The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-03-19

flavor. Their cabbage heads were 4 poem,
! as cabbage heads GO. so solid and symmet-
rical and sweet were they. Miss Platts
onion bed PANIED ont famously. She
planted the Queen variety for earliest, and
sold the tender green onions i'll lunches at
the beginning of summer.
There was this about their produce that
helped get it a market Everything they
sold was SO clean and fresh and tastefully
arranged that it looked more like flowers
than something to eat.
In the fall they planted out large
strawberry bed. March, a year, came
around. Miss Platt summed up.
s'Two hundred chickens on hand. which
is one hundred a head. 4 years hard
work, good health, good temper, the best
Of everything to eat-and no clothes.
1--WE don't need new clothes, Marian
Only that woman is happy who has not a
reputation in society TO maintain.
That spring the greatest event of their
lives happened. They bought ont and out
the three acres of ground, with the little
old house of three rooms. They borrowed
money from building association to pay
for it. gave the association a mortgage on
the property. and then began paying the
money back by weekly instalments. The
sum amounted to more than they had paid
for rent, but now they felt more conf
dence.
Miss Plat planted her young plum
orchard Mrs. Pratt began with her bees.
After that second year there really was not
much more trouble. Such health and
really restful rest as they knew they had
never hoped to have in their old treadmill
city days.
The third year Miss Plat was elected
Sunday school superintendent.
They had formed by that time a really
pleasant acquaintance in their little world
Neighbors that are worth having are slowly
made, but these came in time to the two
women who were standing alone upon their
own feet The ladies had gentle ways and
refined speech that reacted on the young
folk about them, if not on the old ones,
who murdered grammar and sang hymns
through their noses. Miss Plat formed at
length a Sunday school literary society
Men and women and boys and girls be-
longed to it. They discussed woman suf-
frage. and prohibition, and the tariff. and
the question of where Cain got his wife.
There were history class, a reading club.
lessons in social etiquette, prize essays and
prize debates, and competitive recitations.
all within the limits of that literary society
Miss PIatt had organized in her capacity of
Sunday school superintendent. Mrs. Pratt
having been teacher so long, easily man
aged whatever Miss Platt lacked. The
fame of the literary club of Squawhasset
spread far and wide
The fourth year another great event in
their lives happened. They bought a COW,
Its the daringest little fawn eolorcd
Jersey in the world. isn't it, Mariana said
Mrs. Pratt.
sit is, Susan. IT'D thought a little
COW was SO cute we'd have had her long
ago
:'But what if she kicks - suggested
Marian I'D be afraid awfnlly if she did
that.
Il must consult my farm books" said
Susan, stoutly. Let me see. Kicking
cows-subjcets, Dairy oh, yes! You
strap her right hind leg back to a post.
"Who's going to do it, SUSAN
..Dear me, l never could do it in the
world. Marian
But fortunately Fawn was as gentle as
the creature she was named for They
petted her like a baby, and she repaid all
their care. They learned 10 milk her with
ont trouble. They got money ont of her,
too. She gave far more cream than they
wanted for their own use. They sold it to
few families that could afford to pay for
it. \ little girl whom they adopted de-
livered it for them. A shiftless married
couple died and left homeless hoy and
girl These were TO be sent to the county
house. when our two friends rescued the
little girl The boy was offered tn them,
but they took the girl, because girls have
the toughest time of it in this world at
best and they determined to give one of
the sisterhood happy childhood, at any
rate.
Miss Platt and Mrs. Pratt, they always
stand up for their own scot, " said old Mrs
Bobberly.
Well, this last that am telling you hap
pened ten years ago.
If You 90 to Squawhasset you will see a
pretty little house, l.-shaped, with veran-
das and bay window. 1t is the little
thrce-room house remodeled. Flowers are
in the window. a sweet-scented honey
suekle vine climbs the posts. \ tiny green
house close to it is full of flowers and
leaves. If you look you will see within it
some vegetable seed beds, too, for early
radishes and cabbages.
But the chicken houses are the pride OF
the establishment They are very large
and we'll built, and cost more than the
mansion itself They contain incubators
and all the new improvements. The ladies
bought several acres more of ground.
With their vegetables and honey, their
plums and strawberries, and the chickens,
eggs and cream the two brave women made