Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17

| Hartley fed wlta MS le1t hand and
kept the right in his jacket side peck
| ct. They didn't seem to enjoy that
meal half so much as did
| We'll" says |, TO brighten things
up: y cal'lats them cucumbers is
ready to eat, pretty nigh, by this time.
Started on your corn. yet? No? Well,
you mustn't lose no time. It's late In
the season now. Come along with me
and I'll get you going"
I headed for the door as I spoke.
They looked at each other again.
ITS pretty cloudy for planting, isn't
III" asks Hartley. We might be
caught in the rain, you know"
Rain your granny" Gays T. Them
clouds is nothing but heat fog. I'm
burn right Off"
wait TIL We finish our cigars, skip.
per-" says Van.
NO. says J. You can smoke and
plant at the same time. Smoke III
drive away the mosquitoes"
They got up then and followed me
out. The hoes was laying by the beds
and handed 'em one apiece They
took 'em, not with what you'd call en-
thusiasm, but more the way the boy
took the MISUNDERSTANDING twas more
blessed to give than TO receive. The
cucumber beds was begun beautiful,
the first hills rounded up fine and
lovely. But the tail.end ones looked
like the paupcr section Of the burylng
ground, more useful than ornamental.
l showed en- how TO plant the corn
and went away. leaving EN- leaning on
their hoes, with kind OF halo OF
mosquitoes arouns their heads. My
talk about smoke was more or less
sarcastic; the mosquitoes on Horse
foot Ozone was smokc-cured and fire.
proof.
! got the breakfast work done about
ten O'clock and then twas time to so
after the pig and the hens. took the
skiff oars out Of the barn and then
, walked around By the gardens to see
, how things was getting on. There laid
, the hoes by the place where the corr
!, hills was intended 10 be, but there
want any corn-hil.s nor any Heavenly
a. gardeners either: not sign Of EN-.
. hailed once or twice but didn't get any
). answer. Then | went on down to the
. skifi And there they was. sprawlec
1 out in the shade OF the pines, as com
e Portable as you please.
4 Hello. skipper" says Van Brunt
turning over on one elbow. We've
/, been waiting for You. We're goinf
, with you after the livestock"
Y Ca
4 ing done SO early?"
q Moo" he drawls. not precisely
4 The fact, is Sol. Hartley and have
4 decided that agricultural labors ar,
a not"
" "Labors7" says I, showing the skli
Il into the water. Thought twas recre
alton"
Il For definition see dictionary h
=. says. IT'S painful condition. not
r theory. with us Just now. Martin an
9 l are convinced that what we need
d a sea voyage. Come on, Martin
Hartley got up, pretty average cir
. gerly. and they climbed into the skif
~ pushed off and begun TO row.
II Well" says. after minute or two
= 1T amt for me to suggest anything
y but, Just for greens-lile the old won
= an stewed the burdock leaves-It
!. like to mention that If you want vese
, tables with the dew. and not icicles. o.
y EN-. you'd better be getting the res
:, Of them seeds into the ground. What
> the present standing Of that cucumbe
bet"
>, Van didn't open his eyes. You wi
It," he says, lazy.
stopped rowing and looked at hir
over my shoulder.
" "Meaning-what? says I.
.. Just that. You win the bet. Like
~ wise you cultivate the cucumber
Martin and l. In convention assembled
" have nominated you for secretary {
y" agriculture. We resign.
y Id been expecting It. And I'd mad
q, up my mind what to say But hate
IVA to say It, Thinks |: "Ill wait III | e.
o. back to Ozone.
u So | didn't answer, but went q
- rowing again. The tide was going OF
~ fast and twas a hard pull. three
70 us in that little skitf. but by and by "
Scudder's hired boy waiting for us.
le Hello" says l. Where's Hult
~ Ann-Mrs. Scudder, mean"
OF She couldn't come" said the DO
"a But fetched the hons and thing
Ia Here they be-
~ He bad the hens--a dozen OF en-
's' TANNED into one lath coop. The dot
OF it was fastened with a shaky woo
nc button.
o. Handle EN- kind of careful" sa.
he. That button undocs itself som
10 times"
- Where's the pig" says Hartley.
=" Here he is"
90 We could hear him. He want In
90 box at all, as he'd ought TO have bee
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