The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-14
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But you spoke about the farmer, and
! let us take one thing at a time. The
steer will wait. That is part of his
| duty toward man. Don't let him out
do man in politeness. The greatest
| thing about man Is to teach some
other man somethin'. Each man is an
| illustrator Of life, And the farmer In.
stead of bein' the joke of the ignorant
! folks that live in towns, ought TO be
enyied by the philosopher, He could
| give at least half OF his time In winter
to fruitful meditation. and in doing
| this he would not only store up con.
| tentment and pleasure for himself In
| the future, but out of 1t might come
| great benefit to mankind ut large.
| Thought Is the food of the soul. ! re.
] member when old Sam Porsey was
| dyin' don't suppose there was a
| poorer man in the neighborhood. But
some OF the shallow minded used to
| reprcach him for his happiness They
said he was thoughtless. But the fact
| is that he had more of the right sort
Of thought than any man for miles
around. He worked hard, made liy-
in and didn't grumbe, That was
| thought to be some sort of mental dis.
ease-the fact that he didn't com.
| plain; and a joker told him he'd better
! take somcthin' for it, He did He took
| things as he found them and tried to
make them better and more cheerful
81 oh 10. I,rt,, l. l.. a 81
bed one of the neighbors asked him II
! there was anything he particularly re.
| GREETED. Yes he said. in lookin' back
! | remember an old niger who had the
! rheumatic mighty bad | went to hts
| cabin one night Just before he died.
and in lookin' back recolcct forgot
! to tell him he might be better next
day Everybody thought that old
| Sans mind was wanderin' And II
| was--wanderin' back to the time
when he had neglected to do poor
! old fellow a moment of good The
other day | passed through an old
orchard where Sam was buried The
apple tree above him is always the
! first one to bloom. and in It the sweet.
est singin' birds make their nests
Nobody has tried to keep the grass
| green, but It is green OF itself; and
the wild flowers that grow there are
| like psalms burstin up out of the
ground. There's sermon, colonel.
He laughed nearly all OF his life, and
now the weeds about his grave come
out in summer time and with their
blossom seem to be echoin' his merri.
ment. The man that makes the weed
blossom Is greater than the man that
causes the rose to die. Wait n minute.
The Bible was written mostly for the
farmer II is his book. We read II
and established liberty in England.
The king said. oh. no; 1t is my book.
| am the anointed. Pay me- But the
book had taught the farmer to think.
and action was but a natural out.
come"
Yes that is all very true" said the
colonel arising But now let us talk
about that steer. am in a hurry.
What is he WORTH"
What do you suppose he's worth ?"
Limuel replied. "He looks all right,
doesn't he?"
Yes, but steers are cheap" said
the colonel
That may be; I'm not keepin' up
with them very close"
But what will you take for him."
Take for him? You said you want.
ed to talk about him and I've humored
you. The fact is, he jumped in there
Just now to rest himself, and he
doesn't belong to me. Don't be in a
hurry, colonel; don't be snatched."
Copyright, by Opie Read.)