August 2 (i, 1922 
now, and it is so interesting to see the He lias loved him all the time, of course, 
tendency which all normal boys seem to now he is his chum. The next few years 
have at about that age—of turning their will he the most impressionable of the 
affection to their father. From mother's hoy’s life. The father can lot the old 
boy be becomes father's boy. Itis choice pals go for a while and go walking and 
is to go around with the l’arson all the swimming and fishing with his buy. How 
time. He is always ready to jump and much the Parson has enjoyed this hoy. 
run for any errand. When he goes up to particularly this Summer! He is a very 
Pastoral Parson and His Country Folks 
By Rev. George B. Gilbert 
A Free St pper. —The ladies at oue of it or shovel it. Now we have shaken out 
the missions have long wanted to give a all the hay possible, ami carted it off 
church supper. The Parson has not on- for bedding. Of course, the big city dealer 
coil raged it: he remembers how much it uses only hay. but ho has so much that 
cost him to go to the last supper he at- it keeps much easier than a small farm- 
tended. It cost him $2.40 to gel into the house lot. We can hardly follow their 
door at all. Now how is a poor family example. Who has had experience with 
with a large number of children going to just meadow hay. and how thick do they 
such church suppers? Ho simply doesn’t put it around the ice, as well as on top? 
go. Those people out in the highways Another thing has bothered terribly this 
and hedges had to bo compelled to come year—the cakes sticking together. Tt is 
in. because they couldn’t possibly believe terribly hard getting the.ice out without 
thee was a free supper. They never breaking it all up. We put nothing be- 
heard of such a thing . How many have? tween the cakes, and often did not overlap 
Of course, it isn’t really a free supper— the cakes—one right on top the other, 
sort of a conscience supper. Hut the Was this the trouble? Tt was thawing 
large families with many children can when most of it was put in. too. Would 
come if they want to, and no one need that have made the trouble? Besides the 
stay away for the money. We are going ice box, we make the three-gallon freezer 
to have cold sliced corn beef and potato of ice cream from two to five times a 
salad and homemade bread and rolls and week. But I guess the ice will last (ill 
cake and ice cream and coffee and corn September. 
on the cob. Tite Barn Floor.—O ur last job has 
The Old Ford. —As the Parson men- been concreting the barn Hour. The boys 
tinned last time. Old Daredevil is again are at il as the Parson writes. As soon 
on the road, and has even been to church, as that strip is done, they are all going 
though it was never expected again, in swimming just before dinner. Little 
Shelley has had a great time stripping the Ta has got a bathing suit. too. and he is 
old car down. All the mudguards and going in with them. He won't be a baby 
the running boards gone, ami n<> wind much longer ; he seems so old this Summer, 
shield of any kind. The seat is notched We haven’t roughened the barn floor 
so that it tits several inches right down much—not as much, perhaps, as we ought 
in the frame. It is tipped back so as to to. but I hardly think the horse will slip 
ride easier, with a strip l^xlKs in. run on it. There is very little grade going 
along under the front of it. The business into the floor. We left a part of it 
body is still on the hack, though it had planked, so that we could fasten down a 
to be cut back somewhat to let the seat thrasher or corn cutter. We mixed the 
tip back. The gasoline tank goes right cement three to one. We have tried four 
in back of the seat, and the pipe leading to one for such work, hut it does not seem 
to the carburetor had to be lengthened out to be quite strong enough, 
two feet. This cost 40c. All the braces Little Ct.ossie, —He isn't little any 
holding the mudguards, etc., were cut off more, but really quite a boy; he is 12 
with a back saw close to the frame. The 
differential had to be fixed up. Shelley 
did all flic work on this, as on the whole 
car, and the total cost of the transforma¬ 
tion was not over $5. The old boat would 
really bring about twice as much as be¬ 
fore if we wanted to sell. Of course, 
• me has to look out for rain and mud 
with such a car. but for running around 
in town and going over the hills down 
country, it is great. Shelley took an 
•SO-mile run the other day. and it went 
1 .e a bird. The Parson never supposed 
the old ear would come back again like 
this. It is 11 years since it first hit the 
road. 
The Steering Hear. —It seemed to be 
the worst job to lower the steering wheel, 
but this did not prove bad at all. All 
you have to do to the end down under the 
hood is to loosen the nut on the holt, 
when you take out bolts from the dasher 
and lower the ease. It will draw away 
from the dash. Here you can fill in with 
an inch board and then a piece of clap¬ 
board will just bring it right: then holt 
the whole thing, board and clapboard and 
dash together. The steering gear in the 
old Ford has not been in as good shape 
for years as it is now. Shelley and 
George will both be going into high school 
this Fall, and they will have a great time 
going in rhis old car. George will take 
an agricultural course and Shelley take 
a post-graduate course—largely of music 
and harmony. Shelley is now going to 
business college, taking a course in type¬ 
writing. It seems to the Parson that 
everyone nowadays ought to know how to 
typewrite, and to do it well and rapidly. 
Shelley is taking up tlm three-finger 
method. The Parson has had the one- 
finger method, which really is far from 
satisfactory. 
New Machine.—T he Parson I 
get a new machine for this practici 
or else hire one. and it seemed be 
buy one. The one we had had been 
for about 20 years, and while not 
out yet. is sadly out of date. \ 
what is called a ‘'rebuilt" maehi 
$(>0, and it seems to he a fine one 
thing does nice work with varim 
innumerable kinds of adjustments 
quite beyond the Parson's compreln 
Salads.—W e have had many 
quick boy. sharp as you please, and has 
a job all done and is taking a turn on 
his bike thingumajig before you thought 
lie had tile job begun. 
The Orchestra. —Well, the family or¬ 
chestra is coming on. Sis has begun to 
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bed he turns around on the stairway and 
asks: "Can’t, you COine up pretty soon, 
papa?” We were away last night. "I 
sat up looking and looking for you,” he 
said ibis morning. “But I couldn't keep 
awake any longer.” That is the age when 
a father begins to chum with his boy. 
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