The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-06
Two Views 81 LII. On 80.

Isso Views OF Life on : Farm.
Charleston News and Courier: The
printing OF sensational and highly
decorated murder and divorce stories
Is not the only way in which incau-
tioas newspapers may mislead the
youth OF the land and corrupt the NH
nc taste. A soulful little thing like
this from the Sylvania (Ga.) TeIe.
phone, waich the New York world re-
produces on its editorial page, NAV do
more harm than the goriest and
raciest of sensational news:
II you like music and pretty pic
lures, you can have them at your viii
by getting up early on the farm and
listening to the songs Of the birds and
al the signs and sounds OF nature,s
resurrection. You can hear the chick
ems, the cows and the hogs the neigh
boring horses as the farmer comes
with their feed You can hear the
voices at the lot-as the boys or the
hired hands draw water for the sfock
and make ready for the day. Then.
as the first long golden lance OF light
strikes down across the silent fields.
you can see all the life and hustle of
another opening day. And all of ii
is sweet and bringeth peace and 10y
as we find out sometimes when we
have left 1t and pine for ii again.
We know man who was raised.
OF the farm, and his recollections are
very tender. He remembers typical
morning in the springtime. He arose
with tle dawn, 1t was his business TO
do SO, and he lit candle. having SHY
cred five minutes before he could find
match. Then he went out to the
horse lot ito feed" 1t had been rain
ing in the night, the trees were drip-
ping, and the thermometer was nearer
40 than so degrees.
It was cold. wet, drizzly, drozzly
morning and the sun would not he
up that day, and. the mud
in the horse lot where the
pigs and mules had romped
was six inches deep. The ROSTERS
were sitting low on the limbs of the
trees with their heads hidden. without
the slightest disposition to crow. Nor
did the horses neigh" there was
nary horse. so to say. as they were
all mules. three Of them.
After Juggling at the latch and
wrestling with the stable door. which
the rain had caused to swell, and
skinning the back OF one hand. ii was
To climb into the loft and dig around
for three bundles OF fodder for each
mule. Then it was to go to the CRIB
100 yards distant and get eighteen
nubbins, after untying the twine string
that held the crib door in place. Then
came the transference OF the corn to
the mule, as well as Of the fodder.
As to Old Sal and Mike 1t was easy,
but only skillful mule mariner dared
venture into the stall Of that young
Pete mule and yet 1t had to be done.
Pete was wonderfully handy, with his
heels and was no respecter of persons.
SO that feeding him was the only
matutinal performance on that farm
that really thrilled and warmed. All,
how keen was the Joy in Waiting
around Pete in the stall. with a bundle
Of fodder In one hand. six nubbins In
the other, in the desperate endeavor
to be nearer his front than his rear.
Pete's motive in kicking was merely
to have little fun.
One did rot hear the little birds
twitter:: they were busy in the garden
eating the young plants and destroying
the raspberries etc. One was expect
ed to drive ti,esnsaway. though ones
feet sank an ell In the soft garden
mold As for the voices OF the shired
hands. It was to go down to Jim's
house and yell at him and to Jake's.
and then wander down the lane IL per-
chance one might persuade Aunt Mil
He to reconsider her resolution never
/ to cook another breakfast for white
folks Besides, the COW might go ura-
mtlked and likely as not she had
'urnnfd ire 1ot fence