Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-01

whole coutry will starye, for X seems
mo the laHl now days won't raise nothin
Its actually rts out"
IVY ny, Isilould think by the looks
things rouii your ncighbor Horton's. TIL
ms land priucod pretty well''
=" ny, ys--and it's q miricle, too, ho
he gifts it--pr everybody round here sal,
when he tod> up that tract, it was the boo
est iii the town. There are some folks TIA,
thinks he hs dealings with the black art
for'1 does sem as tho the more he wogke
his land thebettcr it got.''
No"-hen was q mystery-b1t an cas-
explanation of Mr.. Sticks soon solved tn
matter, at last to my mind. 'rhe fact is,
says Mr. Slit1, "a great deal Of this county
is 12t1s ont. And if it warl't for the lime
marsh mud,iea weed, salt sand, and wha
not sfaat THEY'VE got here in such quantities
and few iNton's to apply 1t, the Who'll
country Wotl ran o0t and dwindle away tt
jast such geat, good-natured, good-for
nothing. dolothing fellows as this Mel
bradshaw, WITH his woolly horse, and wool
less sheep, ad cropless farm, and comfort
less house, llindecd, such a great wind racl
OF loose lulDer is worthy the name Of ;
house.
NOW, bysay Of contrast to all this. dc
you see that eat little cottage-loohino house
on yonder umlnock, away to the right
there, Whergou see those beautiful shade
aJ,cn 10 !,
house Tilt,s what call about rlcnt-
thanked on bth sides by an orchard of best
grated frut7a tidy flower garden in front
that the gallsce to, and most grand SARGE
garden jist ser there, where it takes the
wash Of th buildings, nicely sheltered by
that bunu ~ shrubbery. Then see them
everlasting big barns-and BY gosh, there
goes fonrten dairy cows, as sleek as molcs.
Them tloNrs, honey ysucklcs and rose bushes
shows VIII. sort Of a family lives there. list
rs plain astraHss show which way the wind
blows.
Them ais ant 'larnallJ racing round
10 quiitinnd huslsin' frolics, their feet ex
posed in TIN slipssto the mud, and their hon
or to timer protection. No, no--t;,ke
my word or't-when you see gals busy
about sue .tIings to home, they are what
our OLD mister used to cali right minded.
Guch tlils keep them busy, and when folks
are busy ,out their own business they've
no time tget into mischief 1t keeps them
healthy, p, o,and as cheerful as larhs. I've
a mind VII light here, and view this ci,i-
zen,s Improvements, and we shall be wel-
coined tq neat, substantial breakfast. that
would b0orthy to be taken as a pattern ly
any 1a"nr's wife ii, America."
We we met at the door By Mr., Horton,
who greet! my friend Slick with the warn,
salutatioof an old acquaintance, and ex-
pressed I satisfaction natural to one habit- |
ually Notable, for the honor OF nv visit, |
He asplain, healthy, Intelligent looking
man, dlsed as q farmer should be, with |
the stan ct .'homespun'' legible upon ey-
cry garent, not forgetting q very hand /
some silhandkerehief, the work through
ont Of holdest daughter. The room into |
which Nwere ushercd bore the same stamp I
Of leatlk and comfort that the outside an /
peasanqindicated. A substantial. home.
made c3et covered the floor, and,a welt
filled bN-case and writing desk were i'll The
right rh, among the contents Ct which |
observeeyeral agricultural periodicals. n
was parillarly struck with the scrupulous-
ly neatnd appropriate attire of the wife
and twnterestag, intelligent daughters.
that We busily engaged in the morning
operatis.of the dairy. After partaaine OIL
an eXcent substantial breakfast, Mr.. Hor-
ton inSd Us to walk over his farm. which.