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The Abandoned Farmers

Irvin S. Cobb

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .ot expect to have everything to suit you at first. With the sweet you must ever take the bitter—that I believe is true, though not an original saying.

In opening the conversation with the strange gentleman I went in a businesslike way direct to the point.

“You are the owner of these premises?” I asked. He bowed. “I take it,” I then said, “that you are about to abandon this farm?”

“I beg your pardon?” he said, as though confused.

“I presume,” I explained, “that this is practically an abandoned farm.”

“Not exactly,” he said. “I’m here.”

“Yes, yes; quite so,” I said, speaking perhaps a trifle impatiently. “But you are thinking of going away from it, aren’t you?”

“Yes,” he admitted; “I am.”

“Now,” I said, “we. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Based on Cobb's own experiences in moving from the city to rebuild a farm. Book puts you back in the time of old black and white movies. It's sort of the Jack Benny movie -George Washington Slept Here- meets Cary Grants' -Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House-, only predates them by a couple decades