Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-17


He thought il all over and made
mn his mind TO go home and tell his
pa everything. and make him prom
Use 10 be better boy IL he would
take him back. He would even get
up and make the fires of Sunday
morning.
He announced to the ancient pie
beian that he could feed his own
hogs. as he was going home and he
wanted to get there in time To help
out with the haying He did not
have definite idea Of the kind OF
reception he would get when he
reached home. but he had made up
his mind to take chances and get
away from that drove Of hogs. when
he was within few hundred yards
OF his home his father saw him
coming through the rye. and went
out TO meet him and give him
hearty welcome. The old man fell
upon his neck and was exceedingly
glad OF his return He told the ser
wants TO bring out the best all-wool
robe on the place. put some patent
leather shoes on his feet and forty
Karat band ring on his hand.
Then he ordered a corn-fed yearl-
ing butchered and commanded
haste of the feast After the banquet
there was music and social hop
contributed much To the merriment
and every one was glad. But when
his elder brother came In from cut
| ting shock corn he was SD mad he
would not eat any OF the calf except
steak
The story OF the prodigal son
| should be "A lesson to every farmer
II Ii not human nature for a farm
er's son TO stay at home working
day in and day out. blowing corn.
| building fences and clearing land
without some amusement now and
then TO break the monotonmy. He
yearns 10 skip the mary glazy glide
| now and then. He wants a touch
OF high life. N is the same old story.
eat. work aud sleep. Suppose n
young man should walk up TO his
| farmer father and say. See here.
pa. I am a grown man now. have
worked hard for you for many years
! have been faithful dog from start
20 finish. have been a slave for
you In all kinds OF weather. have
awed wood In the daytime and
husked corn AZ night. and now
want you 10 get up a little party for
me. Invite some OF my friends and
give me swell time. What say
YOU dsd?" 4 swell time eh7 You
are a pretty looking stripping 20
come 10 me with such nonsense You
go on and finish cutting out that
fence-row. or | will get hickory
club and tan your packet for YOU.
when a hoy gets that Kind Of an
answer. ne has 20 go ont behind the
ash hopper or some place whore he
can be- alone awhile unit! that ~ OF
anger passes away II he didn't do
/ this ne is liable 20 call HIS father
an old hay-sced and then there
would be- a family misunderstanding
farmer should tall 10 his boys
more. and use the pick-handle less
He should teach them ten cent limit
and how 20 deal from Tho bottom
so that when they 20 20 town. ~ the,
~hould faU into quiet game they
would not De- so easy to skin He
should have homemade pool tabl,
, iu his wood shed for rainy days
ile should deliver "a course OF leo
ur.. So thty could distinguish a
hullard from jack rabbit a.
should give them theoretical kuov1
edge of how to pipW without sweat.
ing Ho should teach them % plI.
fho piano and scyeu-up He should
teach him table etiquette. There is
nothing quite So cmharrY--in. Ie 20,
see farm bow fro'iur himself with
SQUASH p'r by means - q luife. NnD
oN Of This can ho done with hut lIf.
. f'H trouble and fho farmer can hrinr
| his boy. ont of thr kinks and make
/ fh'w rr.-orf.bla t1 fh, town folks.
idD-. trnv would have no Ieeir.
/ 20 run away from home as home
would Dee mad" happy for hem. and
they would also ho mp to date
sr'H Tired uf tine farm 40 one
/ time. just hepau-. ala MOI trir'
that / WAS properly entertained
wanted 90 play prodigel son. go
..uld return hon. some Jtr aud
/ ave "a reception I was hungry fIr
"a oh 'nge. ? wanted music and song
J wanted to get into tho mad vhirl
and go around a few times 9 want
ia 10 see au elephant walk ron.
! wanted 10 see strange faces .r1
forever get away from the song NJ
the scytho on the grindstonc. WIS.
tired Of the hoe and WAS WIllu.
to 60 prodieally wrong just try n
Sells Brothers show va. coming and
/ 'i'f'' 'f'" INV NV ItU sew t'iII' I1'
| leaving gave farcwoU rlouco
20 The mil pans on bench I'm front
Of the house. The dogs wanted 'o
follow mo. bar I drove them back
The old Vell-swcep and tho curling
smoke from the chimney wore me
last things iu view \ rohhiu rod
breast lighted on the fence bv the
roadsid" aud sang few notes ne y
Travelled on over the sand rocke
toward th" show grounds The boss
on -" big top iu"t woote' s..r -
boy Their md eizrd t.go. ra1
died and they 49, lis hide t.rped
and want" rr" 80 act fiy,~. You
now the story. In one 'ar- week ! !
saw wonders
The NEXT vel e'rotod t.,re- |
ands Of cr0ss-''cs As neared INV I
home | bean - think OF the pr1di- /
gal son. My f0thc~ did not bling ]
ont the bnst robe. but Let me loop /
on the on" ! had He invited mo in /
To the peach Crchar' he WAS ,cr,
active that nig't. In fact. ucvo~
remembe OF having soon hin, .o