Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-01-22
A WORD FOR OUR BOYS.
WAY THEY LEAVE HOME so SOON
AND pEspisg FARMING.

In an. Msa Chase 10 Get the seed Into
IN. cr.ani aud the Grain Harvested the
IIi,l. p.ii.w. Ar. Worked Aime-, Ca
p-a,h-t Nsshsr'. s,ery.
woali Ike b. say word In favor - cur
farmer boys, who. ~ a cisls, arc ally over
vorksl In ths rub q spring wurk O. throagh
The bit days q harvest
A gruai many fArmers undertake ~ much
that, In oricr 90 ct The cruI- Ia IN S'a-'n,
everything must come b. time, while tho
boys. colts AMI s,erythlng ei-s GA the I'.soois
prs-s.sl into crNlcc for AL they arc ahle todo
Nov, N the hoys have 90 work ~ hard, u
scns 10 me they shoaI H. allowsi a slsor,er
day, anil not h. cumpsllci b. go from sun up
~ sun down, As VII a. the older oncS They
arc really o. H. p.iis.i. II oue sioI- o. think q
n. fur n anything h wanted whlis getting
Ts.ady togo q ths fioii. n l.. "llsrr Tom. run
AMI c,t u, aud stop lively, aRi a. soa a.
that particular thing u bruught. ihcn -ome-
thing eisc h wanis,l. and Nlcn rcady o. gOto
wurk Tom las run enough to D. airvaiy iircd,
then, "N0w - that yua krp tho-s hor--g0
Ing a. lat q parting aivioe
Tscn, after ilng day. pioving. therv
arv the covs to H. bruughi frum tho PASTURE
of o,ur-s. Tom bsing the yugng,-t. has that
to do. too AMI after sgIfsr l. over D. must
lniik, all q which u well enough " b. was
only allowed a shorter day than the others.
and very frcgusutly While the others stop
during the dAy for ry-i Tom must so forA
Jug cf water. az ''boys don't gy, tirvdr !
iclis,s la ihcir working a. they are ahle. but
have known - mAay luys inj njury,i frum oycr-
work that I cannot rcfrAln frum saying q
fos woris In ths huTs that they may 10 =
little gu.sl Oar deaT. warm hearted. wiling
boys. whf-s ~urk 80 can only agTr~ciAis
wlru they aru M % ai-snt. then ~ - hg~
much hsip thcy have tssn
mn FLOWS wrRH AL uRoEE"
Iwas vel s.quaintri With Coz Toy. Who
hclp.sl tuak up AL tho grUand for alArge
cfup lls vas oaly 10 ami small - bis agc,
AMI b. worked right aiong still his fAihsr.
,cry sirng mAn. until tis cruT- werr In, AMI
tho day thry Gnishsi planting oOrn. ~ suP
p.r time, all o. him. shcn b. cams la
bwhy. Gsurec. shat l. the ulAitsrr fT
~ long a. llVt I can never fors,t the iir~l,
dsjsts.i. dryoging iliiis ngurs a. b. siooi In
ths dor. "Oh. uofhing, only tir,i, With
IMtllINN. AlIAAH sINAAN ~ n ~ ~ ANN - -
iaken down wiih fc'or, AMI for wcsks lay ai
dsaihs DIR simgly frum o,cr~oSk Ths
art w,sl ~ bis lines D. ras~l ouniinually
als,li biz wurk. anl u sas enough o. lrsak
one's bari o. i.sar him urglng his ts-am a.
tllslr woFk. 90 biz pios vusih brsaA. 80 %
was - hari o. thrl~ thr dirt up hil. H.
kctt th.s W &C. q sock. never minutes
ry-i uighi or dsy. Eni evsr, day bic yoior
XIV wcaksr. until one dhy D. otsiiel hs
cys-. afsl lloking an-lni the ruum All. ''ths
pow aro all trn.r ani never mfuii0nld
th.m again hut flr scsss o. vas 1T out
q dangcr
Nos wherv ~as 4 - ..nsi IN TIA,
uanz.-iiun 4 longa D. bsrDe,
hres docior = til o. Iay., .t the caru ani
antlety tuch an ilhi-s Cagasl hs Istfvuts
a h. was Iosly rr,lter,ng. his physician
.ali ~Th.s ulns,s vas rnusd morr frutn
ovsr~urk than anytlang si-a. uov. -ss tia,
u l. nsvsr dane again
Anatller cs-s of ioys usvrscsk, shich
kn8w D. o. tfuo. Vas wheru a man - a 10y
q n years - agu b. plosins. anl the only
say b. cpaI turn tlo Il1ugh sas o. Tui bis
hsad unir the cr,ss pcr~, t"ts~n tb.
hanllf.. lctting u rast Ca the hack - his
~. until D. iniufssi his sTins and uas tlken
sick ani lived only a fes dayS In the In.
tsta, laat of harvest l. anothsr terrible time
for ~ toys. hard lnis,si. for stroug mn
NAEIa soru.Rs uTAET Acur
last sgmmer cur osu toy. stout young
fellos q "a. who had worksi frum eafly
sYrlns with sArccly day. inisrmisiou. o.
without a surd q complaint. siio by sale
With anothsT ulAn much olicr than him-af.
then thfuugh four 90 I've se.ks - hArvesi
until a day " two icfore IL sas over. cans
Into nv ruosn u was Va AZ the tins. l,oking
- AL ami ~urn that u frightened M. AMI l
al o. him. What Il the ulAtisf, dcuar, duut
you fccl vellr "Oh. ina. b. saii. II am
lus, uoariy dad. my bad acbes ~, jus; look
Al my hAnis. holilng up hls hAn.ls, perfectly
coycrul made with caliouss Ani blisisrs,
While bis ug- quivcrri AMI tsars stool In his
dark eysu. sumething that ! bal not sscn Tor
yoar,. for b. l. usually ioo Truud b ocomIlain
"Yosicr,lay my no.s bl,si until couid hardly
go I a. viii fAtL.r would 10 uie 81 this
aftsrnoon. Suut you al him toT How u
wunt o. my ulothcr haut to have to tel him
that father ALI NJ, must try AMI ~,
ihruugh whlls ths fair Scaibcr lasts. only a
moiher can kn5w. AMI iherv uas q good deal
~ NAANANNfHAf ~ W htA|aHH 80 AAtAh
a. l ibought - my boy AMI his sorr0~ful
fsoc
Ilis faihsr dii a., tnaan a. 10 hard. for
b. hal lsru sunsirtck o. siricksn down with
line. b. ~ouli then have counted his grain
q very little worth t.si,is the life q his toy,
bat b. ouly thoaght thsn % the work ca hand
AMI that the resting oo,lll te doI,s -oule Oihsr
time. Bui that l. ons roa-on Why - many
t.oys loaVe tlslr hoales - -con AMI - thor
oush dssp-e farming. shcn little god
Judgment. temI.rod wiih msrvy for th-m,
woall Do uofv guod than AL the stern cofn.
snAnls that wcro ever utiCrei
'Oh. u 40 couli only live tho past I've
yosrs over again" ali a fricDd Who's oaly
chiii, prOuIl.ing 10y of la lai d.si u Gun
SUMPTION. FOR know be worked too hart
lls wAs Alsays ~ Wiling AMI 40 never
siopts.i o. think that the wOrk might L. TO
much for him But nov Ne can 80 where
No dii wrung What pity al parents
cannot ~. isioro they uncct with soue such
truuble. and 10 rv,ly Tarvuts at heart In
sisad 20 thoughtls-s tAslinasters ~hoss IrSs-
eat prUsg.rty l. gaiDSl Ia a great moastru at
= fearful eHIsIl..s-tb0 brOkon down oonsii-
tui.0ns % their boys One Who Loves Them
Ina 81 Iouis Rspublic.