OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRICULTURE 



before and the grass was greener. Lucien 

 endorsed Reuben's note. 



Lucien has pigs, and cows, and sheep, and 

 chickens, and turkeys, and horses. He raises 

 potatoes and beans, and corn, and wheat, 

 and garden stuff, and fruit. He buys his 

 groceries and clothing and tobacco. Reuben 

 buys everything. At the close of the year 

 Lucien puts from $100 to $300 in the bank 

 or takes a trip to Washington. Reuben does 

 well if he come out even. Lucien does not 

 fret; Reuben grumbles. 



The picture is true to life. It has been 

 enacted and re-enacted in every one of the 

 older communities of the United States. 



It has always seemed to the writer, how- 

 ever, that the author of this suggestive story 

 left out two important personages. They 

 were Sarah, the wife of Reuben, and Mary, 

 the wife of Lucien. Sarah liked to make 

 tatting and to go to pink teas. Mary pre- 

 ferred to raise flowers and fluffy little 

 chickens. Nothing is to be said for or 

 against the taste of either. Each has a right 

 to her preference, but their point of view 



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