Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-23
OBEYED INSTRUCTIONS.
Why Farmer Brnster's Field Looked
as n II was Moved by
Lightning.

This is one of big Ben Chadbourne's
latest. He says it happened in Ok
ford county, not so very many years
ago. relates the Lewiston (Me.) Jour
nal:
There's n farmer up there by the
name of Braster. Braster is good
enough fellow to work for, but he's "A
bit cranky at times and one of the
things he is down on is a hired man
'thet's aluz stickin his nose jim where
it amt wanted"
One summer he let n man go be
cause he was too blamed interested in
the why and wherefore of the things
he was asked to do. The next day
stranger came along and said he was
looking for work. He was gooo
husky-loolng chap and Braster was
pleased with his appearance, but he
wasn't going to take any chances and
get caught as he had the last time.
kin ye do what ye're told without
nskin' any durn-fool questions?" he
queried, peering out at the fellow
from under his bushy eyebrows.
The fellow allowed that he could do
that to the queens taste, and they
struck up trade.
'Well," said Braster. after the
agreement was reached, take that
air scythe and foller me down to the
field and I'll show we what | want
done"
They went down to the field and
Braster gave his orders.
"lou NOW that field, an don't We
ask any fool questions. tell We to
NOV it an thet's all there is to it.
You pull off your coat an pitch right
in. I'm goin' up to the house an
leave ye.''
The fellow pulled off his blouse and
got grip on the scythe. ANY par
ticuar way you want it mowed?" he
said, as he poised himself to start
THAR We go" snorted Braster, test
ily, thar We go. askin' questions the
fust thing. Didn't | tell We wanted
We to NOV thet field without askin
any questions? Can't We hear or are
We deaf? We see that yaller dog out
by the fence on t'other side of the
field? Well, We NOW right fer hin
an don't yet let me hear another viz
out of ye."
With that Braster stalked off t.
the house. swearing softly to himsel
about the ways of hired men.
At the end of about three hours h,
went back to see how the new MAJ
was getting along. When he got t,
the field he saw the most eXtraor
binary sight that a man ever saw in
! moving field. There were cleanl,
moved paths all through the stand
ing grass, some of them fairl
straight. others that looked like tn
? through mountains. and others tina
resembled the path fellow make
$ when he has been looking on the Gu
! that cheers and also inebriates. Fl
; looked at il in speechless wrath I'd
several minutes. and then he hollere
P at the top of his voice to the neN
5 man. who was circling over the bac
l part of the piece.
e Come here, We crazy galoot!" h
= yelled.
: The fellow cane and leaned on hi
n sneth, calmly waiting for the storr
Il to begin.
Y What in the name of the seve
= hot ovens do you reckon you've bee
:. doin', galloping over that field like
n loonatic?" he sputtered.
e What you told me to-" answere
= the new man. steady as clock. "I'l
V one of them Message-to-Garcia' fe
n lers. Ye told me to NOW fer tina
Y yaller dog an not ask emmy durn-fo'
e questions. An | done it. The go
h burned dog didn't stay still. Thet
e ALL"