FARMER'S MEETING -- CORWIN STUART

CORWIN, STUART

Posted By: David (email)
Date: 1/8/2005 at 22:28:03

The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, May 16, 1907

'The Manor House of Corwin Stuart the Scene of Merriment.'

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As announced, last week, CORWIN STUART purchased the residence and ten acre
farm, the former home of the F.Q. STUART family, and has his family
headquarters established there. This move was for the purpose of combining
agriculture with the law, and to reap the joys of country life within the
city. Of course it will be necessary for him to farm from the books -- the
most scientific plan yet discovered and which is endorsed by Secretary
Wilson. Things on the STUART farm are laid out in judicial plans and the
tiller of the soil will see to it that the several species of plants do not
trespass upon each other and has already served a writ of ejectment on all
forms of weed life. His seed corn must first be approved by the decisions
of the best judges before it is applied to the soil and all fruits and
vegetables are to be true to name -- no alias schemes will work here where
the law of the farm is unchangeable But enough of this digression. It is
proper to say the family has already formed an attachment for the place.

On Monday evening a large party of friends from the city, disguised as
natives, concluded to call on the STUARTS without the formality of
invitations, give them instructions in farm matters and present them with a
few necessary accoutrements so essential to the field, orchard, dairy and
kitchen. A half hundred or more met at the T.M. STUART home, where the
final plottings were made, and the hegira formed, marching to the place of
destination. What an industrial sight it was. They conveyed with them
sickles, garden forks, steel traps, shovels, lanterns, milk cans, yard gates
farm gates, seed corn, chicken fledglings, tin buckets, hedge knives,
hammers, straw hats in endless variety, farm garbs, stew pans, tin cups, etc
, and filled the manor house reception room so full that it looked like a
department store. The family didn't know what it all meant but soon "caught
on" and gave a true country and hospitable welcome and the little STUARTS
thought it was the biggest thing that had happened thus far this century,
and commenced a general invoice of the wares. It was a valuable collection
but if the recipients use them all they will find little time for other
things connected with the outside world. All declared that it was a great
and unique occasion.

The commissary department was not neglected as all the necessaries for it
arrived from the parental T.M. STUART home, at the proper time and a merry
feast ensued. There was music and story telling, then the floor was cleared
for a good, old fashioned country dance, and the way some of those old folks
did shake their feet banished rheumatism for the next twenty-five years.
Even the elements approved the movement. Before the frolic ceased the
gentle rains descended and vegetation was refreshed. All nature rejoiced
for there is nothing like country hospitality.
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