The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-29

somewhere, 9th District.-Thes bright
and particular STAR salutes this new Rich
mond, who has bounded into the arena with
so much DASH under the significant cover OF
Alison" say significant. for what does this
name mean 2 Nothing bat another mother
in-law on the warpath for scalps; another of
the fair sex who has never forgiven Farmer
Boy for warning the timid young men of Bal
timore county not to allow their affections to
become fixed before giving the mother of the
dear girl thorough investigation.
Alison look at the word for moment to
see what it covers. Do you need any assist
ance from me to unmask it? "All son." do
you see it now? This is a mother-in-law
whose entire perspective is obscnred and cloud
ed by her poor son-in-law; its 'all son."
Everything is taken up and wrapped in this
one thought, until it had become second ma
ture. as it were, and fate has driven her own
name out of her mind and as nothing else re-
MAINS we have ''all son." The emitting of one
"p' is mere trife that 1 request my readers
to pass over in silence, for no doubt this lady's
age extends back to that good old time when
a little matter of that kind "cut no ice"
Now, having given the true status of our
fair correspondent, Farmer Boy will advise
her to "go even further back and sit down" on
peach tree and do penance for the sin of say
ing Farmer Boy Tor s'our boy" Oh, would
not like to be her boy y is as old as .'Old Tobe'
and chronic kicker. Permit me to say that
"Tobe'' and l are as kind and gentle as can be
and only kick when nothing else will answer.
"Tobe' kicked about the condition of the
roads and did it SO well that the truly good and
wise men, now in session at Annapolis, either
heard the noise of it or felt the jar fit, for they
are trying now to pass law to make the oyster
of the bay pay for the comfort of the mule
on theroad. That's good kicking, think, and
the farmers owe it to 'Old lobe" if the truly
good and wise pass the measure.
Another measure of interest to farmers,
which is not likely to pass, is the one to use
convict labor on the roads. | believe the
theory is good one and it has my support,
even if may not be old enough to vote. / do
tent that would supplant the labor that now
finds ample to do. There are plenty of roads
that are sadly in need of repairs that must re-
main in the condition they now are because
the funds are not appropriated and never will
be. Roads that are not widely used and yet
are of prime importance to some taxpayers.
These are the sort of roads would have con-
vict labor used upon.
One of the truly good and wise few days
ago told his hearers he thanked God Balti-
more county did not want any convict labor
on the roads" He is not as wise as he ought
to be when he speaks for the whole people on
this question We could use so or 100 convicts
during the spring and summer on our roads
and not interfere particle with honest labor.
But Messrs. Editors, Farmer Boy will have
to get away from this subject; it is too deep
for one of his tender years and limited ex-
perience. l will turn it over to "Al son." for
age brings experience and experience brings
wisdom, and l have no doubt what she would
say on this or any other subject will carry de-
cidedly more weight than any utterance by
one who may some day. who knows, be one
of her victims When that day comes heaven
protect poor FARMER Boy.