THE YOUNG FARMER
The young farmer sat happily on the wagon seat as his spirited team trotted into town. He hitched the team to a rack near a corner of the main business block and walked down the street to the general store to buy the week’s groceries and supplies. Hardly had he entered the store when some boys strolled past the horses. With a flick of his wrist one of the youths tossed a fire-cracker under the wagon. At the burst of the fire-cracker the team reared backward and lunged against the lines that held them to the post. The lines snapped like string and in some way the frightened animals pushed the wagon backward and out into the street. Then, with ears laid back and manes flying, they headed out of town. It was at this instant that the young farmer stepped out of the store onto the sidewalk. Taking in the fearful scene at a glance, he threw himself into the…
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