The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-04-19
A LESSON IN Law
Fate and a Cow Jumped in When
Hope Deserted, but RENEW
Got the Girl.
BY CARL JENkiNe.

WHEN MI. J6W6b NVuL0W W6b uU'
ished with college, he bought a little
place in the country to further his
experiments in horticulture. There
are insects and diseases that prey
upon fruit trees, fruit vines and
bushes, and the finished horticulture
list must be able to diagnose the same
as a doctor.
Mr.. Reviews purchase consisted OF
three acres Of land and an old house.
The place had been abandoned for
years, and the fruit trees on it offered
a glorious opportunity for one Of his
profession. He decided after a care
less glance over them that they had
at least thirteen ailments to be dag.
nosed and cured. As for the old
house 1t couldn't be cured. It was
like an old man dying of his years.
Two miles to the west lived Farmer
Haskell, and he had daughter named
Grace. He was no farmer to break
his back at the pillow or pitching hay.
He was gentleman farmer, with an
Office in the city and three hired men
loafing around the farm. He farmed
from philanthropic motives. He
knew that il he didn't farm there
would surely be shortage Of tur
nips among the poor Of the world.
Nor was Miss Grace a milkmaid
with freckled face and sunburned
nose. She didn't feed the hogs, gath.
er the pumpkins nor peel the pota-
toes. She wasn't a philosopher. and
she wasn't farming from philosophical
motives.
Half T. mile to the east of the Rem
few place lived farmer Halsey. He
was real Mariner down to the horny
palms that scraped like sand when
you shook hands with him. He was a
farmer for profit, and his one hired
man was kept on the jump, and any
turnips that went out into the wide
world had to be paid for in cash. He
also had daughter named Grace.
II Miss Grace Halsey was Of coars-
er grain than Miss Grace faskell-if
she had generous feet, many freckles
and the stride and strength Of man
that was natures handiwork. She
was neither to be blamed nor prais-
ed. The dilapidated Renfew place
had queer charm for her, and she
was often over housing around
There was a story afioat that the
house was haunted, and Miss Grace
wanted to meet the ghost and give
him just one crack with her bony fist
Neither the Haskells nor the Hal.
seys had heard of the sale of the
place when Miss Grace Halsey went
over there one day and dug up two
currant bushes and carried them
home. The act reached the ears of
Mr.. Renfew and he had signs of "No
Trespass" posted up. They care no
more for "No Trespass" signs out in
the country than inhabitants of the
cities care for the signs to Keep on
the Grass"
With three plain signs staring her
In the face Miss Grace Halsey enter
ed the grounds and dug up a rose
bush. A farmer who knew her saw
her and called out.
"Hey, you! Don't you know that's
trespass?"
GO on" was the reply.
you can be arrested"
Come off"
Mighty techy Teller, that Renfew
10, so they SAY"
."So'm II"
Three days later as Miss Grace
Haskell rode that. way with pony and
cart, she saw q flower that she want
ed blooming among. the weeds. She
entered. the grounds and. picked 1t.
and 4 she; Aiso looked In at a broken
pane: ASS came out Of the cato
a farmer who knew her by name and
sight came along and called out:
Didn't see the signs; did you?"
81 did, sir, and do now" was the
Independent reply.
"Mebbe you want to be arrested as
= trespesser?"
Maybe dol"
"Jest about three months in the
county jail is what that gal needs!"
muttered the farmer as he drove on.
It happened that Mr.. Renfew came
down two days later to diagnose the
ailments Of an old pear tree and en-
countered both Of the farmers. They
were eager to tell him of both the
trespassers and advise that they be
made examples Of.
That's what is needed around this
neighborhood," urged one.
IF you don't do something they'N
be tearing the house down next" add
ed the other.
But l hate to go to law"
Course you do, but them gals was
mighty sassy. They Jest the same as
said they didn't care a darn for you
and your old signs"
II might scare one Of them"
That's it-skeer the life out of
herr"
"1'n take the one who took ths
bushes"
Az to which one It was the farm.
ers differed. and probably honestly.
One was sure 1t was that Haskell
gall and the other was Just as sure
1t was that Halsey gal" It was thus
that 1t came about that a warrant
vaa sworn out for Miss Graca HaakAll