Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-12
The GOOD OLD TIMES

fHE GOOD OLD TIMES.
..rs, Hewitt was little, driedHp
.lls man. and he used to wear red
t,-tar around his neck and red fan
,,-Iappers on his plug hat when he
"a meeting in winter. He was al
,ssdy TO argue that these modern
we're awfully bad, and that the
aid times of hundred years ago
;ss+ right. He would decry inven-
md Improvement and say that the
would be better without them. He
newspaper on purpose to count
~rr5srs recorded IN il and tell how
Ma world had grown. He would
A for hours on a corner in the village
,s,sil his deductions on the present
,t. regrets for the past.
.s 5s, he had whipped the minister
rgnnent, and as he had had his din
,lI the minister had gone away mad
HE women were at work in the
hem. he tipped back in his chair, drew
silk handkerchief over his head to
h Of the flies and went to sleep. He
no, slept over five minutes before his
John came in and said;
Come, father, we must get at that
IL Of wheat and cut it."
levitt got up and yawned and follow
Ii son to tine barnyard, where two of
.ol, sat on a log filing couple OF
ia
What in the nation are you boys do
with those old sicklesY' said
l,t
he Of the boys looked astonished and
"Doin'! Why, We are gittin' ready
ai The wheat"
x.t stared a moment and then said:
By il thunder don't you hitch on TO
reaper and stop foolin' with them
lan
TjJoys looked at each other in sur
b1t said nothing. BleNitt ran to
aei but there was no reaper there.
came back. The boys had got over
fence and were on their knees reap
aevheat and carrying it in gavels.
8os' said Blewitt, "what do you
by this foolishness? Where is that
E9s"
bailey, the second boy, looked at his
H p.tgiuEly and then tapped his
Fasad and looked over 30 John, who
avd aud looked sad
Wy darn IT," said Blewitt, "you can
1un them bundles through a thresh-
-icaue.'
Ih'abiu' machine" said Charley;
3 you know as well as | do that
have TO fail this wheat out morn
ana nights while going to school
'r'sr WHAT ails you, father?'
-'7.'' as we said, got mad easily,
2's be JUS, hoped up and down and
iAa it out! II must be threshed
10 ship on the cars next month"
Org ears:' said John, 81 don't know
ais you father, or what you mean.
os shall have to team this wheat
'. 70 Albany and sell it for what it
o'ilg Here you come out talkin'
'5apers and cars and threshin' ma
' aud darned if ! don't believe you
aszy, so now"
'slit Iiuched himself to see if he
'EaEe and strobe angrily to the
As he approached it he heard a
-s and rumblng like wind, and he
W INTO the kitchen aud there was his
'P'lllng. Who 90 went the big
% asa bleWltt sank into a chair and
''' Maria, what under canopy are
Pm said his wife, why spinnin',
,-,'5. must get out forty yards of
- aannel for me and the gals"
wi, looked down at his legs and
.-sU eucased in full cloth of coarse
ana the seat of his trousers he
'-s'sd clear up TO his shoulder
49,. ,-l ING legs were as wide ss two
b.. De darned,' was all he said.
40 ne sadntered out again 10 the
meg. and John hailed him:
,,. II you amt goin' to help cut
| .a suppose you yoke oxen and
y. -.ls woods and draw a draft or
.'ss for wood.'
.t was composed, but he said. Il
--=l TO burn coal in the sitting
ls'io-, and not cut much
said John, argrily; "now
t..af' don't want any more
.'- '2.k. am goin' TO git a
sn TO think be needed one
-.s l7's bis boys had never heard
OF threshing machine or
W bis full cloth trousers
On the lounge at the
t-ase.f Town and tried 10
'anEs over. When the
called for pail and bar
he took out his lance,
Esoaued again.
gallon OF blood. said
4 'aen be Will calm down
aoF blsedin' was played
t60 said Blewitt.
said she doctor,
iaucet. Blewitt FAINT.
20 himself he Leard
Eiag about an artist
sse was took profile