The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-06-25

NJ, anil led them gayly to the mead
Ows.
was going tO NOV. Inysflf.
saw the sturdy PEASANTS go rUund
Oncrrr, dipped my flashing scythe into
the tall green grass.
"Are you readyr' said L. Perkina
IL an here
'.Tb..u follow US"
followed them.
Followed hem rather too closely eyi
IDENTIFY. for n white haired old man. who
Immediately followed Mr.. Perkins. call
ed upUn US 20 halt. Then in . low, firm
yuice he said to his son. who was just
ahead IL inc: John. change places with
me. hain't got long 10 live. anyhow.
YOnder berryin' ground will soon have
these old bones, and it's no matter
whether I'm carried there with one leg
of and terrible gashes in the other or
not! But yOu, JOhn-yOH are Young"
The old man changed places with his
SIN. A smile az calm resignation Lit ny
his wrinkled fare ~ he said. "NOw, sir,
] am rpadyr'
What mean yUu, old mani" said.
Il mean that IL You cUntinner to
bran'ish that blale n you have been
bran'ishin' il. You'll slash h out VI
US before we're a hour Older!"
There was some reason mingled with
this white haired old PEASANTS prufan-
iV. II WIS true that I had twice es-
capped moving of his sons legs. and his
father wrs PERHAPS naturally alarmed.
went and sat down under tree. IL
never knOw'd a literary man In my life, ="
I overheard the old man say, that
knOw'd anything"
Mr.. Perkins was not as valuable 10 me
this season ~ had fancied he might be.
Every afternoon he disappeared from the
field regularly and remained about some
two hours. He said it was headache.
He inherited il from his mother. His
mother was often taken in that way and
suffered great deal.
At the end Of the two hours Mr.. Per
kins would reappear with his head neat.
ly done up in q large wet rag and say he
felt better"
One afternoon il 20 happened that
SION followed the invalid to the house.
and A. I nearpd the porch heard q fe-
male voice energetically observe, "YOu
stOp!- II was the voice Of the hired girl,
and she added, IN holler for Mr..
Brown
"Oh, no. Nancy" heard the invalid
f. Perkins sIOthingly say; Mr.. Brown
knows love you. Mr.. Brown approves
Of itT'
This was pleasant for Mr.. BrownI
Ipeered cautiously through the kitchen
blinds. and however unnatural IL may
appear the lips 81 Eli Perkins and my
hired girl were very near together. She
said, "YOu shan't do ~" and he dO-soed.
She also said she would get right up and
90 away, and A. an evidence that she
was thoroughly in earnest about Il she
remained where she was.
They are married now. and Mr.. Per
kins Is troubled M more with the head.
ache.
This year we ara planting corn. Mr..
Perkins writes me that ''On accounts Of
no skare Know bein put up krows cum and
digged fust crop mp but soon got mother
in. Old Bisles who was Trade you'd cut
sons leggs Of Ses yOu bet 20 an stan up
In field yrself with dresSn gOwnd on &
gesses krows will keep way, this made
Boys in store larf. no More terliay from
yours respectful ELI PERKINS.
Ibis letter"
Ny friend Mr.. ID. T. T. Moore, Of The
Rural New Yorker. thinks IL keep
ON" I will get in the Poor House in
about two years.
II yuu think the honest old farmers of
Barclay County want me, viii come.
Truly yours, CHARLES F. BROWNE.