The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-14
The Orange.
California Patron

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n way are you travelling?"
70 To the Grange, Smith, come an
I go along"
!, ITO the Grange! why, I though
u our Grange, or rather the one tina
y | used to belong to. had surrender
: ed it's charter. | left the cor cerl
u over three years since, and | sup
= posed it had gone to the dogs lon,
{ ago"
"No," responded Mr.. Jones, 9Th,
Grange had its darkest days abou
the time you and number of 9th
: ers left it; because you, and The
!. Others who left it, could not see
: anything in it which would pay fol
: the trouble and Expense of its main
tenance"
swell, was / not right" return
ed Smith, ''has the Grange paid
you for the money and the time you
have expended on it for the last
three years."
eyes, it has paid me-" said Jones,
sin many ways, besides being of
great value to the neighborhood,
the State, and the Nation"
"Well, declare" said Smith. 81
see you still retain your old moon.
shine notions about the Grange, and
the noble work it was destined to
accomplish. Now, pray tell me, if
you can, what great things has it
done for you, the neighborhood, the
State, and the Nation2"
well" said Jones, "since you
challenge me to name some of the
benefits of the Grange will do so;
yet feel incompetent to name
1.-THE of the benefits it has conferred
on not only its members. but on all
who came within its influence"
We'll, pray tell me what thew
are!" said Smith, with a sheer.
well, first and foremost, you re-
member what backward, slipshod
nelghborhood we had when Bro.
Garrison came among us, and or
gained our Grange There was
Bro. J ohnson named as our first
Master, who was so diffident and
awkward that he came near tumb-
ling over on the floor. We could
not help laughing a little in our
sleeves; but, to tell the truth. none
OF US had anything to brag of in
the way of cheek or ready wit; we
were really back woods set.
wen, you remember, Bro. Johnson
served us two terms as Master. and !
when he left the Masters chair q
mere was not more powerful or J
1uent speaker in the country. He
las since served US with distinction s
n the Legislature. had the honor t
u serving the Grange as it's first
secretary. When first elected | A
lad not the first conception of the
luties of the office. By diligence
nd industry learned to keep the
ooks IN proper shape, since which 2
me have been able to keep my :
rlVate accounts, including receipts r
nd disbursements of the farm: and -
am, therefore, enabled to make -
ut clean balance sheet at the end a
each year, showing the profit and 80
SIS to the fraction of a collar. so a. a.
lat know what | am doing all y,
lie time. W
Then there was Sister Clara -.
=, you remember, was elected ua
ady Assistant Steward. She was >.
reserved and as sweet in dispo- A
ION as she could be; she was so az
ma, that when at her work the a. -,
ok would tremble like an aspen ~
II IN her hand, and her naturally i lns
ar ringing voice was really
SKY with confusion. How she -
ew IN favor vita the members 'lie
d IN the perfection of her work; 80
Il VIII remember how many es s s
IS that she wrote of much merit. - -
is now retained as a regular ~
q correspondent of one of the .io
ding papers of the Coast. . "a
hese are only few samples of en- en-
dement's received by the mem a. a.
S of our own Grange. You re- VI I
noer the poor, old, tumble CO.
vn school house that we had ;a az
IN the valley when the Grange . .,iia
organized. Rate bills were
ed through the influence of the * ~
nge and thesconsequence is. we ene
e fine, handsome structure. =" q
her AZ H. - ana good BroI
e with US, | believe, when all o ,,n!
mem oers of our Grange turned a, III.
and fenced and planted orra. . ePei
tai trees around the school. IL
'e which now looks so PLEASANT a a-
on are not eli now the c
lge has been beneficial in many III oi u /.
$ l VIII speak of a few inter $50; 80
: of rho O.5au scheiai home
70 on, said Smith, 81 am oct. Vic.i1
interested" macn
' ell, " said Jones, "you well re- Il
Der how old Friendlander. in 80. 70 :
lnctlon with ring of specula- -. ).
IN San Francisco absolutely So 49,
oiled the grain trade of the Do
&c coast for nearly ten wears
Gus to 1874; how Mark Lanes an an
Is We're suppressed and manip- nc
as RI tba 49, Pooi re- which
e as Tupa 49, 1lii' was farme
Justification - 9Hoa' to rail
nted TO fron, t,nel..a po.tS vance
emf. how tba go ~ :" ehty unfort
modakea with mana,, were and s.
5 at n and ner os ~ epeo monor
|. on cond;t;o r.. sI PEI roads |
bino tba $50 .ia' Tue mouse benefit
rmer's GRAIN 49,. snouia sen color Q
DER cent u;th al :. mere them.
mo- fra,,, a. -. :. case Farm