The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-05-03
The Tendency.
BY D. c.
CHAPTER II.
denominations


was no more Addie Inglewood, but
Mrs. Eakcr. Mr.. Eakcr was young
man Of more than average intelli-
gence, and not afraid To base his
farming operations on his own hon
est convictions. The wedding DC.
CURED about the 25th Of December,
and by the first Of January the new
| ly married couple had moved into a
little rented house that had been
procured some time previous. Mr..
Eaker was not man of means, and
consequently was necessitated to be
gin his married career with very
mcagerly furnished house, and not
more than two thirds of the farming
tools actually needed by every far
mer. He had meyer dreamed of
anything else than farming, he had
never thought of being a lawyer,
doctor, congressman or anything of
the kind, and therefore had no trou-
BILE of mind as to VIVA. should be the
business of his life. But he was
poor and could not equip himself as
his ideas Of farming suggested,
and must in consequence begin with
few tools, and make and buy 9th
ers as circumstances would justify.
Every farmer ought to be able to
make all his wood tools, so as to re
dnce the cost of farming that much.
He was ready TO begin, however, and
knew exactly what he wanted to do
In her new home and
new relation, Addie was rs happy
as could be. Along about the mid
die of January, Mr.. Inglewood, like
all good fathers-In-law, undertook
to give Eaker some very important
advice as to the proper method of
farming in this great cotton growing
country. On Saturday evening
Eaker and Addie were visiting the
family of Mr.. Inglewood. Addie
and her mother were in ne apart
ment busily and pleasantly chatting
away about such things as came mp
in their minds, while NJ. 1nglewood
and Eaker were in another busily
talking about their agricultural oper-
atoms.
"You must plant plenty of cotton,
Ned" SAID Mr.. Inglewood to Ned
Eaker, his son-in-law.
81 have but little idea Of cotton"
Ned Eaker began. He did not want
to violently oppose the old gentle
mans opinion. II do not think it
is any safer for common, single.
handed farmer to plan. much cotton,
than it is for a man OF small capital
to deal in futures"
CO., calculated Mr. Ingle xood,
evidently surprised at Ned's opinion,
mo man attempts to farm In this
country without raising cotton. You
will need some money-some ready
cash--to purchase land with, and II
you do not plant and raise cotton,
you will not have any money. Cot
ton is the staple of this state and
everybody raises it."
agricultural papers and journals
say that it costs as much to raise
cotton as the cotton is worth after it
is made" said Ned with a prompt
ness that cvinced the fact of his hav-
ing read those journals devoted to
agriculture. Sand / cannot see any
economy in such a method of farm
ing as that. If / work my labor
must produce something. If | work
all the year making cotton, and find
myself worse off at the end of the
year than when ! began, had best
go and hire myself out to some one
who can pay me for my labor"
THAT looks very plausible" said
the old man, somewhat nonplussd,"
"and that is the way they all talk,
and then they all go ahead planting
and raising more cotton"
"Did you mike anything last year
in the cotton basinessY asked Ned.
mot cent" replied Mr. Ingle-
wood in sort Of musing tone and
manner
"Tha. ought to be sufficient evil
dence to you that 1t is not a safe
crop, said Ned, smiling.
Mr.. Inglewood felt somewhat cha
grlncd, but like the thousands of
other cotton slaves scattered through
out the cotton growing states, he was
into it and know not how TO get
out. He did not care about carry.
ing this conversation any fnrther
and therefore fell to talking about
something else. y
YryE YEARS AFTER.
Mr. Inglewood began to prepare
his land for large cotton crop. lie
had a home paid for, but to keep APP
pearances, and carry on rs cotton
growing operations, it was necessary
10 purchase a hundred dollars worth
Of goods and farming A 'nsils. The
crop of the previous year was sold
and the money exhausted, anu he
must now mortgage the forthcoming
one TO secure his merchant. Mort
gage that which had not yet gone