Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-06-05

we couldn't trade much, an she'd
better go. I didn't dispute her, an
soon [ was alone once more, with my
sassages an candles. kind O. wished
afterwards, I'd asked her how they
hitched them hose supporters to the
hoes, an how they worked.
The fire had got down, an hadn't
more'n got it fixed up an another
dozen candles run, when there was
another knock on the side door. This
time it was little lean fellow, carry
in a mop stick. He begun without
any preliminaries, so to speak:
s'Here, madam, you see an entirely
new style of mop. 1t has several ad-
vantages over the mop Of long ago,
one of which is that it screws the
rags, or whatever material your mop
is to be composed of, into the frame
itself. Then, by turning this small
crank, you can ring out your mop
without putting your hands in the
water. Isn't that triumph of me-
chanical skill in the line Of mops,
madam?n AM he fourished his mop
stick in the air as a singin' master
does his baton.
'FWhen you will bring me mop"
says I, ''that will git the water on
stove, heat it, take it off again, an
mop up the floor nice an clean, I'll
buy one Until then, shall stick to
my old mop. You might as we'll go
right on, as I shan't be likely to trade
any to-day"
"But this mop, madam! You will
regret it if you neglect this opportu-
nifty to purchase what I may style the
great ultimatum of mop. Why, just
look at this mop stick, madam!"
cpl look at this broom stick an
to some purpose, too" says L, eff you
don't take yourself off. I'll defend
myself from corset peddlars an walk
in mop sticks, or I'll know the rea-
son why. I declare, here it is most
noon, and my sassages hardly be-
gun"
He looked scat, an sayin' he'd bet
ter go. he took himself off. He hadn't
got out O. the yard, though, before [
saw tall old gentleman with large
square case in his hand, comm in at
the gate He walked round to the
back door, and right into the kitchen.
"Don't let me disturb you, ma'am,
at ALL" he began. 81 merely wish to
call your attention to this paper, for
which I am getting subscribers. 1T is
doubtless the most entertaining and
instructive paper published in the
United States to-day; and besides
that see these magnificent chromOs!
Six of them when you subscribe, and
four steel plates like this every month
afterwards. Isn't that magnificent
offer? Why this picture alone is worth
more than the price Of the paper
which is only fifty cents year.
There, isn't that magnificent like
ness, madame"
'sWho OFF" inquired in cool tones |
as he held up very high colored
picture of man.
"Who!" he fairly yelled. els it |
possible that behold a woman who
does not know the face of our lament
ed Garfield? Why, lots of folks have
this same picture richly framed and
hung in their elegant parlor, and it is
mistaken for an oil portrait. And you
do not know that face?"
''Not that one,'' I answered. ''I've |
seen good pictures of Mr.. Garfield,
and [ have one I set consida'bly by,
myself. But, good land!" says I,
warmin' up to the subject, ''didn't
this country suffer enough in all his
long sickness an death, in the mighty
strain of agony an suspense after
ward in the sickenin' trial of Guiteau,
an since them times, without havin'
them horrid caricatures scattered
broadcast through the land sence?
I amt never seen but few oil-paint-
ms, but L pity anybody that amt
got brains enough to tell that daub
from one. Why, I could paint bet
ter one with house paints an lard oil.
I've been in the art gallery down to
ST. Johnsbury, an I've seen enough
there, an don't banker after news
paper chromos very much. AM when,
I see fifty cent newspaper givin'
away three or four dollars worth Of
paintin's every week, think there's
a fraud somewhere, either among the
publishers or the agents that canvass
for 'em."
But just as I said the last words, the
door slammed. I'd been standin' at
my work with my back to him; an
when looked out of the window, he
was eoin' down the road as if he was