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liking his success will be greater than 

 would be possible in any other busi- 

 ness. I have contended that farmers 

 make many and varied excuses for 

 moving to the city: They cannot 

 make money, or they have imperfect 

 social and educational facilities, all of 

 which to my mind are only pretexts. 

 As Caesar said of old, 'Men easily be- 

 lieve that which they wish.' When a 

 man does not deep in his heart like na- 

 ture nor like to deal with her products 

 at first hand, it is easy for him to im- 

 agine any number of reasons why city 

 life is perferable. If money were my 

 prime object, I should certainly not 

 be a naturalist. But I cannot escape 

 even if I would, and no attractions and 

 no amount of money obtainable from 

 other work would make me feel that 

 life is worth living, or that I should 

 in any other way be fulfilling my mis- 

 sion on earth." 



This seemed to please Mr. Thurton. 

 for again he laughed heartily as he 

 said, "I feel in exactly that way. My 

 grocery business would bring more 

 money than market gardening, but it 

 would not bring the wholesome supply 

 of fresh vegetables, the dealing with 

 Mother Nature at first hand, nor the 

 fresh air. What you state about edu- 



HE LOVES THE WORK, AND THEREFORE 

 WORKS. 



cational and social privileges are only 

 secondary matters. My daughters 

 have had the advantages of the Stam- 

 ford High School, and it is not a diffi- 

 cult matter for me to transport them 



IX THE HAYFIELD. 



Mr. Thurton by the horses. 



