THE GRAIN HARVEST. 



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merit called a sickle. Some cradle it for the 

 sake of the straw, which is cut longer, by the 

 scythe working nearer the ground, but this is 

 generally a wasteful way. 



The little finger of my left hand bears wit- 

 ness to the rash confidence of one, who, like 

 many others, thought that wheat was easy 

 enough to cut, and who did not know that 



