The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-27
OLpTlMES' VACATION.
ue Visits His Old Home and Meets "a Very
Disagreeable Oid Fellow.

! DIsagreeabie Ola Fellow.
A few days ago old Mr.. Oldtimes
took little vacation, and visited his
old home In the country, and went all
over the farm, and % the tiny brook
Of which he had related so often since
he had been away from IL such tales
OF the monstrous fish he had caught
there; went all through the old home-
stead, where the rooms some way
seemed great dcal smaller than they
used 20 be-, and had drink Of water,
clear, pure, sparkling and cold from
tho old well, which was really and
truly about the only thing that seemed
natural.
And finally he wandered down 90 the
village store and sat on the same old
bench by the doorway that he had sat
md spun yarns on good many years
before, and introduced himself 90 tho
new crop Of lOungcrs that had grown
up since he went away.
"Spcakin' Of work on farm" he
continued in the course Of little
monologuc which was listened 90 by
the circle with almost rcvcrcnt alton
tiOn, 81 don't suppose many Of you can
remember back 90 whcn ! was in my
prime for hard work on farm. You
wouldn't think 30 look at me, now, that
! was considered at one time about one
Of the sprycst hands that ever plowcd
his three acres day around here, but
] was, jest the same. And il Jest used
10 be n hull show for me 20 break in Il
new hired man
81 remember once on "a time there
was an old fellow lived around here
named Jim Pcndcrs; 'sposc hos been
dead and gone now, "A good many years.
Well, Jim come and hired out on our
place just on purpose 90 lay me out,
and hc made some bets ON IT,, too.
Father he hired him, and tho he was
an elder in the church hc liked IA little
fun now and ag in, and no set rs both
TO cradlin' wheat the very next day.
"Jim didn't say nothin' 90 me about
layin' mo out, but heard he'd been
maxim his brags around, 50 jest set
him II pattern and never stopped TO
rest nor nOthin' til noon. He kept up
with me pcrty well all the forenoon,
though it made him pun pcrty hard,
and after dinner | jest let out on him.
"'Twas in the latter part Of July,
and I'll be blessed if il wasn't hotter i'm
that fold than any thin | over expect
TO experience ag'in. | jest took my
regular stroke and walked away from
a A.,
He died hard, but best nc could do
cut him ont Of his swath three times
before four o'clock; and the last hour
before supper time he didn't do nothin'
but jest pour water on his head and try
TO get side crndlcd fore could go way
round lie"
just here an old man with n can.
limpcd around the corner, gazcd into
Mr.. Oldtmcs' face for II moment, took
the old gcntlcman's hand and cX-
claimed:
"Eli Oldtimcs, as IN goat! Well,
we'll! Seems good TO see you ag in, jest
like old times. Member when went
10 work for your old dad, one time,
and you tried TO tucker mo out cradlin'
wheat, and you got pushed fore tho
middle Of the AFTERNOON and laid in the
corner Of the fcnco with wet burdock
leaf ON your head, .lnd gave me your
four-bladcd jack-lnifo and an old brass
watch chain If wouldn't tell no one
about it? Well, we'll! 1t does bring
back old times, don't it?'
And simple old Mr. Pcndcrs won
cr one, and why Mr.. Oldtimcs sccmcd
50 sort Of embarrassed and in such n
hurry To got away. C. ", Hood, m
PUck.