The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-10
JOSH'S BAR-L.

Inc andlOrd or the tavern at Gee-
vile in the Hemlock Belt was all
alone in the bar.room the first time
l ever entered that unique hostelry,
one cold day in December, and i had
scarcely closed the bar-room door,
when taking his pipe out OF his
mouth for the purpose, he said:
Josh Emberly's found his bar'L."
When / recovered from my sur
prise at this strange greeting, | as
sured the landlord that L was glad
Mr.. Emberly had found his barrel,
but | had TO admit that tn was the
first intimation / mad had tDat he
had lost his barrel.
Night be ore Thanksgiving" said
the landlord, placing his pipe on the
~chimneypie c and oking up the fire
in the fire place. '"iit out Ring"
This was addressed To an old hound
snOOZing at n side of the wide
hearth and was accompanied by a
kick from the landlords boot. The
hound got up and walked la2ilv to
the opposite side Of the hearth and
was soon continuing his nap there.
The landlord resumed his pipe and
his chair, and said:
Gold day" a
1t is. indeed" l replied, sitting
down by the fire. The landlord took
his pipe from his mouth, stared at
me a moment, and then said;
DAY before Thanksgivin', l
mean"
oh" said /. 'Was it,"
"Desper't cold" replied the land
lord. TOO cold fer hog KILN. so
Josh kimberly put his'n OIL. Thought
mebbe it mowt be all right Thanks
givin' Day. Josh had his bar'l all
ready, though to pack his pork in.
Got it O. me. Powerful proper bar'l.
Hated like p'ison TO let him hev it.
Wanted it myself. Pork bar'ls is
skecrccr'n June bugs IN Janiwerry.
But Josh hung on fer me to sell him
the bar'l. bunny Josh never told yc
bout that bar'l."
| said to the landlord that there
was nothing strange about it, as /
had never seen Mr.. Emberly.
'JOsh amt poorly sociable, that's
So" continued the landlord. Never
did like cOmp'ny. Mowt Ell well show
himself to We fust ez last, though.
Josh he hung on an hung on fer me
TO sell him the bari.
"'Josh, says |, 'bar'ls is bar'ls jis
now
know it, says Josh. An | want
that bar'l bad, says he.
Josh, says i, twenty shilrn
with q bad!'
Poorly blame hefty lot, that Is"
says Josh.
JOSH says l, 'bar'ls is bar'ls'
know it, says Josh. Twenty
shillin' it ISL says he.
"Hated like p'ison to let him hev
il. Think Josh wanted il eZ much
ez TWENTY-FIVE shilPn wuth O. bad.
Git out ring"
The old hound &C epted his mast
er's kick without protest and got up
and walked back to his former pla c
by the hearth aud went TO sleep
again.
Josh took the bar'l home" re-
sumed the landlord after lighting his
pipe. "Was gcin' to hog kill day be-
tore Tnanksgivin'. Too desper't cold.
Put il of. Thought mebbe it mowt
be all right Thanksgivin' Day.
Couldn't ben "A pro erer day Ter a hog
KILN than Thanksgivin' Day turned
out. Seen that soon ez l got up in
the mornin'.
Jane says / To my Oh woman.
Providence don't seem To be holdin'
no grudges ag'in Josh Emberly,' says
l.
"''Tain't fer you TO ledge O. that
David, says Jane.
Couldn't he a hog-killin'er day
than this un' could THAI says l.
'Tha's them that hain't got no
hogs TO KILL says Jane
Jane says /, stick to the pint.
Couldn't be a hog-killin'er day than
this un,' says 1.
'Stumped her.
David saws she, a hog-killin'er
day than this / never see, saws she.
"'Mcon is right fer hog KILN.
too SAYS / Pork won't shrink i'm
the bari when it's killed this time
q the moon saws l.
Yes said Jane, but here's hair
cuttin'.' "a 5 she. 'S'pose tha's folks
that wants their hair cut, says she.