New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-06
SUMMER CROP OF BOARDERs
HAS TAKEN THE PLACE OF OTHER
CROPS UP IN SULLIVAN COUNTY.

YES" said Uncle "sr' Baldwin. of Kiamesha,
''the crops air comm on we'll Been putty wet and
cold for EN- but they air comm now-comin' wells
you expect. Takes leetle hot weather To
bring 'em. We brought load down yesterday
what kinder took by s'prise. The way two
mothers and six babies an half dozen grown up
ones. Surprisin' how the babies come out here;
must be New-York produces lots Of en-
I'VE don't particular banker after babies an
half grown ups nuther. They kinder spon the
nights for those that don't have no chicks But We
have to accommodate all kinds OF course We
have 10 draw the line sOmewheres. 'Tother day We
had to refuse to take couple jest because the lady
sOt dog she had that she wanted 1t
to sleep in the room with her an eat at the table
Couldn't nOwise low that an she got sort OF ried
an went away. Last 1 heard of her she was goin'
back TO New-York. Said she'd live in the city
through the summer rather than stay among such
heathens. Putty tough to call us heathens-
What about other crops, did you ask? What other
crops do YOU mean? What Hay. corn, wheat. an
SIGH stuff? Oh don't raise them no more. What
for? They don't pay. Cess you haven't kept Up
with the agriculture of the day roun these here
parts. Why, them crops amt been raised here for
wears The only crops that pays air the summer
boarders That's what supposed you was askin'
information about. ] all the newspapers pub
lish lots of things about them teln' what they're
doin', and what they're going TO do Now, you
want items like that L kin give you some Lots
dom up at our house. We're fulrs tick. an
putty gay.
why the folks brought up that game
what dive call it-pingy -de-pOng, or something like
that? WAL they Just play that every night an
every rainy day. Silly sort of game, but don't
dare say L jest laughs at it. an let EN-
ahead. But t'other day they kinder got the laugh
on me- l ran short OF nesting eggs for them Old
Dominick hens of mine. an sOrter concluded I'd
use some of the pingy-depOng balls in place of en-
So Just picked up few that waz scattered rOun
on the floor an put EN- in the nest. They Jest did
the work we'll an the old hens began TO lay again.
rOOES I'm Sad
an she had to go and snOop aroun' in the nests
for fresh eggs an cook half dozen OF them balls
for breakfast. She couldn't nowise see the diff
ference but the boarders could. an they acted as
If they waz goin' to get mad at havin' pingy-de-
pong balls served up for eggs But jest laughed
the matter off. an told 'em that 1t was joke on
the cook that 1 had calkerlated to play l had
told her that they waz new kind OF bantam eggs.
an she believed it. That kinder set everybody
laughiu an put 'em in good spirits again. But
amt usin any pingy-de-pOng balls for nestin
eggs.
''Of course there's plenty Of more news items
Lots of 'em. Bout enough 10 fill a whole page
We're always doin' somethin' up at our house
'Tother night they got up a musical, and Jerushy
Ann j'ined the boarders in a cake walk say now
any Of EN- ladies from New-York- Jerushy. Ann
amt ann neVg her IOS5 bere 6e is over in that ioshs
with the red hat on Why. she's that putty that
anything red comes aroun simply lets heT pass
nm any Ile win IN nTI reo tb az an Wait on tP
table proper. too -,
ers You mean. Why, of course. we've got lots OF
prominent Newly orkerS StaNin with, Us lam
likely you'll find many in any other boardln
house or hotel in Sullivan County, No, Stree, 1
don't think you'll find their ekal in hull state
Mention few? WAL. let me see. It's kind OF
hard to begin. there's many OF en- TheTe IS
CAPTAIN Bill AndersOn-him that caught the pick
ereI last summer what weighed a pound more n
Sam Wilson's first baby. IL waz a whopper, an
Captain Bill tickIed mOre'n he waz when the
Widow Bailey accepted him Yes. of course, Cap
tain Bits known in New-YOrk. He goes there
every winter. Then there's Colonel Silas Bene-
dict-a sort of namesake OF mine, and mighty
fine fellow. too He's here with his wife ana two
bloomn' daughters. The Colonel will some day be
Governor of New-York II he gets votes enough-
He's a great politician Runs huh ward IN New
York an stands right in with the reform party
Said he'd give a berth if I'd cum TO New-NOrk
an settle But / said. no. Stree, all the berths
and staterooms in the hull ship OF state couldnt
get me out OF Sullivan County. Why. there amt
nothin like this county. an specially this part
roun' Kiamesha in the hell world l raise colts
here that gains a pound day. an don't feed en-
on nothin' much morn the air It's jest fine for
colts and people. That turkey gobbler over there
has been gainin' a pound day since he waz born
an I'll have 10 kin him next thanksgiving Day,
or he'll get be big : an ostrich Yes. the
air is putty fine here. an the people. too some
day I'll tell you more bout it, Yes. that's all
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