The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-17
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"ihaukiul. On. yen ivs ,,I a
heap TO l., thankful E,-. I'u. rus;
oiliag over with g-s;i,utia. s.id San
Joaqaia ranchcs w!so had j.ia >.<ppad
out Of = lawyers o.lee on Sov,.va-
cry s.ircl Lock hese, rouag m; a.
did you ever try 10 run . ranch with
ono pair 81 n,ules and q clortf.,crf
No. splnsed not When | tns up
my quarter section had ~ r,n-tc.lge
il la start; The iirSt yca- was Il had
ono ana the wheat crop failed. I'll II
! had To 60 into dcLi for seed and
grub, and the interest piled up on 1 le
mortgage I've been wrestling with
that mortgage ever since. but il downs
me every time.
Last spring when the wheat co.ne
up IL looked first rate, and my wife
and watched il growing as you'd
watch younyster. If you had one
We worked hard. got along without
help most Of the time. and wertto Lad
plumb tuckered out every night. We
hoped To get u little aiiead of the mort
gage this year. but il would have To
be a big crop and big price TO pail us
out Of the hole.
We'll. the crop WAS just fair. Z. IS
cost good deal more tlinn anybody
had right TO charge, taxes were
high. and have got only raid,lliag
waiting for harvos, time we used tD
figure up once in q while To Sc bow
we'd come out. Nv wife would re
tired most TO death with her work, foe
you must rememherNat wonau's
work ON ranch w;lere sho d,es ali
the cooking, washing and mei,dil.g,
and takes care OF tSo or three ctsl-
dten, isn't any picnic, and my back
wouid be aching like ] was break lg
in two, but we'd just sit down md
figure, II was close calculatin :, tut
we allowed that good price n ae
crop would just about make boil, o,ids
meet for the year.
when letter came up from the
commission Eaan telling in ten wosls
THAI all our years toll was going to
bring us only debt aId tough ,,r,'st-
Ling for grub over agaiti, VIC just
looked at our roughened, stiff int.'d
hands and wondered whether !. Was
worth whilo raising stuff for otlAor
folks 10 eat, and going hungry oar
selves.
1T Just meant that our bac.;s lad
aehed that somebody else Nigh, take
things easy. 1t meant that the kids
would have to get along with thu 81 ne
old duds for another year, Do YOU
know, it seemed 70 me for q III iImcn Mt
that if took shotgun and we.it out
ON the stage road wouldn't be doing
any more than the chaps who 1--we on
mortgages do, and, mebbe, It would
DO just little sluarer and mor' MIN
fashion way of getting what Goesn't
belong 10 one. Still, as ! wasn't
brought up to that busipess, didn't
think of il long
"You work like Chinainap ,ll the
year, work till you ache all over. raise
| wheat enough to feed smell village
for year, and then ind that yon We
worked yourself deeper irto de;I, IND
seo If you don't have soma queer no
lions 'bobbing about in yoar head
Then you 60 up TO fellow thai sits in
an Office, wears good clothes. and
never does lick of work that'sos any
uso to anybody. hand over 10 bin the
money that your wife and children
need almost got on your knees 20 beg
him for the favor Of being robted BY
bis mortgage for ano.hen yea an6
tell me Il you feel your heslt jJs'
bursting out Of your shirt with pro
niscuous, all round gratitude "--.3ar
Francisco Examiner.