St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-01-20
'T;IF (yALEDONIAN.
1oj.ir,,{t,trGI Reminisceh
u.Y GRACE GREENWOOD

Illinois, | SAW a farmer c;lt.-'2
i Gltr acrs whea,-field, on McCormack
rasnor drawn by pair Of magnificent
ha,is and thought TO myself 1t was
nh9n, the iollie-t way Of pursuing the
.,orirultural calling that could we'll be
;,1,oined. 1t was taking the edge OFT
the primesal curse and making pleas
ure OF toll.
In nv childhood, which wa- mostly
,p.nt on farm. in the State ot New
York. Their. were 10 such labor savers
and alleyiators. Then work was work
the pure, old tough, academic article.
Then the idea Of riding nett would
have seemed rrcro-icrouS and VIA
Though | remember to have had wren
:; little midget, treat OF the KIND oC-
casionally in being allowed by an lndui-
cent elder brother to tide before nm on
the cross piece Of the pillow, an" even ioi
:, few minut.- at a time Ia hold Tile reihs
y, Cvnihiau amazon i'll her garnishcd
wa, Chariot could have been more tri-
umpllant than | was At such times
,Lonoh the seat was Il LITTLE hard and
urccarious. Oucc / remember, | was
allowed 10 ride the horse used III pIOw-
inc Lctween the rows il the c-1miield L
f;lt a very agreeable sense OF importance,
but the way | travelled over was rough
ard rather monOtonoGs. lac weather
was hot, even the walk OF the old farm
horse was hard, particularly as | rode
without a saddle and 80 half day Of
pleasure aud industry combined sntiiced
for me. | well rem mhcr The farm lni-
plemenis OF that day-clum@y, Ponder-
ous affairs. made TO lH~l Il Lifetime, and
lax the strength q! lic!cn!'e. he
SPADES, hoes and rlhc4 were Tor iHe @nFG-
rnipo ladies and Maud Mullrr'> ci those
times. The pi,ch-tolhs, i seems to me,
were especially rude aud rretc"t'ouS,
and demoniac suggestions for youthful
minds. But lhe uglic-t, mos! hiehliuI
looking thing about the iarlnyard was
the harrow. Tor thereby hangs Il tale oi
melancholy and tragic import.
NV Youngest brother, the darling OF
the family, once localnc the proud own
,r of :, ry,f. Iolu IN lis fourth birthday.
The little fellow iunoccn'iy asked ii lie
anu 'hI ,''' .i..',,.., ,i,,,I,, .,rJ -,
y pI''i"Y i".'''' ;I'..,I r,.
TWO years o'' We '.I'a IN I,,I;,.,
animal. lie wa Il sorlcl, with white
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NUM- o' "i'o'''' ''''7 '.'''N'' ~
Ills sac
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day' bH' " CERTAIN ~, anu "".,1 w..
was Tor time coI ,I NY p Pc, G'I'
properly nav ny - la,e 90 oo o,,,
me ou,'',.' ny Pe"oII a,I': rh;s on1f
ior anu iJ'u M, y, ,I,. .,rr;,ar-LonSc
was -: : ~ ain !. Which wcre
y soI' 'H .i,1 f,r,n ;r,nlomonts .
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sorroI cole I,oJ ~ Lao t.I.nn from, Lis .tal
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was was MI AL III i''l''s nc threw DOWN III
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poor young creature pehc'lh hlth'