The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-11-13
marble River partners, Club.


Few absent ones that day the records trace,
For nearly all were, happily in their place.
The minutes then were read, accepted quite,
Although we're sure they did not read just right
Some things contained that did not happen there
And some left out 'twere better to declare.
Yet mind you shall not complain
AS I'm the only one for this to blame.
For fear shall commit the same grave error
twice,
I'll finish this report now in triee.
After all had listened 10 the music of a song,
The president named the topic and called the
speakers on.
The way to pick our apples and sort them SO
they'd sell
Was what the farmers tried that pleasant day
AS we sat and listened to the eloquence dis
played,
About the care of orchards and how they should
be sprayed,
And how to prune the branches to adnait the sun
and air
That the fruit may larger grow, and yet more
smooth and fair;
Then the grading of the apples according to de
gree,
The larger ones together the small ones too, you
Why, as we sat and listened to all the speakers
told
We almost could imagine our fruit was picked
and sold
And we had paught to do but gather in the gold
But when we went back home, I'll Just pause to
tell you that
We found the apples wormy, and the market
had gone fiat.
We looked our orchard over, and pondered DER
the talk,
For surely with such good advice we need not
make q balk.
Some thought better market at home was
often found
For all the fallen apples that lie upon the
ground.
While Mr.. Watson told US, ut will better pay to
sell;
They will not pay to feed to stock as could ever
tell"
And also Mr.. Mason from the famous Burton
band
Told US "Apples are feed that calves can poorly
stand"
What then to do with all the fruit lying on the
ground
The cider mill had closed its doors, the dry
house too, we found.
We started for the hog house and opened wide
the door
They ate up all the apples and loudly squealed
for more.
it into meal,
Or the porxers cannot eat it but will stand
around and squeal
hot A ctr tool
the floor,
teeth sore.
No guess work now about it, he had tried il. DER
and DER,
The program for the ladies as7carried out that
day,
Was led by Mrs. Cooper with very fine essay.
We do not wish to fiatter and it may be out of
place
To praise a member of this club, at least before
their face.
But you'll pardon NE I'm sure for you know 1
tell no lies,
When say in Mrs. Cooper this club has drawn
aprize.
At her suggestion plans were made to lay home
cares aside,
To search for facts in history and into posey |
glide.
And so to-day Will Cartoons life and verses
will be sung
BY all the ladies of our club, by old as well as
young.
Mr.. Cooper will disclose the good and bad he's |
known
Resulting from the bands who keep their secrets |
all their own;
While Mr.. Sheldon will make known TO us who |
delve and toll,
The benefits to be obtained by fall blowing of
the soil.
It was decided by the club that most fitting
nook
To hold their next club meeting in is the home
of E. j. Cook.
Then the president read poem from which we
may have learned
What little pay the farmer gets for what he's
richly earned,
And what useful man he is, and then the club
adjourned,
Adjourned, but not for home, but to gather
round once more
The tables spread with dainty food, fit for an
epicure.
And there they sat and talked and ate as long as
any wished 1t,
Armstrong, who went home to spread
another "Biz Kit"
G. II. II. P Secretary.