why did the pet use the word '' pathetic'' in the first stanza of the poem??

The poem "A Roadside Stand " is written by Robert Frost. Frost used the word pathetic to refer to the condition of the owner of the Roadside Stand. The Roadside stand is placed on the highway where the fast moving cars rush to scenic beauties of the nature. Their condition is called pathetic because it poorly built and run by the poor villagers.The rural people see fruits, squash and other things for the travellers. The stand is not well maintained and have wrong direction boards. Their childish longing of having a car stopped on their stand all goes in vain. Therefore the poet aptly describes their condition as pathetic.