The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-22 00:00:00

WHAT A WOMAN CAN DO.

A " Lover of Industry" communicates the fol-
lowing interesting and instructive narrative to the
Ballarat Times :—" I removed to the Caledonian
Leal a few months since and located in the vicinity
of Brown Hill Hotel. In a few days after being in-
stalled in my new quarters my attention was at-
tracted by the strokes of an axe, plied incessantly
from morning until night. On observation, much
to my surprise, I perceived the indefatigable wood
chopper to be, a woman. At first, however, as the
stately gums and other primitive monarchs of the
forest, one by one, came down with a groan and a
crash, I supposed that the limbs of the fallen were
merely destined to supply the wood yard of a provi-
dent neighbour ; but not so. Tho boughs were
indeed chopped off, cut into uniform lengths, and
the larger split, but not for the purpose which I had
at first supposed. After the completion of this work
the conqueror next appeared in the field armed with
maul and wedge, and with the utmost apparent
goodwill and determination attacked the knotted
trunks of the fallen trees. In a few days the last
of these had disappeared in a heap of posts and rails.
Immediatelyin front of her tent, or bark hut rather,
is a low piece of ground, which at that time was
partly inundated by the early rains. Of this ground
she staked off the area of an acre, more or less, and
after having planted her posts and erected the
fence (which, by the way, is a substantial one), as
heretofore, unassisted by any one, she deliberately
set about the excavation of a drain several hundred
fest in length. After the completion of this the spade
was again brought into requisition, and about two-
thirds of the enclosure turned up and prepared for
cultivation. This ground, owing to its watery pro-
pensity,. required the greatest ingenuity and most
laborions pains in its preparation. But in time, in
spite of all, industry and perseverance conquered.
The marshy soil was deprived of its moisture, the
ground planted, and now, in a high state of im-
provement, presents ono of the most forward and
beautiful vegetable gardens in this vicinity. I may
furthermore add that the time of this girl (I have
been told she is single) is not undivided. With the
assistance of another woman, her partner, she keeps
a dairy, a lot of poultry, and a herd of pigs. lam
unable to give the name of either of the persons,eve
but any inquiries made in reference to_
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in the vicinity of 70 or 80, Caledoniaencoted woulda
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THE WRITE SEA.—A. cony of a notification issued by
the Russian Ministry of Marine, announcing the ere°•
Lion of certain new beacons at the entrance of the NOV'
than El wins, White Sea, has been transmitted to Lloyire
by the Russian Consulate-Genera:.