The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-02-25

had passed the time. So far az could Be
learned. he had eaten nothing In an that
time except berries and ehoke-eherries.
Herman and would have nothing 10 |
say TO him. We thought be bad behaved |
IN . very foolish hammer.
Hermsn was the exact opposite o. |
Burnside 10 temperament. He was = |
practical sort Of boy. not quick asa stu |
dent. bot what be learned once was his
sure possession forever. Strong COM
mon sense was his domlnant trait Of
character. Some sharp stimulus was
Usually required 10 rouse him and set
him 10 thinhng.
The failure Of the windmill boat and
the ridieuls that followed Il appeared
10 furnish the needed stlmnius-
Our homes were 90 farms less than
half mile apart. and Il happened mat
during the following week We were
obliged 10 assist in threshing the crop
Of graln.
NY father owned threshing machine
which was moved from one barn TO an
other. II was = small machine. opersted
BY . hone. and one evening that week.
a. We we're measuring the oats ihreshed
during the day. Herman remarked that
our wOOd-boat might be run By that
.hOrse-power.- n We could only con-
trivs 10 counect the gear TO the shaft
and psddie-wheels which Burnside had
made for bis windmill This impressed
me at once a. q practicable plan We
eonciueed 10 try Il.
But . difRculty arose. We had no
h0rse TO fuTniah The power. and knew Of
10 one from whom We could borrow one.
To hire = horse would reduce ne profits
from the sale Of the wood altogether too
much. Herman proved equal TO thu
emergency.
An unois Of his. farmer living near
u. bad turned out In back pasture an
old odd ox--a heavy. bony. strong
animal. such a. farmers sometimes cali
stag or q -pouf- Herman went 10
his Uneis John and asked for the use Of
The bullock
You may take him n you will feed
him." was the answer.
There were little graasy plate along
ne lake shore. WeobtAIned . long rope
and hitehed the animal out 10 grass
near our wook-osmp. shifting him daily
from place 10 place
Ny father consented 10 allow ne the
use Of the horsepower Of our threshing
machine. and By means Of two cog
wheels from the gsar Of broken now
Ing machine. We connected The -lags-
shaft with the paddle uAeela-
The eontrivanee worked well. beyond
expectations; for vhsn Old Star was
driven up % the lAgs and compelled 10
walk. The paddis wheeh rsvolved and
the boat moved steadily forward. We
found. too. that 4 could b sisered With.
out mach difBculty.
The idea a. poet boat amused
everybody immensslT. Scores Of peopis
; eams 10 see IL a. the soOd-lot, and y her
re took our hrst load Of stove-wood
down the lake 10 the village. = laughing
crowd collected 70 cheer and chaf "a
No doubt Il uas IN odd rig. Herman
, sieered; drove Old Star WITH . stick
, FOR b wss lazy brute. and ne ps6die
: wheels ihrew up water tremendously
When the weather wss calm. about 81
! hour and 20 minutes vas needed 10 rur
) the boat from our WoOd-eamp. a. N
/ Squire Pro-t LOT. 20 the lover end Of N,
! lake. where Ne iartsd our wood. oui
/ nsuai Load ~as about half . cord.
.. When the wesiher vas fair. We mad.
. ne trip daily "a ne morning. and De
iivered the ssorr~ood 10 purchasers Il
: the village by means Of whssibsFrow
{ Generally We resehed The academy Il
I time TO b prrsent 81 the opening en-
{ ereise ~ nine O'Clock Our recitation
were % u O'Clock 10 the forenoon. ant
a two or shrse o'clock IN the after
|, noon- We fOurd considerable lime 70
: study during the Gay. snd eouid stnd,
/. = Hitis Wills making The TIP on n
lake. and nudh a. ouresmp e the WOO
. Iot during the evening.
Z The work Ne did. p-spsring the wood
4 gave Us beueAelsi exsrriss. We hal
keen sppefiies snd enjoyed our cam
a hfe famously. Burnssts came back {
= ~ Aftsr the first week snd was vii
~ tuFisg most q the fan lie prove
a NOT . vsrJ Trustworthy partner. bow
! ever. II The following January be CAV
up study At ths seadeny and Went .
lssrn he trade % tinsnIih IN the VI
. iAgS-
ri he di6 DOT remain thers long. add eui
= ing TIE bszt Eve year, I think hat h
N learnet. or started 10 Kara. al Ices
i -four Different trsdeA An hh lifs. eve
I. 10 this day. be has been trying 70 Ia
a vent something or Othey. but hss nsvs
= really socceedsd- No mors can BE- sal
Of bin than thai he = che Of the NJ
p marcus -mishis- IN llfs. sstiied 10 o.
|. charity. no doubt. bot oct 70 Be- "a
4 eientiy helped By snybOty.
SIM Hermsn and bave often 81
thst ne were under some oblieatiob
a poor Burnsi6s. Anes m idea Of win.
: min boat led us 70 devise The pou
boat. which enabled ~ 70 pursue on