The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-05-07
All About HitchIng Posts.

Messrs. Editors;
The planting of few
hitching posts (noticed in the last RE
porRER) does not please all. One says,
you have no tight to obstruct the high
way, no law to back you in case OF post
accidents. The point accepted.
Another says, "the time has passed Tor
filling village streets with posts to draw
horses THAT should be stabled) to stamp
mud on to passers during the muddy sea.
sons and millions of flies in fly time"
The point accepted.
Another asks what I'm going to do
with posts covered with deep SHOWS.
Just as soon as the stern of hitched
horse shows an elevation Of 5 feet high
er than his PROV, will try and shovel the
snow into The street, so as to keep the
posts doing Legitimate business In keep
ing hitched colts on level keel. Yes,
but Uncle Hiram won't allow you to do
that Well, If Hiram says stop that,
will try and dump the surplus snow into
the Kennebec. Can "Uncle Hiram" com
pei me by law-to quit dumping1
Another man tells me, l am acting fool
ish to provide accommodations for other
pCOplC wiz Will ultSh thCii hOiSSe W - J
posts and 90 to ether stores to trade,
The point accepted.
But my good friend, do you really
think me so stupid as to think l can Sc
cure the patronage of all who patronize
my postss Two out of ten of adult age,
residing within five miles Of this village
are acquainted with me personally, and
they know that am not so idiotic as to
thinE Tf cacrripn THAR fraha fAVnTS
the basis of rye and Indian stock of dry
goods and few cedar htching posts.
No, but friends, here is the point to my
posts. During the past SO years l have
been out on some of the roads leading
to this village, and during such trsvels,
l sometimes have become thirsty, and
have, In one or two cases, called on some
of the dwellers along the line to beg q
drink of water. l never have had the
door slammed In my face, no, but l eau
remember of Susannah's inviting me in,
Offering seat, and asking II | would not
prefer milk to water? l can't remember
my answer, but do remember, "Betsey
Jane go down and get goblet of milk
from some of the last night pans," and
| by the time Betsy arrived with the Gas ii
seemed to me at the time) top of the
contents of the pan, Susspnah had placed
before me doughnuts aud cheese to help
wash the cream down. But here comes
Jake, who Insists on stabling my horse
and dining with me at his table, and not
wishing to give offence, l accepted the
point by hitching up and to Jake's dining
post
Now for the fact, my posts have beer
planted In part, for the accommodation
Of such people as have furnished Other
traders as well as myself. to many good
dinner at our own homes II not at theirs
Why not look post facts in the facef TIT
farming interests Gin my judgemenD to
very great degree, have paid for tn
building up of this village.
Down with your cedar or stone posts
and stop growing about troublesom
horses, mud and fly time, so that Jake
Susannah, Betsey, Jane and their Toy
and girls may find q hitching post Of
coming to the village that their grand
fathers, fathers and themselves personal
ly have contributed so literally to estab
| lish and maintain. 5. ID.