Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-05-22
Ezekiel's
Daughter"
Scientific Versus Common
Sense Farming
by cLARIssA rfAcKIH

Perched on the rail- fence and look.
Ing like an amiable scarscrow. Ezekiel
Finder nibbled a blade OF grass and
freely commented on the methods of
bis young neighbor.
You amt never going 10 make a
fnrmer OF yourself. Mr.. Hartwell
Your head IL too full o. newfangled
notions P'taters Ia p'tatsrs even n you
call 'em tubers' or any other fancy
name. and beans II beans and not le.
goombs even n the hysterical culture
club does claim they belong TO that
family.
Ernest Hartweli grinned patiently ns
he listened to Ezekiel's evening lee.
tAre. Born and bred In the city. an
inward craving for a country life had
at last drawn him 20 the pretty village
OF Little River.
"You can't deny that Mrs. Flinders
baked beans are moro delicious since
she learned how 20 cook them nc the
domestic science club. You said your
self that
Maybe 20. maybe So" waived Ere
kiel airily. "sull. when it's all said
and done with. whether she learns
these notions at the minister's hysteri
cal culture club or Miss Patty Dunn'a
dom estic science thingumbob. the
beans she cooks II just plain beans
after all. don't take no stock In
theories or science or nothing but plain
common sense"
1T must be a great satisfaction TO
feel that one can clip coupons from
bis stock OF common sense" remarked
unrtwell meekly aa he hocd between
his rows OF corn.
Ezekiel acowlcd at him beneath his
bushy browu You're laughing ht me.
Mr. Hartwell. can tell u by that
kink IN your eye. Anybody ever tell
you that you had a funny kink in your
eyer
Hartwell rested on his hoe ana sur
veyed the farmer solemniy "No. Mr.
Finder; no one ever broke the news TO
me I've been told that had the form
OF bed slat. the face OF pirate and
nossy hair like a doll. but I have Al.
ways prided myself on my china blue
eyes. and 20 be told that there n n kink
IN one OF them Ia heartbreaking." He
dug deapondently az a bunch OF wire
grass
Ezekiel spat renecuvely and let him
self down to the ground you're a
mighty fresh young man. Mr. Hart.
we'll" he chuckled. but It's a good
thing for you Amt got a daughter"
"whyf" demanded Hartwell. sur
prised
'oh. because you'd be dead sot TO
marry her, and wouldn't listen 20 II a
minute II couldn't be thought OF no.
ways" Ezekiel was chewing grass
vigorously
Once more repeat. whyi What
objection have You TO me ms a son.in.
lawr'
FIRST ia say TO her: Young lady.
you shan't marry no sculptor Teller
Pick out good. plain farmer boy. and
Won shall have my consent and the
blue glass lemonade set drawed az
the rnflie for wedding present"
I'm n plain farmer boy" urged Mr.
Hartwell
"Ftrst on you're a sculptor That's
your trade and all you got TO TALL back
on There can't be no money In sculp
ing OF else you wouldn't have come
and tried chicken farming out OF a
book Z"
II like farming II Ia my recrea.
don" obiected the amateur agricul.
mrist
"lt'll be your rulnation." predicted
Mr. Finder raising a horny finger
Look NJ that there CORN
well. look M itr' agreed the plant.
er proudly whats the matter with
H. Ell, See any taller corn hereaboutsi
See any Thinker stalks, See any larger
earsT
mo { don't see none OF those things
All ! can see II that there Amt one
row planted straight They're as zig.
nag as though a tinsy man had set 'em
out" chuckled Ezekiel
That's done purposely There's n
scientific reason for planting 'em that
way" hazarded Hartwen.
"Humph" snorted Ezekiel testify