The sun., 1910-02-27
HE WOMAN RICE PLANTER
EXIT OF 4 SMALL GOLIAH FROM
'- CHTLDHOODS EDEN.
Things &c wrong On the Farm Service
ina Little Churcal-A Home sunday
schOOA-The Terrifying Necessity Of
niirnlng Out the Home Chlnaneys

N--~ NaashuhsNy y
CHEROKEE. Nov: l3.-SettlinR down
into the groove OF home life again after
my absence OF six weeks. The rose color
OF Gibbie's account OF everything has
never reached my vision EverythinQ
'S~indles as approach 1t to the smallest
proportions. The pea vine hay is simply
oried grass. having lain spread out foI
the hot sun to bake it for two weeks,
30 as to be -sure II was curs."
There Is no use to say a word. l am
conscious of a sickly smile as l visit one
barn after another, The potatoes alone
are nne. and just as nice as potatoes can
be-. Fhe peas have done well, but there
Aiv not half as many as there should be,
because though I had plenty OF seed |
could never get more than one-quartss
of an acres ploughing a day from Gibbie
curing the season for planting them.
l am thankful to be able to praise the
potatoes for Bonapartes sake.
The corn has been so stolen that there
~ scarcely a fifth OF a crop-all the big
ears gone. leaving only nubbins. The
horses are all weak from lack of food and
feel desperate. Even Goliah is changed!
All the joy and fun and play seem to have
left him and his fat little black face
looks Ikea thunder cloud
His household at home are urging
MIN 70 demand more wages and he does
not wtsh to do IL, and yet the clamor there
makes him discontented. I brought him
suit OF clothes and a pair of shoes, in
which complete outfit he sleeps. The
weather being very mild. 4 beg him to
save the shoes for cold weather, as he
has never worn shoes before; but In vain.
unless put them up for him., which
do not wish to do, for I wish him to have
the full enjoyment Of them. He found
an old pair OF white kid gloves in the
buckboArd. I had used them to wear
about the place and somehow left them
there. Yesterday he asked me for them
and now he wears them all the time
cutting wood eating dinner.
tried to translate in concise and strik-
ing words the French prOverb -Chat
gante n'attraN point de souris," but
it.had no effect.he sits gazing at his shoes,
his white gloved hands folded in his lap.
have sent him TO school. as the public
school is only half mile away and there
10 a good teacher. but nothing can re-
store the little gay Goliah. who jigged
as he walked.
driven out from the Eden of childhood
and from henceforth will always be won
derinS how much he can get out of me-
I knew IL had 60 come, but 1 am 90 sorry.
and miss the little boy 30 much He
sleeps at home with his family now.
instead OF In Chloes house as he did at
Peaoeville. and that has made the differ
ence.
Iv eInaI AT 0r.v~Aw l.. a. -. A.
plough and harrow half an acre Of oats.
They should have been planted In October;
but now cannot allow the time to pass
without some being planted each day.
Oats 10 the cheapest crop we can make;
tits sirnply the price OF the seed. plough
ing. narrowing and harvesting. Here we
broadcast the oats on the surface Of the
land whore COW peas have been planted
during summer. then plough the grain in
and harrow the field.
November 17-Went out Immediately
after breakfast and saw Gibbie put half a
bushel OF COW peas In the big pot fill it
with water and make the fire under it to
boil food for cows. Then I told him 10
start ploughing in the half acre OF oats.
Bonaparte had already scattered the seed.
Later in the day / walked down to the
ihrta w WV tlC NOIh IOulu OIDDlS
had not done a stroke. had simply gone
home, leaving the oats on the earth for
the birds to devour. I was too angry to
20 in pursuit Of him. I find IL very unwise
TO- speak until I have cooled OF. As
Bonsparte said 70 me once. -Ef you don't
tex keer desc peeple'lh mex yu lose yo'
soul"
November Is-To-day Gibbie absolutely
declined to plough in the oats. When
Bonspar expostulated with him he was
very rade. 1 was going to Peaceville and
met him loafing on the road and told him
90 60 at once and get his plough. He was
perfectly polite and said he would go at
once. that he hadn't feel 30 we'll earlier
in the day. but was better now.
In the late afternoon went out to see
the work and found he had not touched
the field. 90 when he came to put up the
milk told him as he could not obey my
orders he must leave the place bag and
baggage tomorrow. II was evidently a
great shock to him. I so hate change that
IL was q great effort TO me to do this. I
know Gibbie through and through now,
and that is a great matter.
When I get some one else, a most salts
factory looking, clean sweeping new
broom. il will take me some time to find
his. limitations and shortcomings. or
course they will be there. We find no
perfection in the very top layer, why
should we be surprised not to find it in the
very bottom layer? And yet our poor
human nature is always surprised and
shocked at these failings and weaknesses
OF the weakest Of our brethren.
November 1o-Drove out to Peaceville
after helping Bonaparte with the milking
He is very rheumatic and has almost lost
the use Of his left hand. which makes il
hard for him to milk. though he used TO
be. a fine mixer. The COWS are giving
very little milk and the calves have to
have half Of what there is, so the milking
does not take long.
went on into the woods in the effort TO
engage some one to take Gibbie's place.
visited four houses, but in each the result
was the same. the men were all away work
ing for the great timber company from
twenty to thirty miles away. and returned
home greatly discouraged. At s o'clock