The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, May 16, 1909, SECTION SIX, Page 6, Image 66

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THE SUNDAY OREGON I AX. rORTLAXD, MAY 10, lfO0.
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BT MAY KELLY.
HAVE you been there yet?
Judging from the mwtta that
push through the turnstiles six
'afternoons hi the neck, you probably
. have, but If not don't loee a day in add
i ins thia pleasure to your list of delight
! Jul experiences.
For there's something there for every
one, no matter what nationality, sex, age
or previous condition of servitude may
be his. All sorts of surprises await
you in the kaleidoscope of events at
Baseball Park.
Youll see everything in the millinery
line from an Inverted waste-paper basket
trimmed with oranges and onions, to
the modest "tam" with a navy band on
It, worn by the high-school maiden on
the nape of her -neck. You'lf see stern
professors, and men with - big business
interests, relaxing for the time being,
forgetting all even their cigars in the
tension of the game. You'll see
But wait! The game is on! A very
enviable, important person In the press
box reaches up and strikes the gong; the
players hitch up their belts a little, kick
some dirt, and draw their caps more
tightly over their skulls; the catcher ties
on his apron and rolls up his sleeves, as
though he might be going to make a pie;
the umpire holds up his hand to catch
the attention of the Immense throng
while he announces the names 'of the
pitchers who will lead their respective
teams to glory, or perchance, to bite the
dust of defeat.
see
You get out your pencil and run a fin
ger down the scorecard to find the place.
Just as the umpire calls in stentorian
tones. " will pitch for Portland,
for San Francisco," your wife nudges
you and says:
"Oh. do look at that stunning hat over
there with tomatoes and grapes on Itl
Though I'd rather have currants or cher
ries, myself!"
WeO. yon didn't get the pitchers" names
that time, but there's another chance,
for you're sitting on the side near the
Bleachers, so when the umpire turns to
announce In that direction, yon lean for
FARM LIFE
(This remarkable letter, bearing every
mark of genuLnenesa came to The Sunday
OTconlan from a bobo. who signs his
Tta-me. but asks Uint It be withheld. As a
picture of ltfe on an Oregon farm. It com
mends Itself.)
THE night was cold and I was
thoroughly chilled when I got
out of a boxcar in La Grande. I
had a lone half-dollar In my pocket and
after getting- a cup of coffee I went to
the funny side of the street and sat
down. Intending after the sun got
higher to take a sleep of a few hours.
"While sitting there enjoying the In
creasing warmth of the sun a farmer
drove up and tied his team near where
I was sitting- He walked directly to
me and asked if I was looking for
work. Of course I was. as I had but
35 cents left. He said they were going
to thresh and needed a man for a few
days.
Something; about the man appealed
to me and without asking any ques
tions about wages or conditions of
work I promised to go with him. He
asked If I had had my breakfast. When
1 told him I had he excused himself,
saying he had some business to attend
to. but would hunt me up at noon. He
found me asleep in a saloon, bought a
drink and w went to dinner. After
dinner ha excused himself again, say
Ins he would meet me at the saloon we
had Just left about 2 o'clock. He was
there on time. He bought another
drink, bad a two-gallon demijohn filled
with whisky and we started to the
farm. IS miles distant across the
Grand Ronde Valley.
A stronger superlative than the word
grand is needed to do Justice to the
country we passed through that after-
noon. For the first few miles we
passed through an orchard and vege
table country, the great orchards bend
Ing under their burden of bis- red ap
plet Beyond we entered the domain
of tha wheat barons and here was a
wealth of golden yellow color of whest,
(Knbble fields on all sides, filled with
Kreat fat stacks of unthreshed grain.
1 was alwaya susceptible to beauties of
this kind and In spite of my drowsiness
I was all interest. At Intervals the
It J
ward with strained attention and an ad-
monitory "Hush-sh,' to hear. -
pitch Portland; will San
Francisco." for the peanut boy has Just
discovered you, and siring you ,up ss
about his caliber, stumbles over your
toes enthusiastically shouting " I'ra.-nuts-s-s!
Popcorn-n-n-n!! Chewing-rom-ra-m-m-m!!!"
in a voire that car
ries far beyond Mount Hood.
Well, who cares about the pitcher's
names, anyway! Some one always finds
out beforehand who Is going to pitch
and the Information quickly circulates
although all the little buds you can s-e.
or big ones elther.are defunct, and adorn
some fair enthusiast's chapeau.
If you can spare a glance now and
then from the field, it will be Interest
ing to note the different ways of enjoy
ing baseball. You will see the man who
keeps an accurate score of the game, and
like a military tactician, or a chessplayer,
watches every move, and is more Intent
on finding ont which player to credit a
safe hit to. or an error, than on the out
come of the contest.
Then . there is the large contingent
mostly feminine who are there to eat
everything the venders have to offer.
And this gross to a larger range every
day. for from the original, insignificant
peanut of yore you can now get Ice
cram, "sody," popcorn, candy every
thing up to Coney Island sausages.
Others and these are men. of course
get their fun In loudly encouraging Indi
vidual players of their acquaintance who
are trying to make the circuit of the
bases, or in apostrophising the umpire or
the pitcher. "Oh, you pitch like an old
woman!" "Hit the north star, why don't
you V shows the style of their ait. No
one needs to be an after-dinner speaker
to make his voice heard at a ball game.
Here everything Is democratic" Here
everyone speaks his honest, unpurchase
able mind. Here everyone gets a chance
to sit where he pleases as long as he
pleases, and to get up when he pleases
to walk over a dozen people to sit some
where else If he pleases.
The small, tired-looking man In front
AS VIEWED
sleep god would assert himself and I
would nod. Then the farmer would
hand me the demijohn. He knew that
If anything would keep a hobo awake
it was a whisky Jug. I had learned
my employer's name. Every farmer we
met on the road addressed him as "Jim"
or "Mr. Ward."
When we arrived at the farm supper
was waiting. I ate It and Jim took me
to the bunkhouae. where there was a
surprise awaiting me clean sheets and
soft blankets on a good mattress, a
luxury I had not enjoyed In a long
time. I waa no sooner between those
heeta than I waa In the land of ob
livion, where I remained until I was
awakened In the morning by Jim, who
told me breakfast would be ready as
soon aa I waa Eleven hour of un
troubled sleep will knit up several
skeins of the ravelled sleeve of care.
I felt fine amply svble to do the day's
work before me. There was an ex
cellent breakfast on the table, which
I ate with relish. The days work was
easy, repairing a shed to store seed
wheat In.
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All the time I was taking not of
my surroundings. Evidently the acres
of the farm were broad and rich; the
outbuildings were large and well
adapted to their different purposes, and
th house was spacloue and well kept
and surrounded by a wilderness of
rosea
The first evening after supper I went
ont among the rosea As I stood there
amidst all that splendid beauty I was
almost awed. If there Is anything in
plant lit that commands my full ad
miration it la a magnificent rose. It
Is equal to a monarch of the forest or
a field of waving grain, and . there I
stood amidst a galaxy of rosea Jim's
mother, who owned the farm, appeared
and asked me what X thought of her
rosea Then she told me the names of
th different varieties and of the
trouble she had had In getting some
of them to grow. Rose culture with
Mrs. Ward waa no fad, but a high
pleasure.
And her roses were, attractive. Koses
everywhere, with red roses predominat
ing, but ther was an opulence or yel
low and white aawelL There were
roses on clambering buahee and creep
ing vines and roses on bushes, treelike
In size. And in thst riot of color sug
gestive of passton. the white rosea, the
modest little maldena of the garden,
gentled all. established harmony, where,
without them, would have been tur
bulence. Ther was rivalry among the
roses for regal honors, and of course
the gorgeous red ones were the vli-tora
But many IniOted that the Marrachal Nell
was the rlxhtful queen. But the madam
had no favorites. They were alt her
roses and to her each waa endowed
with life and was a sentient being.
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The next day I devoted to breaking a
horse from kicking in the barn. A young
mare would kick violently when on at
tempted to harness her, but otherwise
she wss gentle. I got a wnip witn a
lonr lash, took the harness down and
started towards her. Sue started to kick
as usual. When she quieted down I
wrapped the whiplash around her beela
I thought she would kick a hole In the
roof. I stood with a light harness in
my hand and continued that treatment
until she refused to kick, however hard
I would strike her. I walked toward
her. with the harness. She shuddered
and shrank from me. but did not kick.
1 harnessed and unbameesed her and
harnessed her again and thst afternoon
I hitched her to the wagon and hsulrd
sacks to the graJn stacks. Thst act
gave me distinction on that farm as a
horse-tamer.
The next morning the threshing ma
chine was pounding away and in three
and a half days threshed over 1""
bushels of grain. Everybody was hsppy.
That evening at th supper table the
madam said: "Why. Jim. the yk-id Is
larger this year than It r.aa been la
years. and Jim told her he thought the
lsnd was (retting better every year, and
still everybody was haprr.
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Mrs. Wsrd's family coru1.ied of her
self and six children, three sons snd
three daughters. The oldest son. Jim,
was married audi lived at borne; tha sec
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I flZ JUMPS uf
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BY ONE FOR
ond son waa a hat fcia mother ca!led an
Itinerant workman, a hobo. At the com
mencement of the Spanish War he en
listed In a volunteer resiment. The life
of a soldier arousod within him the la
tent spirit of vacruwy and ever since
his discharge he has oiieyeo. its Prom pt
InRB to wander, lie has been ax bom
several tlni-w, but could not be Indue!
to stay. The third son graduaU-d at an
2atcrn tnedi'at erliool last Bummer,
got married and Is still In the Kast. Two
of the daughters are married and live
W.thln Sva milrs of their mother's hone
and the wedding bells for the third one
rang a-hile I was at work on th farm.
Jnnle Hohlen was the daughter of a
valley farmer who had not been very
successful In the great gam of accumu
lating property. Jennie was ambitious
to become a school teacher and w-nt to
work for Mrs. Ward to earn money to
buy Wlntf-r clothe for herself. Jim
Ward thwarted h-r ambition. 4!e was
looking for a wife and if enSrnt love
sought a mate it aould be hard to find
one more fintrig than Jennie HoWn
Their four children, ranging in age from I
11 years to 11 months, wrre born there
on the farm.
s s
Th threshing done. I expected to hit
th road again, but Jim said he had lota
of work and would like to have me May.
and I gladly aaaenled. We built air
fences around the ricks of grain In the
sack and turned horses and b cattle
Into th stubble. Th next morning we
ground sickles and started to cut 0
acres of alfalfa. Jim and I drove the
mowers and 11-year-oid Arthur drove
the rake. The morning of th third day
J'.m went to town after more help. II
came back In th afternoon with a mid
dle-aged man. a veteran of the road tike
mysvlf. and two young foreigners. Every
body worked the reat of the day shock
ing hay. The next morning w started
to haul hay, with Jim on the stack,
young Arthur driving tne derrick horse,
myself Vnd the other hobo on the wagons
and th two young strangers In th field.
At noon on of Lh f.e:d men quit- Jim
settled with him and he started afoot
to La Grand, la tn-is 'distant. Our force
was now wnoiu'.r Impaired. The re
maining pitcher being utterly unabl to
keep the wagon Uadyi.
X took his fork snd put him on th
wagon, but he could not drive a team
or handle a Jackson fork. The next
morning Jim told me to take the iDutch
maa to town and bring out soma more
men. I brought out two hobo, who
stayed until the bay aaa all in th stark.
Both Jim and hla mother war pleased.
Kenr were built around the stacka and
th fields thrown open to the stock. or
two or three dsy w d'.d odd Jobs about
tha farm and thea got ready to haul
wheat and barsry to ttie warehouse.
Eacn man drove a sx-horve team a-id
earned a trail wagon. 1m th four
wagons w usually loaded 2u sacks and
MANY YEARS A TRAMP
marl en trip each day. The young
mare I had broken of In klr-king habit
waa one of my six and befure w fin
ished hauling train she was as good a
draft animal aa ther waa la the team,
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I think It took us 3t days to haul the
grain. It as a dellsht to Mrs. Ward
lo have brr grandchildren, around her.
One day, every week, she would g-e to
tl.e bomrs of lier married daughters and
get lh-ir children. It mas their weekly
holiday and wa a dav of romping and
good cheer. They liked to eat grandma a
good, things. In the evening th t wo
motlers would drlva up, seeking their
errant children, and each one would re
ceive an ovation when ah cant. Th
children would gather about Iter, cling
to her skirts and ply her with all sort
of questions.
s s s
Ther waa something agog among the
womn. A neighbor's daughter had been
Installed In the kitchen and when the
meal waa aerved th womaa of lb fam
ily had to be called. He!, th smtnar
rird daughter of th hous. waa a fine,
g'.rl Intelllgrnt, handsome and as unsf
fected as a child. Unlike her fablrd
prototype. ti heaven-bora H'lco of
Urcrce and Troy, hrr ha'r was tl.e color
of the raven'a wing. he had been a
ofllc In the neighborhood for three or
fouc. years and had been ardently court
ed by th wife-hunting taunt of her ac
quaintance. Helen remained heart whole
and fancy tre until ah met Heury
Fleming, as a farmhand oa her own
motlier's farm. Fleming. 8r.. waa a renter
ther In th valley and had a big family.
Tli Hum mer of l'a Henry worked for
th Warda H and Helen became sweet
heart, but ti.at they were to be mar
ried remained a secret until a few days
before th wedding. They war tnerrWd
th Orst wk In November and th dsy
before the wedding Jim and his wife
went ta 1a tirande and I wa Instructed
to stsy at th house and help th cook.
s
X carried wood and water for her and
built a long table of boards ta tha yard.
I'our of tb master gobblers of a Sock
of CO black and brona turkeys bad beea
panned up for a week, and In th veolng
I slaughtered and dressed tfiem. Work
Ing around th house. I got quit w;i
acquainted with th cook, and aaked her
why ab did not g t om city where
wage were higher. an satvw
"Vihatf and be a servant and wear a
cap and apron and carry hot water
around over tit house ta a Wot of laey
women ? No, I don't want to go to llis
city. Here I am aa good aa anybody. I
alorp in th suit room with Helen and
could sleep with her If I wanted to.
Ilty women. Would talner have Chinamen
and Japa Hessde. I am going to gt
married weal Spn na A Us, awilf-ro-
spectttig. tnW-pendent girl ah waa. T
American girl 1 uniUled for servant's
work and I am of tb opinion that 11
of you gasiT-.g at the field alia glased
yes 1-x.kl as though he hated the game
snd had been draaged there by his M.
bosom wife to buy Ire cream and c-aniy
for her, but Just as a wave of pity wane
up In your kind heart for bian. be Jump
tip, gesticulating, and yelling wtldiy:
"Rotten: Rotten! Paste bun one! Give
It to him! Ko-o-o-ot-lrn'"
tto you bid another oa Pity, and band
It on to the wife for being brought Into
such undue premuvntc. but nod thai
ever one els la shouting snore or Irn.
and that the ga of some IV one odd eye
Is focuaed oa the unfortunate umpire
stho has Just mad a cloea decision, and
stands la momentary danger of being
clawed out vf existence by the ar.gry
players swarming around him. -o be
gets th Pity, and It corns not amiss,
for the -purple of" Rome never floated
ovr-r harder hearts la the ancient amphi
theaters then the Implacable ones of our
own baseball fans today, until the um
pire hands out a derision that pinrr.es
the other team!
The a about the seventh tnnlr.g a big
man doss la frual suddenly Jump tip.
calling excitedly on all la the grandstand
to get up. Everyone elands Immediately,
so you ere forced to do the same. In or
der to see what la going on, and whether
the President baa been sees sen waled, or
whether t He tray-rasai era have e-erhape
ehtckea croquettes and lobster a la New.
berg to sell Ills time.
Nothing of the kind. This Is to change
the lock, for the game has be so going to
tha visitors, and as e-oca as the pilrfoer
turns his bark upon the grandetand and
be-In gyrating with the belt, all sit
down again, coofloent thet this Inning
will give the small bey acrwsa the lot a
chance to hang up for Portland some
thing better than those beevy goose as
he's been rugging acroee the sk ore board
all afternoon.
One great f semination about baseball la
probably the eleventh boar element la It-
VntU the last man as out. on t
euro bow the gam may go, K
leave until then, or jots may cnava a grand
like the famous gam a few
will be a long ilm be for a else of
BiUve aerrant I doveloped-
e
For sever si days aoorm-elouds had beea
hovering over th valley, but Helta's
wrSdlng day dawned bright and ctoer.
Tb house waa early aeur.' I!ra ap
peared quiet but radiant and ever) body
was happy. Honry aa4 the prearhor ar
rived about 1 o'clock. tVsoa after, th
guest began to anise woman, old and
young, aad children. prSp s In num
ber, and a few men. The season ws
still too busy for met to leave their
work. X appeared resplendent In a new
suit of store clothe, a bard hat and a
starched eahlrt. tb drat 1 tsd worn la
years, and tb last-
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I am aa old bobo. for N years my
1 f has be-n spent ta railroad camps,
mining camp and boxcars. Th women
I have Diet. In trust 9s year, have barn
of th under-world and th u nam 11 teg
dame encountered at tb kitchen door
when soaking a nteaX
la my two months read-nc cm thia
farm I had met a few of the aru-wt at
Jielen's wedding, and know a few others
by sight- lrmalltsr ar not very closely
observed In I ho country, and I waa soon
ai-qualnbed W1tb th reat of the guesta
Tlaey w ere all gra-loisnss and I was aa
good as an rone, which waa certainly most
pleeudng to ma Ooe big portly dame,
with a half doses) of ber owa children,
with bar. even declared It was a pleasure
for her to meet a man I k me. thai I
carried with me an almost hers of the b'g
struggling world ah waa rates a In. There
waa do struggle In tus Oraad stood
axcept for more property.
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Th words making llrnry Flaming and
HeJea Ward husband and wife were pro
nounced at U o'clock. After tb caramoay
th women gathered around th brio
nd groom, wlahlng thenn all kinds of
future fcapplneaa. Hrlea k!cdy thanked
tbeta aad told them ah was certain sSe
had the good will of ail. Then too U'.tl
gtrts crowded around, but they seemed
at a loas for worda On in tie mis of
aix. with aa air of ambarrassmont. stood
looking up at Helen, when llrlea turned
to her and said. "What do you want,
kkheir Klhel said. "Mamma told me
what to say. bat I hv forgotten. Helen
replied. "Never mind. dear. I know tut
jou want Jo say and I thar.k you for H
Ttien are sipped over and atsaed. tut
little girt, who went away nappy. Tle
i.t her little girls demanded a k m. which
they got. wth a cre added, and all
trie happy. To all tr.i 1 stood a atlsnt
but Inierrate spectator. Not t:-s my
boyhood da a l ad I beard tb fat.rul
worda pror.our.oed making r a and wom
an buebsnd and wire.
see
klra. Wsrd said to ma "Rob. hate you
no word of congratulatsatt for Helen"
On of th other women said I wss Jeal
ous of Henry, aad X was. I think any
bachelor Is more ar leea Irritated at
soelr.g tb finest Met la tb list of eli
gible prmaantly withdrawn. Put.
whatever my feelings were. I coetreajed
them snd went forward. Assuming aa
air of tkef-lemaiiea. I rd them a lecture
on tb new dutle nd reef ocelti:t ties
they bad Just asarumed. ft waa received
with tuanty and nly added to th prw
vailing good faallr.g.
A half d--aee) women wer buey setting
th tahl of rough boards I bad built tb
day before. Tb turkeys t bad slaugh
tered th night before bad beea barbe
cued and th aroma from them bad af
fected every olfactory aerve for sa bsur.
boon t he bugle call announcing dinner
waa sounded and thoet hungry, worn
and chl.dren rushed to th table.
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kfra. Ward's dinners were fsrrwxis for
mile around, but In thia raa an bad
oe-tden herself. Tb tahl groaned under
th substantial of the rarm aad the
delicacies of th farm and city It was a
gastronomle revel and would reeolve
mar than passing attention If eerved la
the best bote! la I-ortlaad. Mr. Ward
waa everywkere. t-iststlrig upon vr -
body eattr.g more, ' litre ocn trior tur
key. That cianN-rrv aauca Is fi-ie. Ilava
you eaten any ef thia salad T etc. And
ererjbody Old oat. and lore est tnoee.
eu-r-n a crow of ?Ljr svtsea and a trie 1
bad never seen.
I'lnnsr ener, th guests toot began la
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t v o eviv -r
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THE
OMR. (BE
HOLDS UP
wXsr k 0 V th Uim bkAtttfeS
out a xrary In S tt la nine vltb fotir
rutva ! brt.
Hat th to of alt tb r It mas. tb cM
4'Mum, la gsTsaw-raily f aw n for Ck
laat. a a 4 lfcr la M icptVoB tm Xhim
rvr. namt tnotrntnc th finm m tit W
ar.li-ra bp In lh papr; om f tra
ml Dor drlaUsn !tK-.dal4 that Th SV4
tMX x.atSrata&d. and ou mill ttm aar
ai aia tha axel.: Ua ihri:ta. tha
aut!rc utd th tumtjll. tha hatr
brvasValih ara; ao ou aatUa back com
fort a b.'jr ta your chair ttt ttw morttlrttv
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EASTERN OREGON HOME DESCRIBED IN ALL ITS PHASES
BY A LITE-LONG HOBO.
detart for their tv-ene Mr Wsrd waa
amorg them. r-edtng th parting
gacst. and as eacb weaoa drov away
Ha occupants received a pressing Invtta
tton to rvtum eometima 1 look back
to Helen's wedding oar ss a reel -lector
day to my history. AMer the gusets bsd
aa gone I brought forth the dcm!W-.n
and J: to and Henry and an self drank to
th future her-runes of tb bred and
g-c-em. Warrued by the whisky. I
thought I bad not beea liberal enough
with my good wishes, and several tlmos
more that evening. In deep potetkm. X
drank to their future bapplneaa. llrnry
bad a to. a to attend In, and he aad Helen
left for their new home, which eras ready
ta receive them. Helen was a-eeie. but not
far. and would car ten return te bar
mother's bowse.
as
Morning ram and a day's work was
to be don. Aa I aat down la th break -
test table th madam sot a tomblerful of
whisky down by my plate, saving: "f
think Rob reods a aunt tt.kt SDornir.g.
I drsek It with a gusto, at a big break
fast and J -m and X w-rnt to th orchard,
for two weeks w picked and bawled big
red arple Into the fru't -hotiis.
( day. a we finished dinner. 1 ber
waa n ominous ring of tb teleihone
belt. Tb madam tnstrorsd It. I herd
br-r tay: "Yes. ttarah. 1 will b ther aa
soon as poeslVe I4 he asked res to bitch
N'eili to ti e buggy. 1 waa back ta a
Jiffy snd th Du: a m waa walling. Aa
she drov away I divined th reason of
this hurry call fmta ttarah. Three data
later she returned, and at th supper
table ab tod us about It. Ther ttsd
been no troute at ait and tha be hy was
a tin, healthy boy. and ber old fac
beamed with, pleaaur as ah tnld Il
ea While the madam was gone a tetter
cam addressed t ber and postmarked
wait Lake Oty. it waa from bar bob
ton. aad stated be would be at baext bo
fore erhrwtmaa. This mad th old
mother cry with Joy. A raw days later
another letter came, stating that her
ether soa. th physician, and hla wife,
would be at heme for thruinas. T his
letter r.-ied U family cup of Joy to trsr.
Cowing. It si-mod to en that th next
momiiur that th line of peacw aad bap-
pmea oa ber sweet old fac wer deeer
and smts firmly marked than 1 bad vr
aeen them, ft waa all trrwieaiscits aad
whatever th children d'd t bey i sraivsd
no rrptwarh from grandma Tha nest
few days Jim and I employed hauling
wood from tb mountain wiut i-aor
1 earns Then w aawwd aad split woo
for Ivt or thro day.
a e
F'-r m this Ideal life waa rapid
drawtngto a rtos. for a few fotlowmg
da) a we Oil but little Work. I Saw the
handwriting on th walL My wttk o
thia farm was endrd. and at Ice sjppar
mm
4 't
taper, utterly Ignwrt the tariff end
Turks on lit first page, aod fumbling all
th leaves) looee la your baste to r.nd tve
sportrrg rare-
Ton read:
Ok birred a fetngie wi.irh m snuchrd
by the star twirler for the Commute!,
who more targe buarr.ee of hrehca.
and wKeei1d to csoss "-eir-rcV." a he
wiped a stealer to deep left oet.ter. while
Kit' pocked set oa the enoat which, tl.e
tall southpaw ret tl.ird aa.k o.-sl-d te
first, taocxuir.g Oteey on the Initial rush
ton and el'pnittg the rssto off with lbs
Bin htusky bnm ta to kvKt."
Then. Tw-eeiilow-laahioo, llh one weak
hand at our lore-bead. ou rna. h att.i
the other tor your well-thumbed "Vaerr
at the Wat." h-rU.g tlri-y to reetote
some remnant of rsssss to oar muodled
brain before I ou so do a te th of nee.
N. B. Hut If oj have a Isuilnt toaeid
larsuagww ttt besttall trrmlSAlocr is
well w.wta OAstni'
A la4av tar rmm
Wbti tie)4 r4 of Kra. a4
t4 chtiai .'at.
"T ! ' " rm $ -a m
U it aa-stcc ear
Tm U - .wgr w-r.-w fHMi fly. aa tmm m mm
ia au -
0m, lhm a tca tail t Jit4 I
i-ra S.icto
At 4 VkSwasd it . a -aseikt-ra mf a - it
li .. r
f ))-a ih a-saJ fa" aa -
Vjr Tiaaa mr aa
It aaw it er-tr r f f-.li a4
em wltv -. aj -
a aa l4 wwar t.4 aa-vJ-w
i tftt c cm x t t : i-"t -iw .
ar hsi4 .
A aa" twh.4 laa -Wara aaa x a
I - rarr? e-M
Caa tbrj. of trwrr n aa4 ul a-1 a
eraaasab " rseirw
A4 a- -roej-tl tba w.'tt-aa r 1ta aaata
bq at. wtrr-jT
T7 m.:,t4 cocfc-i-. Vrr-aa'-rt a ar a4
4 t rm e4 t-4'sseti t- --
Atb4 a-a T-r Ihr-bugk tia t-eVcfc. T-4 Ct-
ea saorsheb h fa aw 4 ' X.
a4 " s-e ea,rj -r tv faevm. wl
a I a: iKflst ta i '
Ta s-sra lock. d "vva f-- aa4
V m tfea-a It a aaSMba .
t mtmcT ! ifc-. aa.' tJ; '4 '"I1 i4
ata tv-saavti horn a... 4f
Af a. s fcc-a imtf rwa aata? T-
a.:4 i wK--e kxts tdiax
Tfcr fj -aa pr. 4 t ka-el taa y a 4
r4 anwSa It ft !. t
as47M lt. her l-as-.a. e-Jl M a a
aa -sTeUr-w 4
War ! fr avf- i aa a 4) r ; atv4 a r
a4 rr a ta
Cm -ni t i m raia n4 fc'ta with
vr n r.4 a.
A4 j4 iiIv i-i i ov,it, ia tMfa an 4
t iLa ic-i 4 :
tab! en etenlng 1 regretfullr announced
'hat X would lea the o- mumir.(
Ptoroa clouds had rarslowd lh H;lr
for several days, and when I awoke th
oast morning n Inch or two of tb
e-aaartful covered to srrouisd. At the
breakfast table they tried to l-duc rr a
t atay until th snow waa rn. but fr
w-andeHust wa on me and t wonid pot
stay. Tfcee sell 11 witb ma paying m
for two tare' work X !ad not d re. nd
wtii'.a I tied bp my Utile bune:a Jit-.,
bitched ur- a team In take n to la
Oraada When I got Into th wagon th
family waa Ihrr to bid me good-bra. ail
telling me that If I ewer traveled that
war again to write a letter ar.d they
would b In la tirand lo meet me.
Aa ere atarted away the baby ealeaded
ber IttU banda tow aid me sVid cried, and
I nearly crted myself. Thia waa In 10?.
and white I waa at work on thia farm li e
Utile vtifT bad com up among the m oi.ee
lords of our euunLry and li.ey bad that
off th peoiue'e surply of cash, but Jim
got my Sifts check cashed. That night I
caught th bd end of a r aisrr.ger trait
and rod anr th Blu Mountain Into
tVndlton. It waa toe cold lo rtua
farther. I was again a tramp.
R. R. T.
L-g wees ttae sTlter tilfla. tat leeg
tea ehorteel sale a ca4 aad drear.
Vtew earr la f-egwt it essag
of taring the Witter cteka tha yoarl
attt tew the etral laroags te he:
Aad Joy redlla the hearts aat waa
vVe taw ear iteutw I ax-ideer caer
As bear tb Cartnaa bead agaia
stela eta sttss ewaaeauiee w sara
A lek f tarty lbsat tssit
WTTi a weld as wa It rerw The far
Ta while be sets tataai r aat
S els ia tiler hwcAsasr raata
Of 1iii1 sett suasturl saar- aad lbs a
OS- ttrUllta btlssCal ctrvaar-net atfa:
a tear ia Osaitat aaad aa as
T 4rte tway tht aalcnss froea
Tll Irsnsea si area as itrnitk tte tsea.
Ate tieir ret-t it ear k
fa tl. ti.r wires tear set aaag saerav
We tatr the biiti t4 asaia
Slmtt l-.r Kaet
T-Sr a eaarrae ear aaa faar s saalt wttssla
It la e - ' " e t httawiast Tee a
T e (Muffw:f sni-4 is fear her ehlla,
ll r her s-e ye aswet aaesa-a dew a
Tea t--i elee year area, taeraa sr Sea
Saet
vva eeg fe teeasn'asg Tt
Tl ea--Sn.e rtda a4 s Oa aaiae
rallieBM tae-r kffaa.
W s are eaa-g fast a mr t-a-i-t ear.
Wa are eearug leus.u4 lata.
Aa lae ISar 4 -a r. a i leuw ut wbaal
At rtt ir.e soewt Sea a
so. eer. f-e ear b e 1.e ear
W are aterf.a reeaa a4 fcarr
A4 the lii? . a seata -tur Hill haa
Are a r ruaaiag a - - a
New Tara Tlsnaa
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