Telegram-herald., 1891-09-06


also want my hcys To learn to love
the farm SO I got them to put into
crop a small piece Of ground and agreed
b pay them high price for their vege-
tables. Being a busy man, have not
paid much attention 10 the process of
their farming, but | have bought from
them ss5 worth Of truck which could
have gotten of the neighbors for $Sl. so,
and which my young agriculturists, l
am told. did buy at even less than that.
hate to see boys DO that way to .
man who has always been regarded as q
first class parent in every way.
Ny farm animals consist, among other
things, Of a rather coarse but well mean
ing COW, which we bought here. She
was born at the south, and some OF the
best blood Of this country flows in her
veins Ideality is small but her alimen-
tivsness and inhabitivensss are large.
she has vivacious way with her that
wins every one. but she stin retains
feeling Of intense hatred toward the peo-
pie of the north. Though had nothing
ko do with the war, and did not favor it
at the time, this cow holds me respon-
sible TO degree for the results Of the
war. and | have never been able to get
sn rapport with her.
1t is the same with a little mouse col
ored ass. or barro. which bought for
use on the farm and for ornamental rid
ing over the highly inaaned roads Of
North Carolina His name Is Juanita--
pronounced Whaneeta Whaneeta, In
the language of Patrick Henry, lis dead
sore on the war. and regards me as
having brought it on. whereas did not
10 %, bot. on the contrary. did all
could honorably 10 evade it. wrote to
. paper in 1860. being at that time at
Winnipeg. that unless the war was pre-
vented in some way would stay where
was for long time.
But Juanita gets mad about the war
and broods over it. and mourns and
mourns and mournS Juanita is also
chndless. and that makes him feel the
war worse. think. than he otherwise
would
Juanita was owned by neighbor OF
ours here named Nsttles hir. Ne<tles
did not seem TO want 10 part with Jua-
nits. but did finally, and last week when
/ offered to let MIN have the little pet he
said, mo: the wound is healed over
now. Do not tear it open afresh by COM
pelling me 10 90 all through it again.
have learned TO live without Juanita
now. Do not jar my newly healed heart
strings aay more Take him away or
viii set the dog on yoa-" So l took
Juaniea home again
When we first let the children ride on
him be did not seem TO brood 20 much
over the war, bat We noticed that the
children felt uneasy about something.
and pretty soon discovered that little
souvenirs Of the late war were to be
found in great numbers all over him. So
] had TO disinfect him and renovate him
before we could use him. But he regards
himself yet a. my superior. can see
that Though poor and measly, with
large bald places on his person where ne
has rubbed himself against an upright
farm while trying 10 forget the past and
get rid Of the results of the war. ] can
see that he regards himself as unfortu-
nate. but reined.
Jusnits regards me - . low, coarse
Yankee. whose oats are reluctantly taken
In exchange for bis refined social infiu-
encs tie does not have mach fun. and
ever aud anon he bursts forth into wall
that shows how keenly he suffera He 10
the worst sample OF motheaten respect
ability and uniaundried hasfeSr that I
ever saw. He hss the pride OF Lucifer
and the per~cnai habits OF Dvies He Is
most unfortunately made up of strange
contradictions and unhappy warring ele-
uents which sll his breast with . Wild
tumuIt.
once wrote some lines 10 pet mule
Of mine. among which occur the follow
ins. which I have addressed to Juanits
during the past week There 10 vein
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which some Of my friends at the Authors
club say reminds them OF Dante. II Is
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