The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1882-12-15
The rarner,s Hired Nan.


tsrm kinder lookin' around the mar.
knt for hired man." he exclaimed ~
C stopped ct one Of the stands and
hibbl6d at m ONION. ~ kinder nssd
sne. but yet, | Kinder hope won't bs
able 10 find hina."
How'e thatfs
Wall, there amt nc profit In hired
EaAn no more No. sif, he's no good
say longer"
whats thu rs4sonf I"
10, \ dozen reesons. First and fore
rao@t, times have changed. and tho hired
man has changed with them. Alb air.
II nAkes me sad when / think Of the
hired men w had before the WAL
great big fellows with ths strength Of
An OK aud tie vim Of locomotive l
4 dn't hase 10 hoIser my lungs out 70 get
Qua Of 'efn out Of bed At 3 o'cIt Ok IN the
1leruing, and It was all ] could do n
COAX 'en to 20 10 bed 1t 10 o'clock At
nigslt I'rn afraid We shsn't never eco
no more hired msn with keepin' around
sox their beard "
Thxt's Aad. "
sits sad and more, too. Now, - ]
aid. wnns hired man. I'm willing
" pay Oil or ga month for smart
one. some farmers want man tn work
ali day and Vii night, but that amt me,
have newer asked ono 10 get out VI bed
t<~iofu . o'ulock~-uevcS 1 Rlius give
~ man fiareo-qnatters Of an hour ~
noon, unlssss the hnFs git out, or cattle
hsok III, or shower Is coming up.
After man haa worked right along for
eigpi or nine hours his eystem wants 1T
ioHsi bali al honr 10 brace up in. They
don't quit work on some farms till ,
o'ciosa, but I'm no auch slaye-driyer Al
hall past 7 tell my man 10 knock on.
All he has 10 do after that In 10 fesd the
stook, cut liitle wood, NOV some grass
for this horses, milk four cows, fill up
ths wntasetroagh. start a slnudKs IN the
smcks.honse and pau q few weeds In this
garden. neyrr had hired man who
didn't grow tat on my work, and they
Allns irft me ieeling that they hadnt
aAif earned their wages.
he stopped long enc-gh to wipe YEAR
FROM his eye. and then went on
''And now look Al tbs hired man Of
~ day He wears white shirts and ool-
lars He wan't eat with q knife. Hs
wants napkins when he aats, and II we
don't hang up clean towel once week
he wipes GU his Handkerchief. Gall him
IT and DO gets up At @. He wants =
whole hour VI noon, and after supper no
tros~ on 10 ainqlng. school or sits down
10 newspaper. Fifteen years ago II
my hired man wes sick half day /
could dock him. ii he died l could
sake out months wages for the trouble.
Hs WIS glad to got siofs-orders for his
pay, and would yeah 10 the rain,barrel
and wipe on the clothes. inc There's
bssn y change, sir-~ap awful change,
and II q reaction don't set in pretty
soon you viii witness the downfall 81
agriculture IN this country"
Then you won't hire another?"
Wall, can't just say. Work Ia
powerfully pressing, but I'm going slow.
before | hire hun I want 10 know
whether he's man WHOM pass his plate
fos laors fneat aud tateFs, aud whether
we've got 70 asa starch III dola2 up his
shirts. The laat man bad took nae TO
task for Hot holding family prayers
ssice . day, and, After had done 20 for
Three months, ionnd ii was only =
game OF his 10 beat ms out Of hall an
Apnr day. He thonght he mad "a pretty
soft Thug, and hr looked mighty lone
saas uhan cut Old HuEdreun down 10
two lines, and got through with the
Lords prayer u forty seconds. "--Free
fress