The Van Buren press., 1903-07-11
A LIVELY
VACATION


II had real lively, nice time al the
Haywood farm last season. | hadn't
been there more than two hours when
couple of jealous pigs got into fight
in the door yard. The farmers l2-
year-boy and the nine-year-old son Of
q neighbor were playing mumblety-
peg in the yard at the time the strife
began. They sat on the ground near
the we'll curb.
The battle Of the pigs scared the
neighbor's boy so that he jumped up,
climbed on the curb presumably to get
a place of safety, and promptly tum-
bled over II and into the well, which
was IS feet deep. with about four feet
of water at the bottom.
Farmer Haywood's boy set up
yell, and, for fear that no one heard
him, let the bucket down into the well,
went down the rope like monkey,
grabbed the neighbor's boy by the hair,
and held his head above the water, yell
ing like a Comanche Indian all the
while. Farmer Haywood's hired man
heard him and rescued both the kids,
while the family dSnced about the well
and hollered and wrung its hands.
The hired man had been working
in the garden when the yells of the
boy summoned him. He left the gar
den gate open in his haste.
The battling pigs ceased battling
and promptly hurried into the garden
through the open gate, and by the time
the hired man had safely landed the
two kids from the depths Of the well,
the pigs had got away with nearly the
whole of Farmer Haywood's crop Of
early peas, and tramped recognition
entirely ont Of his entire setting Of
tomato plants. When Farmer Hay
wood came in and heard what had been
going on he was surprised.
"Why,' said he, there hain't no.
body ever fell into that well before,
nor even thought O. doin' Of it! And
this Is the first time pigs ever spilled
my peas and tomattas crops
"A day or so afterward, Farmer Hay
wood was out plowing corn, with one
horse TO the plow. The 12-year-old
son who had gone down into the well
after the neighbor's boy was driving
the horse. was following behind
them, gathering worms to go bobbng
for catfish with.
"By and by the horse stepped into a
yellow jackets nest. Some Of the hot
ended occupants Of the nest came out
and rested on the horse. Instantly
he began to kick and squeal. and then
away he went across the field ms fast
as he could tear, taking the plow and
the boy with him. Farmer Haywood
stood open-mouthed and speechless
moment, and then exclaimed:
"'It beats tarnation; I've plowed
this field for goin' on 10 nigh 40 year
and l never knowed it to have a yaller
jackets nest in il before!
Then the farmer and started In
the wake of the horse and the boy
The latter had held on to the lines
until he was dragged halfway across
the cornfeld, moving down rows OF
corn like cyclone, when he let go.
"The horse cleared two fences In
his later course parting from the
plow at the first one, and dashed into
an Enclosure near the house where
some COWS were standing. In that
inclosure was another well, the curb
of which was not as secure on its
base as it might have been.
"rhe sudden appearance Of the
runaway horse among them scared
the COWS. One COW ran against the
well curb and knocked II over. This
permitted frightened yearing
heifer to back into the top Of the ex-
posed we'll Her hind quarters went
down, leaving her hanging by her
torelegs TO the top OF Tie well.
Farmer Haywoods l5-yenr-old
daughter was just putting the churn.
dog 10 work on the machine at the
back OF the house when the horse.
still ridden by persistent and pene.
vrative yellow. Jacket or two, dashed
in among the cows, and she saw the
disaster his sudden appearance had
caused, She ran TO the cowyHrd, and
grabbing by the horns the heifrr
that hung in the well, tuRged away
nt them with the laudable intention
OF lifting her on. Of her perilous sit
nation.
"rhe heifcr, having her doubts
about the ability OF u l5'ycar.old Girl
TO hoist un0ded 300 or 400 pounds of
beef out Of well. started I'm 10 help
her by Kicking and pushing with lcr
hind feet against the well wall Thi.
caused the hcifer TO lose the hold
her forelegs had on the top Of the
well, and down she went all IN n
heap TO the bottom, The horse, Still
under the promptings Of the yellow.
jackets, had gone righ, ON, taking the
Enclosure fence. and speeding through
AN adjacent lot without having
stopped moment 60 contemplate
the damage he had done
"When Farmer Haywood and |
came painting on the scene the hcif.
er had just made her descent into
the well. With the help OF the hired
man and the farmers oldest boy,
Jim, the hcifcr was, with ropes and
tackle. At last hoiS,ed from the well,
a little disdRured, but stIll chewing
her cud. The farmers daughter went
back 60 her ehurnlnR, The chwn
dog, probably IN attempting 60 get
out aud see what the excitement In
the COW yard was all about had
lenpcd over the side of the machine
and hanged himself by the rope that