River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-08-09
Amateur Farming.

4 literary gentleman, who was seized
with the inspiration that he was cut for
Il farmer, writes as follows:
Garden srs has been Just IN the
proper condition for marketing, and
took charge Of that department, and !
have picked peas and beans till I am
somewhat tired of them. Then met
with very serious loss. l lost my good
old horse. Thank heavens ! never had
..csr gaelic, and wouldn't take one as n
gift. have had enough Of trouble with
such animals IS nIy menagerie has held.
suCe first these Orbs. rs Burke would
s4y, first saw the JOY Of this farm ] have
lost horse, COW, TIVE pigs, the Lord
only knows how many hens and chickens,
and q rabbit. But as Mr. Nantilini said
sbout the la penny. The rabbit be
dymd." never missed the rabbit. Then
Use mems and chickens were not 80 serious
lO-s Before most Of them died | had
Tie pleasure Of experimenting gu them in
tbe interest Of science, and though II
might have been bad for those particular
hens il was Of value 20 the others.
You would be surprised at the list uf
things | have that l can swear Will lac
sure death 10 hens. / haven't got bold
4 anything yet that sill cure any hen III
s.a-e. except one kind. and | don't know
:l4s name - that disease. Bat | know
,he symptoms, and when ! SO them il
takes one do-e 10 Kill ~ cure. If I have
Judged the disease right ], curc-; IL
have made 81 mistake. il kills. and 20 |
ca1 soon learn whether ! am correct or
aat I often think 81 thr doctor who
said no matter what vas the matter
aith his patients hr threw them into fits.
1ni then. he was lei IN fits II | could
ct ms hens % have ihi7 one disease,
could cuTe them ali. bl.t lust Is learn t.
cure one aiimrut they uU aHd get another
This morning I found hen with i new
disease she sat UP al night % invent. |
aa- puzzled V hst 70 ID Till / remembered
that the onlc drug Of ,,ny kind in the
house was Jamaica ginger. OF course l
gave Il L. her. agd hy George. il cured
her Bu; Just huw gave It - Il big
turkey ani IL killed him. - you ser
sshat Is grui lnr hens i- bad for turkeys,
aai lhal is q valuable lesson 10 learn.
Nv Cow mas been sick and given li4e
,o,- 81 worry Ii she would only take her
medicine down freely one wuuldn' raeret
II ts-l much If she died; bUt shes down
az medicine / tried To get dose Of
lsit- down hel but after She smelt the
'yater Il was In She looked at me as il
ra-ekIy saying. " Not for Joe" She
,ton,dn't take il; but j. al right now.
rs horses death was blow - u.
So III loved the old fellow, and he was
~ gentle with the children IS il lac under
sseoi that h. ought Ia be. have actually
seen biln 20 out of his way rather than
meet my little girl when she Ind a switch
u her hand; he wouldn't hurt her for
anything.
Nv man came in one morning saying
ihc hO.se was sick, and | went after 3
doctor. He. the horse. had congestion Of
tlga lungs, aud from noon till midnight
~ devoted ourselves Ia him. rubbing
him. putting hot banduges ~ his legs.
pouring whisky down his throat, etc. but
j & midnight he dIed-sort Of clicked 70
death The only satisfaction ! hal was IN
believing that he was SO drunk ~ didn I
know hC vas dying.
I have different kind ola horse nOw.
They say only a goud horse ever dies;
this one will live forever. H i a SPLEEN
did-famed horse, IS IS plain 70 be seen;
Ia fact there j. nothing but frame 70 him.
They told me he Is afraid sof nothing
Ae isn't, not even Of the whip You hit
him, he lifts his tail as saying Tally
one. and pays no InoTe notice TO it.
80 much for the uuimportant things Of