The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-01

Men forget easy, | am told; but had
hoped 70 ind you an exception to the rule
Avery awkward silence on my part sn-
sued. She tcok pity on my evident embar
rasSment and continued:
Has the battle with the world entirely
driven from your recollection all the old
school faces?n
Her voice dropped to the old. SWEET. cisa-,
with delight.
Adelina
caught her hand, and before knew what
was doing had carried it to my lips and
kissed It.
Excuse me- ssammered, but lam 20
glad to see you and yoa seem Just the same
little girl kissed here years ago--no.a Bit
taller. not q bit older --only Adslina, always
lovely aud always loved :,
Then told her oil about myself how
prosperous was, and the strange manner in
which bad been brought 10 the notice of
my employer, When / had flushed, she
merely said, in her simple way:
!" know it.
You appear to know everything Do you
know Mr.. MAXWELL"
He Is my father
: And my unknown friend
Adelina'
staggered back, In my soul ashamed that
should owe every o | ia life-eger3thing
Ito woman who owed me nothing bat the
favor OF having once united for her wretch
ed black and white woisted hood
turned away, cut To The heart, but she
put out detaining hand
Don go, Mr. Duranf-that is, don't go
feeling hurt; fur il wo lid lake me very un-
happy II you we're - go away angry with
me-
Unhappy What am I that pain 10
me should render yuu unhappy z answered
bitterly
~ knew of no o. her way in whieh to ex-
press my gratitude"
Gratitude for what?" Ths question was
rudely abrupt, but she took NJ nb.ics OF my
ungraeious speech.
:. Gratitude for the kindness give me long
ago. and Which | have missed ever since the
day we parted here by the roadside
Are you conscious of what il is you are
saying. Adelina?
:. Perfectly
How am 10 understand your words ?''
" That / leave - your good jud dgment, -
she smiled. lowering her eyes
She had an instant illustration of my
good judgment in the way Iimpfisoned
her two little hands in both of mine. and
kissed the sweetest nj onta for its shyly whis
pefed promise
| walked home with Adelina-ph, so ha p
py aud when Gske her hand Of Mr.. Max
we'll, he said
I" l have anticipated your request by keep
ing yon under nv eye ios more than two
years. Adelias is the osss aud truest girl in
the world but teiievs yo1 10 be es worthy
If her as any man living; snd give her To
YOU. confident tlat you know hus to prize
the treasure you have won.n
And 50. not long thereafter, | married A ie-
Ina, the love of my boyhool, an1 the crown :
ing glory of my latter years
THE FARMERS FowL.-Mueh has been
written on the subject of the fowls best
adapted to the needs of those who live on
/ farms, and, from the nature of their
| surroundings, can handle certain varie-
! ties to better advantage than others. We
are not now addressing the great mass of
| farmers who keep mixed breeds, and
! think they are venturing on hazardous
ground if they purchase a pure blooded
/ cock of some of the Asiatic breeds, to
! give size to their spring chickens, or q
Leghorn or Houdan to insure plumpness
and early maturity, but those who be-
lieve in thoroughbred cattle, improved
farm machinery and pure-blooded poul-
try. With this class the question is not
| what degree OF excellence is to be OBJ
! tained-but what breeds shall receive
| their attention. To this class then we
offer the following suggestions: Turkeys
are par excellence adapted to the farm
and cannot be as well reared under any
| other conditions Let the farmers pro-
dnce gobbler of the Mammoth Bronze
variety and few hens, and give them
the range of the farm, except when
the period of incubation arrives
and the before the poults shoot the
red, the care required to keep them
healthy and in good thrift is almost
nothing, and after providing for them
selves all summer, they will come home
in the fall in good condition for the mar
ket or the exhibition room, and show a
very acceptable profit and loss account.
Having disposed of the turkey question,
we turn our attention to the choice OF
fowls to be kept about the yard near the
house, and have more perplexing mat
ter to decide. We cannot lay down q
rule for choosing the variety most suit
able for this purpose, for the simple rea-
son that farms differ from each other in
their arrangements, as much as they do
as class from city or town lots. On a
farm whose arrangements gives little
/ space for range, some Of the Asiatic vari-
cites are most suitable, as they are con-
tent with little space, and do nearly as
well so situated as when allowed unlim-
tied freedom. III there no garden plots
/ to suffssr~ the Leghorns- or Polish will
prove very unsatisfactory, though white
fowls should not be kept. on red clay
soil. If we want something of the com
posite order, we have the plymouth
Rock, the Wanted farmers fowl, which
is impervious to discoloration, and q
| splendid table fowl As we said before,
the matter cannot be decided peremptor-
lily in favor of any breed; but from the
hints given, it Will be an easy matter for
each to select the most suitable for his
place. -Pouihy 4Koutltty.