The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-09-28

1T Is only raising small PaCcn u
turnips, and how and when to Guilt
vate, that people who are coming
here want to know about. 1t is the
every day living to be made while
the oranges are growing. After
they know where the three healthy
meals day are coming from and find
out how to make them here, will be
time enough to get scientific and talk
about the fortunes they are going TO
make. As for dress we do pretty
much as we please and can. | think
Mrs. Hildreth, in our town, can please
those who have the means and are tas-
tidious and those who, like myself, are
obliged to be economically inclined.
Florida is the best place to wear out
old clothes and feel perfectly inde-
pendent in plain cheap ones that
know of. Whatever our clrcum.
stances are we meet each other kindly
and politely and pay little respect
to Mrs. Grundy.
If the wives and mothers, when
they come, would go into partnership
with their husbands and children in
their affairs, there would be more
success here. While our daily house
hold cares must TO certain extent
follow us wherever We go, our hus-
bands, many OF them, have changed
their occupation which brings them
as it were nearer to us. 1t is not the
down town office and store that
claims them now, and their occupa'
ton and business is generally at home
They see more Of the ceaseless grind
ing of our daily lives, and are the
more willing to sympathlze with and
he'll us over all the hardest places
if we will only tell them and let them.
There are too many Marthas in our
land and we do not as often as we
might stop to think that those who,at
least, have the care providing for us
are often tired and discouraged them.
selves, and realize, thai not only for
themselves but tor us the burdea is
very heavy, particularly it Ill health
only makes the struggle harder and
if any OF US are ever called to stand
in the position OF that tired, sorrow>
tul vile in Washington Today we
can understand how trivial the cares
OF her past lite must be, how empty
the homes of the presen; if he cannot
be spared. | have been once in Flor
liza by what feared was the dying
bed of my husband 4; not physician
within sixty miles, q swollen creek
between me and the nearest neigh.
Dor, and only one girl to help me
through the long days and nights
He recovered, and | have
had very few trials in Florida since
to speak OF. 1t is true our good men
like good square meal, but not a
tired and sick wife ~ season it. Yes,
nine~tenths OF them to-day would
forego the inevitable pie, which is as
much a necessity a. All American
table as the noontime prayer to the
inflammation, if it would save us
from fatigue. know my good man
would and | judge most American
husbands by him And now to Mrs
Fowler and the good people Of
the coast, | would say come over tliis
w-nteri If you don't want To board
come and tent in nice piece of pine
woods joining our yard. 1t is just
a pleasant walk from here in COO
weather to DeLand, Spring Garden
or Berestord, and in bad weather we
will share our cottage and cabin with
you, and there are others quite al
hospitable. You will find school
church, stores, livery stable
telephone and all the natural an(
artificial curl osi,irs, besides which
you will find ba>y, kind hearted
and intelligent community read.
to welcome and make it pleasant t.