snaKln everything rIShC lhlo
That's what they're doin'. Didn't tell ye
nothin' bout how 'twould be when Cleve
land was lected, did | No. | didn't |
never said nothin' Thought | see some
pouS rei'ulh' paper mint ago; u0I |
= pose .here nam nobody reau hotIin
pou' ~ S'iihes ho"here Jun pose
.hty nam l. :, ave-,
vi, VS. Jake' saiu lhe FARMER I've
peh reaulh oout tnen ere strikes I've
aeau Do Guy. H,,+ t put now, Wnen YOU
come TO lax Dout the Deinercrats-wal l
NJ , III hepuoilctH Iest as , 1aa
as you DE jest as much, II l doh touse
rouh nouU II II so lhtlch put l uoll
See no M! klliu o SENSE eV ~ tlme tne VIM
DioWs .Ge , way you 3on u want IL r TO; ~
!pWerlh Doul me Demercla1s. ram u
We We way they 40 plA ness ~ ~ " asuilie!o ~
rnat n'a i>t Sl"ss Ero" Inrs ERE Try rn W
MAKE ouV mat uhe Dehercrals are 10
blame all the time wal now, l snum
W mnt tne uIG lion Oh Jest as tma9 "l[ nt
elected :, S Eject Thought eyry1hIng
Went dlil rent Jest cause her husband was
IN once, she ana, she ana. Alwus talklh
pout II cou'Gi say hothih DuC lhat
come III; an I0lks got kinder SICK on
was GOWN TO TO old Ole DarllhS 10 qulll
IN an lIey was taiklh ne ne ne
pose sne dldnt tnlnk notnln -lhey
was talkin oouI Deln, SICK an doctor
sun an one tIlnS no1her, an Hull
DosnS, 81 sle, y u0hllo, 81 she, now
us VIII. n o.1 Ter l3ihs, ont up TO our mouse
eyer eyer sence .ne ueacon gov 10 oe selec'iila t,
supp ~ eiluin poui'lce mas cureu oAe
qT oke ,n II sGat s dr siie; r, 70 this hr+
JAKE nltue no direct reply 10 TINS, pul
aiter niue tiiie spent IN cuItlh sym
liie, me, , Silce vi loDacco from grant plug
anu hn ~ III MS pocket ne went Oh III HIS
usual iashI0h =
h9t buy pay Tor. am no char-
NY cnllu, am |. I'VE Den III ms town
Soii On Il year, an 'here nam no man
ngu ny htiiile on ms Doors. Nou any
Ia. me strikes but TAIN no mat
yer "ll"l 1 say. aIii 1l no consequence
70 Hopou!, alh t.; Mepue there am no
s si nor nor nu,hIl SUNNI alIlieu!
luiily III 'nt papers hlepoe' Jes !lttiG
Vn ie' - - pie"se' ny ii''Sh's' cnli'"ei"'
!UNSe, w.t.,
,; W L"' "i!9 !e, yahe halt "lt
INV" az "She'' Tue i"riIler' li'eiluPu-
M ,i,,+ 1,,,.i,., - .u,i,,,, uo+,,u,,1
am .,,r ~ YIN az notlliH II ietuihe''
JAZZ iaIh no matter. Al or ne. ness
Pa t Dlul' see l9IIln pQul 'nat'
w w 3e ! III u"IE ulu Cri pp'e, pe;
e.l wv NlsItln Jonnn! 'ep' l u'u' az
80 80 ~ NM Wu9 II al! ulu pop' ny S""i,
I hor ~ ~ 10y rounii Nc "S; fl NOV
ii.!' INNS cohueihle'l strIke lhat az
IVY unnPus uoWH III NilRlnh! wan l
n n'li W "llal M Is Jes iio'Hlh laIi;
l. ooiA y, yum siilait pIZ heS3 ms Is i can
IT, IT,, ms us Whoie country II DC poorer IL III
iess Il SIN months IMAM oid BlJah Burn
hail ;, by saul, shoatS An he mes 10
SUN EN- u aiore they IL hoid swirl.
war, NV NV Us Ye5! IKE a pear Win sore neat
YOU ne, JAKE, salu the farmer. uroWl
AZ tt I3thlnS an men hlSh. NO" mere
an an no sense IN scum down an saylh
,lat an hillur Is solh rlght TO POT jest
, cause a pertater patch am doih Wen.
biH ness paraIyHed Wal, dunno 1ou
d" ,,il "a. are sugirlm pout as IlVelE us ever
We We m"s' an IIere am l no lroupie III sci
III Hll we lhake' i yen ye' JAKE, We been
lntouEh lhis heVlh CIV IythlhE go 10 rack
an rum Wheh there wan gong TO he no
never ey ye} tieS you can c Gouh Im
hoNer ytI see lhe uay lhal couIuh dress
on on tol apie Ikely pig an take 1t to
", W ooustock ureeh an get suthih Tor I.
IAN alWus jest allke Oh course tam :;
put jest as long as thlngs IL grow on the