178 LUTHER BURBANK 



As the lumberman continued his sarcastic speech, a block 

 from the Paradox was handed to him. He immediately 

 took his knife from his pocket and tested the wood for 

 hardness. His fingers passed rapidly over the smooth, 

 sawed surface. His grave countenance quickly took on a 

 look of vexation as he reluctantly acknowledged that the 

 Paradox not only equalled but excelled the older varieties 

 of walnut wood in hardness and beauty. 



At the beginning of the lumberman's remarks the un- 

 cultivated plum pupils surely looked very sour, and as he 

 continued his harangue there was a fearful bz-z-z-z among 

 the pines; but when at last he was forced to admit defeat, 

 who can blame the rooters for the cry: 



"Give 'em the axe, axe, axe, 

 Give 'em the axe, axe, axe, 

 m Give 'em the axe, 

 Give 'em the axe, 

 Give 'em the axe, 

 Where?" 



"Right in the bark, bark, bark, 

 Right in the bark, bark, bark, 

 Right in the bark, 

 Right in the bark, 

 Right in the bark, 

 There!" 



