Grandfather and grandmother Clide had friends of their own whom they had come all the forty miles to see,-neighbor boys from many of the farms around their home, and their daughter-in-law's own brother, who was like a son to them.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
He wants to be told that, however he may be personally regretted, matters go on wonderfully well in his absence, that rent is paid, farms improved, good markets abound, and the county a pattern of quietness.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
People would just begin again the day after to work for hire and rent their farms as they did before.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae