The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-26
STORIES REFLECTING LIFE
Uncle Billy Becomes Solicitors About
Old-Time Doings, Corn-Huskings, Etc.
High Tone of Meridian Street Coachman-
Mothers Distraction with Destructive Boys
u. S. Attorney 8 Ofice-Type of Kicker.

"Alss." said Uncle Billy Jones, "you
needn't be a-tellin' me that the children of
this day apd age amt goin' to rack and
ruin. What with their hoss-racin', base
ball and bIoyokles. it's plain to be seen they
amt comm TO no good. i see by this here
paper here a man In Mizzoory has invented
q machine for shuckin' corn. What's to
become of the huskin' bees an the red. ear-
klss-the- girl that-gets-it business, I'd like
to know7 Tell me. boy"
"Ha, hap laughed little Willie Jones.
"Ms, just listen to Uncle Billy. l guess
you're an old fogy. Uncle Billy. Out at
the cannin' factory they been huskin' corn
by machines all winter. They puts the
years On long chain what keeps goin'
round an round without never comm to a
end, an this ere chain takes 'em thro' q
business what's got a sharp knife The
knife goes chop. chop an out comes the
year at tn other end naked AS o doll
before it's got any clothes on. They husks
more'n corn. too They husks peas. an
Deems, an termaters, an | don't know
what all. 1 was out Their tn other day am
eeed 'en, how they do 1t. They puts in
the peas. vines an all. an the little peas
comes just a rattlln' out tn other end. They
amt got no machine for huskin' termaters
yet. but they scalds 'em with steam an the
hands. The man said they's fortune
in il for the man at could invent
machine to do Ii. / think I'll
try it myself. The man said they's TELLER
here in indynoplis what invented ma
chine to husk Deens and he went crazy over
it. He's out tn insane asylum now He
invented business to carry in your pocket
to tell when your house Ia on fire an the
man said one er luther drove him crazy.
Uncle Billy, do You think I'd 60 crazy if
mt
II hope So" said Uncle William, grnb-
bling his hat and making q bee line for the
side door. +
Ideas of style and high tone pervade the
North MeridIan-street ooachmen as well as
the North Meridian-street residents. as
will be seen by the following. which oc-
Cured the other day: A trusty colored
man. who had lived In one place for many
years. had occasion, by q change in his
employers residence. pending the formers
absence. to find another place. In due
time the employer returned, and Jehu, who
was a very nice and well-dressed individu-
al. came back to live with him. Il was
of singular propriery of conduct and q
close observer of stable furnishings ETC..
and, strange to say. the general make up
and decoration well.
came back seeking his old place again.
what do you think of the Smithsf" refer-
ring. of course. TO the people with whom he
had been living during the time.
They are nice people, Mr.. Brown; very
nice people, indeed" replied he. Here he
hesitated q moment.
well. John, what next; why didn't you
stay therew
We'll" stammered he, 1.-The reason was
that I-l-thoughr they were very nice
folks but didn't like the way their house
was furnished. They are nice people. you
see. MIR. b.. bnt yon see they had a little
too much plushr' He knew the difference
between "a little too much plush" and u
house furnished in velvet and upholstered
leather. +
An extraordinary case of destructiveness
was that reported in family having three
boys. all under six years of age. The moth
er thought she heard the crash of breaking
china in an adjoining room. and. suspect
ing her hopefuls were. as usual. MP to mis-.
chief. hurried to see what the matter was.
She found the door locked. and called to
the children to open 1t and let her in. She
could get no answer. but could hear her
boys amusing themselves pounding her
best dishes with sticks. She tried to force
the door in. but 1t would not yield. She
knocked and knocked, she called ana
called. but the Youngsters knew their I'D.