Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-21

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keep IL here. bzt don't expect 70 have :
Kept for nothing I want Is 70 be every be
mine and nobody elss'a, and I'd ike 70 pay
you regular rate. for it-thas i, yoau
hire me 10 work. % m have something 70
pay with
Il will sssi the farmer. veil pleased =
sseing the boy interested in work Of any
Kind
Dick, a. IRE have guessed. bad aigh hopes
of the profits be .as 70 make on his calf,
which, y it quickly recovered from the e.
fscts Of in march, gave good prosnise OF NOS
dixsptotnrinz him. But be son began 70
realize that IL woEld require . very fair
amount Of what his father calied good soiid
work" In order To provide Tor bis nsw charge
He was not naturally fond Of work and
more than once felt temptes1. when tho
weekly pay for the pasturage OF his pet was
coming due, 10 make a proposition TO M
father to take the animal OF bis hands. pay
ing him fair advance 90 What be- had paid
for il, But his priiie always arose between
nim and such a way out from under the bur
then he had undertaken. His piece Of live
stock was doing well, increasing in size and
beauty with q rapidity which ne could Al
most sre from day to day. and the Older is
grew the le-s no felt inclined 10 part With It
Winter taxed him still more severely He
wa. then attending school, and much Of the
tine found that il took nearly all his leisure
In the short days 70 provide for the support
Of his fas, growing animal
Don't work the boy too hard said
mother. one day.
at won't hurt him bit" said father.
The vim he's showing, the steady stick To it
that it's bringing out Of him Is worth q long
sight more than the calf Is
Right you are" said grandfather NO,
II wont hurt him He get little time 10
take a game Of checkers in the evening. don't
her
'.Sometirnes, when be doesn't have TO
study" said mother, laughing. He takes
too much after you. father. to let the check
ers GO"
The calf quickly outgrew her calfhood, de-
veloped into dainty young heifer. full Of
grace and beauty in the eyes Of many tesids
her proud owner and had settled down into
the dignity Of a young matron, when one
evening Grandfather Weatherby came over
and challenged Dick W tilt at checkers.
I'm do it, sir, but youu be likely to beat
me all hollow, said Dick II haven't played
very much this long time :"
lie banded the board to the old gentleman,
then stepped up to his room for a moment
Grandfather lesurely set his men and then
stood in astonishmsnt as Dick took his seat
bef0rs the board
Nv hat-heyt What's all thisf
Dick was also setting his men-not, how
ever, the red ones that usually played against
the black. but twelve shining gold pieceA
He sat back in his chair and laughed at the
old gentleinans astonished face before say
ing.
I'm little Older than you were, grand
father, when you set your board with silver
pieces, but as these are gold. don't yen think
I'm about evenf'
"Iio, hot" laughed the old man He said
he couldn't beat me but am beat-the worst
kindl"
Its the price of my cow" said Dick.
sixty dollars and cheap enough at that,
father says. Fathers bought her of me- 50
she stays here OH the farm. wanted to sell
her and put my money into something else.
but I'd hardly have the heart to let her go
away Mother says she's the best mixer on
the farm And I've kept the calf, so III have
another COW before long"
Good for you" said grandfather, approx
imgly You've made a good start. Now
l,sten-my farms too big for such an old fell
low As | am to see to I'll give you an acre
OH it for every one Of those gold pieces"
Grandfather you don't mean It'll" ex-
claimest Dick such land "a that of yours
for five dollars an acrea-
NO, don't mean that" sail grandfather.
You're to keep your money to work the land
with aud wait till get through say iii
give you the land just as long Us you WORK
it well and make the best Of 1t. You'll need
It when there are 40 many boys in the family
besides yourself"
II can't play checkers tonight. sir" aAio
Dick, shaking his head as he arose and gath
cred up his money Pm too much upset
with my new greatness Twelve acres What
shall do with IT, How shall | beginf
You've got calf to begin with" said
grandfather Better buy a few more and
go t. stock raisin; When your stock out
grows your land you can sell SOME Of it Of.
And then you il he atle to buy more land
Only you may be sure that for every acre
you want of me shall charge you full price"
- New England Homestead
What Mackerei Feed On.
The contents of the sipiuachs of mac.serel
were preserved on two DAYS only. MAY 10 AMI
May Is The size Of the fish was from eleven
10 thirttrl and half inches IN length On
the first day mentioned the quantity of food
taken from the stomach averaged four drains
to a stomach. onsthe second dav it averaged
five and "A third drains, except i'll the case of
one specimen, which afforded eight drains
The average quaitity 1T food to a stomach
therefore, agreed very closely with the aver
age re>uss Of surface orSanl ans when towing
with the twelve inch net Three deductions
however, rrr based up-n too few ol,serva-
tons to have any SPECIAL Significance 1t is
we'll known that the surface o. siiisins serv-
Ing as food for nlackeral and g; Ter pel,lris.
fishes are very unequally distributed and are
constantly changing their position, appear
a