. Uncle Abner's legacy. horses and during his visitto Fred Bartons home had spent a large portionof his time caring for the horses, harnessing themand driving them about. He had even learned toplow and to drive a mowing-machine and felt per-fectly at home wherever horses were used. Dont bother, Grandther, he remarked. Illhitch up the horse if you dont mind and save youthe trouble. Wall, wall, exclaimed the old farmer. Yedont mean ter tell as how ye can hitch up er hoss? Surely, laughed Tom. You mustnt think wecity folks dont know anything. And stepping tothe barn he was soon busily currying an
. Uncle Abner's legacy. horses and during his visitto Fred Bartons home had spent a large portionof his time caring for the horses, harnessing themand driving them about. He had even learned toplow and to drive a mowing-machine and felt per-fectly at home wherever horses were used. Dont bother, Grandther, he remarked. Illhitch up the horse if you dont mind and save youthe trouble. Wall, wall, exclaimed the old farmer. Yedont mean ter tell as how ye can hitch up er hoss? Surely, laughed Tom. You mustnt think wecity folks dont know anything. And stepping tothe barn he was soon busily currying and brushingthe old sorrel mare and in a few moments drove outfrom the wagon-shed and drew up before the farm-house door. Wall, I swan! cried Grandther Joe as he sawhim. Ye suttinly did git ol Nell hitched up purtylively I must say. Curried her too b gosh! Reckonye know more erbout critters than I thought yedid. Kitty now appeared, and, with farewells fromMandy and her husband, brother and sister rattledoff towards Grandther Joe looked up and welcomed them HELPING HANDS 53 Near Graysons office they separated, Kitty tointerview her former employer while Tom drove offto find a house-wrecker, as Ealph had expressedit, and a hardware store. At the latter he pur-chased the necessary tools, depending upon the judg-ment and advice of the dealer and frankly admittingthat he knew little about using tools and wantedthose that would serve him best. You dont require many tools, said the sales-man. A cross-cut and rip-saw, three planes, asquare and level, a draw-knife, a couple of chisels,a hatchet and hammer, bit-stock and augers, ascrewdriver and a supply of nails and screws will beabout all. That sounds like a lot to me, exclaimed Tom,but if you say theyre necessary let me havethem. Very well, sir, replied the clerk. Let meadvise you to buy the best. Theyll cost a little morein the first place but theyll be cheapest in the tools are a nuisance and youll get far moresatisfac
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