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The way to our farmyard is not like others. It traverses a corner of fairyland. We find a door masked by such a rock as that faintly and vaguely pictured, which opens on a broad corridor. Through all its length, four hundred feet, it is ceilinged with baskets of Mexican orchid, as close as they will fit.
She had already told Thyrza half a dozen times that day that such a greed for sweet things as she displayed would ruin her digestion and her teeth; and it ruffled a dictatorial temper to be taken no more notice of than if she were a duck quacking in the farmyard. "Aye, they're burnin'," said Thyrza, with a shrug. Then she looked round her with a toss of her decidedly graceful head.
Their wives and daughters, following their natural impulse, were already kneeling in church, confiding their cares of kitchen and farmyard to the ever-ready ear of Mutter Gottes one dense mass of simple, believing women, in broad-brimmed beaver hats, with here and there a conical woolen beehive as a contrast.
So many miles further on the road, so many hours nearer to my heart's desire! His shining eyes held fast to the horizon, and he seemed to be listening for some sound that was wanting from that inland acreage, vocal as it was with the cheerful music of pasturage and farmyard. 'You are not one of US, said the Water Rat, 'nor yet a farmer; nor even, I should judge, of this country.
With such a compost as I have suggested, bone-meal or fish-manure in small quantity might be mixed, and we should then have a very good substitute for all the chemical and physical advantages to be derived from the very best kind of farmyard manure.
'Whar yo bin? said Louie's voice again in his ear. She had squatted down on the step behind him. 'Be off wi yer, said David, angrily, getting up in order to escape her. But she pursued him across the farmyard. 'Have yo got a letter? 'No, I haven't. 'Did yo ask at t' post-office? 'No, I didn't. 'An why didn't yo? 'Because I didn't want soa there get away. And he stalked off.
And with these animals crackers were served, and many merry jests were made as the children bit off the heads of ferocious wild beasts, or stabbed the ice cream animals with their spoons. As they left the table, each guest was invited to take one animal from the "farmyard," to carry away. Rosy Posy announced frankly, "Don't anybuddy take de Teddy Bear, 'cause me wants it."
She led them out into the farmyard, clucking and scratching busily; for all were hungry, and ran chirping round her to pick up the worms and seeds she found for them. Cocky soon began to help take care of his sisters; and when a nice corn or a fat bug was found, he would step back and let little Downy or Snowball have it. But Peck would run and push them away, and gobble up the food greedily.
But if used for this purpose it should be backed up with a liberal supply of bones and castor cake, or of bones and farmyard manure, or bones and top soil, as, if not so backed up, the result would be unsatisfactory, if not disastrous, seeing that the nitrate of soda, if applied alone, would cause the plant to wring out everything that was available in the soil.
Then straightening himself, he fixed her with a pair of burning eyes. "Good-night. Anita will be kind to me when I die Anita will be a woman to me. You were never kind you never thought of any one but yourself. Good-bye. Good luck!" And walking uncertainly to the door, he opened it and was gone. She heard his slow steps in the farmyard, and the opening of the wicket gate.
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