West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13

States department OF agriculture and
the state commissioner OF agriculture
over at the courthouse right now for
the purpose OF comforting with you
farmers OF this county. I'll bet there
are 800 farmers I'm town today. and not
twenty-five will have interest enough
TO go and listen 10 these gentlemen"
Jaw, shucks! What does little dOod
from Wash'nton or up 10 the capital
know about farmin'? I've done forgo,
more than they'll ever know"
There you are; you don't know what
they know. and you don't want 20
know. That's the way you pig headed
farmers are"
Weston merely scratched his chin
and looked stubborn.
GO over and see what they've got
to say, at any rate" insisted Mr.. Som
erville.
NAV; / amt goin' 20 waste time on
'em talkin' lot OF fool truck out OF
books writ by just such sissy farmers
as them. l reckon they'll be recon-
mendin' us 10 tie pink ribbons on our
pigs tails an buy feather beds for our
bosses an cowsT' He guffawed at
what he thought was his wit.
well, go around and see. You can
laugh at them II they do advise fool
things like that"
NAV; amt goin' step. Amt got
time. Jim Sullivan told me he was
goin' to get jug OF the real old red
eye on tn noon train, an me an him
is goin' to drown our sorrer."
Leave that stun alone, Tom" said
the kind hearted old merchant, who
had known him from his boyhood.
THAT is one reason why you are about
/ down and out now"
dad, let me go 10 the farmers meet
ing"
Both men looked around. Joe had
been seated on n sack OF beans at the
end OF the counter and I'm the shadow
of the desk. His father had forgotten
! him, and Mr.. Somerville had not no
ticed that he was about
"Aln't got time. Me an Jim Sulri-
vans goin' TO leave as soon as the train
gifts in," began his father.
II don't mind walking FIVE miles
home this evening. l do want TO go TO
hear those government people, daddy"
II amt got no quarter TO spend for
your dinner, joe"
IL don't want no dinner"
That's all right; Joes going to take
dinner with me-" interrupted Mr.. Som
erville
ooh, all right, then, but you needn't
think yer goin' 10 try any OF that fool
ishness and newfangled lum-de-dums
on my place" There was n streak OF
stubborn meanness I'm Tom Weston.
my place, Tom" corrected the old
er man gently, for which you have
failed TO pay all the rent this year and
owe balance on last year"
well, s longs / got It rented"-- be-
gan Weston.
IN tell you what I'll do. Tom; I'll
just let you of one bale rent and take
four acres for Joe and me 10 expert
ment on II we want to-"
That's a trade" gFinned Weston
But how about the time he takes fool
Ing with yOu-alrs projects? His time
belongs to me-" Mr.. Somervfle looked
at him In cold scorn for a moment, then
AT the eager bright face OF the boy.
Dad, amt you never goin 10 give
me a chance? l go round dressed Fl
| sNNA N+A'NoAA w - 4 WI n Alht II nlE
ger, an now when l want to learr
somethin' an try to make more a
farmln' than you have you don't seen
70 want to let me" His eyes flleC
with tears.
Weston, OF course he's your boy ant
you have the legal right to his services
but you are making a serious mistake
| In the position you are taking"
I'm standin' on my rightsr logged
ly responded the other trying TO brav
out the scorn he saw in the merchant
face.
Mr.. Somerville looked at Joe, VIII
was rather an understood, why chap
with n good head and a square. fghunl
chin.
Are you in earnest Joe? DO yot
really want 10 study and learn or ar
you just talkingY'
Just give me a chance-thafs all
want-and TN show you" ansWere,
Joe.
Very well. then. Weston what d
you consider JOe's services worth T.
you during the crop year,
"a hundred dollars" answered Yves
ton, at venture trying 10 put the ig
ure high
'Ill just take y0u ON that Come OF
back o. the desk and sign up an agree
! Dent"