What experience has taught me ; an autobiography of Thomas William Burton .. . REV. JOHN G. FEE,Founder of Berea College, Ky., MRS. MATILDA H FEE. Boyhood at the Old Homestead 31 change, so as to be like some of the rest of theboys with whom I was associating. And, too,like most boys at that age who are inexperienced,I wanted to leave the plantation so as to see moreof the world and its doings, but did nt know ex-actly how to go about it to get away. So oneday I made the old boss mad, and instead of himtelling me to leave, he simply gave me a goodthrashing and told me to go to work. Del
What experience has taught me ; an autobiography of Thomas William Burton .. . REV. JOHN G. FEE,Founder of Berea College, Ky., MRS. MATILDA H FEE. Boyhood at the Old Homestead 31 change, so as to be like some of the rest of theboys with whom I was associating. And, too,like most boys at that age who are inexperienced,I wanted to leave the plantation so as to see moreof the world and its doings, but did nt know ex-actly how to go about it to get away. So oneday I made the old boss mad, and instead of himtelling me to leave, he simply gave me a goodthrashing and told me to go to work. DelightedI was to obey. I shall never forget my earlytraining on the farm. Farming in those dayswas somewhat rude, and seemed to those whotook a part that they were making a great head-way. During the time of hay harvest several menwere put in the field with a scythe each, whowould cut the hay. Another crew of men wouldfollow these with two-tine wooden pitchforks,the timber of which was either dogwood, beech,or black hickory. These pitchforks were prizedvery highly and could stand the test of strainreally better than our most mode
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