The $500 Check — page 178: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

EXPERIENCE AS A FARMER'S BOY, 161 factory, for it takes very little skill to boil rice, and there is little variety in the qual- ity. By way of sauce Mrs. Wilson provided cheap grade of molasses. Still Bert en- joyed it better than any other article on the table. ‘“There’s nothing like a good dinner to strenethen us for the labors of the field,”’ said Silas Wilson complacently, as he rose from the table. ‘‘Come, Bert, now let us get to work to make up for lost time.’’ ‘‘So Mr. Wilson considers the time spent in eating as lost time,’’ thought Bert. ‘‘Td rather have one of mother’s dinners than half a dozen like this. Ugh! how nasty those pota- toes were.”’ | Bert returned to the field, and resumed his work. He found it hard to Keep up with Silas Wilson, whose energies seemed to be quickened by his midday meal. About four o’clock a man came along who wanted to see Silas on business, and he went back to the house, leaving Bert to continue his work alone. ‘‘Thisis about the longest day I ever passed,’”’ - Goim G JOO KS (E(@)