Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-06-21
A LESSON IN law
Fate and a Cow Jumped In When
Hope Deserted. but Rentew
Got the Girl.
~ CARL JENKINS.


are insects and diseases that prey
upon fruit trees. fruit vines and
bushes. and the. finished horticultur-
list must be able to diagnose the same
M 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 1t offered
glorious opportunity for one OF hls
profession. He decided after a care
less glance over them that they had
nt least thirteen ailments to be dag
nosed and cured, As for the old
house II couldn't be cured. II was
like an old man dying of his years.
Two miles to the west lived Farmer
Haskell. and he had a daughter named
Grace. He was no farmer to break
his back at the pillow or pitching hay
He was a gentleman farmer. with an
ONCE in the city and three hired men
loafing around the farm. He farmed
from philanthropic motives. He
knew that II he didn't farm there
would surely be shortage OF tur-
nips among the poor of the world.
Nor was Miss Grace milkmaid
with yfreckled 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 a mile to the east of the Rem
few place lived farmer Halsey. He
was a real farmer down to the horny
palms that scraped like sand when
you shook hands with him. He was q
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-
err grain than Miss Grace Haskell-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 a queer charm for her, and she
was often over housing around,
There was 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 mo Trespass' signs out in
the country than inhabitants of the
cities care for the signs to Keep or
the Grass"
With three plain signs staring her
In the face Miss Grace Halsey enter
ed the grounds ar 4 dug up rose
bush. A farmer who knew her saw
her and called out.
"Hey. you! Don't you know that
trespass7"
GO oni" was the reply.
you can be arrested"
"Come off!"
Mighty techy Teller. that Renfew
is. 80 they say"
Som r."
Three days later. as Miss Grace
Haskell rode that way with pony and
cart, she saw a flower that she want
ed blooming among the weeds. She
entered the grounds and picked It.
and she also looked in at a broken
pane. AS she came out OF the gate
q farmer who knew her by name and
sight came along and called ont:
= Didn't see the signs. did your
II did, sir. and do now!" was the
independent reply. 1.
"Mebbe you want To- be arrested as
trespesser?"
Maybe I dol"
Jest about three months In the
county Jail is what that gal needs!"
muttered the farmer as he drove on.
II 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.
eff you don't do something they'll
be tearing the house down next" add
ed the other.
But 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
her!'
"rn take the one who took the
bushes"
AS to which one II was the farm.
ers differed. and probably honestly
One was sure It was that Haskell
gal" and the other was just as sure
It was that Halsey gal" It was thus
that 1t came about that warrant
was sworn out for Miss Grace Haskell
and was served with eminent salts
faction Bail was given and the trial
set for days ahead y
Mr. Renfew had graduated with
high honors as horticultural. and
he hndn't learned thing about law
He was to begin his lesson now He
had hardly drawn a long breath be-
fore the father of Miss Grace Haskell
began suit against him for $25 900
There we're clairss OF false charge.