The chronicle=news., 1914-04-22


er at home In the evenings. lie could
read. and write also. but he did both
with difficulty. A typical arsumen-
taiiyc Scoiehman. lie Mas accustomed
u worry aver sifiws of discussion
with his n.ishbora. Tn. reading.
which aas usually of u serious char
s.ier. provided III m~i'h u basis Of
knoNi.is. on which to construct his
arguments. Among other books that
I READ to him. as I remember. We're
Science ANA the Bible Adam smith 's
Wealth of Nations Chambers In
formation for the People and
Brummoni's Natural Law IN the
spiritual World
'My fs,h-r had be-a a good deal
worried abou, ny less of opportunity
for getting All education, Hut the
r-a.iins taught me a good deal. Ny
mother had f.on accustomed Ia read
aloud tn him up Ia the time when .
sas abi. la take up the task, wh-n
Nsr ai,oui IL years at az. hs',
as Opportunity to Join a hishI school
which had been hs.N started. AMI
this gave me- q .hsns- to "ii.h ap. to
s,aie extent with ~" bfansh-s of in
s,surtion in ~hi.a ! aas most def
.i-ni-
Later an I L-.an- assis- in the
trades union mos -siisns. la fart. 4
tors such a conspicuous ta', In the
masen-ai even ~hii- S., a boF az ,o
sIiFas, itir unfasorabi- ait-n,ion "f
sh.n I ~as N y-sss "f ax- I isss my
ioh, Nj reputation as an 'asiia'ar
made IL difficult for me so x"s other
-nstiayn-n, in the susi mines. and
Iar mans years I was obiix-d 4. paT'
sss variety al ossapaiioh. o.ssii-
ot tha, Industrial field.
'-Thus. anfins fr-.la-ns Intervals of
nor r-nsri.i H,-nt in tho tnin-s. .
rpfk-a as q tiF-anan an = railroad.
ius di,sh-s. carried = chain AMI .afs
N-IinE tools. laSarsi ia a .s~niiii.
pr-sp-.i-a tar sasi deposits. ami
chopped ao.n tires in the 'hsarh
s.o,s' OF r-nnsb tsaaias Th- h~ms
'ash bark goods Yielded bass ssr tan
ming. and in E-.iins the bark I have
ha., -n"1sh -tp-sisse- Z. reader n-
o Gair expert.
=, -as q question at snS,hins !
s.-tia ct 4" i. ia ,hae. iass q. -ssn
y i.ss- iNiass Tho re'isi .t ,rrvzuz
lar -snripysufH, which I .t-s*rils- ..S
.r-siih- yTa's tr.r iss. I" iN,ss Ia
,s. H,-as;i's- I .rsati-'s a si.'l'-s ~
pssiss.ns in s.aas.'ian ~isL trades
un,.n. -as a delegate I" nsany
nsi,e.si aai district ..ss-assaa. sn.i
-ss rE-si.i.a, Of ID. israi orsaniss.
'inss
As 81 srars al age I had naasssrI
= rennssisania zisi af sr.,sh birth,
In fact. sh- sas hasn hardly sa.sr
sAsa q a.s.a mii-s ss"sa ny "sa
h,f,hr'src in ,h. old ..an,rls sss
alrea.is a husband and father
vh-n in tho iag-r nir.'i-s. having
tried nearly .s-s1ih ihiss -ise. I undr'.
;a"t 4. ~ a farmer
y had hai n- .tr-ri-ns- ~hai'
-t-r in farming. although ss i."y.
Under "a, Jfa,h-r's Instruction. I hsj
Hone sass- amateur gardening This.
'icv-srr. wasn't enough 4" deter me-
from .hr a.,-mpis nssI- an asEsnz-l
met, sn farm .p siar.s. 'h- "-n"r 81
The farm -a shsI-s. ,h- "rr-r ~ ,rT
land PROV. i.iinE u- with a y"A" "i
-s-s for pi.- iuE The "s"n had 's'ru
tr-t-r ,- iur,I,-rinE. bu' 'h--ns-i''s
p~ss--<.a ~" asruair,sH-" With 'tr
farming business.
II had never driven an ov '-an.
ami never. save on or" urrssian. hal
seen a ,.sm uf those animals driven
by anybody .Isc. Who's y,s--i them
ur AMI started In 10 pi"s I hal tEuu.
bic. They ucr- fast vaikrTs. b's
cause Of their iunih-rinz experience.
and i, was iiftirul, to keep up vi,hI
them. could not ksep tho oft ny|
going right. Although I 'havuj' ani
'scc'd' to the bcs' of nv ability. tho
,urrc~ ~as sisaF FINALLY ! said Il"
the oxen. Go as YOU plea. it's all got
I. b- piowcd. SO take II any way YOU
like
Tho frs, year rair"d beans. he
cause the soil was 40 run down that
II would not produce anything -Isr.
I had y COW and vc made butter. We
raised some chickens: alsc. when We
90. around to It. uo,a,.H. cabbsscs,
and other kinds of garden truck.
Somehow I managed to &c; along and
10 gain a mcagcr livelihood.
Eventually ! acquired owncrrhip
Of tho farm. I, is my home today. al
i,ios.bure. Pa tract of about 100
acres have nine children. Tho old