The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-30

Then federation he had to grin and
show that he was dreadful pleased at
what Abner was asayin But dldn
let him know that ] noticed II. IL don't
take much TO please some folks. NOW,
| enjoy a good laugh. but when | do in
dulge it's for something that's wuth
laughin' at.
"out West and in the south" says !,
they do business on a much larger scale
than they do here I'm New England. or
course you know that. Mr.. Chesley?'
"Of course" said he. Il know they do:
But we consider two or three hundred
acres here In New England a pretty big
farm. Now II they had said two thou
sand acres instead OF two million why
that would seem more like II. Why. Mrs.
Wilberfoyce. do you know a two million
acre farm would be bigger than the state
OF Rhode Island, with big part OF Con-
necticut thrown in?'
"ro be sure II would" said I, but
don't you know that the state OF Texas is
four times as large as all OF the New
England states put together Wen. IL
Is! Can't YOU see. then. that IL is pos
sible for folks To own millions OF acres
there and still leave plenty Qf land for
the rest OF the farmers?'
'T hadn't figured that Jew England
was quite as small as that before But
II you're sure that them figures are cor
rect why then Of course IL makes Il look
a little more plausible. But then / didn't
for minute doubt your word. but the
thing seemed so stupendously big II
fairlS-fnate me dizzy to- Think ont -
Then turning TO federation he says.
"Mr wilberforce. If the women folks are
carrying on business at that rate. I'm
ready 10 sell out. take Horace Greeley's
advice and go West. Hundred thousand
head Of cattle! Why. we think we're
doing pretty big things here In Canter-
bury II we keep forty head. Yes. sir
I'm ready 20 sell. Takes the courage all
out OF me. Two million acres"'.
20. we'll" says Toleration, don't get
discouraged. wait and see what luck
Jonathan has in the cattle business down
in North Carolina. Got several hundred
acres there. Starts I'm in the spring. II
he makes a so or Il. perhaps well both
sell out and so on n big scale. n 'twant
for Mother here Ia a been down there
now. She kinder thought we'd get. home
sick SO I've held on for a speI but I
shouldn't wonder II we fetched up in the
cattle business yet and made money
hand over fist down there among the
Blue Ridge mountains Wen see. Wen
see"
We'll" says. 81 guess you'll see that
youll leave that pretty much TO your
SON The idea OF old men leaving the
homes that they have lived IN most all
of their lives. where they have made
success OF life as YOU and Mr.. Chesley
have. and going into n new country TO
begin new industry! Here YOU have be-
come a fixture. and are OF some con-
sequence I'm the community. because the
people have always known you both. are
acquainted with your capabilities and
they know that you can be trusted But
down there IN South Carolina you
wouldn't be OF half 80 much consequence
as some OF the moonshiuers used 10 be
You'd Just be common white trash for
quite "A spell. or until you nad proven
that you was something better. That
would take so many years that whtn
you got where YOU would be considered
OF some value II tho -tnWn.- you'd -haiA- -Le-
old enough 20 die. and then you'd De
sent home 90 be buried in the place
where you "a ght o. have lived out your
old age in peace and happiness. and
where you would have been looked up
to"
That's the way women always uck
at new enter prises,' says ToleratiIn.
hut man has 90 decide for himself In
matters of business Lots % men have
gone into new countries and begun res
business who were older than we are.
Abner."