The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-06-21
PATIENCE PHILANTHROPY" IN
DITETH A LETTER.
BIZINESS CORNER,
Umatilla county, Oregon,
June 5, 1872.

importance which l was fortunate |
enough to pick up durin my visit to
neighbOr Marks.
Well, the next mornin, after the airth
had been nicely aired, an all natur was
a-rejoicin, set out on my tower agin,
a-rejoicin also. It was a lovely road
over the foothills that | had to travel,
but the curlews hOvered around me and
screamed their delight in my ears, an,
although their singin wasn't quite as
pleasant as the meadow lark's, an sich
like birds, yet they did mighty site of
good, as they KEEP me from bein' lone
some an skeery like, an the prarie dogs
Civ me a friendly greetin as / passed
their towns, an their wise companions,
the owls, stared at me as If they fully
appreciated the importance of my under
takin, an afore / had time to think Of
the loneliness of my situation / was
right at Mr.. Halls gate, an a-feastin my
eyes on rs fine a farm as can be per-
duced in this valley, an that is sayin
good deal, for that farmer must he pow
erful weak, both in mind an body, that
can't have a farm here n leetle better
than most anywhar. Well, I opened
the gate and went in, an right thar, a.
leanin on his hoe, an admirin his per-
sessions, stood farmer Hall, in the midst
of patch of taters. / thought as how
he'd better be a holm, fur the weeds war
ln oil nj h1rf I
to myself, probably he'll fix that all up
in time, fur / see everything else is in
mighty good order. But hadn't much
time fur observin an soliloquizing, fur
the squeak of the gate caused him to
look round and diskover who'd come.
"Why, how dye do, aunt Patience?"
says he. "You're quite a stranger in
these parts. The old woman'll be
mighty glad to see ye."
ayes" says /, al hain't been round
much lately. Spose the folks are all en-
+ joyin good health.n
"Well, they're about so so. Pll go in
; with We an rest awhile. think good
deal of that feller who said, 'All work
an no play makes Jack dull boy"
: didn't say anthing to that remark of
his'n, but begun to be afeared he was 4
leetle lazy.
: Now, the house wasn't very close to
: the road, so we had considerable time
fur conversation afore we got thar. You
2 see water amt to be found everywhar
in this valley; consequently the people
have to build their houses sometimes
: nigh onto the centre of their farms, in
2 order to get near their wells,which amt
no bad plan after all, as there is n
mighty sight of dust arisin in the roads
D here durin the summer season.
, al see you have a head fur biziness,
Mr.. Hail." said 1, as took a prolonged
1 look over the farm.
"Well, perhaps have" said he, "but
let the old woman do all the plannin,
I and everything comes out so well that l
E begin to take some interest in agricultur
myself. You see had to work mighty
hard fur long time to get things start
I ed, an il didn't suit me a bit. Farmin
didn't seem to be my fort, neither, an ]
couldn't see any beauty in it, but she
r worked with me an encouraged me till
the beauty begun to show itself so plain
ly that anybody could see it, an now i
fiatter myself that Pm purity good
farmer. Then the boys are a mighty
sight of help since they was able to ham
die the hoe, an we make 'em work, l
, can tell yen
, '"Pears to me as how your wife would
have very little time fur work out OF
4 doors, after doin the housework fur her
large family"
q 81 don't know how she manages to do
Z 1t, bnt workin's her fort, We see, an she's
never contented unless always on the
GO"
T why, bless my eyes! if here amt
aunt Patience, soul and bodyr' ex-
, claimed Mrs Hall, rs she came to the
, door after bucket Of water. "YOu look
tired. Come right in an rest your hands
I and feet" an she fairly dragged me into
the house an sot me down in her big
arm chair, which was proper comforta-
BILE after my long walk, 1 can tell you.
Z "Well, I'm nearly done out, 1 be-
a lieve," replied 1. ''Fact is, Pve been
q powerful weak ever since that air sick
= spell had this spring, you know"
"NO, didn't know you'd been sick
lately. What was the matter?"
\ Confusion of the brain, or suthin like
a IL. / don't know as that was jest what
n the doctor called it, but it suits the case
\ better'n anything else ken think of
"YOu have been workin too hard per-
: haps."
"No, 1 spose it all come of my thiakir
so hard lately"
'Thinkinr calculated Mrs. Hall
with rale concern depicted in her come
a ly face. "Why, what has gone wrong
e with you lately, aunty?n
: "Oh, nothin with me in particular
II but you know 1 allus did sympathizC
o with other people in their miseries, al
{ now the wimen's goin crazy, the trouble
: comes nearer home than ever"
el "Oh, is that all ?" said Mrs. Hail.