Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-08-05
Continued from last week.
CHAPTER NJ

John Shane's ne1gnUors came
promptly to his assistance, as they
always do in farming communities.
They came with their teams and their
tools, prepared to put in the corn
and the work of blowing up the
ground and replanting the corn went
merrily on. The birds came and did
their share of the work. They fol-
lowed the plows all day and caught
every worm that came to view. The
men plowed the ground, narrowed
it and stirred it all they could, SO that
the birds might get more worms
Shane's horses went to work with
will and did as much as any team on
the farm. 1t was a glorious day, and
iollier crowd of men never got to-
gether than these same farmers. They
felt happy because they were doing
generous deed and they worked with
will until noon. The dinner bell
rang and they went to the house to
meet a fresh surprise Every mans
wife and daughter was there, and
they had spread long table under
the trees, and put on a feast that
would tempt the appetite of an cpl
cure.
They had gotten Mr.. Shane in a
chair and placed him at the window
where he could see it all; and Mrs.
Shane sat a. his side, husband and
wife happier than they had been in
many years. What a great feast that
was there under the trees. What APP
petites the men had, and how eager
he women were to satisfy them. They
laughed and joked and ate, and there
never was such a jolly time as they
had on the Shane farm.
They worked all day and came back
the next day, and worked until ev-
cry hill of corn was planted again
The next day the rain fell and mois-
tened the ground and the sun came
out and warmed it, and the corn
sprouted and grew, and there was a
great prospect for the future. 'Tis
true the worms took some of it, but
they had put an extra grain in each
hill for the worms. The birds could
not get all the worms, but they got
most of them. The Shane farm was
getting in accord with the plan of
the universe and prosperity was
smiling on it.
Shane felt that he was in the right
path now and he studiously followed
it, During the time he was confined
to the house with his broken limb Ed
tn had induced him to read the books
oaned her by Cora Tracy, which treat
of animals and birds and their uses.
In a few more weeks Shane recov-
cred so much that he could walk
about the farm on crutches. He could
not help but mark the difference in
the appearance of things. There was
a look of content about everything.
The first time he went to the barn
Dick came up to him, and putting
out his nose touched Shane's hand
4 actually believe the horse is
rying to ask my pardon" said Shane
1T would be more proper for me to
ask his pardon for mistreating him
SO long"
He patted Dicks neck and said
7 think we understand each other,
now, old fellow"
4 tell ye, Mister Shane, l never
see horses work nicer than
these same horses of yours" said
Mike. Il think we'll have Dobbfn
prancing around again purity soon,
Poor old Dobbin. I'm afraid he'll
not get much more enjoyment out
of life, but he shall have an easy time
of it as long as he lives"
But ere another year had gone by
DObbin found a resting place beneath
the sod, and the question was again
asked, ''Who knoweth the spirit of
man goeth upward and the spirit of
the beast goeth downward" God Gre
ated him and made him subject to
the will Of man, and in the end
God took him The part that was
mortal went back to the earth If
there was any immortal element in
him God took it and knows what to
do with it,
The work went on merrily on the
Shane farm and everything prospered
and the birds did their duty nobly. |
Shane completely recovered from his
rokon limb, and the people remarked |
that Shane didn't seem like the same
man he used to be He had learned |