Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-11-26
BEGINNING OVER
BY ANDREW PHELPS.

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home. Once a year Ned had vaca-
ton, but he generally spent it at the
seashore. What he didn't know about
the country and agriculture would
have filed big book. What he knew
about bookkeeping would have filed
another.
AS for Miss Dorothy, she knew that
hay came from grass, and that milk
came from cows, but those facts had
never interested her much apd she had
never gone beyond them.
They loved. 1t doesn't make any
difference whether they fell In love at
first sight, or waited for three months,
and when Miss Dorothy had promised
to be Ned's wife, they talked. En-
gagged couples generally talk, but very
few Of them talk as Ned and Dorothy
did. There should be lawn In front
Of the cottage. There should be room
for big garden behind 1t. They
should keep hens; they should keep
at least two pigs; they should raise
their own vegetables, and you know
what else is needed to complete the
happy plans.
BY and by, Ned and Dorothy were
married and after u brief wedding
tour, they returned home to look for
the cottage. They found 1t. 1t was
just the cottage they had pictured
thousand times over. They had re-
pairs made and moved In.
That lawnI 1t was a lawn, or their
landlord said 1t was, but the grass was
foot high and was matted together
like a fish net. 1t must be moved,
however, and it was in this moving
| hat the first shadow fell.
Ned knew how to buy a lawnmow-
er and to ride home proudly in the
wagon with it, but he did not know
how the thing worked. He was drag
cling it after him instead of pushing 1T
In front, when Dorothy came to the
door and laughed, to his humiliation.
They were to keep chickens. Ned
got half day off and went to see
farmer to buy some fowls. A car
penter came with lumber and nails
and made a chicken house.
They had planned to keep pigs, and
Ned bought a couple. The carpenter
came again and pen was built, and
the grunts of the pigs sounded home
ike.
1t was in July and far past planting
time, but Ned arose with daylight and
planted corn and potatoes and the
seeds of many vegetables. He limped
around with lame back as conse-
quence, but he looked forward to a
bountiful harvest. Half dozen doves
came and sat on the roof tree, and
cooed, and all would have been happi-
ness had either of the couple known
as much about agriculture as they did
about moving pictures. Everything
the wife undertook brought protest
from her husband, and vice versa
When the hens were brought home
there was no food and water for them
and they began to die off. 1t was only
when neighbor told them that fowls
must be fed and watered that they
gave them care.
"You ought to have known better,
reproachfully said the wife.
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And when the pigs had been tire,
days without care and were giving
vent to their disgust at such careless
ness the bride suddenly remembered
that pigs wanted care the same a.
fowls, and she hurried to heat SOM
water and to carry out some fisl
bones. When Ned was told Of this In
cident he replied that anybody woul'
have known better.
The potatoes did not sprout and tn
corn showed never stalk, and eacl
said the other ought to have know
better than to plant two months to
late. A few cucumber seeds sproui
ground, but they died from despai
after a few weeks. Never an egg di
the hens lay; never an ounce of ia
did those pigs take on.
One day Miss Dorothy went home [
: her mother, and she cried and told he
!. all about 1t. One day Ned went to sc
: his father, and he looked very solem
: as he told his story. Dorothy told he
: mother that she and Ned must sepal
. ate. Ned told his father that he coul
: not stand this thing longer. The resu
: was that Dorothys mother and Ned
: father made a visit to the woodbin
: cottage that evening.
: "There will be no separation" sal
: Ned's father. when all particulars ha
: been related. SEVEN an idiot can ia
: In love, but you have got to have cor
: mon sense to retain that love-"
: "But. Ned says 1 never do anythir
= rightw protested Dorothy.
: "And she says the same thing abol
: mel retorted Ned.
= "You had the good sense to mar
= each other, but you didn't have Il
= sense to make farm of this place
= said the father. 'You let the failu
= lrrltate you, and your irritation cause
= you to blame each other. Stop
= right herel Ned, you love your wi
= dearly, don't your"