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Show I Quay's Views as to Farmers. I The lato Senator Quaj , among his other varied liunmlls, was Bomewhat of an agriculturist. One. day tho.o was a discussion between several on hts colleagues regarding the definition defini-tion of a gentleman farmer. Home contended that u farmer was a farmer, and the matter of his wealth could make no dlfferenca In the name. 1'ic.s-entl) 1'ic.s-entl) one of the speaker appealed to Quay and aiked him If he would do-flue do-flue the dlftuicnce between on ordl.-nary ordl.-nary farmer and a gentleman' fanner. Tho senator thought for n minute nnd said: "Thero's this difference between the two: One eats what he cannot sell, and the other sells what he cannot eat." Harper's Weekly. |