144 FARMING IT 



"Fifteenth, protracted lameness caused by last- 

 mentioned rapid transit. 



" Sixteenth, shot at predatory cat with chicken 

 in mouth. Missed cat, but killed mother hen and 

 eight small chicks, broke two panes of glass, and 

 scared an hysterical neighbor into spasms. 



" Figure this out for yourself, strike a balance 

 if you can, and then decide 'What profiteth it a 

 man if he gain the whole world,' but lose every 

 shred of his reputation as a man and a brother, 

 a citizen and a neighbor, a husband and a father. 



"Well," said Daniel, rising slowly and pon- 

 derously, as a sporty-looking individual, driving 

 a rakish-looking chestnut with boots, drove 

 into his yard, "it looks like a horse trade" ; and 

 with one accord the assembly adjourned to see 

 Daniel do up the sporty stranger. 



