CHAPTER XXXII. 



A FEW RULES AND MAXIMS. 



OUGGESTIVE experiences and the methods of successful men are 

 O usually far more helpful than a system of rules. Nevertheless, I have 



thought that some concise max- 

 ims and formulas would be of use 

 to those not yet well versed in 

 the labors of a fruit farm. Such 

 rules, also, may be of service to 

 the unfortunates who are de- 

 pendent on the " hired man," 

 since they can be copied and 

 given to this minister of destiny 

 whose hands wq^jk out our weal 

 or woe so largely. The artist has 

 ,~ portrayed two types of workmen 

 . that are incorrigible. The one 

 57 slashes away with his hap-hazard 

 hoe, while he looks and talks in 

 another direction. His tongue, 

 at least, is rarely idle, and his curiosity awakes when he does. If any one 

 or anything goes by, he must watch it while in sight and then comment and 



A Hap-hazard Hoe. 



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