Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-20
I NCLE JASE only come as fur as
 the woodpile." said the man from

IT NCLE JASE only come as fur as
 the woodpile.' said the man from 2he Knob country, land there he sot iown. see to wunst that he had start
 Id somethin' to workin' on his mind, and
 hat there wouldn't be no pint in his
 ittin' of 1t off unless fit O way down
 h the dumps went along with it, and so
 says to him:
 Uncle Jase,' says, shell send over
 md git the Squire? The Squire,' l says,
 would more than likely like to hear it,
 oo,' says. ........
 "Mebbe I hadn't ought to done it.
 cause mentionin' the Squire to Uncle
 ase is somethin' like holdin' a red rag Hp before bull, cause ever sence the &ime that Uncle Jase come into Moses 8 Ind sot around so longin', and the Squire hade his little remark to him, Uncle
 ase has sort O looked on the Squire as ! feIler-citizen whose room he'd a con-
 armed sight rather have than his com |pany.
 >"Uncle Jase come into the tavern
 hat time, and sot around good while.
 ithout anybody askin' him, and so
 y and by he stepped up and wanted
 Hose to set 1t out and remember 1t.
 Well, Nose had been remember1n' D long time fer Uncle Jase, and so &e says to him that he couldn't take
 10 more on his mind jest then, and &e wouldn't let Uncle Jase have 1t. That riled the old feller clean from he Lott-.n, and he cut loose most
 mazin' fer spell, and ended up by kollerin':
 What? Mel he hollers. Me, that s one of your oldest feller-citizens! 3de, that settled here more than 50 years ago!' he hollers.
 "But the trouble is, Uncle Jase, Jays the Squire, who was settin' here, grinnin' all over his face, you hain't never done 1t sence!' says he. That's the trouble, Uncle Jase,' says be. And ever sence then, mentionin' he Squire to Uncle Jase is like hold h. red rag up before bull. Of kourse, knowed 1t, and mebbe I hadn't ought to done it when I says To him, as he sot there on the wood bile:
 Shell I send over and git the Squire, Uncle laser
 "But l had my gun on my shoulder nd was goin' over to see how much ruth there was in what I'd heerd kbout bear nosin' round the Hobday flearin', and thought that mebbe if mentioned tho Squire to Uncle Jase |t'd make him mad and he wouldn't ftay to ease his mind O what he had ftarted to workin' on 1t, and could Do on and git my bear, ,providin' there vas bear over there to git. But Uncle Jase didn't sit quite mad enough Ter that He oniy cussed . little and Bays:
 I'm low enough down in the Jumps now, says he, without havin' betch a discouragin' creatur' as the Pquire around to sock ma down low Pr,' says he. No. ou needn't send Fer the Squire says he "Now, don't want to say that the feason that Uncle Jass only come as fur as tho woodpile was because the barrel Q cider was layin' there in the fence corner yit, cause I hadn't had fo time to roll it on into the cellar; put there 1t laid anu Uncle Jase sot Pn the woodpiIe facfn' 1t and sort O Pizin' of it up. Thinks I to myself, bow I'll discourage Uncle Jase so,s bell git up and go without waitin' to |nload what he's been thinkin' up, and says:
 Tain't tapped yit, Uncle Jase.' I bays.
 "No,' says he, I see 1t ain't.' "But he didn't git discouraged no |nore than he was, and he didn't git up 10 go way. see that the load was bound to come offen his mind, and I bot my gun ag'in the fence, straddled he chopin block, and says: "'What is it, Uncle Jase,' says, that's soggin' of you down so,' says 'Danl,' says he, you'd sca'csly be- |ieve 1t, but it's Twin fact! I've Fiskiyered that there's bad ones!' he bays. There's actually bad ones!'
 If it's 'taters, Uncle Jase,' says !, you'll ind that there's a eonsarned pight more bad ones this year than good ones.' says.
 "'And find that there's actuTy lolks that kills 'em!' says Uncle Jase.
 Then it can't be 'taters,' says I.
 Why, consarn 1t, Dan'l,' says Uncle Jase, never noticin' the 'tater question my more than if hadn't fetched it ap, I was goin' up along the creek s'other day, and met that New York Ie1ler that's nosin' round here. He was fishin', and he run ag'in big one hat was 1ayin' on the bank, talin' the sun.
 And I most fell in dead faint V hen see that New York feller pick ID q big stone and actu'ly step around % he could drop 1t on to it's head! Ess. afrs -Ezua -as I ass haga and tell