Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-28
HOE OUT YOUR ROW


"Hoe Row. The portrays farmer boy hoeng
hot day. who had waited anxiousy and long
dinner horn" When the horn sounded at
last boy dropped his started for the house
only stopped by hand of the farmer his shoulder
in his which sad Hoe your row. And
obliged his task finish before he could
go to the house for his dinner
Now have always suspected that that boy might just
well have had his finished by the time the horn sounded had
his been cenered the weeds he hired destroy
upon the dinner horn And have also suspected that
would minded the hot the dust which
clouds about him. nearly much he did mind them had he
allowed his attention wander that dinner which
coming in the future from the task hand Neither do
suspect that the of hunger from which he doubtless
suffering would have been nearly keen could he have focused
his thoughts upon the weeds and not his appetite
And while the farmer the face of it, might to
have been hard hearted for insisting the completion
that before the allowed the call of the
horn upon second thought he doubtless had in mind teach
the lad much needed lesson little thinking that he by the
become mmoraed in that the lesson might be
passed countless boys and girls who have been taught to
sing that song in latter years.
For the contained this simple little ap-
parent thinking The farmer boy had task
perform The task had unpleasant features will admit
Doubtless the hot and the ground dusty Doubtless ALSO
did penetrate the noddng of the
and doubtless the stood upon his brow Doubtless Also
usty thick rqured STAY
tem effort which resulted probably in bstes and aching
back neither of which prove fatal But the
air which he breathd sweet and the cleaned
behind him smiled their thanks repaid him promises
good harvest; he singing
the hedge he could look forward his
veope when his task And greater than all these
should have been the satisfaction of leaving his well
peted instead of unfinished and waiting for him that afternoon
for else; for the must be hoed the full
harvest to be reaped
other engaged in by other people which
Just important the task of hoeng Perchane
be task laid out for student in school, An uncompeed lesson
left because of auring CALL might easily fail
recitation habit formed which responsible for the
failure of the individual the of the year.
the leaving of school, the whole channel of after life changed
narrowed restricted because that pupil had failed to hoe his
Pechance worker store factory fails hoe out his
before punching the time clock His reputation
scenou service be stake and promised promotion
be indefinitely postponed the worker lose his job entirely
because his left unhoed The sailor the might
easily be responsible for the wreg of his for
than this the soldier might bring about the loss of the
battle and of the for which he fighting for the
the ranman the wrckng of his train Much of
costly in time money and human life itself hangs
apparent ts bigger in themselves than that unn-
shed which had be finished against the inclination
Of the boy who doing the hoeing.
But unfortunately for the farmer not always at
elbow to Hoe your row. Therefore the hoeng
of particular to individuals large degree
and whether not hoe through to the end will depend
largely the habit which form regard this partcu
lar Like the boy task is not always altogether agreeable
We often think of much peasater things that might like
to do But each task which altogether disagree
able either and each task well done will always bring its
individual reward it be nothing than the satisfaction
which from the knowledge that job we'll
promptly DONE
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