The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-13
SARGE PLUNKETT
THE OLD MAN GIVES UP HIS OLD
TINE WAYS,
And IL Now Modern Farmer-A Few
Mishaps at the Start. but He is Broke
Into Harness and is Alright.
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(Written for The constitutional
! Wiser men than me and Brown both
| put together, have changed their minds.
It Is fact that the agricultural depart
ment of the French government has fully
| proven that thirteen u3) acres of land can
be made to yield more than thirteen hun
dred Q,oUO acres. 4 have always been a
doubter on such things as this, but at last
| doubt no more, and have left tho old
home and the old hills where have scratch
Ell tor years with scooter plows and razor
| back mules and shook hands with the young
| generation to develop a fine modern farm
! and model country community.
| II was hard for me to make the change
| Hard TO give up my seat at tho old hearth
where | have Worn the jam rocks smooth
| in the hooks as 4 resting place for my pipes
| Hard to give up the old window where wa
/ so much loved to sit and listen to the mrlo-
/ dy of negro voices as they sounded over
/ the fields and the cry of the ''B;rlsong"
| hounds as they trailed the possum or the
! coon. but 50 it is, have given up associa-
| tons and opinions, shook hands with pro-
| gress and shall with the younger generation
| who are brave cuoEgh to stay upon the cid
! hills of Georgit. strive to bring to the front
| Il new era i'll the agricultural pursuits and
rural home life.
| Ii is hard TO think that the country farm
| houses that sit in the shady groves and by
cooling streams must go. But they must
| Tor statistics fully SHOW that Il great ma
! jority OF the insanity of women is caused
by the loneliness of these sweet places and
| the drift OF people from rural pursuits fully
sustain the idea of mans socabiity-a de-
sire to mnglc and c..nmnglc with others.
From where | sit | view the doom of these
country solitudcs, for the surveyors with
their chains and compass are cutting up
great Old plantation into a multitude of
small farms and just i'll the next room
from where l write IN architect is drawing
up plans for a center village for the tenants
OF these small places. But of this l shall
write when it has more fully developed.
/ started out to tell you of orr plans-our
Castles" me and Brown. | know that
this castle is not to tumble as did
great one over at the town of Douglas
vile. 1t is propped, and scotched and
Browns mechanical skill and my ag-
rcutural knowledge. We have spent
slecpncsS nights on the plans of the foulda
ton ind every foot that it travels upward
shall be braced, double hraced, ilon-roded
and secure. All this prccauion OF Brown and
we have been VeIy confident on several
other matters and occasions-the third
party for instance-hut this time we have
held long and serious counsels with our
families, we are in touch with Ouf wives,
they encourage and assist us and pet lis
sorter as they used to in the years long
and long agoac, and this makes us feel
good and young again and IS more than
double assurance That our castle IS not
to tumble
Ours is one Of the small farms into which
the great old plantation Is; to be turned
We are the first corners, therefore, me
first served. Brown and me are paFtherH'
and together we have twenty-five acres,
TO be devoted as follows:
Five acres in sorghum.
Five acres III pctatoes-lrlsh anu sweet
Five acres i'll wheat and oats
Two acres in turmps ana OcatS
Two acres in suntoWers -
rio other six acres are to be uSch lor
tho raising of fowls: hogs ana hillA COWS
and dog kennel. .,; EttJo farm IA
The foul dominion OF TINS ilIl f,i ~ h H.
the one over which me anu NY io'' f"lLs
srav Brown and ms ,,.s i" nni
sway. ,n,naorrs of the hogs, COWS anu
w. Nv, ,nnnel take great pride III I",>'is
Gne chickens Brown taxes ele"fe p.n;nr of
thn raising of stock and Is lI hnro 1m
NV. .ho tnnnel 10 start out WITH l NV s Jor
nc he''t 4ncst osst rted hens and q rooster
81 o. ornry twenty hens, 100 geese, ioo u"I haS
1 100 e o,;;,cas and 200 pigeons. brown mas
~ aU' tbn start. twenty-five line proof io7 md
great number of goats, 1 YOU brood dogs
NJ nTl dn,s are Browns "specallieS. go i,o
ne u o"9r he able to fill any Greer llU ,n
onvwhcre, for any sort OF dos. .t t1ri' rho
smallest terrier to the gTea' .i M I'M doc
t'lhorJ DOG the water dog, the Dun uos'
Spnornd Un has now thirty-tWo pups
, ,n1 nnns-pot counted in the liSt anoNc-
that makes the wclkin ring WhHh prov" of
starts TO their trough with pdohc' VI
buttermik or pot LIQUOR. u,,o1o rrfio TO
We have had but one 81 S,hSle lun ,,,o, ~
,thor nur dreams so far. HE olDcr morn
no iust nj daybreak, j walked on !. rom .no
i7 to the ml-ior there is mn on 'le
Mace / Will say by way OF IIhteTI!, rnrnb
and the pond is to be stocked win ftn ,.aa
i h'Ii ,a at an early date. But, as was
.,uine, on 10 state. / walked off about as
| 3ay begun TO break and lett my oid oi. ian
sitting looking thu ough the WINDOWS ~ nv
StrnaEs In the dark | had not gone very laI
IN 7 Lnari n terrible racket back at the
bonse | hurried back and as drew nearer nearer
the racket became more immense. brY"n
was bowling, hogs We're s4ucalhe. ""ss
were snarng, liens were c chcEHh .:sh "G ny
ut the ton of her voice, and fapping What
she thought wa, her apron with great FlSor,
hut in her excitement instead OF JUST htr
apron she had many otner Sar fo,,, ono 40
way to another, ''shooing,' "shoolns' ana
rnn from one side of the yard to the other
s.Happing." "lappins," she was spectacle
to look upon and honestly thought shed
J" But soon seed the situation. Some Of
Browns pull dogs had got together ana
| started the fracds end while he was trying
to part this two. others got at it and
then a general stampede among the dogs
called the balance of the kennel to their at
tenticn. and dogs that were nos hShtlng
each other were biting the hogs and Brown
was busy, very busy; and every rooster
in our foul department. was fighting or try
ing his best to fight and my old oman was
| busy, very busy and as she screamed to
| Brown to come to her relief and Brown
would howl back, chow the devil will I