Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-17
OUR HOMECOMING.
FROM the American Rural Home

ton fit to live in!'' and /, the bride Of
a week, laid my head on my husbands
shoulder and INDUCED in q good old
Fashioned cry. H
'It is IL hard looking place, I must
admit" said Viii; "but you sec, little
one, father has been unfortunate, and
this old place was all he had to give
me towards making q start in life.
Suppose we put our two heads togeth-
or and try and make the old place
blossom like the rose
WINS CHEEKY voice, and the hopeful
view he seemed to take concerning the
situation, aroused my ambition. !
put my arms around the neck of the
great strong fellow and promised to
aid him in everything that he felt able
to undertake.
The next day we laid out a plan OF
operation and proceeded to act On it
without delay.
Years ago there had evidently been
quite a nice little garden in front OF the
house; but now the ground was COM
pi"tel y covered with Il heavy growth
OF noxious weeds. The fence what re-
manned OF it) appeared to be Of very
little Use except as a resting place for
d score OF distressed looking chickens,
evidently the property OF some one
worse off than ourselves.
VIII and I spent two whole days in
the exhilarating occupation OF pulling
up great green stalks, that had set
and sot" until they had, beyond all
possibility OF denial, "about tux
root"
We concluded to arrange the front
yard before we turned our attention
to the vegetable garden. Will loosened
the rich earth with spade and hoe,
whilst welded the rake'in such good
earnest that the whole surface of the
ground soon pres ontel an appearance
sufficiently smooth toconvince us that
it was only necessary to plant the
seed, i'll order to have a lovely collec-
ton OF flowers.
We held consultation of-war [ sup
pose | must call it. for We intended to
totally annihilate tie remnant offence,
that needed but push to lay it flat on
the ground.
In looking through the stableloft we
found three great coils OF heavy wire.
1t had evidentally been tbs intention
OF some one to use the Wire in the con-
structiOn of a fence; but like the chest
laid plans OF mice and men, the pro-
ject had been a failure
suggested to VIII that it would be
the easiest thing mag enable to put up
o fence. He snliled--nOt in way that
was "childlike and bIand,' but as
though he felt the least bit incredulous
concerning the feasibility of the plan
However, he went to work in such q
determined way that he bid fair to dis
tinguish himsclfin the art of fence MAX
ing.
From q planning mill in the vicinity he
procured a number OF Hat stakes, about
four feet in length; with o. large gimlet
he | bred three holes in each stake. To
expedite matters man was hired for
day to help drive the stakes into the
ground, and to assist in putting the
wire through.
One week from the day on which Will
put his spade into the ground, the fence
was completed; q coat OF green paint
and u row Of small shrubbery planted
along the inside, gave it very attract
i've appearance. We were amply re-
warded by hearing neighbor who re-
sided in the vicinity, declare that ''them
young people up to Hubh's farm beat
everything the way they are fiNin up
things
The next thing to be taken in hand
was the veranda that extended along
the front and side Of the house. We
planted q TOW OF Mexican vines, then
started toward the wood shed for the
purpose of ransacking and old tool
chest in the hope Of finding a quantity
OF stout Irvine; fortunately we came
across a roll Of thin wire, which would
be far superior to ordinary Irvine in the
formation of a support for the climbing
vines. A row ofsmall nails were driven
along the under part OF the railing and
a similar row along the wood work be-
low the caves. The wire was then
wound around each nail, up and down,
until it was sufficiently strong to act as
q support for the vines.
One bright morning while we were at
breakfast, we heard some one pause in
front OF the house; the next moment a
miserable specimen of humanity push
ed his way into the room. His clothes
were ragged and his face was positive
ly brown with dirt that had probably
been accommodating for weeks. / retir-
ed behind Will and whispered to him
tosend the horrid creature away. In
stead Of granting my request, Will
turned towards the man and said,
What is the matter, can I do any
thing for your"
The man thus encouraged, began a
tale Of woe unparalleled in the history
ofany tramp, living OF dead. He con-
Guided the narrowing tale by inform
ingus that he was one OF the best
painters this side of "Y,,rrup."
Iput my lips to Wills ear and told
him to get the man to paint our house.
The fellow heard me and exclaimed,
'Im your man, ma ann"
awe will give you your board until
you have finished the job, and that is
all we feel able to give you, said Will.
"Theres nothing mean about me-"
said our employee. "I'll take what I
can get and be satisfied. 49,
VIII procured quantity of gray
paint, and the ''traveller" went to
work - s.. a., ssst g,
can things come round to him who