The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-22
FARMER spRioeiNS.

FARMER spRIooiNS.
Oar Honest Frsena's opluisn Of visissrs
from the City.
"Wow," said Farmer Sprigg;ns as he
sat down to supper in his Shirt-sieevea
and famed himself with his straw hat,
wow, but I'm glad them city folks
are gone. I'd rayther hev . visitation
of seveuteen-ycar locustS, would
They eat every green thing in sight
'cept themselves Lord, Melindv. ?
hev no patience with city boArder>
Sech airs as they give themselves.
What's that They're different from
rs? Well, reckon they air When
wear bangs an spectaeles on n string
an pinted shoes. an you get the waist
OF yer gowns up under yer arms, ane
go into fits at the sight of = pore. inno-
cen: sheep cause il has horns I'll be
like them II was jest sickeuin' &c
hear them talk. They liked new-mown
hay better than 'patchouiy.' l wish
they had to ncw-mow it, An sieh
lo<ely new moon To look at over their
was that ssan you was givin' that girl
tew eat? Curds and cream? Then
why did she call il nectar fit for the
gods? Rubbish. Amt got no use for
sich foolishness And when she saw
me bringing in my old hat full of eggs,
ses she:
Are these fresh eggs Mister?
Yes. sez |, 'all laid afore YOU was
up this morning
Oh, says She. clawip' the air like
she was crazy, won't you take me to
zee the incubator
sure sez l. and took her out an
showed her old Spot on her sixteen
eggs
why, that's q hen she said,
though don't know where She got the
sense TO know IT,
That's all tho kind Of incubator
we hev, sea /, and she said She sup
posed setting hens had gone ont 81
fashion, an told her ] most wished
sometimes they had. b'gosh- never
seen sieh Grassy igniance in nv life as
some of them city folk showed Why,
Melindy, dew you blieve. them chill
dren that run all over creation an ct
up all my August sweetlings an drunk
up all the cream. like it was water.
hadn't ever seen the sun rise in their
born lives Talk Of school lArnin'. viii.
you, against the book of natur'T I
called em out of their little beds my.
self, aud when they WAS dressed teob
'em out and elm the hill 70 show 'em
the biggest thing they ever zee. An
told 'em TO look how IL were gettin' red
and rosy in the east Melindy.
what dew You think them young
uns asked me? II the sun riz in the
east told 'em il did herea bouts,
an everywhere else as I he'd ever
heard, an when II cems up they said Il.
looked just like sunrise they saw in
the theayter An then they wanted
70 go back 10 bed and said il made EN-.
sick to get up in the middle 81 the
night 70 see the sun rise Poor thingA,
their intellects had been stunted by
brick walls.
THAT yellow-haired gal didn't know
. hornet from . hummin'bird She
was tryin' to catch one In i~etle
scoop-net. an ses il that yelIsr jacket
lights on you once his feet will burn
worse than lightning, but she said sbc
wanted IL for q spec men. whatever
that in An she he'd the crariest no
tions. Melindy. Ser she. Mister Sprig-
gins. you'd just srter see Rosa Bon hers
sheep. Who's sheT /! says. I never
heard Of any woman by that name
srf -
sniclsered an said she painted en-
Well sez !. every body to their liken.
but brand mine. and let them "a pre-
fer 70 paint thsir sheep, GO ahead. only
IL must stick to the wosl awful and
with thes she giggled like she hAda't
mite Of sense.
NO. Nirandy, I don't hav euny
grsdas again city folks; it's Jest their
foolish. useless ways I'm loolin' at
whether eat dinner with ny COO. on,
or in nv shirt sleeves; or carry my vi.
ties 10 my mouth on . knife or fork
But dew rexin he'd take me 20 task II
didn't know whether p'tat~rs grew
on the ground or under IT, WhAts
thet? My ideas are all ran into the
ground7 Well, It's good thing for
them city folks that somsesdy's ideas
run into the ground; they'd look m.re
pincned that they do. ! reekin where'd
they get toma;usses aud eowcsnb@
for their saylsds. I'd like 20 know
Say. MeliEdy. did sc ever hear Of sieh
stuff in yer hull mortal Life? never
seen the time | was hungry enue ~
eat cold ptaters with vinegar on EN-
Hossrmrver. its aceordin' 20 their
lights. an ths. vsrn't . eirkumstanse
to sosn. Of their Rolns on. Between
yon en- me an the pump. I'm glad tina.
they're gone ] can settle down new
and enjoy myselt bge&h --De.xos.
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