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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05
YOUNG FOLKS.
A BOYS MOTHER.

Ny mother she's so good to me,
Ell l was good as good could be,
l couldn't be as good-no, sir
Can't any boy be good as heri
She loves me when I'm glad or sad,
She loves me when I'm good or bad,
An what's a funniest thing, she says,
she loves me when she Furnishes.
I don't like her to punish me-
That don't hurt-but it hurts to see ,
Her cryin-then / cry an then
We both cry an be good again.
She loves me when she cuts and sews
My little cloak an Sund'y clothes;
An when my pa comes home to tea
She loves him most as much as me.
She laughs and tells him all I said.
An grabs me up-an' pats my head,
An I hug her an hug my pa
Au'love him purt night muchas ma.
Exchange.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05
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sor 80 Prooreastpe Farmer.l
BY o B. GWYNN.

nh. bless her sinful little souII love her for her ways.
And If could get her consent, I'd spend with her my days.
Nm III looks are in her smiles that shine the lve-ong day;
iii a halo ever bright and never lacks a ray.
O: all the meanest things on earth she's not a single bit
She has too much respect for self to be- hypocrite;
Rt she shocks the righteous much, who say she's very naughty,
But % she knows herself full well she holds her head quite naughty.
The folks so good, so sanity, who are overrighteous much,
Look down on her because she violates set forms and such
In fact, so shocking are her ways, they give her q wide birth,
AS if she was a pestlence, Of all, to shun on earth.
While they are talking bout her 80, she jogs her jaunty way,
Not knowing bout, nor caring bout what they may think or say.
Yes, Nancy dear, just goes along and does as she darn pleases,
Yet never violates, nor transcends the proprieties.
Because she's happy and original, as we'll as bright and gay,
These sanity ones have naught of good about her ways to say.
But bless her sinful little soull no matter how folks talk
And call her fast, il she'll have me, there's naught my love to bak.
What bliss when that soft hand was placed in minel I pressed it DER
I had a heart engaged untrammelIed by the worlds gew gaws;
One that showed a proper spirit in breaking silly laws.
I love a free and open soul that looks you right in the face,
That shinks not from your gaze, but let's your every feeling trace.
An artless nature, free from guile, has features clear 10 day,
ConceaGng not, by wink or look, what it would think o II say.
Your cold, repulsive, sapless think, of natures verdure shorn,
Tvere bsher far she'd neer been born than live to spurn aud scorn,
And neer enjoy thOse harmless sins that's inteTspersed with spices,
And seasons life with genial )ys that amt allied to vices.
There is a charm in little faults that makes US love the sinner,
Bus nature circum acriOed and choked doth love and pleasure hinder.
With Nancy, then, through life I'll go, disdRining not it's pleasures,
Eaough of sorrow comes, unsought, without oerrighteous tethers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05

close to that. He won't let anybody
get in"
Dick endorsed this plan, and they
proceeded to carry it out. A stake was
driven into the ground, and the dogs
chain was fastened to it. Ring was
part bulldog, and rather too fond of
using his teeth or strangers to be per-
mitted to run at large.
You'll keep EN- away, won't you,
RingG" said Billy, patting the dogs
head. Then he brought a pan of water
and placed 1t in Rings reach, and they
were ready to start.
Passing out through the gate, which
they closed, but carelessly neglected to
fasten, they crossed the prairie ridge
that lay north of the house, and walked
on slowly toward the swimming.
place. Toe creek was more than a
mile away. After reaching it, they
amused themselves for an hour or two,
then put on their clothes and stared
back.
Before coming In sight of the house
they heard Ring barking furfously.
Both started on a run to see what was
the matter.
As soon as they came to where they
could look over the ridge, Billy burst
out laughing.
Its K,zar's pet sheep. He's got into
the yard, and Rings barking at i'm
Just watch the old ram, will you, mak
ing out like he's going to butt Ring
He knows Rings tied or he wouldn't
be so bold. Just see Ring rear and
charged Wouldn't he like to get to
i'm once2"
SIS it old AleckH" asked Dick. IF
it is, he's not afraid of any dog. Tom,
my Hendricks says he gets after their
dogs something, and runs i'm back
into the yard. He butts like every,
thing, that old sheep does. Tommy'e
half scared to death of i'm"
"Huhl" exclaimed Billy, contemp
tuously. Tommy may be, but I'm
not. If he fools with me I'll give i'm
rocks, and turn old Ring loose On i'm
to run himl'
Better go SLOW" cautioned Dick.
"You don't know that old ram. The
Kizer boys taught i'm to butt when
he vas a little bit of q thing, and he's
been getting worse and worse ever
since. Why, my pa was going along
over on the branch last spring, and
found Aleck sticking in a mudhole.
So he up and helped i'm out, and was
going ahead, when-zipl something
took i'm behind. 1t was Aleck butting
i'm. That's the kind of a sheep old
Aleck is. And the old fellow was 80
poor then he could hardly walk. He
is big and fat now, I guess"
Billy laughed heartily. "What did
your pa dos" he asked.
why, he caught i'm and pitched
i'm back into the mud hole; but 1 guess
he got out someWhoW."
swell, I'm not afraid of 'im," de-
clared Billy, and he began to fill his
pockets with stones of a sizo suitable
for throwing.
Taking courage from Billy, Dick did
the same. Then they hurried in at
the gate, and ran round to the back of
the house, where the sheep and the
dog were tantalizing each other.
Aleck was a vicious looking old ram,
large and strong, with curled horns,
and a head made on purpose for but
ting. Perhaps he had received his
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05

special arrangement
THE wagon was about to start, and
i Mrs. Adams leaned out to say:
Now, Billy, stay close around here
today, you and Dick, and take care of
things, and don't let anybody get into
the house. Water the hogs about
twelve"
"And you'd better cut an armtul of
corn-tops and give the calves, too"
added Blly's father.
YES, sir, I will answered Billy, duti-
fully.
Dick, I want you to be a good boy,
to-day, and not get into any trouble,
whatever you do" cautioned Mrs.
Dunlap, Dicks mother. She knew his
proneness to mischief and accidents,
and thinking it might be well to hold
out some extra inducements, added,
IF you behave yourself right nicely.
maybe I'll buy you something the next
time I 90 to town."
"Y8s'm," was Dicks non-committal
response. He had heard that promise
a great many times before.
The wagon started. MI. Adams and
Mr.. Dunlap occupied the spring seat
in front, while their wives sat just BE-
hind them in straight backed chairs.
In the rear end five or six small chill
dran were sitting on straw on the bot
tom Of the wagon bed.
Billy" called back Mrs. Adams,
you'll find some fried chicken for your
dinner IL the stove over, and a pie in
the safe. and some" The rest was
lost in the jolting Of the wagon. That
was Of little consequence, however, for
the two boys had no fear of not being
abl5 to find everything there was on
the place to eat when the time came.
It was a morning in August. The
people in the wagon had started to a
camp-meeting q few miles away, and
did not expect to return till late at
Light. Twelve year old Billy had been
left at home to look after things, and
Dick had insisted upon staying to keep
him company. The two were Of the
same age, but Billy was considerably
the larger. Billy had on his every
day clothes, and was bare footed, while
Dick looked rather uncomfortable in
his Sunday suit and shoes and stock
ings
Guess I'll take these off" he said,
seating himself on the doorstep and
beginning to unite his shoes. There,
that feels better" he added, as he put
the supeTiuous articles in at the door
and looked down at his bare feet.
What are we going to dot"
Il don't care. Anything you say"
Then let's go swimming, suggested
Dick. Too hot to do anything else"
Ma told me to stay pretty close
about home. Somebody went into
Ar, LaWson's house last week, when
there wasn't anybody at home, and
took q whole lot of things. Guess she's
afraid the same fellow will get into
ours, whoever it was"
Can't you lock the house9"
Not from the outside. The front
door will tasten on the inside, and so
VIII the windows. But the kitchen
of"
after going through the house to see
"nat could be done, Billy said: "Ill
"l you what we'll do. Well fasten
everything but the kitchen door, and
'Uen bring old Ring down and tie him
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05
BOYS

Surely you must have seen boy Of
eight or ten years of age get ready for
beds His shoestrings are in a hard
knot, and after a few vain efforts TO
unlace them, he rusheg after a case
knife and saws each string in two. One
shoe is thrown under the table, the
other behind the stove, his JACKET be.
hind the door, and his stockings are
distributed over as many chairsa as they
will reach.
The boy doesn't slip his pants off; he
struggles out of them, holding a leg
down with his foot and drawing his
limbs out after many stupendous
efforts. While doing this his hands
are clutched into the bedclothes; and
by the time he is ready to get into bed
the quilts and sheet are awry and the
bed is full of humps and Jumps. His
brother has gone through the same
motions, and both finally crawl into
bed. They r good boys and they love
each other, but they are hardly settled
on their backs, when one cries out:
Glitch alongI'
Il won't, 'Dluntly replies the other.
ma, Bills got norm half the bedr'
cries the first.
"Hain't either, ma" replies Bill.
There is a moment of silence, and
then the first exclaims:
"Git yer feet of'n mel"
'"They hain't touching, you," is the
answer.
Eyes, they be; and you're on my
pillow, tool"
"Oh my starsl what a whopperI
You'll never go to heavenr'
The mother looks into the bedroom
and kindly says:
"Oome, children, be good; and don't
make your mother any TROUBLE"
"Well," replies the youngest, "Tf
BillIl tell me a bear story I'll go to
sleep"
The mother w~ithdraws, and Bill
starts out.
"Well, you know, there wal an old
bear who lived in cave. He was q
big, black bear. He had eyes like
Goals of fire, you know, and when he
looked ct a fellow he--"
ma, Bills soaring me !" yells Henry,
sitting up.
oh, ma! that's the awfulIest story
you yer heard, replies Bill.
glitch along, I sayl" exclaims
Henry.
II am along" replies Bill.
"Get yer knee out'n my backI"
"Hain't anywhere neal YET"
Gimme some cloze."
you've got morn half noWI"
"Come, children, do be good and go
to Sleep" says the mother, entering
the room and Rrraging the clothes.
They doze off after a few muttered
words, to preserve the peace until
morning, and it is popularity supposed
that an angel sits on each bedpost to
sentinel each curly head during the
long, dark hours. Exchange.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05
FUN.

To be trusted is a greater compli-
ment than to be loved.-George Mac
donald.
"There was a strange man here to
see you to day, papa" said little E5hel,
who met her father in the hall, as he
came home at night.
ibid he have a bills" asked Binks.
mo, papa. He had just a plain
nose. The Newark Sunday Call.
The Young Wife-"I am afraid
George was intoxicated last night"
The Sympathizing Friend-"He
didn't go to bed with his shoes on,
did he2'
The Young Wife-''No; but he took
them off and tucked them under his
pillow."-The indianapolis Journal.
Papa" said johnny, 81 ann a very
honest little boy, and I proved it to
day"
TELL me about it, Johnny" asked
his father, proudly taking his son on
his knee.
81 went to the store" answered
Johnny, land the groceryman went
into a back room and left me all alone
near a barrel of apples. could have
stolen them all but I thought I would
be honest, so / only took two."-Ez.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05

Temperance NANNY friend, what
I want you to do is to throw your
whiskey bottle into the sea-" Old
Toper-"I did that once, but the waves
foated it back to me, and l said to my
self if the laws of nature worked that
way I wasn't to blame for takin' the
bottle again, and" Temperance Man
-"Ah, but the bottle you threw away
was empty. Throw it into the sea
when the bottle is full of whiskey and
you'll find the laws of nature are all
right."-New York Weekly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05

nSG6114Uu 10 Gu0 DbEE64o ne
suspected a trick, and he also saw
Dicks feet, which persisted in sticking
out at the open end, for the barrel was
a small me-. He rushed toward it,
striking it with his head so as to cause
it to move faster, but in a different di
rection. When at last it came to a
s%tandstill, it was against the fence at
one side of the yard, at aboutthe point
where the the boys had escaped from
the sheep.
Dick was pretty badly scared, know
ing something had happened. But
when he felt the barrel stop, he started
to crawl out backward.
''Stay in! stay inI" shouted Billy,
frantically. "Aleck's right thereI
You're not close to Ring at ALL"
"Get i'm away, Billy" e~ntreated
Dick, from the depths of the barrel.
"Get him away somehow
81 can'tl" answered Billy, help
lessly.
"Get out and let i'm run after your
Billy opened the smoke house door
and ventured a few feet from it. Aleck
did not see him, and he advanced a
few feet farther. Then an idea occur
red to him, and he did what he might
have done sooner if he had not been
afrrid-made a dash toward Ring. The
dogs collar was qlickly unbuckled.
"5ick i'm, Ringl' shouted Billy; but
Ring needed no encouragement. His
only wish for the last two or three
hours had been to get to the sheep.
A few moments later, Aleck, after a
fierce but brief struggle, was lying on
the ground bleating for mercy, while
the dog held him by the throat. But
for the boys, Ring would soon have
finished him. They forced the dog to
release his hold, not because they felt
any kindness for Aleck, but because
they were afraid their fathers would
have to pay for him if he should be
killed. AS soon as the ram was re.
leased he sprang up, rushed round the
AOO0CS ONV 0V VAO 6NUOS oo~ NO"0 V0O
road as fast as his legs could carry
him, and was never seen there again.
Don't you think you ought to give
back the knife and marbles and pen
cil0" asked Billy, after they had watch.
ed Aleck till he disappeared. "You
didn't turnRing loose like you were to-
mo, I WON'T" declared Dick. Il
did my part. 1 rolled. I couldn't help
where the barrel went to-"
,'Oh, ell right" said Billy, in indifer.
emit tones; but he looked disappointed.
I'll tell you what I'll do, Billy,
said Dick, ~relenting a little az he fol
lawed Billy into the kitchen. ''I1l
keep the knife, and give you back the
marbles and pencil. Isn't that fairs"
"Why yes, that's fair enough.
Dick" answered Billy, looking pleased
"And let's give Ring some fried chick
en- and a little piece of pie for his din
ner. He helped us. II it hadn't beer
for him, no telling how long that ole
sheep would have kept us out"
"All rightl' was the enthusiastic
response; and they began to make
hasty preparations for the long-delay
ed meal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05

To be thrown upon ones own re
sources is to be cast in the very lap Of
fortune; for our faculties then undergo
a development, and display An energy,
of which they were previously un-
susceptible.-B Franklin.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05

@ 10th Tom, Though fair her features
be,
1t is her figure pleases me-"
"What may her figure be7" I cried.
lone hundred thousand" he replied.
Holmes.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05

Teacher, is this ruler straightG"
mo, Mary; I bent it a little this morn
ing on Bob Timbers. But I'll hammer
it straight pretty soon on Tommy Grin
well. "-Oleveland Plaindealr.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05

"All diff ;ulties come to US like the
lion which met Sampson; the first time
we encounter them they roar and
gnash their teeth, but one subdued,
we find q nest of honey in them."-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05

Emma-"And, Charlie, dear, would
YOU have really shot yourself il / had
refused you4" Charlie-'Ipdeed I
would l had already sent to four
houses for price lists Of revolvers. p
FIiegende Batter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05

''Poor old DE-. Slim. He is so thin I
don't believe he'll fill his coffin when
he comes-to die"
well, he oughtn't to obj 9ct. He's
filed a good many others without trou
ble."-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05

Fair Artist (complacently)-Yes, it is
finished; you've no idea how difficult
it was.
The Critic-Hm-too difficult, wasn't
it9-Truth.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05
,Kizer's Pet Sheep.<|
BY LOUIS B. MILLER.

Copyrighted 1895 by Harper& Bros. Publishers "Harpers Round Table" and published b
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05

To be trusted is a greater compli-
ment than to be loved.-George Mac
donald.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-05

the 1ntelllgcheer declared ..blmetailism.,
itosbeltreasonablc Nobody ever has nor
no sane person ever will apply such a
.termito fp6imetalllsm. The most that
any one ever said about II Is that n
would be IN unsafe and foolish policy
under the circumstances that the tRry-
antics would have II.
sincethe Register fas devoted d great
lot OF space with a rehash OF an Old
campaign diatrlbe on tho SILVER question,
and buses II entirely upon lis assump.
ton that to characterize as treasonablc
The conduct OF tanatlcal senators nom
silver states, In threatening to stand be.
tween the country ana money 10 carry.
on war, mo matter what the conse.,
qucncss may be to the nation, Is to say,
thatI"Bimetalllsm IS treason" there "a
no call for reply. II our neighbor,,
cannot see distinction between captlous
opposition that would endanger our
country In time OF war, and a given
currency policy which in itself could not
Involve a question Of loyalty to the couh.
try, es5 between 1t and a foreign power,
II Is useless to say more. The Intelll-,
gencer repeats that the people OF this
country would not tolerate the carrying
out Of the threat OF the silver senators,
however many OF them might agree with.
them on the subject Of so-caled bimet-
alllsm.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-05
DON'T.

G. q . A
:. Don't think 1t is dlsgraceful to tum-
BILE to your faults.
Don't think that every man who asks
your advice really wants it.
Don't put on too many airs as you
float down LIES stream; your little boat
may capslze.
Don't get the idea into your head
that YOU can pull yourself out of trou-
BILE with a corkscrew.
Don't rely on the promise Of topper
simply because he has the reputation OF
being full filler
Don't be hasty in jumping at con-
clusion. You may not be able TO col-
lect your accident policy.
Don't imagine that the man In the
orchestra chair gets better show for
his money than the boy in the gallery
Chicago News.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-05
Tho Real Point,

The esteemed Register permits itself
to be worked into frenzy OF excitement
because the Intelllgencer quoted q sen
tence from the New York Press charac-
terizing as reasonable the threat Of Sill
yer senators that, ifit became necessary
to float a war loan they would prevent
st, unless their free silver hobby was
recognized. mo MATTER WHAT
THE CONSTITUENCIES" The threat
means that these senators would seeNthe
government OF the United States defeat
ed In a war with a foreign nation be-,
fore they would vote money for the de-
tense OF the nation on any terms which
they do not dictate themselves.
1t is this spirit, this open threa. to
cripple the governments war resources,
this Infamous proposition which the
Press said would be REASONABLE at such
time, and not "bimetallIsm" itself.
Che Register knows that this was Tho
point made. and yet Il misconstrucs the
quotation and claims that the Press and
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-05
8TWOiFAMILYsHOUSE.

u
IT. Is the fourth of q seties OF ten ar
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cles will be Illustrated by.resldenees OF low
rangement OF rooms and theicost to build.
Copyright iSaS. .iShopbolrs Modern
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Asa general rule the city bred man.is
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OF the masses, the hurry and the turmoil
ofthe street, the clangor OF triinc, the
myriad flashing lights and the countless
diversions OF the metropolis, To enjoy
these he IL content 10 sink, in large
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-05

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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-05

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