The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-11-07
PEMBR00K'S
cL0SE-T0-NATuRE
farm

taken their several departures and
gone 10 pastures new. leaving Penn.
brook and Cindy alone 10 run the farm.
Then the old folks began TO take
boarders for the summer-and kept
II up for ten years. falling behind
yearly until a mortgage was plastered
upon the roof. woodshed. pasture.
meadow, stock. lock and barrel OF the
entire outfit. II was then that Lemuel
sat down one evening and said 70
Cindy:
Next year I'm goln' to run this old
place on the skin game style"
why, Lemuel. how you talk. an
you a pillar in the church! I'm
sprised, am. Lemuel Pembroke. to
hear you"
Well. hear me ag'in. Cindy. fore
you condemn me. We've run q sum-
mer boardin' place for ten years--an'
we're jest bout all In. l gotter hist
two thousand plunks this next summer
or cave In. see!''
Two thousand plunks?"
Two thousand dollars. plainly. An
I'll do IL or bust Q suspender. Yes,
we'll take summer boarders this sea,
son-the last sealon we will take 'em,
Cindy." &
How'll you take 'sm. Lemusl. diff
ferent from what we have for ten
yearsf"
Wen take EN- IN. goldern 'eml Wen
take 'em in. THIS season we'll skin
'em alive an eat 'em up
you are a puneck cannonbali-"
mo; I'm only On American farmer
an a voter"
AN jestus OF the peace"
But my holdin' that Office don't cut
no show when / skin them pesky city
folks out o. their teeth, hide an tai
Ter, not muchl"
But how you goin' to do II. Lem
uelY"
I've begun already on the big new
barn. | got hammocks comm from
the city I'm goin' to put hammocks
in the barn an make them city folks
think it's the proper sorter caper fur
sleepin quarters. They've skun US
for ten years; now they get skun
ses?"
but Is IL Christian-like-an' you a
pillar O. the church. Lemuel?"
Them city folks'll think yer Uncle
Lemuel is the hull church frum the
boss block back TO the pulpit an way
up the steeple-not countin the bell
that rings both fur fire as well as
,meeun'. I've sot my foot down 10
make up on that plaster that's stick
I'm to us tighter'n the seven-year itch
To a school boy-meanin' that NOR
gage. When I've sot my foot down.
Cindy. you know what that means"
Long before the season opened the
big new barn was partitioned on with
canvas. hammocks were slung up
and the sleeping quarters we're ready.
Then a fine advertisement was
placed In two OF the leading city Jour
nails telling about the unique system
OF summering ut Pembroke Farm. IL
told OF the close-to.nature plan OF
living. coming down close TO good old
mother earth. the Joys, gladness.
goodness and wholesome results
thereof. II was fine bit OF work and
Il cost Uncle Lemuel s45 10 place IL.
Then ne awaited the opening OF
the season.
II came quicker than he expected.
six hammocks were engaged and
paid for In advance by the McSwilters
nj $50 per hammock for the season.
Ten hammocks were spoken for and
paid for In advance by the De Jujues
az $50 per hammock. Next came an
| order for four hammock quarters In
select places at 400 per hammock.
Then Pembroke shunted the rest
away. The hammocks gave out. the
quarters In the barn were all taken
up and he had 10 put up the bars.
But how'll we feed 'em. Lemuel.
how'll we feed emf"
Don't fret. Cindy. I'll feed en-"
But how, Lemuei. how7 Thereli
| be 20 o. 'em comin'--jest think what
| that means. Twenty mouths TO Nil.
Why, It'll take me all day an all
night to bake pies fur 20 mouths"
We'll. they won't git no pie this
summer
AN them summer folks do so love
pie"
"cindy, they'll git grass. that's what
they'll git-grass!"
Goodness
Yes; them bills o. fare made up
by the new.fangled set o. folks that's
teachin' folks how 10 git night close
an proper TO ole mother earth Ia
plastered all over the barn. II tells
'em TO eat onions. turnips. sorrel
grass an'-weli. more sorrel grass.
You needn't do any fussin' this sum
mer with pies and sich. They'll git
down TO ole natur' this time or my
name hain't Pembroke"
And they did.
In their hammocks that gently
swayed in the breezes tho 20 goodly
gulls slept as they never slept before.
And the menu--it was great, glorious
for one week. Then they put up a
4 a a