Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1892 — A Tale of Two Barns. [ARTICLE]

A Tale of Two Barns.

Toronto Mall. - - There was a man named Hibbs who bought a farm, built a large, stately dwelling at the end of a long, shady avenue of maples aad settled down to en oy the comfort and indeflendeaeejQf jt farmer’s life. He built a cozy Tittle barn gled it with clapboards. There was another man of the name of Hubbs, who bought a farm in the same neighborhood, built a cozy little dwelling of logs, shingled it with clapboards and settled down to the hard, grinding monotony of a farmer’s life. This man Hubbs built a large, stately baru at the end of a long, shady avenue of maples. At the end of ten years Hibbs’big house had broke him up and Hubbs’ big barn had enabled him to buy Hibbs’ stately dwellipg for about half price and move it over on his own farm. Hubbs has a btg dwelling and abaru and represents his county in the State legislature. Hibbs has a little log cabin and a little log stable and is trying to sell out to Hubbs. He wants to quit farming and travel with a peddling wagon.