The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-28
BEwTTcHED.
Bv los Lincoln.

By Joe Lincoln. There's a broken-legged doll in the best
 parlor chair,
 withA tin locomotive some out of repair; Underneath, the hall mat there are They're the dickens and all when yer step
 on 'em too!
 There are blocks on the table and books
 on the floor,
 And the house that was slick and neat Looks like . stray, whirlwind had some-
 how sneaked in.
 The work-basket's spilled and there's
 knots in the yarn,
 The cat has changed lodgin's and sleeps The chickens are nervous. the ducks are
 upset, - And Dobbin shows signs that there's life
 in him yet;
 Why. even the COWS have begun to look And ToWser's parked more than he has The whole blessed place has been turned To a jig in High (. like as if twas be-
 witched. And him, the small wizard. that's workin' He's up there asleep in the room in the oil Asleep in the crib that's been empty It hurts s' me ne to think how the years have Asleep in the crib that we've set by so With Mother a-hummin' her lullabies soft. And me dreamin dreams kinder lazy and But never a grandchild in one of 'em-no! And now as set here and rock by the see Mothers face through a wet sort And somewhow the gray has gone out
 of her hair,
 And her cheeks are unmarked by the And i know as she looks at the toys on
 the floor,
 She's a-dreadin' the time when it's quiet When the. spell has been broke and the
 place settles down.,
 And the curly-haired wizard has gone
 Saturday Evening Post. ROSE CLEVELAND FARMING.
 Now and then the question is asked what has become of Miss Rose Cleveland. who during her brothers first term, as President, was, perhaps, the most talked or WOfnhu III tn0 OAntC0 ob1tCSg "hCAa she was first lady of the land."
 The following was written of her just a year ago:
 Miss Cleveland's farm is on wild and beautiful 700-acre island, in Penobscot Sound. off the coast of Maine.
 During the season just passed she har- vested ten acres of oats and several acres of buckwheat and corn. Another portion of her farm, which consists of about 200 acres, was devoted to the cul- tivation of hay. She has two draft horses, a yoke of oxen, two cows and a pony. Her partner in the enterprise is Miss ElveIyn Ames, eldest daughter of the late ex-Governor Ames, of Massa- chusetts, who Is one of the most prom inent and gifted women in Boston so- ciety.
 To visitor at the farm last week Miss Cleveland said: We wanted a summer home and preferred a spot where we would have seclusion. When our friends found how delightful the island was they wanted to come, too, so 1t was necessary to make some improvements and secure further property
 We plan to grow only enough garden stuff to supply our own tables and enough grain to feed the stock.
 There has been a great deal to do to make things comfortable and conven- tent. but 1t Is delightful work and we are proud of our island. We have look cd after the work ourselves, because it is the only thing to do if one wants to be right"
 Miss Cleveland, as she goes about the farm, looks eminently business-like. She dresses in a rainy day skirt and a plain little jacket, throwing a golf cape about her shoulders in the sharp morning air. Miss Ames also dresses in the simple fashion suitable for out-of-door work. Though Miss Cleveland and Miss Ames declare they are working merely for the pleasure of doing and for the building of a united colony of summer homes, ana not with the idea of making money, they have undertaken something that might be a capital business enterprise, and in one sense it is already. for 1t is true that business and executive abil- ity has reclaimed the island and devel- oped 1t into one of the beauty spots of the Maine coast.
 Miss Cleveland and Miss Ames togeth- CT own at present about a sixth of the Island. Others, friends of theirs. own about a third more. The scheme of i'm provement, of which Miss Cleveland is the chief promoter, includes the entire half, and the plan is to secure by degrees the other half and convert the island
 
 a little group of intimate friends. By this means there will be gathered to- gether an exclusive colony. which will be practically secure against invasion by the pleasure hunting public.
 The name of this interesting bit of land is -HundredAcre Island" but res idents shorten that to Acre Island" Dark harbor. on Isles Boro Island, about of a mile away. is a fash ionable and exclusive summer resort.
 Acre Island is three miles long and two miles across at it's widest point Like all the Maine coast. it's shore line is ir- regular. The land is cut into by many small bays and inlets. furnishing harbor- age for the fleet of small boats that is a necessity of existence on the island Miss Cleveland owns a handsome sloop of about ten tons, and her commodore, James Perry, has another of the same size.