Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-03-08


spoke to me and says he,
Can you direct me, mem, to JOSIAH
Allen's house,"
ut is about mile from here" and
added, In friendly tone. ''Josiah is my
husband"
us he?" says he, in genteel tone.
"Yes," says l. "We have been t.
townsville, and our colt ran down tina
cross-road, and"
III see," says he, interruptin' of me
81 see how it is" And then he went OF
In lower tone, "If you think of buyin
sewin'-machine, don't get one of tina,
Teller In the wagon behind you. I know
him well-he Ia one of the most worth
less shacks in the country, as you Car
plainly see by the looks OF his scounte.
nance. Ii l ever see a face on which
knave and villain Is wrote down, it is or
hisen. Any one with half-an-eye car
see that he would cheat his grandmothe
out of her snutf-handkerchief, if he go,
a chance"
He talked 80 fast that couldn't get
chance to put in word edgeways for
Josiah.
"llis sewin'-machines are utterly
worthless. He haint never sold one yet
ne can't! His character has got out
folks know him. There was a lady tell
ing me, the other day, that her machine
she bought Of him all fell to pieces In
less than "a hours after she bought it !;
fell onto her infant, sweet little babe,
and crippled it for life. | see your hus-
band is havin' hard time of it with that
colt. l will jest hitch my horse here to
the fence, and go down and help him.
| want to have little talk with him be-
fore he comes back here" So he started
off on the run.
l told Josiah what he said about him,
for 1t madded me, but Josiah took it cool.
lie seemed to love to set there and see
them two men run. Inever did see q
colt act as that one did. They didn't
have time TO pass word with each other,
to tind out their mistake, it KEEP 'em on
Keen run. They would get it headed
toward u, and then it would kick up it's
heels and run onto some lot, and canter
round In circle, with its head up in the
air, and then bring up short against the
fence. And then they would leap over
the fence. The fust one had white pan
falcons on, but he dind't mind 'em; over
ne would go, right into sikuta or elder
bushes. And they would wave their
hats at it, and boiler, and whistle. and
bark like dogs, and the colt would whin-
ner and start off agin right the wrong
way, and them 2 men would go a-pontin'
after it. They had been a-runnin' nigh
on to half-an-hour, when good-look;n'
young Teller come along, and SEEM me
a-settin' still and holdin' the old mare,
he up, and says,
'sAre you in any trouble that 1 can
assist you?"
Says l, "We are going home from
Jonesville, Josiah and me, and our colt
got away and"
But Josiah interrupted me, and says
he, "And them fools a-caperin' after it
are sewin'-machine agents."
The good-l0okin' chap see all through
it in minute, and he broke out into a
laugh it would have done your soul good
to hear, it was SO clear, and hearty, and
honest. But he didn't say word; he
drove out to 60 by US, and we see then
that he had machine in the buggy.
"Are you agent:" says Josiah.
"Yes," says he.
"What sort Il machine is this here?'
says Josiah, liftin' up the oil-cloth from
the machine in front of him.
"a pretty good one" says the Teller,
..ia1kin' st the name on it.
Is YOURS dS ROOu g SaYS JOSlans
81 think it is BETTER" says he. And
then he started for his horse.
s'Hello! STOP" says Josiah.
The Teller stopped.
'.Why don't you run down other fel-
lers' machines, and beset US to buy
yours?"
because l don't make practice of
stoppin' people in the street."
"Do you haunt folks day and night
foller 'em up ladders, through trap-doors,
down cellar and under the barn?'
"No," says the young chap. 81 show
people how my machine works. If they
wantSit, sell it; and if they don't, |
leave"
Chow much is your machine?" says
Josiah.
"75 dollars"
"Can't YOU" says Josiah-'because
look so much like your old father, or
because | am Methodist, or because
my wife's mother used to live neighbor
to your grandmother-let me have it for
25 dollars?"
The Teller got up in his wagon, and
turned his machine round so we could
see it plain. 1t was a beauty. And says
he,
"You see this machine, sir. I think ii
is the best one made, although there is
no great difference between this and The
one over there; but l think what differ
ence there is in this ones favor. You
can have it for IS dollars if you want it
if not, l will drive on"
"How do you like the looks on it, Sa.
mantha?'
Says 1, "It Is the kind wanted to
get"
Josiah took out his wallet and counted
out IS dollars, and says he,
"Put that machine into that wagon
where Samantha is"
The good-lookin' young Teller was jest
liftin' of it in, and countin' over his
money. when the 2 fellers come up with
the colt. 1t seemed that they had had
a explana ton as they were comm back.
l see they had as quick as ketched sight
on 'em, for they was a-walkin' one on
one side of the road, and the other on
the other, most tight up to the fence
They was most dead, the colt had run
'em so, and 1t did seem as if their faces
couldn't look no redder nor more madden
than they did, as we hitched right on
'em. But they did when Josiah thanked
'em for drivin' back the colt, and when
thok he al hoI &c