Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-05
BOYS ADJUSTMENTS
IN HECOUNTRY SIXTY
YEARS AGODESCRIBED
Lads Developed Into Sturdy Men Without Automobiles
Bicycles, Movies or Cigarettes-Improvised Own We
hices and Drove Yealling Calves From Pasture
low the Hoy of sixty Years Ago
Amused Iifmsclf.
By G.. 4. Ilrycc, VI ID.


'N'H as suEs'a''" Il" |" no" inc
bog OF sixty years ago amused aim
self AS was a country boy / shall
devote mos, Of my MISUNDERSTANDING
to the ne of ,hc hoys on tho farms
as they developed from marble play-
ing into tho gt.rncr spor,s ,b,, re-
quircd acting brains. real courage
nnd average physical yniiuu nanhood
When was ton ycars ~ ar. ,h,r.
victrolas to Jazz us. no gasoline on
zinc. ~ 49, ,,,r ,L,.,s,'ra 49,.
telephone. no movies mo- ntrn li,,i..
dry plate kohaks TO take our plc,urcy
while p.cnlck!r.. and no cigarette
smokers So II rs a natural question
70 ask: How on ear.h ala The how
amuse himself in those DAYS?
Tho difference between the country
hoy and the city cousins' opportuni
"as vastly in favor q. IN. country
lad, for H. had nature in every form
10 draw upon He was inventive
and rcaourccfuI through necessity.
and there we're few BOYS at the age
az Is who could not co,r,o.t.
Tcry we'll with grown men in riding.
driving, swimming. shooting or other
manly cNcrcises required on tho farm.
during that period Thcr. were
M r,
lad wanted 10 do because ho saw
grown pooplc doing ,b,m. and no
would try to do them whenever he
got a chance regardless. Of ,ar.r-,l
warnings 10 tho CONTRARY When
consider The Risks the BOYS took
in tachllng ru.r.s iohs woud.r
that hair oc them we're mo, kill.d
Il MAS the ,hiur TIA, | could mo-,
d, that ,vas always trying ia do
ana many times pa!d dearly for nv
experience. but b, ~, All ~ ~.
best.
LEARNING IN rjourb.
Wo had = s,,;,r, r,.ro t,, . It..1c
older than mys.If ,,bo ro',lI riow,
very Vol. ana wanted to learn row
10 p!ow the wors, In tho world
and lcp, af,or him IN Ia, M. -
for a nIrrow or two ~. drov, /,
little quick stepping mule aud hung
the rop" rcins over hts neck. 50 tina;
hc could use either hand on which
over side he wished to pun the mule.
This was rather "a ticklish arrange
= cut for an amateur. especially when
tho mul. VAS "a rand and nervous
one. !, was the season FOR piow!ng
com when it was about a zoo, high
when ne consented 10 L., me ~ ,
row or ,,yo ,yi,h ,S,nry IN. snfrI.. "a
l,,,l. null. 50 away down an In.
creek hot,o,n tool, hplh az m. n,,y.,
horhlcs hiinp, Tho ,.ips aroma M.
mock AND "clurlctr <anr. mn So,
,,,ru.d Of, IN "a hurry ana ncfo-o
| Knew u.rn. Ia mini no t.S ~.
going as FAST as could trot. with
,bc r,ov ia ,rd ON, 20 80. .ro,,,t
ana Inc provyI.r ,orn ,,lo,yod u,d.-
"a "a an, ne e,gb, an ! cout,. q, 49,,
81. 49,. L,Il ,r "a - b.,5los mn
"a. ma r,,c , b.irr,un ,hr,,..b
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was "'"'b 'H'' ,''''' a. ny Us
"s,TonS attempt, nut w iiii'n. the
."'1F'u DoH, t"'k IL on n'hSe'i arr
'''" my i"'h'r '''' ne h"H SL'"'
amer Jackets nest ana ne
Couldn't hoia Ecr "hHt th"| were
singing her $" badly TINS fuly
'NrIai"e' IN" sit"hpon' ana ny hrst
tH"! at pl""ins remained Il secret
Tho best feature about tho coun-
tfy aoy' s NO was his attachment and
font!moss for dumb animals This
Taught him |" p" klhn hearted ana
10 become Il protector for those un-
an!c =" defend th"inseiF YES Every
boy hhd one or NOR" d0Es that be-
!"nS"u !" MN lnhlEiHuhl!E' ana no
irI"r friendship ever existed man
tnhi tween th'S' human ana -"
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my "Et' 'tI '"'" ny ," Su""e"iE anu
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,,I $500 III 80, "a u az.
49,, ~, hit b.;,rrhns o,,i.,, y"S 80
,'r Of the whole ncrfor,nanc, Had
he been a real dog h. would nav.
,.ken par, in that arht on his mas
,cr's side. hun no was n monrrcl and
not worth III, blood SMILED over
him. but the other hoy though, diff
fercntly and would have given much
more for him hut for the fortunate
Interference or Intervention az Tho
miller.
tmpruyiscd own Vehicles.
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