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world to conquer the obstacles, either real or imaginary, 

 that may arise in their path. Think you there would have 

 been as much enjoyment and genuine home-feeling had 

 they remained single in the mean time ? I think not. I 

 have in my memory at this time numerous instances, such 

 as I have mentioned, when, at less than fifty years of age, 

 persons that were married in early life, and have worked 

 farms upon shares, have made their thousands, and pur 

 chased farms of their own, and are still in the prime ot 

 life ; also some that have told the writer of this that they 

 did not want to own a farm, as they could make more 

 money in working land belonging to others than to be 

 the owners themselves. 



&quot; Such have been my observations while engaged in work 

 ing out the problem for myself; for, at eighteen years of 

 age my prospects, in regard to property, were dark enough 

 (my father having died ten years previous without prop 

 erty ; consequently, myself and mother were left to rely upon 

 our own exertions for a livelihood). For three years I 

 worked out on a farm for wages ; that is, from the time I 

 was eighteen years old till I was twenty-one. I will not say 

 that I had the qualifications mentioned by Mr. Colburn ; 

 but I may say that I saved what I earned, and tried to do 

 my best for my employer. At the age of twenty-one years 

 I made arrangements to take a farm with a view of pur 

 chasing. Soon after, I married a young lady that knew my 

 circumstances, and that the farm had to be earned if we 

 ever wanted one. We commenced in earnest. Before we 

 were thirty years of age the desired object was attained, 

 and we were better off, in dollars and cents, than the cases 

 cited by F., which Mr. Colburn quotes ; besides, we had 

 been at home all the time while we were engaged in paying 

 for it. 



&quot; As for the expenses absorbing all the income in working 



