The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-25

The July ScrjbHer contains the con
Guiding inotalment Of Mr.. +. Il. stock
tons droIl "Rudder Grange sketches.
which are to be published in book
form in the fall. One OF tho incidents
of this last sketch Is quoted below.
The proprietor OF Rudder Grange. re
turning from a drive with Euphcmia,
his wife. finds a tramp III one OF his
trees aid "a tree agent III another near
by, with his savage dog. Lord Edw ard.
plying between. The following scene
ensues =
This one. said Pomona, is a tree
mani
4 should think So" said |, a, /
caught sight OF a person III gray UpW-
serS standing non the branches 81 q
cherry-tree not very far from the KIT
chen door. The tree was not a large
one, and the branches were not strong
enough to allow him to sit down on
them, although they supported him
we'll enough, rs he stood close To the
trunk just out Of reach Of Lord Ed
ward.
This is a yery unpleasant position,
sir, said he. when | reached the Tree
Il simply came into your yard, on a
matter of business. and finding that
btdSl " lN' III q
tree, | had barely time to get up int"
this tree myself, before he da~hei at
me. Luckily | was nj OF his reach :;
but | very much fear | have lost some
Of my property.
''N~, he hasn't" said Pomona. 1t
was a big book he dropped. | piekete
it up and took it into the hou4a. Its
full of pictures of pears and ca hes
and flowers. I've been lOokin' at il.
That's how knew what he Na-. And
there was no call for his gift up a
tree. Lord Edward eye would h ita
gone after him if he hadn run save
he hadn't guilt on his soul.
81 suppose, then, SAID |, addre-jnL
the individual in the cherry-reed,
that you came here t" sell Inc some
trees.
YES, sir" said he quickly, trees.
shrubs, vines. eVergreens.-eyerythlng
suitable for a gentlelnan's country
villa. | can sell YOU something quite
remarkable, sir, in the way of cherry
trees.-French ones, just imported {:
bear fruit three times the size OF any
thing hat could be produced II tree
like this. And pears-fruit Of the
finest flavor and enormous size
Yes" said Pomona. Il seer them
in the book. But they must grow on
a ground-vine. No tree couldn't hold
such pears as them.
Here Euphemia reproveI POmaua7
f~oruardness, and | invited the tree
agent to get down out OF the tree.
Thank YOU" SAID he but not
while that dog Is loose. If YOU VIII
kindly chain him up, | viii get my
book, and show . specimens OF some
of the finest small fruit III the world,
all imported from the finest nurseries
Of Europe-the Red gold Amber Nus
cat grape,-the
s'Oh. please let HIM down :" said
Euphemia, her eyes beginning To
sparkle.
| slowly walked toward the tramp
tree, revolving various matters ia my
mind. We had not spent much money
on the place during the winter. and
we now had a small sum winch ~
intended to use for the advantage Of
the farm. but had not Vet decided
what to do with 1t.
| told Pomona to run and get me
the dog-chain, and | stood under the
tree. listening, a. Well a. could. 10
the tree-agent talking - Euphemla.
and paving 10 attention to the ImPa9-
stoned entreatieo OF the tramp IN the
crotch above me. When the chain
was brought. hooked II end OF II
in Lord Edwards collar. and th,n !
took d firm grasp OF the other. Tell
ing Pomona To bring the tree agent
book from the house. | called To that
individual TO get down from lis tree.
He promptly obeved. and, taking the
book from Pomona began t. show the
pictures TO ~Euphenlla.
you had better hurry, Sir" | called
out. 81 can hold TINS dog very long.
And, indeed. Lord Edward had made
a run toward tie agent. which Jerked
me very forcibly in his direction. But
a movement by the tramp had quickly
brought the dog back TO his more de-
sired victim.
If you viii just tie up that dog.