The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-01
AIittle IIaylnaker.

When haying began every one on
the farm worked with might and MAN,
and none harder than Charlie.
He followed the moving machine
round and round the piece which his
nncle was cutting, watching the grass
heads and daisies nod and fall before
the sharp teeth which he had turned
the grindstone for his uncle 10
sharpen, until he was so tired that he
could not sleep when bedtime CAME
and was discovered one night trying
! to climb the bureau, for what purpose
was not known, unless to get in walk
inc trim for the next days moving
And when it came to raking and
"tnmbline" he was on hand with the
little nitchfork which had been found
for him, and Charlie could make as
GOOD tumble as any man on the nay
field, although it took all his pluck 10
attack the windows in which the nay
was heaviest. o,.uo,,s
There was one thing that he always
disliked, though he never shlrkea H.
ond that was riding to the field on the
Lav-rnck. It was all right until the
waoop turned into the meadow anu
began to bob and bump over the
rough ground. Then began ms M
| tronNes, Every hummock over Whlcr
r the wheels passed would throw ,., nm
'n0 with n bounce like {
o i" 1n1 when the horses were put int
e q trot, so that the hay might beSgotte1
b in before the thunderstorm came up
s and the pitchforks ratified and toss y,
# about in the bottom of the wagon .n
shaking-up that he endured Wa
not been so tough-to say nothing
n the danger of pitching over6oard-
Of while the men laughed aloud at Il
g. Unwilling antics. He was more ina
CO renoid for this, though, in riding na(
on TOP of the load after having rake
~ after so clean that not O hanolol
ay ~ Wyhen the load went rumbllng IN
or the barn his services usually cease
IS, except such matters as running 10 y
be we'll for q pail Of fresh water f0r I
49, men. ,1od On bo
ng Rnt one dav Charlie pleaded 80 La
lg, with his uncle to be allowed TO ne
nd "mow away" which means TO STA q.
big in the haymow and stow the Il
az ou NV as It is thrown up from the be
to that he finally won his consent, a
ex- Charlie clambered up on the NOV y"
in his pitchfork and made reaay
I'M dnty Proud that he was at last 70
to what onlv the men had done oele
,er- he waited for the first throw.
h A How i did come piling up on
gets nnder the vigorous unloading OF VI
an Kept-great forkfuls, heavy ana ou'
ond how hot it was up here where
OF breath of air came! "oulo 'n0
5 OF o.. never be oil? :, rbo
as if Faster and faster it came. Una
und oo-ld hardly Get one forkful on
ling the way before another was wan IA
man At last, as he was struggling 10
for hio fork ont of some that he had sto
away with great effort a. D,g lo :"
out came upon him unawares W
ma, knocked him over and Dufl0' nA'
RI Oh completely. E,.ork o.
have Nearly smothered, be T o,li1
from way out, thinking that he should Il.
bees to call ont surrender; but grea'
teen his relief to find that this was Inc ~.
that forkful and that the rack wa. was On N
dany "Well, how do you ike mo
e the owav?" said his uncle, as ne
h the Sliding down from the NOV, CO.
ut OF with dust, his cheeks atlame an ~
Isses. arms and legs trembling WIFI u
y Gu, ertion. :, hor,;
'ound "Oh, pretty we'll" said Charll
havo he never asked to NOW away a9'
pting Youths Companion.
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