The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-06-12


tcsults, provided can obtain place to
40 "a, was Matthews enthusiastic re.
play
Ionng mau, said Deacon Rowland, !
ike dat talh. Arc you willing t. do the
bcs, you know how Are yoh willing
TO deny yourself many comforts for the
sake Of sncoessg
lam willing, was Maltews brief re.
ply.
How much wages do YOU expeety IN.
quirod Mr, Rowland,
What my services are worth, aud no
more, promptly answered our Young
friend
First-elass help commands about TWEEN
ty-fye dollars per month and keeping
| DO not think you could get above fifteen
aud il yon choose to try il At that, you
may STAY with rs, said the deacon
was in hopes OF receiving more; but
in consideration Of my little idea Of farm
ing, DO not know but the price is suf
ticient; and then besitating a moment,
that he might rapidly consider the subject
he soon continues, upon the whole, will
accept your offer.
Very well, sir, answered IIowland,
When will Won be prepared TO begin
work?
Tomorrow, sir must needs 90 TO
Linton before can take hold properly,
answered Matthew,
Very well; shall expect YOU on the
morrow ,--and upon this the deacon
passed out to attend to his duties, while
our Young friend walked OF hurridly TO
the village, four miles distant.
What passed through his mind on the
way TO town is known only TO himself;
but the rapid, firm tread, bespoke the
man of will.
Before the family had risen from the
breakfast table on the following morning
Matthew Bernard appeared at Deacon
Ilowland's door, clad in homespun, with
small bundle in his hands-as he aftcr-
wards said, sufficient clothing to com
mencc business with.
Having been informed that 1t was Gus
tomary to do up the chores before break
| fast, that they might go to the fields i'm
mediately after, Matthew requested in
structions for the day.
You will have to harrow the oat field
to-day; the boys viii show you, said the
/ deacon.
! Matthew followed the boys to the barn
and aided in harnessing the horses-so
awkwardly, indeed, that the other men
could not repress their merriment-al OF
which our friend took good-humoredly,
and when he explained that he was there
only to learn, the others showed genuine
rural willingness to aid the new conner.
1t was dry, warm spring day, with
a stiff breeze from the south, which blew
the dust raised by the drag, all about
him, nearly suffocating Matthew with its
intense mastery. Tramp, tramp, back
and forth over the newly plowed ground.
All day the hours seemed to grow longer
as each successive one came, until our
friend seemed fainting with the unwont.
ed labor.
Oh! how the back ached--how the
limbs seemed ready to sever from the
body-how often the embroy farmer
turned his mind to the ease in Yardstick's
store and how, after each short rest or
breathing spell, the hero in the man
would break out with, Hammer it
through and struggle on until the sup
per horn called the men from the fields.
After the evening meal upon the farm,
the true love of u farmers life reveals
itself in the care Of the stock, poultry and
other living but unspeakable attachments
to every well-to.do farmer. Yes, thought
\ Matthew, here IN the care of these dumb
creatures, the ennobling traits o. man can
iud vent for its talents
As the days rolled along, Matthew,
whose whole heart seemed imbued with
tho new world about him, slowly gained
the knowledge of the duties falling upon
him ali Of which be cndeavored to per-
form to the satisfaction Of the deacon,
con, toward whom he began to feel the
affection of a sou, and who in return
answered the many questions pertaining
to the proper conduct Of successive crops
as eagerly asked by the novice.
IIoeing in the heat Of June and july,
with the perspiration rolling down his
face hands bIistcred and aching back
long rows before him aud accustomed
hands before him-Oh! how manfully
did the young man struggle against the
odds, aud as each row was ended sing
ioyfuIly,
Hammer before you.
Hammer behind you
let nothing falter With y0u-
Hammer shove yog
Hammer beneath you,
Aud hoe your long taw through
Not only did these words On bis own
weary hands with renewed rigor, but
they also seemed to fire the hearts Of
those with him to such degree that the
deacon would oflcu Ice a.tonishcd that
+. tie work wa, going forward 50 rapidlY.
, fl is the sour aud cherries, heart that
I drag, all thing. behind It. The cheerful,
eourageou. Que viii push everything
ahead oiit--and having got Il ia good
motion, ttie heaviest part Of the task j.
! accomplished.
50 v ben one year bad rollsi over Mat
! thew services upon the farm Of Deacon