New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06
MONEY ~ BAYONETS.
HOW 4 BLACKSMITH TURNED THEM INTO ONION
HOES. -so,
From The Washington Star.

HOW A BLACKSMITH TURNED THEM INTO ONION
HOES -s4i
From The Washington Star. -
II wish | could pick UP the bayonets that new
been thrown away around Santiago" said black.
smith in one OF Washnston's downtown sno"
What earthly good would they do YOU asked
a hystander. - - -. -, ,L,, %.
piled the blacksmith Just as | did once oeiore
with the bayonets that were picked UP al Ah''s'a@
and Harper's Ferry.
We'll don't know as 1t did me any sood-iess s,
%s 1s tb. d'f e the 'p reason trat think would IKE
TO try it again. was young man when me W., VA
was mace I IN the mountains OF Maryland bad
learned my trade Of my father who fell at iie it
to shoeing farm horses and mules. repairing reap
ers and and doing odd jobs OF all k,n ~
Prices better then than they are now ahu ~
country had some cash in It, did we! ana a'a
by a little capital: ~ $500 - - ~.
mountain came into my shop with bayons H, n
his hand. on the other arm was little basket "
Cap, he said. as he lad the bayonet on q.
anvil my unyin patch Is all so CORN up wn me-
eetle narrcr hoe outen this bayne, fer this ys,s
mess o eggs. | reckon Id hev right gooa '"A"''
Il took the bayonet and hit It a tap against 10:
anvil and ii rang like bell There was Inc . o...
Of steel in IT, and kne% eva could ann wa SSs n!' Il
bayonets Army muskets and swords ke klhs
S" be ssa stuck 'ss'ss
a very pretty little onion hoe for the old man IN.
cut of about two-thirds OF the steel then oent wa
rest around nearly square with the. fsrrue am
nened i out into nice shsrB Sa 90 , fn 'ass
noe handle could he put into IT, There happ,en 'ss
be old handle stsnains in the corner q hung ing
shop and put In n, fSr pr ns Ns Saen weapon
You ever SOW The old fellow was delighted so1 :
few days later he came n again and 'Sd me thin thin
and 50 sharp and strong that II was play 70 Az
onions. something that had always heard oe'o''
What he said set me TO thinking II a bayons
made such good onion hoe why was mere no.
sd for %af SnS IN am ar ss5
enough raising onions IN "A few days ne,s saUst
OF the old man came into the shop WIN O"' Sew.
eral others followed his example n the neH mem ssn
or so and bayonet hoes came to he known AM s ia
several pos,o,ces around there hat would pay
i've cents apiece for bayonets They came e, " ,no
hoes. which finished Off nicely as knew nvr
paper. and finally another In Agricultural pape.i
$nS cents for the and as as:
Ave minutes to make one when was WAS al
least IS cents proat each hoe had , ns N.Y. N.Y.
count to make to the trade sold every rad, rad il.
creased until bayone,s began t, ge, scarce ahS Sor
had to offer seven. eisht and finally zen ee a, that
Ssy9ne'S But nI for s year or Two sold the hoes
hundreds and got very well fixed 1nanciasS ~ bib.
ca noon Of beating swords into S sas very
and shears into pruning hooks ms ~, Ma a good
fetching with all sorts OF good Soi p'S SS only
they a hrst-class article but as reh ,,srced
war Some q those oayontts h s h no lie blood ou
upon the ereensward on the bat's s nss 1 put
South. II is good 10 think thar tnt p, 70 man
them to was more peaceful and useiu "
kind"