The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-05-06

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Her father was working there, to
gether with the two hired men whom
he took on for a fortnight during the
height Of the season. II moving. rak
ing, pitching aud carting of the pre-
cious crop could only have been done
at odd times during the year or al
night he would not have embittered
the month Of July by paying out mon
BILE in the ripening Of hay, and Old
Foxy was Obliged to succumb to the
inevitable.
Waitstill had a basket packed with
luncheon for three and great demi.
john Of cool ginger tea under the wag.
on seat. Other farmers sometimes
served hard cider or rum, but her ia.
theirs principles were dead against
this riotous extravaganza. Temperance,
In any and all directions, was cheap,
and the deacon was very temperate
man, save in language.
| The fields on both sides Of the road
Were full of haymakers, and every
where there was hustle aud stir.
There would be three or four men-one
leading. the Others fOllowmg-slowly
swinging their way through a noble
piece OF grass, and the smell Of the
mown fields in the sunshine was
sweeter than honey In the comb.
There were patches Of black eyed
pC in l... H..
while pink and white bareback grew
by the road. with day lilies and bios
soming milkweed. The bobolinks were
futing from every tree. There were
thrushes in the alder bushes and orr
oles In the tops of the elms, and Wait
stills heart overfiowed with joy at be-
Ing in such world of midsummer
beauty, though life during the great
heat and incessant work OF haying
time was little more rigorous than
usual.
The extra food needed for the hired
men always kept her father In a state
OF mind closely resembling insanity.
Coming downstairs to cook breakfast.
she would find the coffee or tea meas
ured out for the pot. The increased
consumption of milk angered him be-
yond words. because ii lessened the
supply Of butter for sale.
Everything that could be made with
Duttermilk was ordered 50 TO be done.
and nothing but water could be used
In mixing the raised bread. The corn.
cake must never have an egg: the pie
crust must be shortened only with lard
or with mixture Of beef fat and drip
ping. and SO on. and so on. eternally.
When the girls Were respectively sew
enteen and thirteen. Waitstill had beg
ged small plot Of ground for them
to use as they liked. and beginning at
that time, they had gradually made q
little garden. with couple Of fruit
trees and thicket OF red, white and
black currants. raspberry and black
berry bushes.
For several summers now they had
sold enough of their own fruit 10 buy
a pair OF shoes or gloves. scarf or a
hat, but even this tiny Income was be-
u.
positively suffered rs he looked AZ that
odd corner OF earth, not any bigger
than his barn floor. and saw what his
girls had done with no tools but a
spade and hoe and no help but their
own hands. He had no leisure $50 he
TO cultivate and fertilze
ground for small fruits and no money
to pay a man 10 do IL, yet here was
did not belong TO him!
The girls worked In their garden,
chiefly at sunrise In spring and early
summer or after supper In the even
ing. All the same. Waitstill had been
told by her father the day before that
she was not only using ground, but
time that belonged 10 him. and that he
should expect her TO provide pie fill
ing" out OF her garden patch during
haying 10 help satisfy the rayenous
appetites OF that couple OF great,
CORNING, greedy lubbsrs" that he was
hiring this year. lie had stopped the
peeling OF potatoes before boiling be-
cause he disapproved OF the thickness
of the parings he found In the pigs
pail, and he stood over Patty at her
work In the kitchen until Waitstill was
In daily fear " tempest OF some sort
Coming In from the shed one morn
ing she met her father just issuing
from the kitchen where Patty was
standing like young Fury In front OF
the sink. Fathers been spying at the
eggshells l settled the coffee with and
said I'd 10 business TO leave so much
good In the shell when broke nn egg
j will not bear IL lie makes me feel
fairly murderous' You'd better not