The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-02-11

btn nonse ta'i ttr ~ 9ttef,
The night. after p.r,skins of the b,uns
iiul meal. prepared With unusuai esrc
fsrme' Allea appeared vii pirssed si,h
himsrli aud TIE ' lele world, Jcc LOOKED
ioqu'ries'g bis mother. sho nodded
silently.
lisn Wil.ln'r father 10 building . nice
rev hen house fnr him. Joe began csutic'
uelv II ul his mother arc going into
par,rrneiship r.isius early cbichens. yon
know they are vo,th forty cents pound,
father,
Forty cel,s a q idlesiicii sj.cuisted the
farmer Hens neyet il paw on my iarm,
and ] expect ihty never xill.
Jim's 90, some splendid White Ply.
mouths, regular heau,'es paid i've dollars
Tor the three, Joe weLt on.
The more fool bel these nev tangled
breeds sio't 30 better. Hens never paid
me noiblrg. persisted his father.
added his wife quietly.
Place enough they had the whole farm
and they slvsys scrs.ch up morn ihei'
aesde are ~pslh. te.f
Tas,'. ind il. is'ber II mother snd !
bad nieo pen we'd make em pay, plead
cd Joe. r.4f
A pen would cos. sixty dollsrs -siu't
got the money to spare. ssia Farmer Allen
shortly,
You may sell my steers, cried Joe, cs.ch'
ing his breath little.
Your steersl Where are they' 10 snr
prise.
The black oucs. You gave them 70 me
for tending the garden lsst sumeef.
Hs did i, faithfully, TOO, bis mother
haste ned 10 say. Look at the vegetables 10
,aa CELLAR We never bad ss many bsfors.
Sposs We never did. His times mine
ill he's ri age. ain'i il? loue stesrsl l
meant ron could call EN- you're. | swap.
ped en- to day with Bill White for his
meadow lot, be said slowly with look al
Joes startled face. 1t loins mine. snd-- !
y fathesl they wire mine. And the
boys lips quivered in spite o! his fourteen
years.
Tut tut boy. You are mine Till you're
twenty ous any how. Boys don't know
enongh To have property ] house and
oothe you; wbs, more do yon wsntp asked
his father impa,eptly for lie did not fee
tae ether easy sdh that look on Joe's
faoe. @ aee lH'FH
We're land poor nov, said Mrs. Aller
With sone spirit. If you'd farm WIS,
there ia and keep the fences
There /, l.. Oae man can't do every
thing, aud uhen Joe goes to school be sin
much good never went 70 school more'r
three terms 10 my lite aud I've msnaRet
to live. AZ 70, The land, better be lane
poor thar hen poor Land don't est moth
ing, br concluded, DING cut with . slan
Of The door @i
It's no nse. mother, said poor Jos de
lectpaly III never have anything, or b.
nnythine
Yes you nil. u, hoy. she answered
Never say fail. wait to he proud OF m.
son
III try - for yon, Joe answered bravely
Bu, do wish We could have things lik
other fclbs Jim's father
Their. there. joe. try net 10 think Of il
we will both do the very best We can an
may be We can make hens pay . little with
out the houee. f t.ma tl
And they did. But Farmer Allen woul
not admit It. although tbs hens paid do
lar bead. Perhaps be did not know il
for the mouey wss quietly used to secuf
prc fi,e BILE leadiog for Joe and Semsinde
placed in Q savings hank a. gold nes
egg Evert boy with fatber like Joe
does pot linve = wise mother to counter
balance ite evil. Neither would Fsrme
Alien acknowledge tha superior besut
) aud niiliiy Of the pure bred fowl, raise
. from setting Of Jim's splendid Viii
. Plymorihs
Joe left ibe farm, be never did dsy
! work upou the farm after he wss twenl
ono. do you wopderBut be made
0 success 10 life nfter al. end 10 after yea
the farmer WAS very proud Of my sop J
J sepb. jim made an intelligent. sucoeasf
J, farmer, and mis- poultry yards are the wo
: der and admiration Of The oOaotry. .at
A little judicious encouragement woul
e lsssen the pnr,ber VI sband0ued hou
stssd.. Jet people ask. Why don't bo
2 stsy'ol the farm?
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