The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-05-23
Ezekiel's
daughter"
Scientific Versus Common
Sense Farming

+ Sense farming r
= BY cLARlSSA MAcKlE +
Perched on the rail fence and look.
Ing like 10 amiabis scarecrow, Ezekiel
Finder nibbled . blade Of grass and
fteely commented on the methods Of
his young neighbor.
you amt never going to make .
farmer Of yourself. Mr.. Hartwell.
Your head u too full Of newfansisd
notions. P'taters 10 p~'taters even II you
call 'em 'tubers' " any other fancy
name. and beans 70 beans and not b.
eoombs even II the hystericai culture
club does claim they belong to that
family.
Ernest Hartwell grinned patiently -
he listened to Ezekiel's evening lee.
ture. Born and bred In the city. an
inward craving for q country nfe had
ut last dra WI him to the pretty village
Of Little River:
you can't deny that Mrs. Flinders
baked beans are more delicious since
che learned how to cook them at the
domestic science club. You said your
oeif that
Maybe 20. maybe Co." waived Ese-
k1el airily. STILL when its al said
and done With. whether she learns
thess notions at the minister's hysteri-
cal culture club or Miss Patty Dunn's
domestic science thingumbob, the
beans she cooks u just plain beans
after all. don't take no stock In
theories or science or nothing but plain
common sense"
ut must be q great satisfaction 10
feel that one can clip coupons from
his stock Of common sense" remarked
Hartwell meekly a. be hoed between
his rows Of corn.
Ezekiel scowled ut him beneath his
bushy brows. you're laughing at me.
Mr.. Hartwell. can tell It BY that
kink In your eye. Anybody eve tell
you that you had q funny knk In your
eyer
Hartwell rested on bis hoe and sur
veyed the farmer solemnly. mo. MI.
Finder: no one ever broke the news to
me. rye been told that I had the form
Of q bed Stat. the face Of a pirate and
dossy hair like q doll. but I have A.
ways prided myself on my china blue
>~>~ >~A - - &naA AhaA <h>~n 4. q A@0Gp
On one Of them II heartbreaking." He
dug despondently at q bunch Of wire
grass.
Ezekiel spat redecuvely and let him.
self down 10 the ground you're .
mighty fresh young man. Mr.. Hart.
well." he chuckled. but it's q good
thing Tor you I amt got . daughter"
'whyr" demanded Hartwell, sur.
prtsed.
"Oh. because you'd b dead sot 10
marry her. and I wouldn't listen to II q
minute. II couldn't be thought Of no.
ways" Ezekiel was chewing grass
vigorously.
"Once more I repeat. why3 What
objection have You to me a. q sou-in.
lawT'
"First I'd say to her: Young lady,
you shan't marry no sculptor Teller.
Pick out a good. plain farmer boy. ana
you shall have my consent and the
blue glass lemonade set ! drawed at
the rattle for q wedding present"
I'm a plain farmer boy" urged Mr..
Hartwell.
"Ftrst OF. 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 or else you wouldn't have come
and tried chicken farming out Of q
book"
II like farming. It 10 my recrea-
tion." objected the amateur agricul-
turist.
"It'll be your ruination." predicted
Mr.. Finder. raising a horny finger.
'Look at that there corn"
"Weil look at itr' agreed the plant
er proudly. whats the matter with
II, eh? See any taller corn hereabouts7
See any thicker stalks? See any larger
ears?".
mo. I don't see none Of those things
All can see IL that there amt one
row planted straight. They're a. zig
nag as though a tipsy q had set 'em
out" chuckled Ezekiel.
that's done purposely. There's q
scientific eason for planting. 'em that
way" hazarded Hartwell.
"Humph" snorted Ezekiel testify.
and for q little while be was silent.
following Hartwell slowly down the
row Of corn. Then be said tentative
y. II amt never e none Of your
scuiping YETI"
"No?'' queried Hartwell politely.
mot 90 much as q wink at It. rye
often told Maria when I zee you going
into that workshop Of yours that !
guess I'll run In and see what YOURS
up to. but somehow it's sort Of damp
and chilly looking in there: leastways
Il must be II it's full Of craven i'm
ages."
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