Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-09-13

I worked all that evening, got up at
to forage for glass Of milk
and fresh supply Of oil for my lamp,
and returned to my desk to work till
four, when the sun astonished me. The
story was done. Instead of going to
bed, I went down in the cool Of the
young morning, when only the birds
were astir, and took my bath in Stella's
pool. Then I went to the dew-drenched |
pea vines and began to pick peas.
Here Mike found me, with nearly |
half a bushel gathered, when he ap-
peared early to pick for market.
''It's the early bird gets the peas"
said 1.
''It Is shurely," he laughed. "You
might say you had tiliphone call to
get up-only these amt tiliphones."
I Mixer I cried, ga pun before break
fastr'
D. "Shure, I've had me breakfast" said
he.
Which reminded me that l hadn't.
I went in the house to get 1t, reading
over and correcting my manuscript as
ate. After breakfast put on respect
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my pocket, and mounted the seat of
my farm wagon, beside Mike. Behind
US were almost two bushels of peas
and several punches Of tall, juicy, red
rhubarb stalks from the old hills we
found on the place. Mike had greatly
enriched the soil, and grown the plants
in barrels.
STo0 20 sol
Eye are, shurely," Mike replied.
''Them's good peas, if they was planted
late"
We drove past the golf links and the
summer hotel, to the market, where 1
was already known, 1 found, and
greeted by name as I entered.
"I'll buy anything you'll sell me-"
said the proprietor, land be glad to get
it. Funny thing about this town, the
way folks won't take the trouble to
sell what they raise. Most Of the big
summer estates have their own gar
dens, of course but there's nearly a
hundred families that don't, and four
boarding houses, and the hotels. Why,
the hotels send to New York for vege-
tables-if you can beat that! Guess
all the farmers with any gumption
have gone to the cities"
WELL" said I, "I'm not farming for
my health, which has always been
good. I've got more than a bushel of
peas out there"
peas" cried the market man.
/ "Why, I have more demands for peas
than 1 can fill. The folks who could
sell me peas won't plant 'em cause
it's too much trouble or expense to pro-
vide the brush. I'll give you eight
cents a quart for peas today"
''This is too easy" I whispered tc
Mike, as we went out to get the bas
kets.
I sold my rhubarb, also, and came
away with little book in which there
was entered to my credit $4.16 for peas
and $1.66 for rhubarb. I put the booi
proudly in my pocket, for it represent
ed my first earnings from the farm
and, mounting the farm wagon again
told Mike to drive me to the hotel.
AS we pulled up before the veranda
, the line of old ladies in rockers 70
cused their eyes upon us.
"Shure," whispered Mike, "they lool
like they was hung out to dry!'
, went up the steps and into the of
fee, where the hotel proprietor suavel,
greeted me, asked after my health, ant
, inquired how my "estate' was gettin,
p on.
5 ''You mean my farm" said I.
, He smiled politely, but not withou
!, a skeptfcism which annoyed me.
I fastened from him, and left my manu-
script with the stenographer, who ha
y arrived for the summer
: "Tn call for the copy tomorrow
e noOn," said I. Then I went to the ta
v egraph booth and sent a day letter t
Stella. "Buster sending me to than
g you," it read. Meet me Hotel Be
: mont six tomorrow. Sold over
l. bushel Of peas today. Prepare to celt
brate."
mike" said I, returning to the car
drop me at the golf club. Tell Mr.
= Pillig not to expect me to lunch"
, It was ten o'clock when we arrive
J. at the entrance to the club. I jumpe
4 out and Mike drove on. The profe.
4 sional took my name, and promised t
I, hand it to the proper authorities as
candidate. Then I paid the fee for th
: day, borrowed some clubs from hin
and we set out. I had not touched
club since the winter set in How goo
&c the driver felt in my hand! Ho,
Is sweetly the ball flew from the club "a
It the golf ball advertisements phrase it
le on the first attempt! I sprang dow
v the course in pursuit, elated to see ths
u I had driven even with the pro. Ala
l my second shot was not like unto i
q His second spun neatly up on the gree
IL and came to rest. Mine went off NJ
y mashie like a cannonball. and oversize
J. into the road NV third went ten fee