FROM A NEW ENGLAND HILLSIDE. 123 



THE boring of the well was stopped at a 

 depth of seventy-eight feet, a tiny stream 

 from some mysterious source having been 

 intercepted, which promises an ample sup 

 ply for all time to come. And yesterday 

 the spade was put into the ground, and now 

 the gasli then made in the fresh green turf 

 has grown into a long and broad rectangular 

 hole, with certain projections, in which the 

 cottage is to be planted. It is to be set 

 upon the hardpan, and firmly adjusted to 

 the hillside and tied to the soil by the roots 

 of embracing vines, thus becoming by graft 

 a permanent part of the field, as it is to be 

 hoped that the life which it will enshrine 

 may become a permanent part of the life 

 of this village. 



In no respect, perhaps, is our condition 

 at so great a disadvantage when contrasted 

 with that of the old world, as in the lack of 

 ancestral homes. We are continually on 

 the move. We are always new. We never 

 let our roots have time enough to become 



