The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30

place by Der side.
"If we had the money to earn should
Ike TO know if don't help earn the money
just as much when [ am toiling over that
heated coCk-stove, preparing the food for
the men aud boys, as if l were out in the
pleasant fields, driving the horses, or gath
eriug and binding the grain.
ono money to spend Honey enough
for farm improvements, from the corn-plau-
ter. and the cutivator, to the mower, the
reaper, aud the thrashing machine, of all
sizes and of every price until the yard is
literally filled with them. And those we're
all necessary. Size really could not see
why. His grand father dug holes for the
corn with his 'owu industrious hands and
made the boys follow aitea to drop the
corn and fII up the hills To those good
old days they bent their hacks over the
scythe at the peep of day, instead Of riding
luisily along on a moving machine.
Tll have that wriuger if 90 cut wash
to pay for it, was her mental dismissal Of
the subject, as she put up her sewing that
evening.
Hardly was breakfast over next morning,
and the meniolks out to work, when a boy
from the nsighboring town came to the
farmhouse.
please, ma'am,' said he, 'can you tell
where our tolks can get girl to help
through harvest. Father told the to take
the wagon and ride until found one. He
wants me to bring one home with me, If it
is possible, but l have been trying two OF
three days before, and see no chance for
US Jet. Everyone is harvesting, and all
the girls axe busy everywhere I go"
Uavo you folks a wripger? p
Yes
'And a washing madcine?'
Yes A first rate one, l run it myself
every week"
What kind of a churn p
'Oh we don't wish the girl to do the
churning, father says that is too hard for
the womenfolks, so we take turns in doing
it, us men and boys
What wages do you pay?'
Father told me to offer three dollars
week in harvest, and if found good one,
he would pay four
well, will go with you if mother is
wiling
This little deception was used in order to
avoid the darger Of village gossip. Step
ping into the next room, she wrote brief
note to her husbrnd, stating, as men do
sometimes in such notes, that she was cal
led away suddenly upon business, aud would
return in about three weeks.
Then packing few necessary articles
into small val.Se, she accompanied the de-
lighted boy to his home.
Great was farmer Browns astonishment
upon returning home to dinner, to find upon
the table instead of the tempting yiauls,
his Wills note
1t was carefully kind, aud he had really
nothing of which to complain, but it was ap-
paIling. Six hungry men and boys. Din
uer time, and no dinner. Worse than ALL
no wife to fad fault with, for the delay.
The closets were rausacked, aad a hasty
meal was the result; but the stove Was stiff
cold, they all thought thev had no dinner.
But why on airth didn't Sally write me
where she was going Perhaps some of her
folks are dead. Harvest time too. How can
we manage 70 get along. Heavens and
airth; where car l get hired girl. Bus-
ness, what can woman have to call her
away from home in harvest. I'm afraid
some Of those Womcn's Rights wimmen has
been talking to sally, She's seemed very
queer lately
1t would be useless to attempt 10 write
all the troubles for the next three weeks to
Farmer Brown.
a girl wa. hired after long aud vexa-
tious search, bat the bread was sour the
coffee muddy, the tea slops, potatoes soegy,
aud the meats served 50 late, that the hun
cry men were glad to get them in any con-
dition. The harvesters grumbled, and a
portion deserted him when the hurry was
greatest, and quite quantity of grain was
lost in consequence OF not being stacked
before heavy rain
Just three weeks after ber departure,
Mrs. Brown alighted from farm wagon,
and entered her own house. Disorder and
dirt reigned supreme, but with help of the
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