West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-08
PATRICK

could you catch OF Bill In the field, but
you could hear the deep mouthed bay
OF his hound, Trailer, and the sullen
boom Of his muzzle loader Off In the
woods along the creek.
BIN chuckled Mt Sans remark.
"But let that co." Sam continued. ~
didn't come down here TO preach.
What want to know is this: VIII you
pillow my field for me some time soon p
WHAT exclaimed Bill. "You amt
thinkin' OF goln' back on that clay pile.
air yer
Eyes; that's what I'm going TO do"
"Well, you're crnzier than thought
you was. Wish was away from out
there; you wouldn't ketch me goin'
back. How do you think you're goin'
to make Twin on that farmT
'I'm going TO mako 1t or the land.
OF course"
Don't you git no SIGH fool idea into
your head" Bill exclaimed with con
viction. "Why, boy. that land won't
sprout peas"
Its going TO do II anyway" replied
sam. "And. more'n that. it's going to
grow 'em after they're sprouted. And,
besides that. it's going to raise some OF
the finest corn and cotton I'm this
county"
you'll never do it." Bill asserted.
II know that land. You can't raise n
disturbance on It."
Look here. Bill" said Sam, you've
been on the farm long time, and
$50 -..
guess you've learned some things about
the business, but one thing Is certain,
you don't know how TO farm, and the
proof of 1t is that you don't raise good
crops"
Amt nobody goin' to raise good
crops when it's too dry or too wet.
You got TO have things right"
mo; that's not the trouble. Good
crops can be raised with the seasons
Just as they are. And / don't know
much about farming. but I'm going TO
show you how 70 do the trick better
than It's been done In the neighbor-
hood"
"Where'd you learn so much, I'd like
to known BIZ inquired in an amused
tone.
Il learned It from books and from
men that know how TO farm"
Bill Googe slapped his thigh and
laughed merrily.
zee, but that's good oner' he said.
L wish Miles Pagan could hear that"
Hell hear me say II, all right" Sam
replied But I'm not going TO argue
with you fellows. I'm going to prove
It And, now. what about that plow.
mgr You didn't tell me whether you'd
do It."
"Sure I'll do it amt got nothIn'
else TO do"
Il thought maybe you'd want to do
your own blowing"
mo. I never fool with that TIL
spring. / believe I'm lettin' the Iand
rest Sometimes don't pillow Il at all
-tes' streak it of and plant It"
well want this land plowed deep.
and when 1 say deep I mean deep.
How much Will you charge to do the
work that wayT'
Let me see. You want the whole
field plowedY'
"Yes, all OF It"
We'll, that stuupy acre VIII be pret-
~ knotty."
Don't figure on that. I'm going IN
nave the stumps out ] heard father
say that n man couldn't be religious
and cultivate stumpy field. / believe
ne was pretty near right A fellows
going TO blow them out for me with
dynamite"
Blow 'em out with dynamiteI By
Jacks, didn't think there was no way
10 git up stump except to break your
back and grub It up. Would 500 be
too much for that work. SamY
mo. I'm willing to pay that I'll
let you know rs soon as I've got the
land ready for you to go 10 work
Whatl you take for the manure I'm
your lotr'
"Oh, you won't find much there I
reckon. You can have It IL you'll haul
AAll right I'll be after #"
Sam left Bill Googe and went down
10 see the owner Of a livery stable.
want 20 hire somebody to haul that
manure off' asked Sam. pointing TO n
large pile that had been raked nm at
the back OF the stable.
Wen, don't know exactly" said tho
man, figuring 70 drive n bargain. 'Tf
youll do II reasonable I might make
deal with you. How much n load VIII
you haul Il forY"
I'm going 10 school," sam told him.
and don't have any time EXCEPT AFT.
egDoons after school. but II you'll let