Page:War; or, What happens when one loves one's enemy, John Luther Long, 1913.djvu/23

DAVID AND JONATHAN Of course, when he grew up more, he minded his farming business more. But it wasn't as easy as sleeping in church. He had to keep a memorandum-book with the hour for each part of the day's work. Though he had a good eye and a good hand when he got at it! No one in the township could drive a straighter furrow! And he could cradle a ten-acre field of wheat without dropping a dozen heads—and so the stubbles looked like yellow plush afterward—so nice and even! He never neglected anything—after the death of Shalom—by the help of the memorandum-book.

To think about Dave having a memorandum-book, or bothering with "duty" makes me laugh now!

Maybe his chewing that red Bible had something to do with it. For he always liked red things—color—warmth—snap. It was all joy with Dave. Fishing—swimming—fighting black-head bumble-bees—making uncomfortable "harness" for the dog Wasser—and so on. Why, he drove the poor old dog away 7