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.Jtearch, 1 919
THE LANDSW0\1AN
Tractors of Our Unit
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of <'llttJ,. nnCC'IOJl i\li•il ~
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'l'lu· trnctor'!i n.rt• fJlnyintt th,.ir l~t a.~t m a
~~~·at }'~tfrioti<· c!rt&Jl'l,l. ~(J ~ ma.v n f1'W of "Ottr
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hP introdtw•·d t<> tlv· p11hlic bcfofl:• tlv~y
l"l'tllf' fo1· c ,.,.,. mto privut,. lift>'!
l\1y own fh~t tmrtor wa..q 1\ -.t••atly, patJ<'nt,
rt•lin ~~tl• ploddc•r who only di~plnyNl a llttlf' t"m(>('r
nnw and n~n1n ll 'i n. prot.-.'!t A.~l\m'lt ~omf' nr·~lrct
or O\t•r.~lj.{'tt on th<· pn rL of hr·r mi!itn>"'~-a.nti that
on I y M ~~ IM t H'Rfl 11 rr•c . I rq~r,..t to !:!M' that f
~~> ml'timc H thouf.Yht. h1•r luckmg m h!,. ant! ~ pir·it,
nltho u~h now thl\t we h.~v<' pn.rted 1 look ha.<'k
wtth flffiHt(•mc·nt. c•n my lat·k of apprccintion. Ht·r
nltml" w 1~ "O rJ <~d dn., " whh h Kpo\k~ for it c•lf.
J11 tlw cour,~C' n[ oul' trM•t·l~ togt•thf'r W<' ran
-tc•rn..,.., ottwr nota. bin c hnracAc rs-goorl a.nd hn.d.
'flw " (!o ns<:I<'nhonc; Onjedor " a.nti" \!N. O'tm·
rmdw· " nmqt h<' qu:f'kly JH\I~~Nl nv<.'r· onc> a dic;trra<·<·
to thc nn1t, nncl hoth <:ore t•·ials to ~ hr·ir ril'l\'"O~
t\nci f'V<'rvon<' r lc;c wt'"h whom thev came in c~nta.ct.
"sn~ • .~~ ·ndf'r," too. htul a mo~t a.nnl)~ring h,~bt!: o!
}HPt<'nding to jlrip and thPn ~li_IJpin g ba··k, like>
hf'r nurn,. •a.k<' wh< n nn long·•r you'l~.
Th•• "Old ~ol<.licr," a~ artful
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motht•r, she wo~ a bonnet
\Vt' dn1sir·3 roun' th~ rim,
A skirt wi' f10un,.•"~ on 1t,
He r waist we.s nc·at a.n' ~hm.
~ow, the mu.icl~ h.., wcann' brccchPs-
r fl('('n 'om !·- doa.rin' ditches;
They looked 'maZln' smart an' trim
In thny bu~kin~ an' knee breeches,
A flron out ol(· 'htchc·s:
Thai a. funny sort o' whim!
But I think, thrnk"s I,
Th(•y'cd look quaint o' mother's bonnet,
. Wi' da.1 ier, WPr£> our
most tonstant
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comp.~mon:-<
" Coqnl"th " ha.l st<-tlin~
quahtiP~ \lnd(•rlym!r her <'ttpnciOn-<
wavg, howt'\ <.'r. and prov"d }~ f<' r iou'l
r1' al to t 111" m0r1· r<>nownc>d tractors
of the Pnit.
Sneh IS th<> wav
of fltrh~ !
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mw<'rtuin in the
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t;·actorworlown-
•n~ ~1rc<'~." who had alwn.y:::. led
u"" to rxp•'d gn·~t thmg" (wttl-•out
m th. h jus tJ fiNl.tion !) Wli!l t ransft·rred.
lra vmg u s 1tl1 to wnit nnd SN'
Ill Vll.\ 0
1 h<'y took out wa.~ allowNl tn retum
l\nth! ~l'nl"rttl n•jrmtnl!S.
At time.'
W~" h t· a.rd n1 mo u r~ that 1 t wa..;.;
her drn·<' r who f'nginl'~'rt'c l hPr great
no pul nrJt v; anrl thnt t hough nn ·
clt niahlv
goocl IUlll amtnb!<•, -:hr-
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hud l t·s~ ch,\nwt<·r thn.n nn • httle
'' Ori~'><'lcll\ . • On<• a.h\ n.y" h ·n.!'{ till's"
wlusp"N n.bout H oynl )1\(ht":!, n ntl
thev Hhoulcl h£' trcl\l('(l \\lth th,.
<·on·t,.m pt i h<'v d<'!>~<>rvc• !/
1'h<' farnwi·11 nr~· the• c•rttic~ who
n.a.ke or UH\l' the n •tmt-ltion of a.
truct.or, n.ntl w1 th t ht>m " P"rt'sidcnt
Wilson " waq n firm favourit{•. Hi"
<~wi ftnc•ss , s urE'n<'Rf:, and finiqh w~·l'<'
a by-word, lu'l tn< r gy c-oloss,\.1.
\\ 1t h ~or row [ CQ ufc~!'l he hnd
on(• fui lulg - but "ho h:t~ n0t '>
H<' \\IU \ c ry, wty da fiicu:t tfl '~tart!
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