The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-05-03

UMPHANT FARMER
AT last Bartlett sprang forward, and
the next instant found himself sitting
on a piece of the rock of the coun-
try, with thousand humming birds
buzzing in his head, while stars and
the landscape around joined in a dance
together. The blow was sudden, well
placed and from the shoulder
THAT said Yates, standing over
him, lis 1776-the revolution-when, to
use your own phrase, we met We, fit We
and licked ye. How do you like it?
Now, if my advice is of any use to you,
take broader view of history than
you have done. Don't confine yourself
too much to one period. Study up the
war of the revolution bit"
Bartlett made no reply. After sitting
there for awhile until the surrounding
landscape assumed it's normal condi-
ton, he arose leisurely, without saying
word. He picked the reins from the
backs Of the horses and patted the
nearest animal gently. Then he mount
ed to his place and drove off. The pro-
fessor had taken his seat beside the
driver, but Yates, putting on his coat
and picking up his cane, strobe along
in front, switching off the heads Of
Canada thistles with his walking-stick
as he proceeded.
CHAPTER ".
Bartlett was silent for long time,
but there was evidently something on
his mind, for he communed with him
self, the mutterings growing louder
and louder until they broke the still
ness; then he struck the horses, pulled
them in, and began his soliloquy over
again. At last he said abruptly to the
professor:
whats this revolution he talked
about?"
1T was the war Of Independence, be-
ginning in 1776."
'Never heard of it. Did the Yanks
fight us?'
The colonies fought with England"
What colonies?'
The country now called the United
States"
They fit with England, Ell? Which
licked?"
THE colonies won their independ-
ence"
''That means they licked US. l don't
believe a, word of it. Pears to me I'd
"a heard of it; fur I've lived in these
parts long time"
1T was little before your day."
$50 was 1912; but my father fit in it.,
an never heard him tell of this rev.
olution. He'd "a known, 1 sh'd think.
There's niger in the fence some
where's"
We'll, England was rather busy at
the time with the French"
''Ah, that was it, was it? I'll bet Eng
land never knew the revolution was
a-goin' on till it was over. Old Ma
poleon couldn't thrash 'em, and it don't
stand to reason that the Yanks could,
l thought there was some slzulldug-
gerry. Why, it took the Yanks four
years to lick themselves. I got book
at home all about Napoleon. He was a
tough cuss."
The professor did not feel called upon
to defend the character Of Napoleon,
dAO oO ollcLCc OlCc more OeSCGnQGO
upon them. Bartlett seemed a good
deal disturbed by the news he had Just
heard of the revolution, and he growled
to himself, while the horses suffered
more than usual from the whip and the
hauling back that invariably followed
the stroke. Yates was some distance
ahead, and swinging along at great
rate, when the horses, apparently Of
their own accord, turned in at an open
gateway and proceeded in their usual
leisurely fashion towards a large barn
past a comfortable frame house with q
wide veranda in front.
This is my place." said Bartlett,
shortly.
II wish you had told me few min
utes ago." replied the professor, SPRING
ing off, $50 that I might have called to
my friend" ...:
''I'm not frettin' about him." said
Bartlett, throwing the reins to young
man who came out Of the house.
Remark ran to the road and shout
ed loudly to the distant Yates. Yates
apparently did not hear him, but some
thing about the next house attracted
the pedestrians attention, and after
standing for moment and gazing to-
wards the west he lOolxed around and