Show I 1 yankee an acquaintance of ours was up in connecticut one day last lait winter to visit a friend affield who was adami ac actu reir the shaft of the manufacturers water wheel hd had been broken that af afternoon hernoon ter noon under the greal accumulation of ice ice and lie he was in great trouble for TIP b e searched long to find finda a suitable stick and he be knew not Rot where to find another IT if he antii coald aipa one it would be green wid and unfit for use very 1 early r in the morning I 1 while the day had scarcely dawned W i the manufacturer and his gue gues at the mill to see what should be done I 1 A faleri farmer who lived two or three mil miles es off was already cooki looking on As the manufacturer looked painfully at his catastrophe bad bie bres that atis s tor 5 said sald the farmer I 1 I 1 y bad said the manufacturer t gyr canu ant mend that stick can ban you V said no sard ahe manufacturer fac and the worst of 0 it is is I 1 do dont nt know where to get another 21 t wel 1 said faid the farmer 1 I guess loan I 1 can lell 3 ell you you can find one I 1 you can said where is it il well clwell ll 11 said the farmer 4 1 I thought that shaft would bieak bi ak likely a not some time or other anda had bad a tree woods I 1 thought would make a sticht st to suit yon and an a I 1 cut it down and snaked it homp ome I 1 and pd it has ceeil seasoning ng more than th an a year I 1 so S 0 1 wp I 1 1 heard codr shaft was broken I 1 th thought id 6 come over oler and lb let you know I 1 youre just lust theman I 1 wanted to see sed aldthhe VOW he manufacturer ilif if it was only light enough how ta much 1 ill do you yon ask for the stick stia if it will itt oh pm sure twill suit ye 0 or ri a cut cill ft down A and about the price pric e I 1 g guess dessl you and I 1 can cai agree its a nice stick s see e if youve a mind to come over 55 I 1 1 1 it was some time before aie farmer would 50 a price but at last lie he giep guessed ad one hundred dollars aou would id beamont right s t i 1 all come jover over and see it af after ter breakfast said ibe manufacturer he lid did so and told his hi visitor after was wp that tinder limer the circumstances circum 0 ake stick was waith five hundred dollars to him are not such people alke able to take care carlof of themi themselves ove s 2 JEx Exchange change I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 |