Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-26

In the middle of the said fed there
was rock. 1t was on this rock that the
wonder appeared.
1t consisted of the figure of man, or
rather of giant, as though one of the
champions of the aboriginal races had
come back to behold the advances that
science was making in the world. The
effigy held in its hand tall pole, and
on the top of the pole was an open um-
brella.
The farmer had set up this efigy one
day at nightfall; it was on the evening
of the first day that he discovered that
his corn was beginning to break through
hills.
On the morning after this gigantic ap.
partition was made to lift up its umbrel a
thus high in the air, Farmer Tolley rose
early and took his milking pals and went
out to milk his four thrifty cows, But
the thought of his scarecrow, constructed
after Prof. Solomon's plan, SO excited
his curiosity that he put down his pals
and walked briskly toward the corn
field. He sat down there under tree by
the wal, and viewed with satisfaction
and amazement the creation of his own
hands which loomed above the sprouting
field under the protecting umbrella.
The crow was also up early.
From the far off pine tops in the mac
cessible boys, there came an exclamation
of wonder.
"Caw! cav! caw!" with tapping of
glossy wings.
"Haw! haw! hawr' said the farmer,
slapping his hands on his knees; $50 you
see it, do ye2 can take q lit e rest after
plantin' time this year, thanks to Prof.
Solomon. Hawl haw! hawW
When the neighbors saw the appari-
tion they, also as well as the crows, were
greatly surprised. They stopped by the
bars to look at it. Horses saw it from
the road and were frightened. The Sc.
lectmen met and talked about it. Was
it safel 1t might cause a skittish horse
to run, or take the senses away from
some nervous woman or child.
The sagacious farmers corn came up
we'll, and rejoiced in the sunshine of the
glowing days. The farmer surveyed il
with pride, and the crow with envy from
afar off. When the ill omened bird flew
over that field he flew high, as though,
seized by better inspiration, he was as
Cending toward the sun.
A third or fourth morning after the
giant with the lofty umbrella had been
placed upon the rock. Farmer To!ley
again visited his field. The crow, also
had made short excursion in that di.
rection, and was contemplating the giant
frem tree on the edge of the swamp.
"Caw! cav! caw!" he called, as he
saw the farmer crawling through the
bars of the promising field.
"You don't say sol" said the farmer
"Got along as far as you dare to, haven't
We? You see it, don't yea How thai
corn is comm up"
The next morning brought to the
farmer further surprise. On going to
the field he found that the crow had ar
rived there before him, and was survey.
ing the greenery from tall white birch
that rose from corner in the wall
The farmer stopped short when he first
saw the black object swaying in the
wind from the 1.-the top of the white
birch tree. He was thinking at thai
time of the wonderful advancement thai
knowledge was making in fields of dis
covery and in ascertaining the real rela
tions of things, and he was rather hu
inflated at the suspicion that the crov
also might have become scientist anC
be making progress as we'll.
In these days of advancing knowledg,
the good parson called to see Peleg Will
an in1nnrtont
1--WE been talking with committee
Peleg, and they are unanimous that yo
shall go rs the delegate to the Jun
meeting this year. You had rathe
hard experience last year, on account O
the crow, but Deacon Holden SAYS tha
he will get his little boy TO watch you
field this year. He thinks that he can
not go, anyhow"
81 shall not need any one to watch m
field this year, parson. have bee
stud ying science, and l have set up
contrivanee that would terrify the bold
est servant or the Prince of the power o
the air-I mean iguratively that crow
Go out to the field with me, parson, anC
| will show you one of the most wonder
full sights that you ever set eyes on! Al
the neighbors are talking about itr
The parson and Farmer Tolley passed
through the orchard toward the field
The tlaky apple blossoms drifted upoI
the breeze and whitened the emerald
turf.
"This is a wonderful age in which W
are living, parson; steam-cars and tele
graphs aud balloons, and pumps an,
things. There is one thing, parson, tina
you can always trust, and-that-is-
science!"
The corn field came into view with tn
colossal image erected to science unde
the egis of the lofty umbrella.
''There, parson, what do you think G
that r.
"Caw cav! caww
'Massy, parson! where did that cro'
fly from 2 Rose right up out of tn
ground like"
"Peleg," said the parson, ''scienc
has many sides to it. You cannot tru'
a new principle of science until you kno'
the whole of it and it is wholly proven
There are discoveries and discoveries.
"The principle of this discovery, "sai
Pcleg, lis that no crow ever lights uI
derneath an object of which it is afraiC
Now, any crow would be afraid of sue
an object as that, it stands to reason
That's so, parson, every time. Therefor
that there field is just as much pre-
tected and just as safe as though ther
was never crow in all the wide worlC
That's what you would call logic, pal
son."
"Yes, Peleg, but in these great log
cal questions one wants to be sure thu
his premises are correct. That Gro
knows more than you think he doe
Peleg, and 1 would not leave a field {
mine like that without watching at tn
time of year without was perfect
sure that my science and logic were pc