The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-10-15
TALMAGEs SERMON.
"As a Shock Of Corn cOme,h in in
His Season."



Going al the rate Of 40 miles an hour
few days ago. I caught This sermon
II you have recently been IN the fields
OF Pennsylvania. or New Jcrssg- or
New York. Cr New England. cr any Of
IL country districts you know that
the corn Is nearly al cut The sharp
knife ssraek throush tae staias and
LIFT them all along thc helis until a
man came With handle q straw and
twisted few Of these wisas Of straw
into a band. and then gathering up
rs much Of the corn as he could com
pass with his arms. he BOUND il with
this wisp Of straw, and then stood it in
the field in what is called shock.
Il Is estimated that there are now
several billion bushels Of corn stand
ing in the shocks waiting to bc husked-
Some time during the latter art Of
next month the farmers will gather,
one day ON one farm, another day on
another farm, and they will put on
their rough husking apron, and they
will take the husking peg, which is a
piece Of iron with u loop fastened to
the hand and with it unsheath the
corn from the hnsk and toss il into the
golden heap. Then the wagons viii
come along and take it to the corn crib.
How wildly TO all. those Of us who
were born in the country comes the
remembrance OF huslsing time We
waited for it as for a gala day Of the
year. 1t was called a frolie. The
trees having for the most part shed
their foliage, the farmers waded
through the fallen leaves and came
through the keen morning air To the
gleefui company. The frosts which
had silvered everything during the
night began TO melt of the top of the
corn shocks. While the farmers were
waiting for others, they stood blowing
their breath through their fingers, OF
threshing their arms around their bod
les to keep up warmth of circulation
Roaring mirth greeted the late farm
er as he cravled over the fence. Joke
and repartee and rustic salutation
abounded- All ready. newt The men
take hold of the shock Of corn and hurl
it PROSTATE, while the moles and mice
which have seereted themselves there
for warmth attempt escape. The wis.,
Of straw is unwound from the corn
shock, and the stalks, heavy with the
wealth Of grain, are rolled into two
bundles, between which the husker sits
down. The husking peg IS thrust in
until II strikes the corn, and then thC
fingers rip off the sheathing Of the ear
and there is crack as the root Of the
corn is snapped OFF from the huslS, and
the grain, disimprisoned, is hurled NJ
into the sunlight
The air IS so tonic, the work is 50
very exhilarating. the company is 50
blithe, that some shout, and some
sing, and some banter, and some tease
a neighbcr for romantic ride along
the edge of woods in an eventide, in q
carriage that holds but two, and some
prophecy as to the number Of bushels
to the field, and others gointo eompeti
fion as to which shall rifle the most
corn shocks before shutdown
After a while the dinner horn sounds
from the farm house, and the table il
surrounded BY group Of jolly and
hungry men. From all the pantrie.
and the cellars and the perehes of fow
on the place. the richest dainties come
and there carnival and neighborhoot
reuniQRCc and a scene which fills oui
rnn,n1'gy, part with smiles, but NOR
with tears; as we remember that thu
farm belongs now TO other owners
and other hands gather in the fields
and many Of those who mingled in thai
merry husking scene have themselve:
been reaped like rs a shock Of corr
conieth in in his season
There is a difference of opinion Al
to whether the Orientals knew any
thing about the corn as it stands il
our fields; but recent discoveries hav,
found out that the Hebrew knew al
about Indian maize, for there have
been grains Of the corn picked up oui
Of ancient crypts and exhumed fson
hiding places where they were put
down many centuries ago, and they
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AZ ~ rai.e N New York and Ohio. :.
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