Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

chickens could raise under one hen This favor
also granted and began my work in the spring with
certainty that could make double wages by taking
of the within view that had been wasted
heretofore else considered of such small account that
no else cared to them
In those DAYS the farmers did not have barns tor their
cattle The sheep and depended upon the shelter
of haystack, and consequently many were diseased
and died from exposure. The year before there were
many sheep lost in this way, and no one thought 1t
worth while to look after the WOOL OF course farming
meant then does early rising and working as
long as there was streak of daylight but had my
Sundays to myself and, while this is not considered
commendable spirit put the Sabbath day to this
up early, and collected the skins from the bones
of the dead sheep The wool had in the meantime
beaced to pure white from the and showers of
winter and the bones l piled in heap to be sold at
the proper time. picked up the old iron that lay here
and there, and got my start poultry raising IN the
most unlocked for way.
During the harvest days, when riding load of
oats, browsing along suddenly brought to state
of wakefulnesS BY hearing utter the above
and before could realize it a chicken hawk had dropped
its prey into my lap. The poor frightened chicken was
not badly hurt put it into coop by lseli' tea 1t,
became special pet and mascot the poultry busl
ness. 1t my first setting hen. Then borrowed
half dozen hens, and when the over had
raised and sold twenty-eght chickens This of course
added great deal to financial resources The mer-
chant, who always purchased the farmers wool each
year. gave much on the pound tor my wool be-
it clean and white.
Then my first experience in rousng enrnlty.
The farmers jealous of my and made
complaint that was making too much money. | was
the victim of their jibes and found it uncomfortable
that at last went to the proprietor and inquired had
in any way violated my contract and told him that If
he felt had done should go at He treasured
me- and told me to go right along as had been doing
and pay attention to what his boys might say; that
he approved of my energy and foresight and only
wished his sons had my economical turn of mind.
After that | redoubed my interest, and during the
season gathered berries and sold the and during the
autumn | spent my spare time gathering wild grapes,
,1a o1r,fc 1n6 h1ClD ri
Every time surveyed my bone pile smiled with sat
sfaction for had grown to big proportions, and felt
that my lbors in this direction would be well paid;
but day, to surprise, woman in the field
filling her wagon with the bones had collected. had
something do to convince her that they belonged to
me- and ended by my having to unload her wagon for
herewith protest on her part to be sure That wo-
man later became millionaire and lived on Fifth-ave.
She was well known character in New Jersey
togo school at the end of my second of work
NV folks living in Delhi then, and after two years
there in school graduated, saw that higher edu
cation was desirable and concluded to go to Western
University at Nliddetown, Connecticut In the
time had been saving all earnings for this purpose,
and left Delhi by stage for Kingston, where arrived fiji
teen hours later. At Kingston took a boat to New
York: but denied myself the comfort of stateroom,
thinking l should put the money to better
The boat locked at Harrisonst. wharf the following
morning at five o'clock. had very heavy trunk with
me- which left the wharf until inquired where the
Hartford boat started from. | was told it left that
evening from Peck Slip on the East River. then went
back and decided to cart my trunk across town best
| could, foot or two at time. | could in that way
and reasoned that had all day for the job and could
do it. Then, too l was sleepy, and thought | could
keep awake by hustling.
dragged and htched the old trunk along, listening
to the beS OF the
iders l passed,
and had proceeded