The Virginia enterprise., 1903-06-26
CorYRIGRr, 1905.

kr<<&NS <>~ III here to help the hay
1851 x<<s from the perishing and get little
of the pleasures and poetry of
the country I have been here ey-
- and rapidly
coming familiar with farm duties:
Yesterday plowed field There walnut standing
center of about the size of hng post and had good deal of
trouble blowing but finally succeeded had weak-inded
horse that had formed the habit of leaving the frow occasionally and
wandering off opposite direction spite all could
the time had finished scratching surface the field had
also succeeded blowing of the fence that surrounded it,
ter had gotten through and the farmer had what had done
ured mouhful of dialect and asked what intended
the fence n
1.-The first day was here the farmer told go let
into the At that time just
pasture but the growing wheat looked like about
enough to turned the into That while
eating dinner he happened look of the window
them Without waiting complete his meal he hurried AS he
left the he picked by the back of the neck
him. He explained going that wheat field
not for the of and that he would like
intellect with old comb and that uneahful and
contrary hygiene for them much green grain
could the head with milk stool and then conceal
remains somewhere without being detected he believed
and the wheat about ready pick anyway,
remarks that | could not quite grasp.
when reached the field he told circle
north before he neck and he would the
side of the field and allow live little longer
just what his object but quick obey anyway, and
around the north end of the wheat field
After awhile heard yelling excdy
telling him he believed after the down little he would
sassn him with monkey Arising that
could what the matter might be- found that
addressing his remarks while bounded behind
herd of drab that around trying
forget where they the field After they had apparently
satisfied that they had produced total failure they
found place the fence that suffering from the inceneny
the weather and through it into adjoining field
passing by at that might have engaged
what appeared life struggle One of them was
fresh from the city who had responded farmers call
help and the other the himself amid
of and devastation and tried his throat
of his epoe far enough produce feeling
alarm.
But the very takes pains to show me
how to perform duties To-day while feeding
nedaing the simplicity of farm life slipped behind me and
feeding horses customary amount of
for them and stand and oats
and other brain foods into them until they all four together in
one spot and keeled over
Ie then asked me if had exercised the
and when started do he again
with aimed blow the suggested that
might take the lawn and and but
lodged just IN time and the peck knocked
that happened to be standing the opposite side
Wel must stop it is almost time for ducks to 20 to
oos the farmer he orchard
something OF that kind will know that
because have been knocked cold day of my
employer while sw the to find where
the glorious dng the the Interests of
Agriculture, The New Hired Man."
Whatever be the results of the to introduce c;v
help the farms of this bound annoyance and
chagrn both to the farmer and to his eploy Take AVERAGE
born and reared in great city, and him farm in
the capacity of hired and he home the
from the country who visit and forges
the and location of his hotel the first time away from
and then throughout the long and eepe vs the night wanders
hepesy through the back and veann
everhly for place to sit down and pull his boots
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