The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-25
A NOVEL EXPERIMENT
HOW 1.-THE LADIES' FARM
PROVED A PAYING VENTURE.
Two Charming and Attractive Won.
en- Establish Themselves as
Farmers in Spite of Many Ad.
verse Criticisms.

verse Criticisms.
Not thousand miles from here
live two charming and attractive
women whose story is full OF intrr.
est. Both are blessed with ey ~
social quality, are most engaging III
presence and are possessed of that
suaytty of manner that bespeaks
their gentle blood and worldly 9oi.
ish. They met with loss of fortuna
when barely entered into tn,
nlrd decade Of their years
! Seriously put tc the tash
OF deciding how to best use tn,
slender remnant of money in THEFT
possession, they began a thorough ex
animation OF the business WAYS ana
means open to women, and sougm
10 learn the varied experiences OF
those who had prospered as We'll as
those who had failed At last taa,
came to the conclusion that with
their personal views, inclinatiors
ana native predispositions to retain.
ing the protection of home. as well
as or love for the country, they de.
cided to purchase a small farm and
to work it.
Then came the search for the
farm, and looking up the details q
the sort of farm they would have
to learn all about This took SOM.
months of hard study and much
cleaning Of information, together
with cautious financial calculations.
III goes without saying that family
aud friends did their very best 70
oppose the undertaking. They eli.
Enthusiastically pointed out the wreck
their young friends would make OF
themselves physically and financial
ly, and held up their social ostra.
cism as the final terror. To all thess |
Trades the young women gave
patient ear. philosophically sure thar I
all women who step out OF the |
routine of feminine calling have to |
encounter that sort of opposition.
Finally there came a day when A
suitable twenty-acre property WAS
found and purchased. 1t was To-
Gated In an extremely desirable part
OF the country, within few miles o.;
q we'll known town with every all
vantage. Socially, they had the
good fortune to be known. haviae
friends who summered I'm that u
cinity, living In homes of their OWE.
The house on the property was well
built on the Southern colonial silvia.
and by no means In bad order. Sta
bies and outhouses, in like manner
were in fairly good repair, so that
the outlay for repainting and reflt-
ting the whole was far below their
antieipstions.
Their scheme of farming consisted
In raising food for few COWS and
two horses. and the making and
Keeping OF large vegetable garden. {
to supply a summer clientele. The
raising of chickens and squads was.
however. to be their chief work, and
the most remunerative, while the
selling of milk, butter and eggs, was
to be carried on the year round.
"A name had to be given to the
farm, and out OF the dozen Sins ,
drawn from a small basket on the ,
evening Of their house warming. ,
when few of the nearest of kin ,
were asked out from town. "rrhe ,
Ladies' came out victorious, having
been the choice In reality of the farm
owners from the very beginning. i,
The kinsfolk of necessity had to ac- ;
knowledge the miracle wrought by !,
these wonderfully earnest and clever
women, and as they passed from ,
drawing room to dining coom library =
and small conservatory to the upper 4,
chamber story, fresh and sweet IN ;,
white muslin and chintz, but fitted =
with all needful modern comforts. ..
hey gave in with frank confession \
hat a modern farmhouse such as =
his was supreme revelc ton. ;,
What the situation demanded Of o
he ladies to do they cheerfully did a
and said nothing about it. They g
net discomforts as the price they
lad to pay for blessings that were ~
Tot to be had unless at that cost, ..
themselves never to grum- n
lie or find fault with adverse err -,
that were unavoidable. 8,
The consequence was they were ri
labitually brimming over with good -,
pirtts, always quick and alert, win IN
ling admiration and respect from 7,
heir equals as well as interiors. h,