Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

own feet The ladies hal gentle ways and
refined speech that reacted on the young
folk about them, if not on the old ones, who
murdered grammar and sing hymns through
their noses Miss Platt formed at length a
Sunday school literary society. Men and
women and boys and girls belonged to it
They discussed woman suffrage, and pro-
hibition. and the tariff, and the question
Of where Cain got his wife There were
a history class, q reading club. lessons in
social etiquette, prize essays and prize de
bates, and competitive recitations, all within
the limits Of that literary society Miss Pls It
had organized in her capacity Of Sund ~
school superintendent. Mrs Pratt, having
been a teacher so long, easily managed
whatever Miss Platt lacked The fame Of
the literary club Of Squawhassst spread far
and wide
The fourth year another great event in
their lives happened They bought . COW.
'Tt's the darlingest little fawn-colored
Jersey in the world, isn't it, MarianF' said
Mrs Pratt
at is, Susan. II I'd thought little cow
was so cute we have had her long ago"
But what if she kicksf suggested Marian.
"rd be afraid awfully if she did that"
81 must consult my farm books" said
Susan. stoutly LET me see Kicking cows
subject, Dairy. Oh, yesl You strap her
right hind leg back to post"
''Who's going to do it, susanf
"Dear me, never could do it in the world,
Marian"
But fortunately Fawn was as gentle a. the
creature she was named for. They petted
her like baby, and she repaid all their care
They learned to milk her without trouble
They got money ont Of her. too. She gave
far more cream than they wanted for their
own ue. They sold it to q few families that
could afford to pay for it A little girl
whom tn y adopted delivered it for them.
A shiftless married couple died and left
homeless boy and girl These were to be
sent to the county house. when our two
friends rescued the little girl The boy was
offered to them, but they took the girl, be
cause girls have the toughest time Of it in
tIts WI su Ut u~sb anu tucy ~
give one Of the sisterhood happy childhood,
a. any rate
Miss Platt and Mis- Pratt, they al
ways stand up for their own sect" said old
Mrx Bobberly.
Well, this last that am telling you hap
pened ten years ago.
II you go to Squawhasset you will see a
pretty little house L-shaped, with veran-
das and q bay window. It is the little
three-room house remodeled Flowers are
in the window. sweet seemed honey yuckle
vine climbs the posts A tiny greenhouse
close to it is full of flowers and leaves II
you look you will see within it some vege-
table seed beds, too, for early lettuce and
radishes and cabbages.
But the chicken houses are the pride of
the cs' 'abli hment They are very large and
well built, and cost more than the mansion
itself They contain incubators and all the
nsT improvements The ladies bough,
% seral acres more Of ground
With their vegetables and honey. their
Slums and Strawberries, and the chickens.
eggs and cream the two brave women made
a handsome living and laid up money. They
found there was most to be made at raising
spring broilerA They gave much attention
to that, with remarkable success. But how
they did work at first, till their backs ached
and they were ready to drop 1t wa
healthy work, though. They used their
brains With all their might, too, and
thought and planned so that now they do
not have to work and toll with their hands
any more. They use more ''gumption" and
less labor.
They have bssn prosperous, thank you:
yes
II you go past the pretty house late in the
afternoon this cold weather you will now
and then see handsome phaeton, drawn by |
= spirited horse, pause at the gate. Two la
dies, wearing sealskin c!oaks, . white fur
robe tucked about their feet, alight. Their
hair Is gray, but their cheeks are pink, and
their color is as clear as girls
1t is Miss Platt and Mrs. Pratt
They have all Of this worlds goods tba, |
any body really needs They are happy. too
happier than nine tenths of their sex But
their prosperity has been won only BY harc
knocks and trials. Sometimes, now tha
they are gray haired, they wonder il they |
are not gettirg rather tired, and il there is |
not at last land where to desire is to will |
and to will is to create ELIZA ARCHARD,