THE SCARECROW

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 24 October 1941, Page 3

THE SCARECROW

(Original) There stood the hideous scarecrow with its thread-bare coat flapping in the chilly south wind. On the top of a slake, which supported him, was perched an old tin billy, imitating a human head. Touches of paint were to be seen here and there, to represent the eyes, nose and inouth of this artistic scarecrow. | An old felt hat, which was handed down from farmer Popkin’s family, was now resting on the top of this old tin billy. Around the dishevelled scarecrow’s neck was wound an old red moth-eaten scarf, which was presented to Mrs Popkin on her wedding day. The coat was not a very handsome one, but the trousers were quite handsome compared with it. Although they were almost covered with patches, one could have got many a wear out of them still. Gloves represented hands, while the old farmer's boots were used, : to make you believe that human feet ! hid inside them. ! That evening, as dusk began to | gather, one could see Farmer Popkin ; peering out of one of his homestead i windows at a gloomy figure silhouetted 1 against the evening sky. It was the ! "Scarecrow.” Barbara Clark, Nelson.