Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-01
CHAPTER XXX.
FARM EXPERIExtrS

FARM ExPERIENCES.
"Want to buy any cabbages::- said the
had boy to the grocery man as he STONED
at the door of the grocery dressed in
blue wamus, his breeches tucked in his
boots and an old hat on his head with /.
hole that let out his hair through the
tor. He had got out of q Democrat
wagon and was holding the lines hitched
to horse about 20 years old that leaned
against the hitchins pos, to rest. only
a shilling apiece"
''Oh, go way" said the grocery man.
II only pay cents apiece" And then
he looked at the boy and said: Hello.
Hennery, Ii that you: l have missed
you all this week. and now YOU come on
to me sudden, disguised as a granger.
What does this all mean.'
1t means that have been the victim
Ut NJ vile conspiracy N ever was known
since Cesar was stabbed and Marc An.
tony GRATED over his PROSTATE corpee in
tne Roman forum to an audience Of
supes and scene shifters,- and the boy
dropped the lines on the sidewalk, ssid,
whoa, gol darn you!" to the horse that
was asaeep. wiped his boots On the grass
IN 'front.' OF the store and came in and
seated himself ON the old half bushel.
There, this seems like home AGAIN.
"What's The row-who has been plav.
ing 1t on you::" And the grocery man
smelled . sharp trade in cabbages "A
well ~ other smells peculiar to the farm.
We'll. Ill tell you. Lately our folks
have been constantly talking of the in
dependent life of the farmer and how
easy it is. and how they would like it if
/ would learn to I've farmer. They said
there was nothing like it. AMI several of
the neighbors joined in and said had
the natural ability to be one of the most
successful farmers III the state. They
all drew pictures of the fun it was 10
work on a farm, where you could get
your work done and take your fishpole
and go off and catch fish. or gun and
60 ont and kill game. and how Won could
ride horses and pitch hay and smell the
sweet perfume and go to husking bees and
dances and everything. and they got me
all worked up 80 l wanted to go to work
ON . farm.
Then an old deacon that belongs to
our church. who runs farm about eight
miles ont Of town, he came on the scene
and said he wanted a boy and if would
60 ont and work for him he would he
easy ON me because he knew my folks
and we belonged to the same church. I
can see 1t now. 1t was all put up job
on Ere, just like they play three card
monte on fresh stranger. was took
in. by gosh. have been out there Q
week, and here's what there is left of
me. The only way got chance to
come to town was to tell the farmer l
could sell cabbages to you for shilling
apiece. l knew You sold them for Is
cents. and thought that you would give
a shilling. So the farmer said he would
pay me my wages in cabbages at a shil-
ling apiece and only charge Inc 81 for
the horse and wagon to bring them in.
So You only pay ) cents. Here are 80
cabbages, which will come to 80 cents.
pay 81 for the horse. and when get
back to the farm l owe the farmer 10
cents, besides working week for moth
ing. Oh, it is all right. ! don't kick,
but this ends farming for Hennery. I
know when / have got enough Of an easy
life ON . farm. I prefer . hard life
breaking stones ON the streets-to IN
easy, dreamy life ON farm"
"Thav did NAV IL ON Won. didn't thar2"