Please tell him Mr.Garfield would like to see him at his study before he leaves the college." "Yes, sir, I will." In half an hour the father, a sturdy farmer, entered the study and awkwardly sat down.
"So you have come to take Henry home, have you ?" asked the president.
"Yes," answered the farmer.
"I sent for you because I wanted to have a little talk with you about Henry's future.

He is coming back again in the fall, I hope ?" "Wal, I think not.

I don't reckon I can afford to send him any more.
He's got eddication enough for a farmer already, and I notice that when they git too much, they sorter git lazy.

Yer eddicated farmers are humbugs.

Henry's got so far 'long now that he'd rather have his head in a book than be workin'.