Show Farmer Brown on Seed I iv-e- s town How is it?’’ T asked him one fine day “that ninny seem to In Always in debt always in want always in poverty or half their social WThile others with scarcely half their chance rank Fan have fine farms and bursting barns and money in purse and bank! I lore V John and James two pals of mine t just two short years apart One the pride of the country wide the other a mere upstart Beth were reared in the best of homes and had the tenderest care Both were taught in the same old school both breathe the selfsame air John's a man from head to heels and always proves true blue James is slippery as an eel and dishonest through and through “As look at I life" said Fanner Brown “the reason to me seems plain often think that men and boys may well be compared with grain Prepare your ground in the proper way choose only seed that's pure Suppdy what’s lacking in the M) 1 and your crops are safe and sure But some choose seeds full of noxious weed: and half prepare their land Some plant in clay or marshy ground some east their seed in the sand And although they toil from morn till night slim crops will be their store hull oft they blame the Lord above because they’re always poor I Dai y my boy ou are sowing seed though you little think you aie Seeds of kindness and loving deeds that shall bios om anear and afar cheery smile and a willing hand a heart full of joy and love A tear for the wretch a hand for the weak are the seed whose fruit is above Put the id'e brain and tin caie’ess hand the wine and the cigarette Will ruin your chances and stunt your soul will fill your life with regret A Its just as easy to raise good grain if you only go at it aright As it is to run a place that’s merely a horrible sight Its just as easy to live a life appmved by Bod and men As it is to travel the dangerous road that leads Jo disgrace and the pen So choose today while still you may the harvest that von shall raise Ih it wealth or fame be it honor or shame be it censure or be i! prai e p : lip-slm- I face was a lad about eighteen we lived near Fanner Brown and miles around as the wisest man in Who was noted for Wlu'n d 'areles ly "going to the Frat party?" Anne blushed painfully shook “(Jirls have von got a date for her head and dropped her eves the Frat dance?" "Huths who I’m going with?"! to her book again Tin girls "What are you going he said as he passed am-stojijie- “Yes" wear?" The girls went chattering down the hall and into the library Anne looked up wistfully from her books as they came in and smiled shyly Hello ’ said one of the girls “Rather a cpteer dirk that" said one Anne gathered up her books found her hat and started home Half way down the hill Bish overtook her He was swinging along with great stride his hands d “I— I think I’m just dying” she said said live along the same street she "Dying— why — " guess I'll go with you" of "Oh" said Anne and rhifted Anne laughed “Yes dying euriositv to know what a real her books to the other arm is like" “Shall I carry your books?’’ party It was Bish who was dumb lu s aid She handed them over and now Was it possible that Anne then walked along silently her bashful Anne who never opened arms hanging awkwardly by her her mouth had made a joke? All 'ides Alter they had walked a the wav to the dance he talked eouph1 of blocks in silence Anne and Bish listened now and then noticed that he still wore a scowl putting in a word to draw her “Things haven't been going out she At the dance the usual crowd of verv well with vou asked timidly fellows came up and Bish introBish kicked a rock savagely duced them all While they wen out of the path “Hang it no" filling her card she looked around he growled at the flowers the polished floor and the gay costumes "Oh isn’t “I'm rorry" she murmured Bi-l- i looked down at her seri- it beautiful" she exclaimed ous face and laughed shortly A waltz struck up and Bish "Oh it’s nothing erv awful — a led her out onto the floor “I do hope she can girl turned me down that’s all dance" lie "Oh" murmured Anne and thought and Anne could dance then they walked in silence until “The world certainly must be they reached Anne s gate Bish coming to an end" murmured tiandi-the books to her and then Bish on a sudden impulse asked her "I beg your pardon?" sai-if she would care to go to the une paity with him even if it was a —I “I : to-dav?- ’’ l ‘second-best- " "I oiler Anne felt the color coming into her face but she lmlud up half "Yes I'll go" :1m defiantly said and then Hie fled into the house Dropping into a chair she buried her burning face in hi r hand' "Oh I wish I weren’t so bashful— and ugly" she added then jumping up she ran to the minor and looked anxiously at her rather ordinary face She didn't notice what a wealth of brown hair she had or how very blue her eyes were 'I he night of the party came and Anne dressed in her blue the only party dress she had She wound her hair in two thick braids around her head and stuck a little butterfly of blue (hill'on in one side Anne was She had never visibly excited been to a party with a he’u The fellows didn’t like bashful girls She was thinking o intently about the party and the possible good time she would have that she forgot to worry about what she would do with her hands When Bish came she opened the door cxeitedlv “I’m be-for- to parsed on laughing late" do hope we won't be Bish stared at her in amaze- sv-ln- t didn't bother to lift Ids lint "'flit lie didn't rrmoniher Anne tike this heforo-- so at (lie foot of the hill hr! intr ' ' tioin ' mated and so at ease and waited to1 IUij what s the niattei home’ lie asked as Anne eame exclaimed involuntarily (1p Hello" or--ani- The Periwinkle ready” she exclaimed “and in his pockets and a scowl on his all lv e just raid that the dance was going to end" After awhile Bih noticed that a certain tall handsome fellow hung around Anne a goou deal and somehow it gave him a feeling of rcsentmint lie crossed over to where they were sitting and interrupted them rather i udely : "This W is h our dance was just dance with Mr — " I Anne" to going “Well he’ll have to excuse you because this is our dance" and Bish calmly appropriated her arm and almost pulled her onto the floor The re t of the evening lu kept an eye on the tall hand some fellow and as he was leaving Anne after taking her home he murmured musingly "The wonder has come to pass t inkle has come out of its li se-ent- lu-peii- shell" “I heg your Anne Db I pardon ?" said just said that I’d call for you on the way to school in the morning “Dh" murmured Anne |