The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-07

- XERYBoDY In Riverboro. Edge
wood, Alilliken's Mills. Spruce
~ Swamp, Duck Pond aud Mod
Grafton was "haying." There
was a perfect frenzy Of laying. for it
was the Monday after the Fourth. the
precise dale IN July when the Maine
farmer said goodby to repose and
"hayed4 desperately and Increasingly
until every spear OF. green in his sec
ton was moved down and safely un-
der cover.
II a man had grass OF his own no
cut 1t, and il he had none he assisted
in cutting that of some other man. for
ito hay although an unconventional
verb, was, and still is, a very active
one and in common circulation, al
though not used by the grammarlans.
Whatever your trade and whatever
your profession, it counted as naught
IN good weather. The fish man stop
ped selling fish. the meat man ceased
to bring meat, the cobbler as we'll as
the judge forsook the bench, and even
the doctor made fewer visits than
usual. The wage for work in the hay
fields was u high one, and every man,
boy and horse in village was pressed
into service.
When Ivory Boyntpn had finished
With his own small crop he commonly
went at once TO Lawyer Wilson. who
had the largest acreage Of hay land in
the township. Ivory was always in
great demand. for he was mighty
worker in the field and very giant ut
pitching being able TO pick up a
fair sized haycock at one stroke OF
the fork and fling 1t on to the cart as
if 1t were a feather.
Lawyer Wilson always took hand
himself If signs of rain appeared. ana
Mark occasionally visited the scene OF
action when crowd in the field made
general Notification or when there
was an impending thunderstorm.
In such cases even women and girls
Joined the workers and all hands bent
together TO the task of getting a load
into the barn and covering the rest.
Deacon Baxter was wont to call
Mark Wilson worthless, whey faced,
lily handed whelp." but the descrip-
ton, though picturesque. was decided
ly exaggerated. Mark disliked manual
labor; but, having imbibed enough
knowledge of law in his fathers Office
to be an excellent clerk, lie much pre-
ferred travelling about, settling the de-
tails of small cases, collecting rents
and bad bills, to any form of work on
farm. This sort of life, on stage
coaches and railway trains or on long
driving trips with his own fast "trot-
ter suited his adventurous DISPOSE
tion and gave him a sense of impor-
lance that was very necessary to his
peace of mind. He was not especially
intimate with Ivory Boynton, who
studied law with his father during all
vacations and in every available hour
Of leisure during term time, us did
many another young New England
schoolmaster
Marks fathers praise of Ivory's
legal ability was little foo warm to
please his son, as was the commenda-
ton of one Of the county court judges
on Iyory's preparation OF a brief in a
certain case in the Wilson Office.
Ivory had drawnft up at Mr.. Wilson's
request merely to show how far he I'M
derstood the books and cases he was
studying, and he had no idea that it
differed In any way from the work Of
any other student. All the same,
Marks own efforts in like direction
had never received any special men,
ton.
When he was in the bayfield, he also
kept as far as possible from Ivory, be-
cause there. too, he felt superiority
that made him for the moment triae
disconnected. 1t was no particular
pleasure for hint see Ivory plunge
his fork deep into the heart of n hay
cock, take n firm grasp OF the handle,
thrust forward his foot to steady him
self and then raise the great fragrant
heap slowly and swing it up to The
waiting hay cart amid the applause Of
the crowd.
Rodman would be there, too. helping
the man on top of the load and getting
nearly buried each time as the mass
descended upon him. but doing his
slender best to distribute ana tread 1t
down properly. while his young heart
glowed with pride at Cousin Ivory's
prowess.
ITO be cOntinucd.)