Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-12
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The farmer IN question knows his own
usiness quite as veil AZ the majority OF
len, aud, what Is better still, he genlally |
uts what he knows In his line OF bust
ess into practical operation at the proper
ime, ard in suoh a way as to rot only
rove profitable but ornamental to his |
roifs ion. He has made many atadpole
nd terrApin leave his hiding place, and |
Vill have the hullirog VI his locality |
uniting The last ditch, II his ia spared |
ew more years, 20 say nothing of the
light he has thrown on the subject OF
clearing new land by the bon fires Of roots
md stumps from the frog-pond.
For when such work should come in sight,
He did not scare or ska alright;
Gould cut a ditch or lay tile,
Or use the grubbinR hoe all the while.
When he took possession Of that farm
there was considerable TO be done to put
Il in condition to reflect much credit on
The tenant, sgent or landlord But
through the uIfinehing pueh Of the
tenant and the disposition nantes ed
on the part Of the landlord to yield to the
persuasive iIfluences OF the accommodating
agent, much had been accomplished
within the last 10 years, the principal
part Of the improvements being for the
increase Of crops which had become quite
considerable, till at length large family
OF children emerging into man and woman.
hood very necessarily made q little
inconvenient old styled farm house objec.
tionable, to cay nothing about Its not being
in keeping with the annual income Of the
farm, the numerous inmates being put to
the tr0ubls OF frequently changing their
positions In time of = shower to keep dry.
The almost innumerAble needs OF such
farm had subjected the tenant TO the
necessity Of making many requests
through the agent OF the landlord, many
Of which had been granted, until the
tenants cheek became little chafed and
tender and he had about cor oluded that he
would prefer to do with what he had or help
himself But, as . matter Of COURSE. he
and the agent ould talk things over as
to what could or should be done, and, in
the course Of such acoDversation one day,
the agent, prompted by sense Of interest
for the tenants future comfort and hap.
piDess, asked him how he thought he
would make ont with the house the coming
winter. The latter replied he "guessed
he could get along" he did not wish
the landlord to think that ne was q
FESTIVE, dissatisfied kind OF = tenant who
wanted TOO much and was hsrd to please
in gereral " 81 think / can fix the
house" he said.
"How do you think you can fix It 2"
asked the agent.
have concluded to covsr II with long
fodder said the tenant.
''Gover IL with long fodder, did you
sayH" earnestly inquired the agent, as
he Thought he discovered a sort Of mis-.
chietous Independence prntruding from
the corner of his eye,
Yes know eau do It, aud think |
will -
With my abundant fodder crop,
| Can roof it so won't LEAK drop;
Wi h tosder as nice as ever was grown
| Can make 1t Just as dry as bone.
The agent vent home and the tenant
| went about his business, for he scarcely
ever goes anywhere else, and the wind
snPsked around to a southern position
and waited that information through the
al Snd landed 1t at New Castle among 4
little squad Of bank directors. To whRi
effect no ona could tell, but we will ven
turs the assertion that the business al tn,
next meeting Of the board was no
entirely confined to disoounting paper OIL
striking the next semi. annual dividend
But one fact 10 known, that one Of thos
directors bought ticket for GreensprinI
one day shortly after that, and after tn
next sGuthbouud train had passed Green
spring station, a stately form full six fee
above his shoe soles might have been seei
measuring the +, ad from Greenspring Ii
the direction of thai farm at the rats Z
about l, 760 strides to the mile, aud
While people persist in ca ling him Polk,
The good time ne made won't admit OF JOKE
For while others think it a very long mile,
He stepped it with ease in very shortwhil
and was soon confronting the little ur
pretending tenant and iuaugurating
course Of Inquiries as 20 how he was ptC
gresstng wish the farm, now and the
casting a ally glance At the little old style
house. The object Of his visit who, b
the by, proved 10 be the right man in th
right place, ss did also the tenant an
the gent, for it is said that the way b
showed the thing mp before the board |
the next meeting was calculated to max
the rest OF tnst board, who had nev'
taken the trouble to visit the farm, Almo
believe that there had never been nous
any ghtre in that section and that Ii
credit and dignity OF that oorporatio
was snferiug probationary, whic
, succeeding Developments will closel
indicate, II would appear to the cSsu
observer, from what followed, that thel
had been a conspiracy formed against tn
unsusp4e.ipg board Of which this worth
agent wac not entirely innocent, and,
there WA not conspiracy, there was,
say tbs least of it, 3 mystery about Il
agents good management that has n
yet been fully unrsveled. For why d
tbs second committee of five, created
virtue Of the report Of the committee
: one, a few days after, buy tickets 4
Middletown when their sole business I
that say was within mile of Gree
. spring, (they were met then by II
: crafty agent with his coach al
: two 10 convey them the other ten miles
: If there was not corner to be made
: that turnf Gould it have bsen eeonon
1 they wished to practice There ia on
! one reason why we would bs in the les
tempted to entertain such an idsa; II
; economical manifestations in the outli
Of improving farm. But II was not tha
but more likely something on this orde
!, that they ahould have the advantage
. sseiug other improvements going on
the GCuu ry, which gentlemen confined
city lie were not always aware OF, al
thereby catch the spirit Of enterprizs
, prevalent il shis our day, end, the mo
= particularly, to give that designing sge
= the opportunity Of putting in few W,
! directed hits in favor Of building nt
house, before they reached the scene
action,
As TO just what sranspirtd during 1
=. remainder OF that days proceedings
: will not undertake. to say but, as
: outgrowth OF what we have already me
I. toned, a new house, such az ID an orr
ment IN the nei9hbOrhood and fitting
such farm aud which reflects credit
such corporation and endOws Ii
tenant and that agent With the bless
II satisfaction OF knowing that their lab;
q have not been in vain together with
10 carriage house OF sufioient capacity
y accommodate some Of the nei2hbors,
y need be, and a smoke house that ia pr
d against any bag burglar, were all cree,
1t inside so days. And, though that boa
10 Of directors could not forme,
'p think Of that farm with q
~ degree Of pleasure, they now can spsi
Of "our new house on our farm down
e dreenspring" with pride and ss.tsfsctic
es aud no doubt do, while the tenant ia pl
o. suing he 7en tenor Of his of way,
80 happy IN his new house IS little pig
y clover and all the while wondering wi
re stratssem ho will work on them, In q
SO promise 20 build him pice grAni
9 within two years ia not verified, bel
ne we'll persuaded that the full force q
a. virtue Of the long fodder experiment
been exhausted SQUIET
W PgtoE's CORNER February 81.
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