Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-05-23

A young English woman emigrated with
her husband some years ago to South Aus
tralia, having been unfortunate in neigh
boring colony. They brought next to
nothing with them. They were by trade
market gardeners, and commenced in all
extremely humble manner, selling a few
vegetables, fruit ETC., the man hiring a
small piece of ground, and tilling it him.
self to procure their daily bread. Whilst
engaged in this occupation, he was sudden
ly taken i'll, and had to be removed to the
hospital. The wife, a woman of most en-
ergetic character, was then left to fight her
way as best she might. She hired little
stand, or very small shop, in Adelaide,
where she could take the vegetables and
fruit her husband had grown, and which
were now ready for sale. She had to drive
many miles into town, and had two small
children. 80
This indefatigable woman, after selling
all day and visiting her husband, would
not be able to wend her way home till long
past the usual hour for resigning work !;
then, during half the night, she would
pare the next days food, and, rising at
dawn, she would again be at her post as
saleswoman. Having found that there was
an extraordinary beautiful piece of garden
ground. she determined never to rest till
she had obtained this piece of land for her
husband. After working almost night and
day for some time, she saved enough to
feel certain Of the first half years rent.
She then went to the owner, told her tale
and was allowed to hire this garden On the
right of purchase if the rent was kept up.
BY this time her husband was discharged
from the hospital cured, but not strong,
and this indefatigable woman never sick
ened in her undertaking. Her husband
was able to plant vegetables, ETC., with
some help in the digging. She continued
her visits to town by the earliest dawn, and
so established her character for honesty
and frst-class produce that her little shop
was constantly crowded, and she has told
the author that often she had hardly time
or space to serve all that came.
BY this unwearying industry and great
cleverness, she not only saved the next
half years rent, but hundred pounds to-
wards the lands purchase, in the course of
a year. A succession of good years, high
prices and large custom followed. The
owner came one day and said III am in
distress; must raise money somehow. l
did for you all could when you were in
distress, and made things as light as 1
could" "You did, sir" said she. "What
do you want of the purchase money ?"
Two hundred pounds" said he; "the
other two hundred to be paid in another
twelvemonth." "Sir," said she, "there's
the two hundred pounds; and there is a
check for the other two hundred, and then
it is my own; and if keep the money 1
may spend it."
This woman was showing the author
over their splendid fruit garden and orange
ries, the other day. "This," she said, al
may honestly say is the produce of the
work of my own hand" Yet she was the
very. reverse of anything masculine or
rough, and had been well brought up. She
and her husband have had capital house
built in a beautiful situation. They are
now seeing their children growing up
around them credit and a delight to them,
and they are people worth thousands