Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-08-21
From Pat an d Biddy.

p4uCt Out AatSt ASblSA many lhIluchlS
happened which We can not tell be-
cause we were not at home.
There was quite "A party IN tins
vicinity on last Sat Eve, given by
Miss Mary Longacre. All reported
as having a good time.
G. We suppose you viii quit max
ing cider now wont you
Quite a number of young folks ex-
pect TO attend Newton Hamilton
Camp meeting this week.
E next time you 60 to see your
Uncle don't forget 10 go there.
The farmers of this vicinity have
taken up arms against large colony
of obnoxious weeds. The war is al
most over and we hear the cry of
victory ore and ore
Farmers are busy plowing.
The potato crop viii not be large
one.
Apples are scarce, so can't go to
the cider press 50 often.
w, if you can't stay awake any
more you better go to bed.
A you better stay at home If your
horse gets sick when Won go away
We viii now close by giving you
n short sketch of our trip to the
country as we Just arrived we are
tired and won't write much.
TRIP To THE COUNTRY.
{ Oar uncle came for us that morn
ing despite the violent rains, but
we did not get wet in the least as ne
was we'll provided with cosy cover
! cd wagon.
/ We arrived at our Uncle's about
15m till eleven o'clock. Our Aunt
and Cousin were Just preparing Il
magnificent dinner which consisted
Of fresh beef, new potatoes and peas
and things to numerous to mention,
but 1t was good Just the same, and
YOU bet Biddy and L took our share
of IT. After dinner Biddy helped
Cousin Bridget to wash the dishes
while / went along with Uncle and
Cousin John to the barn. Cousin
John and watered the horses while
Uncle fed them and then l watered
the cattle while Cousin John hitcheC
Tops in the cart and then we took {
drive to the back fields to see wher
that wheat will be ready to cut anC
on our way back we saw lots of sight:
of which / lack time and space to tel
you of.
When we got back l unhitcheC
Tops while cousin John chased tn,
cattle out of the orchard into whicl
they had stolen their way, you know
it was nv fault as | had forgotten
to close the bars, but no one said
word about 1t. Biddy by this tim'
came out and rang the bell for supper
YOU bet | wasn't slow about starting
neither was Uncle and Cousin JOIN
, they are none of the kind that vii
keep the cooks waiting when tn
: meals are on the table, but when tn
, bel taps the work Is all suspende,
, till after meals.
Supper is over Uncle goes out ant
, gets = moving scythes and gives on
, to Cousin john and one to me, tn
one he gives to me Is an old on
f, twenty-six wears III use, but 1t Is no
! one as Won would expect to find
I the scythe all rusted the snath a
, cracked and weather worn, but IL
q stead the scythe is as bright as ne,
/, dime the snath almost as pretty a
q when ii was new.
o Nov John and go to NOW a sma
q piece of grass while Uncle gets tn
3 harvester ready for use as we expeC
2 to cut wheat III day or two.
: When almost done / cut Uncle
. scvthe into a stone and dulled it col
siderable, YOU bet there was DO
e felt bad, but uncle said that happier
ed a farmeB often besides city boy
!. Uncle is now through with tn
a harvester and he said L should tur
= the grind stone to grind that dulle
;. scvthe and the reaper knives, IN
o uncle does not use binder for h
* saws it Is not right to pay out 5
> much money for twine and let tn
1t poor suffer while for an ordlnar
o crop YOU throw out $500 wort
Is tv-ine and then the poor man til
# farmer nor the farm has any benet
4 of it.
ic When the grinding is done l Iagai
70 helm John to water the horses an
II. then bed the horses. In the meal
u time Uncle did the feeding and the
N we all went to the house merrF I
u crickets altho ] felt a good deal tire
ol over my work
rs Biddv has too been busy all afte
ID noon. First she cleaned our shoe
j, The, she Won -lorg NTH cc.s