Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-09
90 yoUR soys IKE TIE FARM :
a sHoEr TALE VIM rnE rAruERs or
TARNUEs' Rois.


Have you any rrason a. think that
when the hoys arr grown up they will
not choose farming for an occupations
l. Il haul o. make them do what work
you require ~ Il should b. donef DO
they show any Interest whatever la the
stock or crops, or l. Il all PLAY, mischief
or maybe hooks which Interest them
mostf Thcre l. cause for al things,
What II thisf laginsss la boys J. not
chruuic disease, many opinions to the
contrary Notwithstanding. loys AZ
general rule have energy enough tO run
ami mce. play hall or ~ hshing. hat
" ben work l. concerned the cnergy l. all
gone somehow or either. have known
boys 80 tired they could not we,l out
Few roWs of l-cvts. 20 = mile o. hang q
Nav basket aad run full two more before
they brought up a. homc agaln. Nov
everyone l. siudving up sciencr. Ncien-
tihc farming l. the rage. wonder II
little scicncc in the training ot boys
Woullnt D. a guod experiment. II somr
FARMERS would take a. much care Va
the bringing up and training ~ their
hoys a. the poultry nis"r would la
bringing up his Young chlrks the result
would D. ~ satisfactory to the one as to
the other every time. chancei tuoycr-
hear q little cunVersation at farnrrs'
meeting while agu. II Wa hetoW our
granrr Nas orcanigci aud the auner.'
mcrting. we've held az the different
house. around the town. rhcv was
generally a. cuo,i ATTENDANCE and a gooi
many different hlras were exchanged.
Farmer n - has two hnys, which samc
d. Wa. deuouuring la no gentle term. a.
"aFy. carvlrs. fellows. more work o.
rrI ANYTHING uut of them than 10 l. to du
u mV.slf. etr." "NoN N nav loVs were
Ike yours. C.. I shuuld think ! hal
some help comlng on. such difference
in hots"
Farmer a. -'s hnys wrfr 40 The meet
lng. hdghi-.,rd. Wcll-heha,ci young
gentlemen nf tirout trn and twelve yrars
respectively. Nrrt much interrsir'l lu The
talk ~ thr evening growing ~ certain
Cfou.. l..t meihul.. etc., listening AZ
trufiyely. famrr H hns nuticrd
them. hencr this talk 80 iutrrmis.iuu.
\ look of priir come. over ihc honest
face uf Farmrr ~ -- as D. glanCts over
sf his l,pt.. ouc of vhom was engaged
ln conversation with a grnilrmln AMI
.rrmingl, holding quite an argument.
"Wsll. ,r.. d. .ail Boz hi. SLOW irlih-
crate wa,, 'my ho,. ar~ pretty cp"d
hut. ri. ho,. go, tht'. a fact. hui hlcss
,ou. NJ o. . thr, Ike o. PLAY iust as
Nrll as yuur hnt. du.
"Hui yuu make 'vm work, aui they
work we'll tnn. when YOU arr gone How
du tuu mlnlcr 'cmf
Thr hrulI .mile gr'w broader "u
e. -'. o.. ls d. au.Ncrri "Nrll. ]
hIr, 'rm"
"llirr 'cm thst'. big note, .h"uli
stN." saM n .. srurnfullt.
..Ne.. I h.rr 'cm They have half ~
400 thr e1rlru truck after thc housr h
supplied. and 10 there wa. hsitrr gar
DEN than thrIr. in this town lat summer
fiil,,l to $50 if that. al. aud never
touched a hns in DO myself. Ih'N take
ali thr ,afs nf tlIs calNrs, and have one
fsr their .hlr. their pix, too. Then !
gave them ous-iruth 0f thc p0tator. ani
corn after thc harvesting Nas done. aud
thry made a rrrity g"od thing oui ~ h.
too"
- suppo.s the, have o. huy their ov n
ciothr.. don't ihrys' ask~l II.
.No. .ir." answered q - emphatic
hlly. "Nhat I give to the boys give
o. snfnuragr 'em. I dout calculate Z"
take 10 away FROM 'cm ns soon as thry
r,t it. n dii shouldn't eNpcvt 'cm to
.haW suV ambition to raise ANYTHING.
'rau.c thr,'d know they'd grt thrir
clothr. iu.i ihr .imr II they didn't work
a. hard. don't loss ANYTHING hy giving
ths iot. .harr. they work hsr'irr aud
show an iutrrr.i Ia their work, that.
the main t-lIut. >ee thcrv, nov irvds
ruinr to fal.e tomato-s Tor market urNt
summer. lisu Goidari has made a bus
inr.. - % fur the last four YEAR. o." frrd
4. a.king him 40 .ort. ~ question. a.
fnl nut hi. "msihol, as hr Calls ".
nut whcrr'. your hoys, Mr. IL !
don't -ee 'rm anvWherv.
The, are 40 home They wanted o.
rntnr. bat told 'rm there VA nee rDum
f,r i.oy. Boz "a private hou.e Ike this.
ulru The, a,t .u Ike .in ! ana ashamed
II ',.in. 4" saI h. rather shameiacsi,
a.. d. turned away.
whether 2 armer h prufited b, his
frirni. rNlmplc cannot saN hui u
struck me at ihe time a. being thr very
hlure ou which luN-ahor turned - ''an
Incentive tn work for" \. Mortimer
Whitehead rrmirkrl The ir-irv tn oi'-
tain .umrihing fof nothing l. imhurl in
thr human race" Acting uu thi. pfin-
riple q. thr farmer Who trics O" make
farmer. 90 hi. boy. with nothing o. ~
Warl them NJ thi. dr.ire !. imhuri in
tie human rlte the inverse !. alsn therr
Hu.t ths same not to give .omcihng Tor
nothing: aul the hoN. act ou thi. priuri-
pls iu.t the .Imr al. their ellcrs. Give
fLe hat. a chance. show them tllt YOU
srr not 40 "hDg' iemrmhcr ilut you
we're a l,oy once Nour.elf. Try thr rN-
pertinent. prrllp. you viii find thi. sri-
enrs will d. fall a. Interesting "a. .uh.oil
and drainage. etc. N YOU can ever ~
thr hoy. intrrr.ts,i. work uu their amhi-
tiou. hold zap your ncighhor's fancy
crops. expires your wish o. raise ~
rnoi if not better. promise a rrWari "
thry viii do a. YOU wish. aud keep your
promi.e. Whru the hoys flni out their
father q. proud of them they don't iry
to de-troy that pride. not "a biz ot IL. y
hou.rkecrsr. .ay. "plcase Try and r.
part ."-NUNr SALLY, in New England
Farmer.