Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-03-08
OUR sUFFERENs WITH AGENTS
BY Josiah Aliens Wife,

fBy Josiah Aliens Wife.
NVr Il done pretty we'll this year
I The crops came in first-rate
and then Josiah had or {
head of cattle to turn off, anC
W. he proposed I should have ;
sewin'machine. Though W.
don't coo at each other } much as som,
do, my pardner, Josiah, is attached tt
me with firm and almost cast-iron de-
votedness.
But 1 said to him, "Josiah, / had
rather Tirzsh Ann would have organ,
because IL she Is ever goin' to learn tt
play, now is the time. And have got s
couple of SEWN. machines, that have rur
pretty we'll for upwards Dwell, II
hain't no matter how many years, but
quite number, anyway"
But Josiah hung on to that machine
and Tirzah Ann seemed sot onto her or
gan, and, finally, Josiah ups, and says
he, 81 will get both on 'em.' And Tir.
zah and me thought we would let him
have his head In the matter.
Soft got out that we was goin' to buy
sewin'-m machine, and organ. Wall,
we made up our minds on Friday, pretty
late in the afternoon, and on Monday
forenoon | was a-washin', when l heard
a knock at the front door, and / wrung
my hands out of the water, and went
and opened it.
A slick-lookin' Teller stood there, and /
invited him in, and set him chair.
81 hear you are a-talkin' of buyin' a
musical instrument for your daughter
says he.
''No," says I, "we are goin' to buy a
organ ,
Not that have any interest in it at all,
only don't want to see you imposed
upon. 1t fairly makes me mad to see a
that persuasion myself. Organs are
liable to fall to pieces any minute. There
haint no dependence on 'em at all; the
insides of 'em are liable to break out any
Minute. II you have any regard for your
own welfare and safety, you will buy a
piano. Not that l have any interest In
advising you, only my stern devotion to
the cause of right. Pianos never wear
out"
"Where should we 60 to get one?''
says l, for didn't want Josiah to throw
away his property.
"Wal," says he, "as it happens, I guess
/ have got one out here in the wagon. l
believe 1 threw one toto the bottom of
the wagon this mornin', as I was aeon
in down by here on business. / am glad
now that / did, for it always makes me
feel ugly to see Methodist imposed up.
on
Josiah came into the house in few
minutes, and told him about it; and,
says I, GLOW lucky it is, Josiah, that we
found out about organs, before it was
too late!"
But Josiah asked the price, and said he
wasn't goin' to pay out no 300 dollars,
for he wuzzn't able. But the man asked
If we was willin' to have it brought into
the house for spell-we could do as we
was mind 10 about buyin' it; and, Of
course, we couldn't refuse, 30 Josiah al
most broke his back a-liftia' it in. And
they sot it up in the parlor, and after
dinner the man went away.
had just got back to my washin' agir
0 had had to put it away to get dinner,
when heard knockin' again to tn
front door, and pulled down my DIRE IS
sleeves, and went and opened it, anC
there stood tall, slim Teller, and the
kitchen bein' all cluttered up, opened
the parlor door, and asked him in there
And the minute he ketched sight of tina
piano, he just lifted up both hands, ant
says he,
ssYou haint got one Of them heren'
He looked so horrifiedtha it skairt me
and says / in almost trembiD' tones,
s.What is the matter with 'em?' and
added, in a cheerful tone, 1--WE hahn
bought it."
He locked more cheerful, too, and say
he, ssYou may be thankful enough tina
YOU haint. There haint no music in ZEN
at all. Hear that" says he, goin' up
and strikin' the very top note. 1t die
sound lat enough.
Saws /, ssThere must be more music il
It than that, though haint no judge a
ALL
uWal, hear that, then" and he wen
and struck the very bottom note. "Yo1
see Jest what it is, from top to bottom
But it haint its total lack Ut music tina
makes me despise pianos SO !; it is becaus
they are so dangerous"
dangerous" says l.
"Yes, 10 thunder storms, you see,
SAYS he, liftin' up the cover. "Here
Is, all wire, enough for so lightDin'-rod
draw the lightuin' right into the room
Awful dangerous! No money woul
tempt me to have one in my house, witt
sleep a wink, thinkin' had exposed zen
to such danger"
"Good Lord !" says l, II never though
on it before"
"wal, now you have thought of II
You see plainly that an organ is jus
what you need. They are full of music
safe, healthy, and don't cost half s
much"
SaysI, "An organ was what we ha
set our minds on at first"
"wal, 1 have got one out here, and
will bring it in"
"what il the price?" says /.
400 and 80 dollars" says he.