The farmer's boy . tly, so that he couldeat it at once. He succeeded, though he had to assumegreat innocence and a remarkably steadfast interest inthe preacher when his mother glanced his way suspi-ciously as she heard llie shuck crush. Autumn was a season of har\-est. Tin- ])otato heldhad hrst attention. When the boys father was oiluT-wise busied, he had to go out alone and do digging andall, unless he could persuade his smaller brothers andsisters to bring along their little express wagon and such a case he spent about half his time showingthem how, and offering inducements to keej
The farmer's boy . tly, so that he couldeat it at once. He succeeded, though he had to assumegreat innocence and a remarkably steadfast interest inthe preacher when his mother glanced his way suspi-ciously as she heard llie shuck crush. Autumn was a season of har\-est. Tin- ])otato heldhad hrst attention. When the boys father was oiluT-wise busied, he had to go out alone and do digging andall, unless he could persuade his smaller brothers andsisters to bring along their little express wagon and such a case he spent about half his time showingthem how, and offering inducements to keej) them atwork. Usually it was the men folks who dug, and the box-had to do most of the jiii king u]). After he had handled 128 The Farmers Boy about five l)ushels of the (hrty things, he thought he haddone enough; but he eould not desert. It was one ofthe great virtues of farm hfe that the l)oy must learn todo disagreeable tasks, and to stiek to them to the finish,however irksome they were. This gave the right kind. Pariuii applesof bov a decided advantage in the battles of life thatcame later, whatever Ids field of industry. He hadacciuired courage to undiTtake and ])crsisteniv to carryout plans thai l). and he scratclud ihe fattest ones back witha j)iece of board, until the s
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