New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-19

The other the teacher OF district school, IN Oo
tep,pt AZ carrying on farm for themselves y ,.
,bis lively story which purports TO be htera'
90 facts Ever since they tiny schooEgiiis tney
had built many Spanish castles In comiuou' ~ ~,
they lived for the most part when 'oge,ne'' as ~
,oitoer of them had any other home wmch cou" O'
called her own. But the time at length e"iie' "N'
stead OF spinning out aerial rOmances' lho> SPIN ~
leisure hours In scoding over ther 10" l"o9 ~
hr con,r,unists nor destructives they claimed no
night 70 other peoples property; but they ola want
home: wanted to be their misresses; wanted some
means Of living that should depend on the caprceS
Of others As good luck would have it, maiden sister
Of Louise one Of the fair uslcOntents, ded just III 'e
nick Of time leaving her the sum OF nearly thous"iu
dollars THIS she insisted sharing with her Ilenu'
and the two romantic spirits at once formeu 'Ho
"idvlic pastoral holiday, picnic plan" of purchasing
a ,,ece of land in the West. They selected Tor
the experiment scragGy lot of thirty hYe
acres in Michigan. which they were aoo
10 obtain Of the nonresident owner NJ
moderate price, and soon set ABOUT making the NC
essary improvements. II was Wild ana uhpromislns
bit OF unfriendly ground. The skeleton OF renee lu-
closed tbe narrow hly acres. The surface preseneda
forbddng snow Of subbleground and rough tur' "u'o
the distant hltops covered with sOmDre grown
IN fail 1ulens There was sprg OF clover on the
place not an orchard tree, nor Renaissance oi gar
den only an old brown house and barn. But Tue pro
pheflc eve Of faith beheld the desert converted h'o
naradise Every stone picked up, every fence corner
cleared every piece Of thorough ploughng every rou o.
fence built, every foot Of trells every rose-Dusn
aud grapevine and Shade-tree planted, whlch az
reared in the dim perspective Of the future serNeu ~
complete the fair idylho picture OF the carry nope
Awaiting the fulfmcnt OF the ossful VISIONS the TWO
,des tool service I'm the families OF we-tO-do farm
ers IN The uelghborhood sort of apprenticeship 10
their future task. They would not stay ii the mousse
but insisted part in the field labors with the
men In the following Spring they went TO WORK
with a viii on their land Their wages IN the VIII
ter had furnished them with money beforehand, which
enabled them 10 stock tho little farm with several head
of poultry pretty pair of Poland pigs goodloohn%
horse, and motberly COW, together with supply OF
coverseed and few tools for daily use on the farm Inc
Housekeeping the smallest scale great rug when
the writer had braided, the only carpet Tor Tour
years The window shades were of newspapers' seal
Toned and adorned with elaborate scissors-work
There were three anuquated chairs, presented by
pelghbor cushioned and draped with some Ola gown
SKIRTS and light stand in place of table, The service
consisted Of three plates ana platter as many knives
and forks, cups and saucors. The only other indoor
possessions were odd kettles. score OF shn-
ing new milk pans, a couple of sweet new cedar
pals, a broom, small pile OF books IN Due
and gold, a trunk full of old. but precious
magazines, an etching OF Eyangeline and splendid
engraving OF LongiellOw sitting in a ROCK
ine-char. The first evening was strange e1-
perience. After everything done, and the two
girls sat down together. the silence Vas oppressive One
laughed aud the other cried They resolved, however
10 subscribe newspaper and after that every thing
began TO do WELL Their friendly neghbor plouShed the
fields they had devoted TO clover which they narrowed
over and over again. and then profusely sowed with
clover and timothy Tedop, and blue land orchard
grass. The liberal seeding was richly rewarded. The
pretty rrfoll came up everywhere like wheat, or
lettuce bed: the grasses fine thick and sweet and
the hi farmers OF hundred acres came to marvel at
the clover the little meadows and cut samples Of the
orchard grass take for show. Even The big hill
whose barren sandy top everybody said could not
be seeded down covered TO the very top
with tenderest grasses and the cOyers and
often on a Summer morning the good horse could be
seen standing there high against the clear northern sky
serene with his satisfaction over his dcwy breakfast
statue to tho enterprise and spunk OF the two young
ladies. While waiting for the month Of May and corn
planting they shoudeTed Jbeir axes and dinner pals
and their bit OF forest 10 get mp the years
wood after the manner OF the model householder The
Summers work OF the bucohc maidens succeeded TO
charm. Nor was the tasks Of Winter without an ample
recompeuse. The sense Of independence which
as the lot of thrift and industry was in itself the
highest enjoyment. They had avoided all debt
save that which in due time the well fat
tened Poands would cancel The meek feeding
through the Autumn on golden pumpkins enabled them
with her fragrant butter fill the Winter -four barrel
surplus Of potatoes purchases store OF groceries.
Eggs week by week supply an abundance of little
Items A lovely days work e." In picking apples on
shares in the orchard OF neighbOr had filed the tiny
bin with During their brief leisure various
pieces OF sewing provide hay for their sturdy
who would have turned ont, are sorry TO say, de-
rldedy Vicious beast for the skill and pluck Of the
younger maiden. Spring finds them not in debt and
more hopeful than ever OF their plans. Thus,
year after year the brave girls lived Juggling
al great labOrs" but always CHEEKY in the thought
that they have lived comfortably long, "cOong away
10 themselves that they not IN debt and that their
plans bid fair Of success" Indeed the time had already
come The once despised little farm is a green,
grassy eay nest with its gardens and Its fruyards
ITS rosy clover meadows, and its rich upland pastures.
The success Of the farm is almost surpassed by the
charm OF the record II shows touch OF refinement.
and degree of literary skill no less uncommon than the
enterprise which has converted bleak hilltop OF Mich
lgau into a smiling garden.
A RAGGED REGISTER (oF PEOPLE PLACES, AND
OPINIONS1. BY ANNA T. DICKINSON. l2mO ~ 2oG.
Harper a Brothers
The impress OF Miss Anna Dickinson's pecu-
liar individuality strongly marked upon every page
Of this unique In the dash and DOdness Of its
style its originality Of conception and freedom OF
ance in the d dam for arbitrary rules and the passion
Tor erratic adventure which it betrays and in the
preston OF genuine kindness OF heart, nObleness of
AIM and lofiness Of principle, II bears the unmstak