Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-15
Maine Gossip
Corn Shucks.

y golden CLINT ana FuSSet TINT III IneduoWS
everywhere you Squlnt,
And downy things on fairy wings and
! gossamer that glides and clings;
And smoky dust where puff-balls bust,
4 and chilly sunsets red as rust:
The year is on its limping pegs,
'Tis time to grab the huslxing pegs,
And drive a-straddle of the row,
And shuck crib of corn or so.
Now me an Fred pile out o. bed before
the eastern sky is red
With sleepy head and feet like lead, we
beat il for the cattle shed.
We milk the cows the while we rouse
Il our noodles from the slumber souse.
We strain the milk into the pan.
Then feed and curry Jake and Dam,
While Dad stumps out in wintry toys
And feeds the herd of squealing hogs.
|Tn bet a dime there is no time when
every Teller feels so prime
AS in these days of frost and haze when
men rise up to husk the maize.
The morning meal, it makes you feel that
earth's a myth and Heavens real.
Mas pancakes sputter on the plate,
All soaked in butter-gee, they re great,
With honey that the bee gum yields
From summers blue alfalfa fields.
And now we wait and close the gate
against the beasts that bawl and
bleat
And now the ears, with sound that cheers.
are humping on the running gears.
With whir and flop. and thud and drop.
we're husking out the bumper crop
Fred's frosty nose it shines and CLOVIS,
As shucking, chuckng on he goes:
Ny hands are chapped and bleed bit.
And smart beneath the dusty mitt.
But oh. you know, joyful glow is burn
ing in our hearts, although
The corn stalk stands and tears our
hands all through these rasping
harvest lands;
But every ear we gather here VIII huS
Dip another year.
And weddings, births and happy days
Are harvested with crops Of maize
Us boys will buy motor car
And spark the farm girls near and far
C c. Edison in the Kansas City Star
A subscriber to the oxford Demo-
crat, who lives about a mile east of
the village of South Paris, believes he
has sufficient evidence to convince the
most obtuse mind that this season has
been the most peculiar ever. He
With three others, Witnessed on the
4th inst for several hours. wood
chuck Cor ground hog) busily engaged
in gathering huge mouthfuls of dead
grass and carrying it into his burrowe
He is unable to state whether the
animal was to use the grass for food.
as a barrier against draughts in his
hallway, or. having received secret in
formation from Old Prob, WAS prepar-
ing an extra coverlet for his bed: but
would suggest that perhaps Chucky
possessed a little grim. humor, and
was trying to substantiate the state
ment of that slanderer who averredi
that Maine had six months winteS
two months summer and four months
late in the fall. .
There has been much. curiosity to
know what disposal would be made of
the large collection Of war relics
owned by the late Stephen II. Man
ming of Lewiston. At his death this
property passed into the hands of
Prof Herschel C. Parker of Columbia
University and that gentlemen. has
decided to present the entire lot to the
Fifth Maine Regimental Association,
whose fine building on Peaks island
already has museum of war relics.
Thomas Ward of this city has the
matter of presentation in. charge. as
agent and will take the collection to
the building in a short time. The
building has been sold and Prof
Parker will be here within a few days
to look after some matters of detail
and turn the collection over to Mr..
Ward, who will see that they are de-
lvered to the association. Mr.. Ward
has presented his own badges and
other relics to the Historical library
in Portland. He and Gen. Manning
were prominent members of the old
Fifth and have done much. in buildins
| up the association. The two men had
stood together on many a bloody field
and have always been -elose personal
friends.
while driving from Kennebunk to
Alfred, Mr.. Ridley had chance TO
show, .hisasTtaying qualities" remarks
the Alfred correspondent of the San
ford Tribune, who humorously ex-
plains when near No. 10 SCHOOL,
house rabbit came into the road and
set. the pace for Alfred. Mr.. Ridley
Immediately got out of his wagon and
gave chase. He pursued Mr Rabbit to
the mills in Alfred, which is five miles
from the starting point, chased him
into a barn, and captured said rabbit,
l WIlltH ne mas W SHOW. VII icy iOt q
tame one, but a real live wild rabbit.
We have several good rabbit dogs for
sale, as we don't need them as long
as Len stays with u.s."
Bath Times: State Road Inspector
James Spinney has finished the terri
tory which was assigned to him for
| the inspection of bridges. He covered
Knox county and part of Sagadahoc
and inspected nearly 300 bridges
(which measured over six feet in
length. He found 20 bridges in Rich
| mond, rs in Bowdoinhani, q in Bow
doin, six in West Bath, eight in
Phippsburg and four in Harpswell.
His report for Knox county showed
I nearly 200.
Capt. William Greenleaf of North
Boothbay, one of Names Oldest fish
ermen. will reach his Saith milestone
the 10th day of next May. OF his "a
years Capt. Greenleaf has passed 20
| of them in fishing. Forty years found
| him actively engaged in fishing off