Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-12
ssAus's STONE FENCE.
A iiovi'aE Biisssrd Attempted 20 Raise
II, bat Abandoned tho lob.


A fow years ago an Old Duichman
named Braun bought quarter section
Just below mine. Ito came from Penn
sylvania. and wac hard worker and a
thrifty chap, a. most all Pennsylvania
Duiohmcn are. My farm l. fenced with
bafhed wire. Tho Dutchman didu't like
wire fences, 20 In the spring he planted
y willow hedge around his quarter sec
ton. Summer passed, and the hedge
was growing Ike iimsen weed. when
early IN the fall little black cloud
which had been hangm around over IN
thenorthwest Ill tho afternoon suddenly
fwooped down our WAY and went nppm
aud tearin acrusa Bauns place. II
didn't leave dozen hedge plants
standin.
Then the old man concluded that a
fence which wosl stand agin hard
wind would he cheapest Ia the long run.
aud by the middle Of October he had
built atont rail fonce to replace the
hedge. II was bcanty--seycn rails
high, with locked corners and heavy
rider on every length. But we had
hardly time TO look over tho old mans
hnndiwork aud pronounce It good before
a blizzard struck it and scattered tho
rnils over several neishboring township.
Rather reluctantly Braun then decided
10 follow my example and fence hil
place with barn wire. lie put in place
Of tho Fail fence that was wire fence
which could scarcely be beaten. Il had
large, sawed posts aud fyo heavy wires.
and should have lasted lifetime. II
might have dono 20, perhaps, but for m
unfortunate occurrence. Ono afternoon
carly "a November another blizzard
came saunloring along. puilod up every
blamed fence post, carefully wrapped a
few miles Of wire around them and sailed
of toward Chicago with tho whole outfit
When the hedge was destroyed the
old Duichmun riorcly fighcdi whom tho
rail fenco went no said Gomothing halt
under his breath, when the win fence
followed " he sworc. Then ho tat down.
lighted his Pipe and fell into a brown
study.
Bright and early tho ncNt spring he
began another fence. II was somcthin
entirely new for our country, but 4. was
n dandy aud no mistake. Tho old NAV
act his hired hands TO work plckin M
stones aud haulin powders together.
and In few weeks he had collected
enough of en- 20 build stone wall. It
was rs strong ~ stone and cement could
make II, and was four foot wido and
three feet high. Ono afternoon. Just
after IL was completed, Braun was
poiniin out TO me the iino points Of bis
now wall, when we noticed a black
cloud over agin the western horizon.
There's trouble over thar. old man. +"
said /. THAT blamed thing Is icst ro'ln
up its sleeves aud fpittin on Is. hands
and geitln ready Tor business. TN ho
along here, too, In about two minutes"
"Noll, let II COON"
Then, rs there wasn't anythin else 70
do, we rat down 10 watch a. II came
zippin along, twistln of trees close 10
the ground or. pullin en- by the roots,
cuttin the prairie grass as clean ~ %
mower could have done u aud swocpin u
clean path. When Il reached that wall
It Just stopped a moment ms II 10 look It
over, and could swear heard achucklc.
Then Il stopped and caught hold OF III,
edge Of the masonry. It held together
well. but up 1t came, slowly and steadily
jest when tho wall had been turned half
over tho blizzard suddenly gave u groan,
Loot It's grip and loosened It's hold. The
wall settled down upon its side and the
blizzard jumped over Il aud went howl.
in ont Of sight.
"vcll! said Braun jubllantly. "vot
l told you. Dot fence Is dandy. don't
~ IL "a Won feet higher now ~ peiore
dot Wind COON along" And he winl,cl
the other eye.-Sou,h Dakota Cor. Chi.
cngo Now.