Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-08-24
Boys - Farmers.
4 Capital sAeseh TO- Ola Dsys a.A
HAmwG M0Ha.

There are SO many bright spots In the
life of farm-boy. that some imes think
| should like to live the life over again;
should almost be willing to be girl " 1t
were not for the chores. There Is great
comfort to boy In the amount of work he
can get rid OF doing. II Is sometimes as
tonishing how slow he can go on an err
rand. he who leads the school In q race
The world is new and interesting to him,
and there Is so much to take his attention
of when he Is sent TO the neighbours after
yeast. he stops to stone frogs he Is not
exactly cruel, but he wants to see if he
can hit EN-. No other living thing can go
so slow a. a boy sent en- an GRAND. His
legs seem to be dad. unless he happens to
espy woodchuck il an adjoining lot,
when he gives chase to 1t like a deer: and
II is a curious fact about BOYS. that two
will be great deal slower In doing any
thing than one, and that the more you
have to help on piece of work the less is
accomplished BOYS have a power in help
ine each other do nothing and they arr so
innocent about it and unconscious. Il
went ss quick a. ever could" SAYS one
boy. when his father asks him why he
didn't stay all night. when he has been alb
sent about three hours on tent minute err
rand. The sarc ISM has NJ effect on the
bov.
Going after the cows was a serious thing
In my day. | hat Ia climb up a b i'll which
was covered with wild awberrirs In the
season. Could any boy pass by those ripe
berries: And then 10 the fragrant hill
pasture. there were beds OF wintergrcen
with red berries. tufts OF columbiac roots
Of sIssafras To be dug. and dozens OF things
good to eat or to smell, which | could not
resist. IL sometimes even lay 10 INV way
to climb a tree 10 look for a crows nest.
or 10 swing in the top. or To see II could
see the steeple OF the village church. II
became very important sometimes for me
TO see that steepo; and In the midst OF my
Investigations the tin horn would blow a
great blast from the farm house. which
would send a cold chill down NV back In
the hottest DAYS. knew what it meant.
II hal a frizhifully impatient quaver in 1t.
not al all like the sweet note inai called
u To dinner nom the hay field. II said
Why on earth doesn't that boy come
home II i almost dark and the cows
amt milked!" And that was the time the
cows had TO start into brisk pace and
make up for lost time. | wonder II sny
boy ever drove the cows home late. who
did not say that the COVE were Al the FUR
thcr end Of the pasture, sud that e old
. Brindle was hidden in the woods and he
couldn't find her for ever so long" The
brlndle COW is the boys scape. goat. many
a time
No other boy knows how to appreciate
holiday A. the farm-hoy does and his
best ones are OF n peculiar Kind. Going
h>hinS J. OF course one sort The excite
ment OF rigging up the tackle, digging the
bait. and the anticipation OF great luck
these are pure pleasures. cnlovcd because
they are rare. Bows who can 20 fishing
any time care but little for 1t. Tramping
all day through brush and hrirr ngh In.
f'te> and mosquitoes. and bran he> that
iAnslc the line. and >nag- that break the
hook. and returning home late aud hungry.
with wet feet and string Of spcck led
trout on willow twig. and having the
family crowd out at the kitchen door 10
look At en-. and say. Pretty well done
for you. bub. did YOU catch that big one
yourself'' This j. also pure happiness,
the hke OF which the boy viii never have
again, not II he comes To hc sclcctman
and deacon. and 10 4 keep store
But the holidays | recall with delight
were the two avs in sprin: and fali. when
We went 10 the distant pasture land. IN a
nri=hhoring town, may be-. ;o drive thiihcr
'he Young 'ali4" and colt. and To bring
them 'AcA a ain. Il wa, Wild and rocky
upland where our goat past nre wa. many
mi e from home. the road - IL r amin. bV
side among great hills. What 4 day adj
venture 1t was 1t like a Journey to
Europe The night before could .c.rrrh
steep for thinkiu. OF Il, aud there vs. ~
trouble about getting me up AZ sunrise the
next morning. The breakfast was eaten.
the luncheon was "ackcd ia a large basket.
wish thc journey would cr eDd:
nut Al last. by noon, We reach the pastures
ahd turn IN the herd; and after making tn.
tour Of the lots 10 make sur there are ~
breaks IN the fences, we take our luncheon
from the wagon ani eat {; under the trees
by the spring. This j. the supre me mo-
meui Of the day. This i the way to life:
this i Ike the Swiss Family Robinson.
and all the rest OF my Delightful acaualnt-
Ancs> IN romance. Baked beans rle-and-
Indian bread moist remember. doughnuts
aud cheese, pie and root beer What rich-
ness You may live 10 dine at Delmonico'S
or at Philippc's in the Rue Mont or.u.H. in
faris. where the good old Thacke raw used
TO eat A. good dinner A. anybody, but YOU
VIII get there neither doughnut,, nor bic,
nor root beer. nor anything - good a. that
luncheon al noon Ia the old pasture. high
along the Massachusetts, hlll' Nor viii
you ever. II you live to be the oldest boy
IN The world. have any holiday equal To
the one have described. But have AL
ways regretted that did not take n>h-
line. just 10 throw in- the brook We pass
ed. know there were trout there.
u. HarHer. ia Work dai Play fpr July.
Birds and Fruit.