People hyphenated the word typewriter more often in the past.

That he vvants Algebra he muſt confeſs. / But not a ſoul to give our arms ſucceſs.

a knitch of wheat

In employing the multivalenced verb broncher, the narrator layers this clause with three meanings: the preferred tripod would not stumble or encounter difficulties or complain about its task; rather, it would stand still by the hearth and hold the pot.