OB, WITH BRAINS, SIR. 307 



"See what larnin' will do. Goodness ! If I had sich a 

 head-piece as that, I wouldn't be the poor devil I am.*' 



Robert was up at daylight the next morning as the team 

 was not quite ready for market. He and Jack worked hard, 

 and at half-past five Robert drove out of the yard with his 

 wagon piled up with boxes and barrels. After breakfast 

 I entered the following in my account-book : 



20 doz. lettuce, at 50c. ........ $10 00 



15 " bunches radishes, at 80c 12 00 



1 bbl. peas 6 00 



1 bush, beet-tops 50 



$27 50 



After dinner we both walked over to neighbor Kempen- 

 fielder's, to see if we could get any helpers to work for us 

 on our place. As we approached the house, we caught 

 sight of a far from charming picture. There stood Mr. K. 

 in his shirt-sleeves, and at his heels were three unruly chil- 

 dren, screaming and making themselves generally disagreea- 

 ble. At the windows were two girls, about ten and twelve 

 years old, while a boy was chopping wood near the door. 

 Two dogs, a cat with several kittens, seven cows and a calf, 

 also assisted in the tableau. The house, a large, old-fash- 

 ioned affair, was flanked on one side by a huge barn, with 

 its door idly swinging in the wind, and on the other by a 

 rickety shed, filled with all sorts of carts, wagons, and tools 



