The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-07-20

iler husband. Mama will let us have
Pink, anda better COW could NOT he
turned on these pastures. must have
another COW, and the two will supply
my table, and have some for the market
too. 1t is splendid range for all kinds
OF poultry, but must not expect too
much the first year" she said over and
over to herself
AS soon as the coolest weather was
over, she had her strawberry bed put in
good condition, cut back some of the
fruit trees, tied up the grape vines more
nrmly, and prepared the ground for
early vegetables. She succeeded in Get
ting COW from her brother, and with
the noted Pink soon began to make
golden rolls of butter. This she disposed
OF IN near village at the price of rwen-
ty-five cents per pound. She kept enough
Tor her own use, and sent seven pounds
to m arket every Saturday. The first
dollar and seventy-fve cents she received
she joyfully showed to her husband.
Behold clear deed to our home boom
ing up" The next week she had two
dozen eggs to send with her butter, for
these she received twenty cents per
dozen.
Madeline was now kept very busy.
She did her own cooking, milking,
churning, house work and sewing. Thus
saving dollars TO add to her income.
Living in the country where company
only came on special in vitation, she had
plenty of time for this work. AS the
weeks flew by, Mr. Rivers and his labor
ers prepared their land, and planted corn
and cotton. This was the country where
cotton was king, and very despotic one
at this time. Madeline planted vegeta-
bles of all kinds, also melons and pota-
toes. She took great delight in watch
ing these things grow, and hoping for
the dimes they would bring her. All the
money she at present received was for
butter and eggs. Soon, however, she
had some orders for ready made aprons,
and other fancy work. This order was
gladly filled, and ere many days she had
a small dressmaking business on hand.
Some may think she was a remarkable
woman to undertake so much, but she
did all this is actually true. Perhaps
her splendid health and much energy
and enthusiasm had something to do
with it. She was a member of the
Ladies Aid Society," and one of it's best
workers, and she was never weary in
helping the needy. Sometimes she had
trials that took almost all her courage
away. But her faith in the Divine
Father was great. sit is better to trust
than to hope,' was her favorite motto.
And it helped her over many rough
places. Her vegetables and early ber-
ries now began to repay her labor of
love, her chickens seemed to grow fast
er than those of her neighbors. All of
which brought her good price. And
when she had disposed of some of the
first peaches of the season, she found
her pocket-book so heavy that she de-
cided to deposit her money in bank
for safety, as we'll as for the interest lit
would bring.
She continued to sell fresh vegetables,
but she dried, preserved and canned a
great many She realized quite little
sum, in sending fruit and vegetables to
canning factory in small town doz-
en- miles away. Her melons began to
give out 'plunk, PUNK sound, and the
ripest and best were gathered and sent
out to try their fortunes. They sold for
marvellous prices, being the first of the
season. SO her profit on them was
great. Her S weet potatoes soon were
ripe enough to get few from each hill.
She planted for fall supply of vegeta-
| bles, and she had beautiful drove of
turkeys and geese pluming themselves
for the Christmas holidays. her grapes
were the wonder and admiration to all
beholders. The vines were literally
grooming be heath the luscious punches.
And before many weeks her pears were
equally creating a sensation. Indeed
it seemed as if Pomona had special
blessing for Madeline. But of course
Madeline was too much of a Christian to
believe in imaginary gods ands god
desses.
In October she counted up her earn
ings, and while she admitted that she
had done well, and was doing still better
vet she was afraid she would not have