The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-07-27
TEN ACRES TOO MUCH.
ny raor. O. HOWE enrrSr

We have becn shown, Ia an interesting VOLUME
how TO make Ten AcrcS Enough for prcdu'
i've farm. Your humble servant will endeavo
TO show how he found "Ten Acres Too Much
had often medi,aied upon the growing neocs
sity ofremovug my children 10 the country wher
they could learn 10 breathe fresh air. and enjo
milk tha, was 'thc pure juice Of the cow an,
one evening after tea preached the suhi~ri I,
Mrs. Greene Ia Ibis manner.
MY dear
What, love ?"
'Ahem They are spelling
What spelling, dear The canned peaches
Our boys. We must move out Of town o
our boys will be ruined. I have made up m,
mind 10 move ou; shor, distance and see II
can find Ten Acres Enough TO attend TO In con
nection with my town business"
~ am afraid you will ge, enough OF ten acre
before you have been there long. Yon told M
you knew nothing about farming and am sur
your attempts at gardening are not very goo,
guarantee OF your success. You remember how
you set out top onions, wrong end up " don
you 2 was Mrs. Grecne's rather sarcastic reply
That was merely 10 cause a reroiHiion IN ih'
growth Of onions" ! replied facciiously. "Bu
remember the influences children are exposed e
here n the city Why no longer ago than
yesterday, our Charlie asked me II ! knew the
reason why they were about TO discharge the
organist. replied did not because he eau
play anehrs on the organ p Has the irrcyercnl
reply"
''oh, my - and Mrs Greene looked worried
And would you believe Il, " she added. "uur
little Otis, SO sweet. OTIS 80 horrible lie asked
me why the letter $ WAS a. dangerous TO let loose
among carload Ofpa.scngcrs as a Young tiger ,
Of course could not tell. Because Il might make
s1sseHgers ofthc I'lssrsgers, was his horrid re-
ply
But will not bore the reader with "a long ac-
count OF our proceedings BE- il known, then,
/ ItaFa laetaw wnse IL. t.
etc, and commenced operations.
Much has been said VI the qnaudary Of - Young
lady compelled 10 choose husband from a sore
OF admirers, hut II il nothing in comparison 10
a green horn selecting farm or garden implements
Everything now.a.days Is "frsl.cass' at least !
never saw anything seconl-cla-s advertised: even
the one store at the crossroads is iirsi-class -
store.
Implements procured, the next thing was the
stock
The first purchase was cow part Durham, -
her owner said. lie didui say which par, was
Durham, but am inclined 10 think II was the
stomach ; that beat the natives all hollow. and
seemed 10 be ''all hollow still
job had great many cattle hut don't be.
lleve he had part Durham COW like mine.
just Imagine Mr.. job milking her lie is just
ready for stripping, when down comes part
Durham hoof into the midst Of pailfnl Of
''rari Durham milk, and Mr. Job lies fat on
the ground, with pair of spoiled panialoons
You must imagine job with pan,aloons on >
Now see II be is patient.
''0ur Charlie" Is a poet. lie resembles his IN
very much ia this respect. Here is the Grsi
sianza Of some lines he composed on "Our Cow" 4"
and set 10 the tune Of johnny Comes Marching
Home. The substitution Of cents for dollars 10
the price Of the COW j.. Of course. an allowable
poeiical license
II bought ior hny ccni.
CO.isoss Go boss
bought cow for hfiy cegts
co-boss Co boss
bought a COW for hfty c-nis
And she skedaddcd over the fcnc.
Mud have never seen her sine~
When that old COW comes h6ae
This is true poeiry-liierally true.
Our second COW, however, was n success, and
Cherry" the muley, was soon family pet.
Ny next purchase was OF chickens. ! had seen
such contradictory statements regarding diferen,
breeds that determined 10 try two OF each Of all
| the promincn, breeds, and form my conclusions
from experience. did so, and purchased Black
Spanish, Poland, English pheasant, French, and
so on, from Bantam TO Shanghai, ria East Indies.
| and rcf8n. The result was I soon had an exh-
bition Of European politics, on a reduced scale
in my own barn-yard and as is always the case,
poor Poland got the worst Of il. This balance
Of power" performance was quite interesting 10
me, as was involved financially so rushed in
10 the house 10 procure some means OF restoring
peace 10 the family, and when came out, az
ter short delay, there was entire ''change Of
base An Irish neighbor Of mine kept q game
rooster, armed with 'gafls, for fighting purpo-
ses, aud behold be had made dFenian raid
upon my premises during my brief absence, had
cleaned out Poland, English and French, and
was now employed with my only Black Spanish
rooster. welcomed the invader with bloody
hands 10 hospitablc grave, with a stick OF
wood, and missed him. lie dar;ed ''over the
border" had no unkle-psalm 10 intercept him,
aud the ''inyader OF domestic peace escaped.
Ny ees, fowls were readylO go to pot. However,
] sought consolation In Shanghai, relied on
Brahma Pooira, buried my grief In Bantam. and
determined not TO be chicken-hearted.
But was not yet through with troubles \
few nights after was aroused from profound
slumber by an agitation Of my corporosity and
the voice OF Mrs. Greene exclaiming 'Mr Greene,
say Mr.. Greene Otis, my deaF, wake up There
Is ask-sk-squawking In the hen-roosi.'
arose hastily and sailed forth. On reaching
the hen-roost found my distinguished Asia,c
bipeds falling before the deadly ravages OF that
great ''setHtsr' Of all CREATION the American
skunk.
"Theo," whom the boys call my "raitan ter
ror, made short work OF the material skunk,
but a certain ethereal portion remained with the
dog for long time ! gathered together the
remnants Of my flock, and began again, with the
additional conviction derived from experience
that you cannot keep fowls proiiably unless you
have vermin-proof heu-roost.
Ny next purchase was two pigs-they were
nice Chester whites. Major Goats, my neighbor,
came over 10 sec them. The Major was orig finally
n tailor. Ills family distinguished for military
prowcss. The Major was all through the Buck
! eye and Wolverine war-in every battle. At the
breaking out Of the rebellion his two sons were
| about the first 10 go--thev went 10 Canada, he
lieve.
The Major looked a, my pigs q long time, re.
vOlving something In his mind. aud a quid Of
tobacco in his mouth. and then asked
'What breed be they -
Chester Whites
'Chesier Whites where does hc live r. in-
quiTed the Major, dropping bis under jaw, and
rolling bis quid like a sweet morsc under bis
tongue, for an instant
In Pensylvania- Is, there is where the
breed originated, replied, with a slight cough.
After some sage advice the Major len me, 9th
an invitation come up
A few days hfter, event up TO the Major s.
lie took me 10 see his sheep. lie said he WASH
going TO waste money on these "highfaluiin, -
rams. lie raised his own rams, and grade shecI
were good enough for him. "Bui,' said I, "Ma
jor, that's rcirograding a kind Of grading sheet
that don't pay The Major told me was young
yet, and had good many hnmbugs TO learn
] read too many Of these hanged agriculture
paper" lie invited me into the house, aud h
daughiersr requested me 10 sing. complied, aud
among other things gave them medley
song, arranged by myself, copy af which ap
pend for the Amusement instruction, and mora
elevation Of your readers
! have come from the mountain
/ ufthe old Granite State.
Where the hills are infly.
Magnificent and Errai.
have icf-
Home, home. sweet home
There u no piarr like home
There's no place like
Hail, Columbia, happy land
Hall. re heroes, heaven born hand.
Who fought and hied--
In dags 81 auid Lang sync, my hoys
IN days of auid Lang syne
Wrcaihs, glorious wrenihs for
The star sIangicd hammer q long may u wave.
/ DER the land of the free aud the home Of
Yankee doodle who came a. town.
Ipon little pony,
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