The Columbus journal., 1886-10-27
Pulling Fodder.

Pulling fodder looks like hard busi-
ness, writes Bill Arp to the Atlanta
Constitution. Nv tenants get to the
field earIy while lii" grass and the weeds
and the morning glory vines are all wet
with dew, and the ground is sticky with
moisture They are soon wet up to their
knees. and their pants flop around their
ankles ami the dew.irops fall in their
sleeves. but they don't seem to mind it.
by and by as the sun mounts up over
them the dew disappears. and the sultry
heat comes down ani there is no chance
for q breeze in the low ground corn, but
still. they pull away. and talk and laugh
US merry as if they We're having afroiic.
Then he has to tie it up and carry it
through long rows to the end of the
field. and the big pile of twenty or thirty
bundles is all over his head and his
shoulders. AMI he goes humping along
the cOrnstalks and gets the trash all
down his neck and in his ewes. but still
he don't mind it. and brags how many
bundles he carried anL never dropped
nary one.
There is something mighty cheerful
about willing labor. toll that is content
ed-swcai that is no curse. couldn't
pull fniider if Was willing. but am
not willing Ii had II s,ep-la,ider and
a boy 10 tote it along from stock to
stock and there was no dew and sun
was bcI.inh cloud. might venture =
short row Ben" willing is the great
thing about labor. Being willing is
the secret of success in anything.
heard an old man saw that any man
could quit drinking whisky or chewing
tobacco if he WIS willing. He must get
his own cnn>rnt the iirst thing. and
then it Is easy To ,iO.
1t is Il nan nature to work up eX-
ac;ly TO his tension. His task must be
done. Pulling folder is disagreeable.
but the farmers mind has Deen worked
up to that for wears aud SO il is all right.
1t is part oi his business We all string
up our Ii. rvrs and our will to the ten
sion of on: condition, our necessities. 1t
is like turning the screw on violin to
get the strings up 10 the chord. When
they :! ;cAen they won't play in har-
monv and we mus, Ii. htcn the tension
again. i,r FELTON, lives two miles from
town. and ! ave ;iy.. and nv nabor
w Nttii:N IiNt> '''fi t.t -
just as long tn han :.S mine is TO me, or
~ the ten miles Is to N.bOr Weems.
We have all 90, used to the task. the
journey. and screwed our ii,islles up to
that tension. but would cct awful tired
il ha.. L., gn us far rs Wecns and DR..
FELTON, w";,l,in't live where do for any
thing In: d,..'nr is sorry for ME, and
| am S"rrS for W,rIils. and he is sorry
for Snin..in,iv h.,ni,i him. but our SYM
pathy Is wasted There is lots Of SYM
paiiy wa,:,l in this world. but it shows
Il good inrart To have it. A. the burden
is. Su the strength shall be-. Ii labor is
reward Il it is :,il right. Rowland says
he don't mind i.,,'l;ng fodder 1T all il it
don't s''i wei ard Si'1ii in the curing.
Con!"nI'ncnt i, what We all want, and
the poor man can he as cOntenied as
tine rel. ,,i.. if his labor is rewarded-a
r.;is"ii.l. reward. Then it il willing
labor The Waterman goes On duty
willingly u, midnight. The doctor hears
tn. ,'o"r ;-cii ring willingly when deep
sleep has posse. scd him on cold aud
stormy n:.l:t. The night editor of the
daily !r'i..r is II willing slave TO the
lamp Every true man will screw his
c"'lra.e up l." the sticking point il the
rewar,! IL IN sight.