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

heard Josiah say that he wouldn't give
cent over a hundred dollars for one"
"Wal," says the Teller, "I'll tel
you what I'll do. Your coun
tenance looks so kinder natural tt
me, and i like the looks of the countr,
round here so well, that II your mind Ii
made up on the price you want to pay,
won't let trifle Of so dollars part us
You can have it for l00."
Wal, the end ont was, he brung 1t in
and sot 1t up the other end of the parlor
and drove off. And when Josiah cam,
in from his work and the children came
home from school, they liked 1t first-rate
But the very next day, new agen
came, and he looked awful skairt wher
he ketched sight of that organ, and awfu
mad and indignant, too.
"That william haint been a-tryin' to ge
one of them organs off onto you, has
he?" says he.
"What is the trouble with 'em?" says
|, In an awestruck tone, for he looked
bad.
"Why," says he, "there is a heavy
mortgage on every one Of his organs. II
you bought one of him, and paid for it
it would be liable to be took away from
you any minute. when you was right ir
the middle of tune, leavin' you a-settin
on the stool, and you would lose every
cent of your money!"
Good gracious" says I, for it skairt
me to think what a narrow chance we
had run. Wal, finally, he brung in one
of hisen, and set it up in the kitchen, the
parlor bein' full on 'em.
Wal, he driv off, and he hadn't more'n
got out of sight when the first organ-man
came, and treated him pretty cool,
thinkin' in my own mind how he had
tried to cheat us. He see my frigidness,
and asked me to tell him what was the
matter, and finally up and told him.
And then, oh, how that man swore! He
said "the Teller that jest left was the big
gest liar in North America He had been
turned out of church after church jest for
lynn" and then he offered to bring
down lawyer to prove it was lie, and
says he, "Ill swear to It,"
"You have swore enough about it
now" says coolly, and almost frigidly,
for was a-gettin' out of patience with
the whole caboodle of 'em.
Wal, the next day new one come.
He asked 100 and IS dollars for hisen in
the first place; but when Josiah told him
he had one offered to him for 100, he said
we might have his for 80 dollars, and he
would throw in stool and tune-book
and spread for it.
"Can't you throw In a nice little melc-
deon?" Gays Josiah, for 1t sickened
that man to see 'em 60 on so.
To see man fall down IS dollars
to one fall! That Teller hung round the
biggest part of the day was there to din
ner and supper, but Josiah didn't give
him no decided answer, and finally he
went off. But no sooner would one swarm
60 than another would come and before
the week was out the house was chuck
full you couldn't turn round without
hittin' against SEWN machine, or pi-
ano, or suthin'.
And the fellers a-comin' and goin' at
all hours! For spell at first, Josiah
would come in and talk with 'em, but
after while he got tired out, and when
he would see one a-comin', he would start
on run for the barn and hide, and
would have to stand the brunt of it alone.
One Teller see Josiah a-runnin' for the
barn, and he followed him In, and Josiah
dove under the barn, as found out after
ward. | happened to see him a-crawlin'
out after the Teller drove off. Josiah
came in a-shakin' himself, for he was all
covered with straw and feathers, and
says he,
81 will buy gun the first hard work
do
Says 1, 81 would be asham' d Of N.Y.
self, Josiah Allen. guess it haint no
harder for me than it is for you"
"Wal, was a-calculatin' to make it
easier for you. What do you suppose |
was a-goin' to shootin' 'em for? 1t would
help YOU as much as it would me to thin
'em off a little"
Says l, "Josiah, to say nothin' of the
wickedness of it, it wouldn't do no good.
Don't you remember the fox in the BRAN
bles? Let the old swarm remain, for if
you drive 'em off, hungryer set would
come, and then | should be utterly de-
voured.'"
Wal, this took place about noon.
had awful headache, and i told Josiah,
says I, Chow 1 am goin' to tussle with
them agents this afternoon, don't know,
epjoin' such poor health as do to-day"
When l felt well, could get along
with 'em better, but it didn't seem to me
as il could argue with em all the after
noon, feelin' as did, and Josiah had got
to 20 up into the woods to work.
Says Josiah, "Tll fix 'em. I'll set a
trap jest outside of the gate and ketch
'em in it,"
Says |, ''That would do no good JOSH
an; for If you should disable 'em, l
should only have 'em to take care of !;
and if you should ketch one in it, the
rest could get over the fence"
Says Josiah, "Can't fix the clothes
line 80 it would trip 'em up?'
"Not in the daytime" says / depress-
eddy.
"Take that old pop-gun of Thomas
Jefferson's, and load 1t with beetjuice,
and shoot 'em with it, and make 'em
think you have drawed blood"
"There haint no beet-juice," says /, In
a gloomy tone. Sand if there was, how
could take aim, with my head as it is
to-day?"
"Wal," says Josiah, ~ have got to 60
anyway. You lock up the house and &c
to bed, and mebby you can keep 'em
out"
And 80 did, as soon as Josiah started
off. let down the curtains and locked
the doors, and laid down. heard knock.
in to the door a good many times, and
a considerable mOvin' and stampin' round
the house, but nev,r stirred till it was
.; So k<> fhar