Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-05
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have will be all right for what hauiins
there is. The pasture will save a lou
of feed for the COWS, and l think we
can fix II so as to keep our milk and
butter customers. I've already seen
about the supplies. Mr.. Wilson SAID
that he'd let me have groceries and
seed or anything I have to have on
credit.
I'm afraid your mind is too change
able. SAM" said his mother. you
know you've been talking Of being a
merchant. Have you changed your
mind about that?"
Yes, 1 have mother. You see, 1
knew what farming in the old way
was like, and 1 didn't know there was
any other way. I thought it would
always be like it has been, and l didn't
want any more of it in mine. That's
why 1 thought about being a mer-
chant. But things have changed. Peo-
pie are learning a new way to farm'
and it's going to be the freest and sur
est paying business there Is"
well, them" Mrs. Powell agreed al
last, well try it n year"
"Good!" exclaimed Sam, delighted.
"You Just watch me get busy. I'm
going out to the farm next Saturday.
The next week was an impatient one
for Sam. He told his teacher and a
few friends about his plans, and the
latter were much interested. Some
said that they would like to go to the
country themselves.
We'll, you can come out to see me
when you have time" Sam told them.
THAT won't be like living there, but II
will be a change"
"IIl be there for one" exclaimed
Joe Watson.
II for another" said Andrew White.
mo use for me to tell you, SAM
Fred Martin added. I'll come"
"Of course" Sam explained, lit may
be so sometimes that 1 can't show you
a good time. I'll be pretty busy, but
YOU know you can make free around
me. 1 can always tell you where the
good fishing holes are in the creek and
where the wild blackberry patch Is To-
Gated. 1 guess you can make GU II
do that. If I tell you where the wa
termelons are you wouldn't have to
have me along to show you h to do
to them, would you?"
Not on your life!" they all exclaim-
ed at once, and laughed.
Won't that be fine?" said Joe a
son, his mouth watering at the thought
Of the berries and the melons.
Say, though, SAM" Fred Martin
spoke up suddenly, you don't think
we're going to come out there and loaf
around and have a good time while
you are at work, do you?"
We'll, 1 don't see anything wrong In
it."
Maybe not, but We'll not do that
way, just the same. I'll tell you what
we'll do. Any time that you have
work on hand when we come out
We'll help o out so that you can take
a half day off,"
That's the idea," seconded Andrew.
IF we come out Saturday morning,
say, and work till noon you could take
the afternoon off, couldn't your"
We'll, l should think 1 could" said
Sam. But 1 wouldn't like to have
you work for me for nothing"
"Oh, don't worry" said Joe. We'll
get paid. Well take it out in water
melons"
II didn't know that you liked to
work so WELL" said Sam You might
as we'll go out with me next Saturday.
We're not going to move until next
spring, but 1 must mend the fences
and get the ground in shape"
Sure, We'll CO." they all said.
"Wherell we find you and what time
shall we start?"
III be at home" Sam told them.
Come about Z o'clock, and We'll drive
out in the spring wagon"
Before Saturday came round Sam
could not refrain from hunting up his
new friend, the government agent, to
tell him that he was going out on the
little farm for that year at least.
The agent, Mr.. Burns, was delighted
1t the news.
Well" he said, I'm glad to hear
that. Miles Pagan is, as they say,
from Missouri. He must be shown.
It's Just a waste Of breath to talk to
him. He won't listen to anything. 1
tried to get him to plant just n acre
and cultivate it according to our meth
DDS. But he said he didn't have time
for any such foolishness. He'd been
farming long enough, he said, to
know something about it.
Il tried to persuade him to allow his
son, Bob, to join the Boys Corn club
and plant an acre of corn to be culti-
waited under my direction. But he
wouldn't do that either, and, in fact,
he talked rather insulting to me. OF
course if it was just himself that was
concerned, l wouldn't bother any more
with him. A mar like that doesn't
deserve much. But we can't afford to
resent such talk from anybody, Sam.
We Just consider that it is because he
doesn't understand and let it go. Be
sides, it's the welfare Of the whole
country that we are looking after. We
want to make better farmers out Of the
boys. We want Bob Pagan to be a
more successful farmer than his faith
er has been, and. o see, we can't
do that without convincing his father
so that he will let us teach Bob.
Now. your farm and Fagan's join,
don't they"
Yes, sir" Sam replied, there's just
a fence between his field and ours"
DO you know what he is going to
plant neXt to you field?"
oh, yes. He always plants corn
there. Hasn't had anything else there
for five years"
The very thing" exclaimed Mr..
Burns. Now, l want you to come
down to the courthouse next Monday
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