The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-06-15


riches and prosperity of the West. lie
had worked and worked and worked. lie
had seen his young wife die of poverty
He had land, and it was fair land; he had
grown wheat, or tried to, year after year
Conditions were against him. The market
was far away. But he cluns to the farm
with desperate clasp. And with 1t all he
had kept his farm free and clear; the mort
gage-bugbear of the Western farmer
was not for him
The farm, he would say to himself
Twill be for girls when they marry and set
tie down, and when | m gone.
And he had gone-died suddenly.
''IIold on to the farm, he told them
land some day. when you marry---
They might have married, had there
been men there to marry them But they
had passed into the twenties and had ncared
the thirties before they had come to the
conclusion, first, that they were not to
marry. and second, that the farm was not
for them. They rented 10 Simpson
man stamped with the same discourage
ment that had been written on their faith
er face, man who could pay them
mere piitauce, enough 10 pay the taxes
and but little more-and they went East.
to the market for feminine labor and ability.
For years they had lived in narrow.
crowded fats. BY nature they We're peo-
plc Of the free, fresh air. In the houses
Of the city they choaed laspei, like fish
oat Of water. They worked hard aud
long, and the work had made them thin
and nervous and worried and oli Aud
then Louise had suddenly collapsed. just
a. they were getting used to IL all. Just A.
they become acclimatci just as they Ncrc
beginning to temper ad,er>ity with little
prosperity. But they turned about face.
we Il 20 back to the farm, they said
Aud they went
simpson met them and lroye them miles
in a riekcty wagon over to the farm. They
were shocked at Simpson. Tweaty five
year before he had been young. with a
certain amount, # buoyancy in bis step and
in his uatur,-a bu If color ia his fave
Now he was Prema;urely Old, torn and
/ fr,st bitten hy the winters. Scared with
work hi, hair va thin, hi face pale and
cri>. crossed with deep hne,
II "a blamed sorry he tod them.
.lhat cluliut do uo,hiu. for goa Ia the
rea, line l4.; year Bas been ous Il job.
T and what With ma,bcr and al - Ue
aoppci and hiS chin quiyerel 'lua
eau .sr, bload aat a -'aoc, yau knas
/ h. Said
They reached tl,g 30 iaunhou-e = di.
larida;si carisalurs. completely out II ~
/ pair Mlss Ssr,,jlno shaded her eyss and
{ AsoSt, ausiea-ly aenz<z The fields.
Mr. Simp>sn, shc and. daa g.
don yon uark th.-iaua
Simy-an boxed AZ hgr iu smaEruent.
I thaudcr, no. be answered
What the a>r
No -vbasF she inquired why
. fron the newspapers ia New York
Hang ,hc ncvSpap-r- IN Nes taFk
aa.wcr,-i Siiurzau What DE- yheF kuss
. about ;sF You raa crpw whcai here b.
weut "a. .-saeh a. a Is. hgi what With the
+ drought ami the viuteT rus. and The ehlueh
F bugs aud
+ Bot. insisted Nas, Csroliae, ..shcr
{ falher--'
simpson uslisI "Yogr father, b
.a,i ,alemnly. died au thu. farm
Miss Ear1llue was vorrei nan'i
I yua over cci usol crop, Mr siuP-an
+ she In.tair,zi
When you ia. hc answered. 'eycry
{ body el-e in the vhalc nurll has sas a ..,.a-
erur. loa. aui there attn nu market
know II, yaa thiak don knoa
/ That night Louise, who. ,ir,-I v,sh th'
f loagnry and The oxygen Of 'hc western AR
/ had faiIrn asleep at an early hoar. wok'
Suddenly. 20 hear ,he scratching Of 4 pet
in the CORNER Of the foom- She glance,
ia that direction. There .a, M,s- Cauo
linc. writing away for dear life
+ What !. 1t now inquired l.aul.e.
Miss Caroline kept On n am wrtt
I IN. she aBnouue,,l, to the Government
{ ui the .oiicI Ssatee about tia, iarm. lo,
go TO sleep. Louise
/ Two wrek later. at the dining table, sh,
/ hroachrd the ,ublec, which va, on be
Z mind
What Kind i wheat. Mr. Simpson,
she inquired, have yya b,en accustomed q
! plant here
Simpson lrowu,,i. scratched hls head
aud nodded -omewha, uncertainty ':Sam,
a. the other ehafs about herr be au
.werrd -sometianes soft wheats Sometime
Saskatchewan Fife. Wcllmau's Fiir, Bol
tom Blue Ssem-all that sort-they r
all good, YOU know
spring planting queFiel Miss Caro-
line
"Or course spring planting. answers
Simpson What would you think
/ wa y
Miss Caroline pursed up her lips. Mr.
Simpson, she returned YOU made
mistake You ought TO have planted Iim
norman and May, and fultz.
Simpson gasped W-whatr he snorted
What You talking about Those iher
are winter wheatS
..Of course they re winter wheats, re
turned Mis- Caroline, .'and they re th
kind to plant
Simpson laughed aloud You eau
grow winter wheats away up here b
said il, too cold You know that-or yo
ought To know Why, look a here, if
don't know anything Your father surel
did. And he never dared To plant wiute
wheat away up here-your father neye
did
Miss Caroline smiled That wa
twenty five years ago, she answered him
land in twenty five years changes hav
taken place right here in your own State
Twenty five years ago you could neve
have planted winter wheats up here. Now
ON account Of the bugs aud the drough
and the rust, you ought never to plant an
other kind. You seq
Simpson opened his eyes who say
50 ? he growled.
Miss Caroline drew herself up proudly
"The Government of the nited States,
she answered, waving letter and pamph
let in her hand Simpson grabbed ther
and looked them over "Wcll, In b
darnedr' he said
Later in the summer, when Miss Louise