Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-21

against the white paling fence. TO.
morrow IS SUNDAY, and should Ike ~
walk home from church with YOU.
Rosy
But YOU can't" provoked Rosy nc'
"be.ausc dad VIII la '!tsc."
And three, Il crowd. I've noticed
DO you happen - 6a3W. brlovcdcSt.
what IS wrong .h1ui Your t,;lr p.ck:''
Nothing. or conuc nul.. dad ihin@S
you ate j iuafrr ami don hnnN how
to wor&
well show dad his 'lttlc mistake
Some one said lac was short handed
for The having meNt wees. Is that So:''
Yes lie can hardly get help. but
what" The sound Of approaching
Wheels threatened Farmer Johns ar
rival aud her question was not tin
ishcd
Early Monday morning stranger
applied to Farmer John FOR work. He
wore heavy. silver trimmed ~pectacle>.
and his hair was sicked down over
his forehead iu bang His clothes
were all Thar % farm hand, should he.
froQ torn straw hat to >ullicd shoes
Farmer John was ncarSighicd and
never Interested in matters 81 person
atty lie chucklel aftcrward over the
good bargain he had made. for in adj
ditieu to the horse and hayrack which
the man offered along With his services
Ii" would furnish his own meals
lie realized that this was unusual
~ n, In
ton and could only eat his own cook
ins Farmcr John WAS delighted. and
Rosy hcl listening around the corner,
did not know whc'hca 10 laugh or he
glad nj her lovers sense Of honor
which prevented his eating forbidden
salt
Every evening after that they met
lndae The elm tree aud Dick showed
her Inc new callous spots which the
day had brought forth. the while he
boa>trd Of his prowe>s In the field.
RoSyhel listened eagerly aud let her
eyes lvll him what she thought Of him.
which was Very pleasant for Dick aud
made life altogether worth living
by saturday the lay was we'll in ~
cent from choice patch ~ clover
which the farmer had been Obliged To-
leave aut overnight II was nll sea-
soncd and cooked ana ready for the
fork The weather had been line an
the week ana when he men turned
into their hcdS AZ IN early hour there
was sill no threat Of change
IN HE middle of the night however
DieE was Weakened by low rumble OF
thunder The Young mans first
thought WAS Of those haycockS over IN
the west moving his next WAS 10 get
there before the rain stopping only
FOR trousers aud shoes, h. rushed on,
10 whore his horse was pIcketcl The
moon gave Hight enough between gath.
crluS clouds Tor him To see his way Ia
the field here he put IN htlf hour
Of suen work a> he had never known
even in football srlSoa
The hayrack was loaded and unde,
WAY for tHr barn before the rain
stfu. Farmer John met him h III,
faruvdrd with lantern as he drove
mp M hurry and stared NJ him Il
astan hment
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Dbl yelled In his excitement. quite
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ia'3er g Rosy '"'' aFh''F '"lih W"s
ho' .'H 20 "''ne ca,'ed " l"ai'r' nu'
"n'n ie came t." understand 'n' S''"'
'',on n' r"'','' ''N'u IT.
When me nay was s"teiY housed ana
lHe ''i' ''"''r l''u,o'hel ''' nav '''' '.le
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