CHAPTER XV 

 POLLY'S JUDGMENT HALL 



BEFORE closing the books, we should take 

 account of stock, to see what we had purchased 

 with our money. Imprimis : 320 acres of good 

 land, satisfactory to the eye, well fenced and 

 well groomed ; 3400 apple trees, so well planted 

 as to warrant a profitable future ; a water and 

 sewer system as good as a city could supply ; 

 farm buildings well planned and sufficient for 

 the day ; an abundance of food for all stock, and 

 to spare ; an intelligent and willing working 

 force ; machinery for more than present neces- 

 sity ; eight excellent horses and their belongings ; 

 six cows, moderately good ; two pigs and two 

 score fowls, to be eaten before spring, and a lot of 

 fun. What price I shall have to put against 

 this last item to make the account balance, I can 

 tell better when I foot the other side of the 

 ledger. 



But first I must add a few items to the debit 

 account. Moving the cottage cost $30. I paid 

 $134 for grass seed and seed rye. The wage 

 account for six men and two women for five 

 months was $735. Their food account was $277. 



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