The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-13

HELPING GOULD MAKE HAY.
rvington is beautiful little nest Of
well to do farmers like Jay Gould, Cy
Field and such thrifty grangers as Hank
Willard, whose place is a little lower
down the river at Dobb's ferry. Hank
and Cy Field change workers in hayiug,
but Jay keeps help enough to put in all
of his grass himself. Sometimes he used
to help Bob Hoe in having and Bob
would help him in stacking, but since
the death Of Mr. Hoe Jay doesn't depend
much on the neighbors.
Mr.. Goulds place sits back from the
main road quite a piece and has an ell.
to it. AS you drive III you see four or
five men with sheep shears trimming off
the side whiskers on the mall He has
quite good lot Of tllable land around
the house and he has a conservatory
about the SIZE of the Paris exposition.
In this he grows quite d quantity of rare
exotics, such as four o'clOcks, marigolds,
bachelors buttons, ''sturshons," morn
ing glories and JohRny-jump-ups Tor
Johnny jElnps-uP, ratherl. Mr.. Gould Is
a great doraculturist and raises his own
seeds rather than trust to the gaudy but
prevaricating catalogue of the profess
sional scotsman.
Across the main road from the house
is the hay Lot. Ii covers about five and
thfee-fOurths acres, perhaps, and SO with
twenty seven men, AL willing to pitch
right in with enthusiasm, Mr.. Gould is
able to get his hayng 0utof the way in
time 10 give him Week in town. This
year he Was drawn on the jury in
New York just as he YVES going into the
hay field. For quite while he didn't
know whether to go down and make sure
of his little old So day or stick to the
haying and save the crop; but finally he
threw his scythe over his shoulder and
said, Come on, boys. They can get
other juIgmen, but you would be a long
while getting another man to take my
place in the bayfield,"
Later I saw by the paper that Mr..
Gould was fined 500 for non-appeaxance
when his name was called.
''Is it true" asked him yesterday at
Rn equestrian lunch counter, "that the
judge fined you $1p9 for contempt"
YES said AIr- Gould, removing .
fillet Of Wisnerw1Irst from his whiskers
and speaking in deep, interest bearing
notes, al was found 800 by the judge
as you say, but proved by one of my
hired hands that was a member of the
Tarrytown Hook and Ladder company,
and so the judge RENTED the fine"
On bright June morning. when the
wood bird wakes the echoes along the
Hudson and the wren and the thrush
come down to battle their little beakS in
the beautiful brook which sings along
past the door of Washington Irving's
quaint and queer old home, the quick
ear catches7the sound of voices out be-
hind Mr.. Gould's barn. Following this
sound one comes to 7nGFry group of
"hands" clustered about large grind
stone which has bacon r1nds under the
bearings. 4 small boy, reeking with
perSpirntion, is turning the stone, while
Mr.. Gould with an old scythe may
be seen riding on the top of 1t. There
are other men about who could turn the
grindstone easier than tflesInall boy who
is turning il, but no one Is hopeful
enough to turn a gTinds5one but boy.
1t Encourages q man, So 1t ~ customary
TO secure d boy to do this heart breaking
Job. and generally Boy who is about to
20 fishing Is selected. lie grinds on hour
sitter hour, Wills hrs worms are baking
In the sun and his heart is slowly dying
in his little bosom.
Later on the merry work hands go
joyously afield. A jug containing spring
water and a small stra3dle bug is taken
TO the lot and conceaiR1 under a swath
of green grass. Mr. Gould, wearing =
psir of brown linen trousers and blue
WanB1us. together with chip hat,
rolls ND his sleeves so as TO reveal the
raven Din feathers now slowly turning
10 iron gray which adorn has brawny
arms. He then stands his scythe and
swath up where he can get at 1t, and
pulling a large. four pound MILESTONE
from ms pistol pocket proceeds 70 put
keen wire edge on his weapon.
1t is quite interesting TO seelMr. Gould
and twenty-seven viking husbsndmen
turn Loose on q little bunch Of grass
and wipe it out in two days. The hay
is a mixture of red top, timothy and red
clover, with ornamental hornets nests
made of PAPER unache In the fence cor
nsrS
In his conversation Mr.. Gould uses a
good many railroad terms of course, to
geJrer with ms farm slang, ana most OF
his orders are given to . bald headed
Sparnard with an ecru plastron Of Ma
genta whiskers, whose name is Torrance
AIcClusky.
Terence said Mr.. Gould the other
morning, as he sw ing the jug over his
arm and took a drink, Il do not know
but If would be cheaper next seaJon to
fix I'D the oldsmOwer. Yen see. it costs
me sos now TO NOV this grass. Then,
new scythes and swaths each year. $54
more; So for whetstones, s. for orna-
mental hornets nests, and say $50 for