. The land of heather . r, and are best eaten looks they are not at all dainty, nor even attractive,yet spread with butter and jam they are very palatable. I went in search of Hillocks presently. He was atthe barn where the threshing-mill was running. Powerwas furnished by a long-armed turnabout, outdoors, towhich four horses were attached. A man sat high onthe hub of the contrivance, and as he revolved, en-couraged the horses with a long whip. Within thebarn, up in a dusty loft, I found Hillocks, assisted bya boy and a wild-looking girl, putting unthreshed oatsinto the mill, while dow
. The land of heather . r, and are best eaten looks they are not at all dainty, nor even attractive,yet spread with butter and jam they are very palatable. I went in search of Hillocks presently. He was atthe barn where the threshing-mill was running. Powerwas furnished by a long-armed turnabout, outdoors, towhich four horses were attached. A man sat high onthe hub of the contrivance, and as he revolved, en-couraged the horses with a long whip. Within thebarn, up in a dusty loft, I found Hillocks, assisted bya boy and a wild-looking girl, putting unthreshed oatsinto the mill, while down below were several mentaking care of the straw and oats as they came work was nearly done, and soon Hillocks accom-panied me into the house. He was hospitality itself. Yere as welcome as the mornin, he declared, andwhen he discovered that the old dwelling interestedme, he showed me all over it. If I veesited America, said he, ye*d shaw meall o your hoose, noo, wouldnt ye ? Well, then. Tillat ye see all o Ni The Ways of the Farm Folk 6i It was an ancient and ill-arranged structure, anddisorder and bareness reigned undisputed. The livesof the inmates seemed wholly given to getting a living,and if aught beyond that was gained, it was suppose in large part the lacks of the average Scotchfarmhouse are explained by the fact that it is not ownedby its farmer occupant. What he himself does to betterit he counts as thrown away. Improvements arebegged from the factor, not undertaken independently,and the factor apparently is not anxious to do muchbeyond making the place habitable. Between thethrifty desire of both tenant and landlord to save, notspend, Httle is done to make the home surroundingsmore convenient or to improve the house and add tothe indoor comforts and amenities. Cottage kitchensoften had some brightness, but in the farmhouses theywere apt to be dull working-rooms that to New-Worldeyes were grim and repellent. Indeed, all the roomswere devoid of
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