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 mowing until night. On observation, much
to iny 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
trash, I supposed that the limbs of the fallen were
merely destined to supply the wood yard of a provi-
dent neighbour ; but not so. The 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 heapof posts and rails.
Immediately in 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
feet iu 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
laborious pains in its preparation. But in time, iu
spite of all, industry and perseverance conqueted.
The marshy soil was deprived of its moisture, the
ground planted, and now, in a high state of im-
provement, presents one 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. I ion
unable to give the name of either of the person°,
but any inquiries made in reference to the awed
in the vicinity of 70 or 80, Caledonian Lead, would
besuccessful. Her reputation has become quite a
prodigy in these parts, and every one in thhe neih-
bourhood would be able top oint
,?ut_t e garden
"made and cultivated by a svoinan. Now, sir, in
conclusion to these remarks, I feel assured that you
before
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gl ehd.
will concur with me in saying that this girl deserves
not only the highest praise
t the
perseverance and industry, bu commendation
of all for the excellent exa
hours. Hers was the firit or second garden staked
mioprlehseert
off in
surroundiang it
tht gail, but there are now nine or ten
hicb now flushed with the
propitious smilesa
yof all of wCares and Flora, stand as liv-
ing evidence to attest the force of Australian fer•

THE WHITE SEA..—A copy of a notification issued by
th© Russian Ministry of Marine, announcing the
erec-
tion of certain new beacons at the entrance of the Nor-
thern wins, White Sea, has been transmittsd to Lloyd's
by the Russian Consulate-Cleneral.