RAMBLES

RAMBLES

By: Paul Swaffar

! m.ike nn part icula! claim to fame except that until someone can piove otherwise, I claim to be the champion gate opener of the co:i nt ry.

I have opt-ne'd gates from lie e to breakfast ami ha- k again, in III:i■. i ; j. ..v. .-; c • ■ ■ in t ,e union, fo:,a!l km,Is of pi'ojik, an i in all k;mi' of weather. A* p e: *, 1 am cor,s;;ii :mi a mi a1, gate opeFiio , Ic.t \e>y t.‘. -rough.

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( 1 l Poles n.u-1 always ;>e too heavy, < L) U die must in- too tight, and (':) latches, mud he almost impossible to get of!.

Advantages of the Type A a:e:

( 1 ) It (fives a good workout for a hoy and teaches him not to he la4zy. (k) No meddling woman will e\er try to climb over, tear her si)X and go on hack home, US) A smart-alec horse can't open one very well, (1) These gates will not obstruct any breeze, (A) You get plenty of sunlight through one. <0) You can ask anyone you don’t like to open a few4—soontfr or’ later, it’ll kill him.