Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20

Mrs. Grayson raised her tear-stain- ed face, and gazed at the almost empty pocletbook which lay before her on the table.
 Two years ago there was not a, hap pier woman in Mayhurn than she. Her husband. who held good position iH one of the largest establishments in the city, was soon to become enc of the firm. His knowledge of the bus iness and his zealous work was to counter balance the money, which had
 been put into the business by the other partners.
 Tn those days Mrs. Grayson and the
 two children, Winnifred and Earle, $ and years of age, were on the ve- randa each night to meet the husband and father. All was now changed, for
 MT. Grayson. after a short illness, died
 of a. fever which prevailed in the city,
 and his wife was a widow and his
 children were fatherles.
 Owing to some error Mrs. Grayson
 did not receive her husbands insur ance money, which with economy
 would have supplied their needs. Now,
 after sixteen months hard struggling,
 she realized that her money was gone
 and that her health was impaired. The
 doctor had prescribed country air for her, and forbidden her ever to sew
 or embroider again for a living Mrs GTayson dislilied telling her diff faculties to her fathers sister, her
 only relative, for she knew that Aunt
 Jane, since losing her money when
 the Mayburn bank failed, lived a se- cluded life and besides her farm had no money.
 But Aunt Jane came to her frail nIece'S assistance and fell in love with both mother and children. She realized then, as never before, that she had ac- a r and s-ff lac because she lost her ambition and courage whom she was left alone in pecuniary circumstances. Very soon Mrs. Grayson consented to make her home with Aunt Jane in the country. They were soon settled in WeIton The money which was procured from the sale of Mrs Grayson's furnitu1 e. bought fifty hens q COW, made one of the buildings over into a henhouSe
 made 3, large chicken yard, paid man 1 to spray the fruit trees, and to plough and care for the garden. A nest egg of ten dollars remained after all ac- counts had been settled.
 l Aunt Jane was convinced that they ] not only could support themselyes by | keeping hens. but in a. few years have money in the bank; but Mrs. Grayson 1 did not consider it wise to put all the | eggs in one basket so they decided | to sell milk, butter, vegetables and 1 fruit, Anyone with common sense" said 1 unt Jane, "caH see that money car l be easily made by raising chickens l for our fifty hens will surely raise | three hundred more. then another year We ought to raise four times as many { Resides. the hens will lay one ega a.niece each day for nine mo ~ths TteI 1 allow three weeks for setting, a~d siy weeks to mother and care for tht ] chicks, and then three wees for th"m 1 to get ready to lay arain. There. VOL 1 see. I understand all about it! Sure 1 Iy I have convinced you at best that
 one can make lots of money in keep 1 ing hens.''
 While laughi~- heartily, Mrs Gray. 1 son rerlied, Yes, Auntie. But yol
 reckon that all the chicks will be pull lets. and that they are machines anC will do just so: instead. they are tn, reverse. You set every one, and al low no eggs or chicks to be used foI