New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
PHYSICAL CULTURE AFIELD
UNCLE BILLY B. TEACHES A CITY CHAP
HOW TO HARDEN HIS "MUSSILS."

gathered on the porch of Homans general store
turned to Uncle Billy as Sandy Johnson spoke.
Uncle Billy had been smoking in a most unusual
silence but now he reused himself, and knocked
he ashes from his pipe, his face lighting up with
a smile of pleasant "reminiscences.
mo | amt quite DONE he said slowly; I'm
all but tho count of having took physikel
cultur along of haydn"
There silence for a moment until one
young giant-a fisherman 10y trade, and so, per-
haps. made brave by Instant warning with the
elements-asked boldly, What's theft"
DO you mean to say" inquired Uncle Billy h.
sternIy "'t'you don't know what physikel cultur
is? Why boy it's the finest thing goin fer the
system-builds up mussil. stren'thens yer lungs.
AN all sides beatin' any labor savin' machine
l ever see for farm work" Uncle Billy turned
8 s.ornful eve on the offender moment, and
continued:
Any of We see tibet dude tibet come on the
: 10 week ago Saturday,
Yes. yes" came from of the group, went
up To your place, didn't he, Billy B.?"
Yes he heerd o. my farm from them city folks
7 was L cur house last year" answered Uncle
Billy. AN he come an wanted to know if ia
take him in to board a spell. l said / would, ef
M and Safe was willin' an we fixed il up
amongst US. Wal. Monday mornn early Sam
ar me went out to the South Medder,-th' grass
Iay Il bin turrible short handed lately, and
warn't very for'ardD Long 'baout o'clock il
begun to cloud up. an | knowed twas like to
rain on my hay. So | run back to the heouse to
s IF | couldn't git help of some sort, IF t was
only the wimmin folks, an ez l went inter the
kitchen thar stood Safe an Ma at the winder.
'Sh' Safe. turnn raound eZ l come in an
putin up her finger. went over an looked out
tho Winder, an thar Of you'll believe me- stood
tibet young man I we'd took in without no col
lar on. a-twirn' two big sticks raound his head
Fust l thought he mad and tryin' TO Kill
some un hut ez l watched l noticed he looked
peaceful enough and didn't pear to aim at
nothn unless t was his own head, which
thought every mint he'd hit and | begun to
think he was crazy. l was fer Ieavn him
kinder work off the fit. but the wimmin wouldn't
hear 10 tibet. Finally Safe sez Dustin into tears
Pa, she, L won't stay in this house
other day with a lunatic like that around. I'll
go straight to Aunt Mariars fust.' she. I
dassent go outdoors with him loose she
Gosh Wimmin is such tarnaI towards,
"Upshot was. got my gun from the corner
and went out Hold on sezee, when he see me
comm. Don't shoot. Mister Thomas Then
he threw down his sticks and seized with
a kinder fit o coughin' sunthin' and had 10
turn round L get his breath Soon's he could
Hte-like I'm sorry sezee. ef I've disturbed ye.'
sezee 1 was only jest takin little exercise
with my Injun clubs. I'm tryn physikel cult
ur', he seq, to build me up. The doctor scr |
need exercise in the open air VII thar |
sez, 1 told Ma and Safe I We warn't crazy. but
they lowed I'd better bring my gum ! ser. He
got kinder red again. and sorter shook inside.
am / was fraid Of another coughn spell, but
he fought il off, and | ser seq J. Warn't ne
workin pretty hard? Wal. I'm tryin' to build
up my mussils. seZee. looked at him an then
/ looked at the sky. The clouds was comm up
East. Wal seq /, twarlin' Injun sticks is good
but it don't hold candle TO ptchn hay furs
the mussils goes is that so?' sezee, Interested
give you mussil enough l. AN fer workin'
up appetite, thar's nothin' like it,.
Wal, twarn't long fore pitchin' hay
together. and he done pretty good fer Il begin
| guess, come night. fer he went to bed early,
but he said twas fine exercise and he felt bet
ter fer il. Ma, she begun TO sCold some when
he went upstairs, but | seq, Look a-here. ma,
bin twirlin' them club sticks, with that field O
hay just ready to he took in and "A shower
comm ur.'
Wal, the next day | calcIated L hoe corn.
Half way daown L the Big Field ] stopt and
sez to myself |. Billy b., / ser, be you