Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-08-30

"Yes, and along in the spring we'll
find the orchard 10 him. That's an idea.
Que year fruit, and the next year pig !;
turn and turn about"
"But you can tie him up SO he can't
bite the trees. You'll want to kill him
in the spring, anyhow"
"That's SO. We can tie him in the
orchard and keep the COW in the wood =
shed. That reminds me ] must have q
grindstone. What kind Of trees shall we
put in the orchard ?"
"Willovs give the most shade" vent
ured Mrs. Spoopendyke.
"That's itp howled Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke "you are an agriculturist All
you want now is a dry season and a
mortgage, to be model farm. II had
your intelligence, and a yellow cover,
I'd hire out as an almanic Don't you
know that willows don't give fruit2 I'm
going to put in some ounce trees and
olives. There you get your fruit and
shade together. Then, around in the
corners of the fence I'll plant straw
berry vines"
"Thatn be nice, interrupted Mrs.
Spoopendyke. "And when We kill the
pig, I'll make some little oilsilk bags to
put the sausages in"
"What bags?" demanded Mr.. Spoop-
endyke.
"Those oil-silk bags that always come
around sausages."
"Oh, yes! those. They'll do, any
time. Say, think I'll get some sheep,
and then, during the long winter even.
ings, we can shear them at our leis-
ure."
"Won't they butt us?" asked Mrs.
Spoopenpyke.
"Tll get some quiet ones without
horns," replied Mr.. Spoopendyke, cor
else some that have their horns all
curled around so they can't stick in us.
~ must find out how to make honey,
and the first thing we want is a wind
mill"
"Then we can always tell which way
the wind blows" exclaimed Mrs. Spoop-
endyke. SECT one with man holding
spy. glass to his eye. 1 saw"
"Who cares q dod-gasted cent what
ye saw ?" raved Mr.. 6poopendyke. "Do
you know what windmill is Think
it's got eyes all over it, like measly old
maid2 Got . notion that windmill
goes round with its skirts hoisted up,
and a dod-gasted spy-glass under its
arm2 Well, it don't, 1 tell ye; and it
don't 60 skyting after men either It's
a mill, and it will pump water whenever
You want it to. Understand what it is
now?"
Certainly, DEAR" rejoined Mrs.
Spoopendyke; "but / though. you
meant something to put on the chimney.
when it don't draw. Now where could
We keep windmill ?"
"Chain it up behind the house I"
thundered Mr.. Spoopendyke. "It will
have collar on, and we can bring it in
at nights. or have kennel built for IT..
Got it now? Think you'd know wind
mill, if asked one home to dinnerp
"I know what it is now," whimpered
Mrs. Spoopendyke. It's thing that
turns round"
"That's it, )" snorted Mr.. Spoopendyke.
"It waltzes. You've struck the idea /;
with what You now know, and what
you've got to find out, you only need a
good breeze and q fight around the cor
ner to be whole -four mill.
"I see the report says that you must
give your hen chopped turnips, once in
a while," said Mrs. Spoopendyke,
putting her thumb on the paragraph.
"Either that or cabbagcs," /" returned
her husband. 81 don't know whether
we'll have cabbages enough" he con-
timed, musingly.
"You might have less buekwhest, !"
suggested Mrs. Spoopendyke. II
should thiuk, though, that two acres
would be enough for one hen, and If it
isn't, you can buy q load now and then,
from the neighbors.
"I'll think that over,' replied Mr..
Spoopendyke. Heres one thing l
don't understand. 1t says we should
test few seeds before planting, to
make sure they win germinate, but it
doesn't say how 10 do it,.
"Maybe it means to boil them," sug-
gested Mrs. Spoopendyke, "or perhaps
you"
"Or perhaps you think it means to
crack 'em with an NJ, TO- see If they're
hardl s'pose you've got an idea you
stick straws into 'em, rs you do into
bread. to see IL they're done Well,
you don't; you put acid on 'em. I'll
get some acid and drop 'em in. and II it
discolors them, they're not good, and II
it don't, they're all right think