, 1922-12-10

hath been known to admit As much
IN a great organ OF uplif;.
The farmers wife rlseth while Il Is
yet night and giveth meat and hot
drink TO her household. she l. not
AFRAID Of the snow for her household.
for all are clothed in scarlet. -she Is
an helpmeet TO her husband, and his
partner in all th'ngz. To him her
worth Is above rubies. She loveth
her home and taketh pride In her
housewifery. Wisely she cioseth her
ears 10 the speech OF them tina rite
~pltyfngly in the prints. saying; 10.
the poor farmers wife, Likewise.
she seoffeth At those which tell her
low to run her job. pla My knowing
naught OF Il themselves. Her Let Is
often an hard one. yet she faltereth
not nor complainant. for courage and
uatience are her buckler. She work
eth for a noble purpose which heipeth
to sustain her. Verify. It should be
said Of her that though MANY daugh-
ters have done v~irtuously. thou excl
lest them ALL
a song Of the farmers wife. for shs
g. meek in spirit.
Behold. she goeth into the village Of
a Saturday to deliver her produce.
riding an humble jitney. First she
stopisth at the house OF a certain
rich man that toiieth not, but which
Is said to deal secretly in spieed wines
Of the juice OF the pomegranate. the
Elephant. the dandeiion and the like.
against the laws OF the land. Now
this man was once her husbands
hlrelins. gladly herding h flocks for
his chuck and forty iron men a
month; which sum he was wont TO
blow regularly in the thirst pariors
which nourished in that day. saving
not one penny nor any OF the wetness
against a time of drought. Never
theless. men say that now he fair
reeketh OF gold.
And unto his household the farmers
VIE leaveth the finest fruits OF her
industry: Young fowls. a luscious.
Juicy ham and other meats, Ingen-
iously cured; also many pats OF sweet
butter and n fiagon OF rich cold but
Ntsrmiik. fresh-churned; as well as new
laid eggs and choice fruits and vege-
tnbles and divers and sundry pro.
ducts-aii of her very best.
And the wealthy bootlegger cometh
without taking the costly cigar from
mis- meuth. asketh; How much7"
Che telieth him the reckoning. With
suit further question he writeth her a
eheque. mounting painfully whilst he
traceth his signature. This valuable
paper he handeth her with a large
gesture. Then he steppeth on his
Fierce-Harrow and goeth about his
business self-satisfied. Nor doth he
even offer to crank the lowly fiivver
of the farmers w'fe-she whose hus-
band was once his respected hNss and
-meal-ticket-
And SO the woman needs must crank
her own flivver ere she can go on her
way.
Next she visiteth the household Of
"a rich laundress. which was formerly
her handmade for many years. or
from the time of her youth UP to her
taking OF the late lamented teamster
IN marriage. And to the inundress
she bringeth of her choicest provi.
sions also. For the woman hath a
for their sustenance-and much OF 1t.
And 10. the laundress is naughty Of
mien n wasteth no time on her
former mistress with amenities. Say,
cdiz' Farmer, you short-changed me
a dozen aigs las week. and I'm sore
about it," quoth she wrathfully.
Surely. you are mistaken replieth
the other quict.y. For I myself
placed them III the case which holdeth
Just six DOZEN"
"well, when I counted 'em out they
was only 72. and they'd ought to ben
81" cometh back the laundress bel
ligerently.
"whereupon one OF her offspring.
yclept "Spud'' burst forth: Jaw.
gwan. may. whatcha giviat us7 It
takes seven doz to make So nowadays,
don't It, Miz' Farmer?"
Are yez SURE me iad7" queried his
L ther. a bit cresfallen.
Course You tell her, pugiiist.
you got the punchF"
"Wuil. vurry wuii. II you insist,
spud. me by; but I don't aim to be
put upon by nobody;'-with a mean
Ing look-"for my moneys just as
goOd as the best. I'll tell the hull
world It is"
After this outburst the naughty
laundress draweth in her horns some
at. desiring to flaunt her purple and
fine linen before the country woman.
For on this day the Queen Of the
Tubs worketh not, but declareth a
holiday. Her costly new Gadanback
Late trurnpeteth az the curb; its NAH.
out waxeth impatient. She and her
family are about t fare forth to the
City and hundred miles distant on a
spending jag. and are already clad in