Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-03-27

farmers is past. They must take back
seats, and let liye, intelligent and
learned men come to the front. Then
husbandry will be viewed with the
favor it deserves" said he.
BY this time we had reached the
stable, and the horses being provided
for, we walked to an adjoining field
where was about two acres of corn
growing, and from half to three-quar-
tiers of an acre of potatoes, all show
ing the hand Of thorough cultivation.
81 cannot put upwith less than two
hundred baskets of corn a year and
about hundred bushels of oats. My
neighbors work much harder and get
less than half as much"
"Here you have quite a field of
beans, too, see" said 1, as looked
beyond the corn and potatoes.
eyes," he replied; "few farmers,
especially those who keep sheep, fully
appreciate the value of the bean crop.
They always sell for good cash
price, are early raised, and the vines
are a first class fodder for sheep as a
change for hay in winter. If they
are not half thrashed-as the old lady
said of her oat straw fed to her horse
so much the better,
There was soon the sound of bell
nearly as large as locomotive bell,
and looking in the direction whence
the sound came, saw the bell above
the roof Of the attachment to the
kitchen.
"That means dinner, a welcome
sound" said Mr.. Evans, laughing.
"That BELL" he continued, "saves a
great deal of trouble. If am wanted
from the field, a certain number of
, strokes calls me in. and if Wilmot is
wanted there is a call for him; and if
both, then both are called. Breakfast,
dinner, and tea timehave 1.-THE same
call.
This certainly was great inn
provement on the old-fashioned din
, ner horn or any other method of
farm calls, and saved great amount
of trouble. As we entered the din
, ing-room | saw on the sideboard a
large dish of what l at first took to be
crab apples of bright and beautiful
appearance.
"Whatw exclaimed, "crab APP
pies ripe so early" The family had
, a hearty laugh at my expense.
, "Those are Cherries" said Mrs.
, Evans; "but you are not the first per-
son who has made the mistake. Mr..
, Evans carried half bushel of them
, to the store, and the grocery-man
+ made the same mistake"
"Annie and have been eating of
them till fear we can hardly enjoy
l this splendid dinner before u.s." said
| my wife, who always enjoyed a good
table, and what she praised was fit
for a queen. "Just think of it," said
: my wife, after the short but devout
ane earnest petition for grace and
blessing upon us and all of ours, "all
: these dishes are the products of this
? farm! A dinner fit for a king, and
cost only labor of raising it."
"Ahw said l, "who is there but a
| farmer and his family that can live
} in the style of real nobility and indie
pendencew
| 81 wish we could have just such a
home," said my wife. The very wish
7 | was anxious to have her indulge.
: "The easiest thing in the world for
| you to have" replied Mr.. Evans
l "and the very thing | was going to
propose to your husband after dinner.
2 There is farm just half a mile from
here, superior to this, waiting, and
} has been for more than two years, for
: a purchaser. l have been fearing
, some selfish skinfint would buy it.
, If you and your husband will say
| you will take it, we will have the
deed made out in an hour"
! "What say you, wife ?" said l.
9 81 say just what you say" shesaid,
} laughing, scarcely thinking the pro-
ject practicable, for our resources were
by no means abundant.
"There's only one thingin the way,
; and that is the all important thing
I the means wherewith," said l.
cpl agree to manage that" said
Mr.. Evans. "The farm is dog-cheap,
1 and in two or three years you can
e make it pay for itself. I'll take all
the risk and you shall have the farm
without dollar to be paid for a year
or two years, lust as you please"