THE WALLED GARDEN 



there seemed to be no other choice ; he sent Elizabeth, 

 then about twenty years old, to make a settlement on 

 his land, and get matters in readiness for him to 

 make his home in the new country. 



This modest little Quakeress not only displayed 

 wonderful pluck and perseverance (when she un- 

 consciously developed the qualifications of the 

 twentieth century "new woman" very early in the 

 eighteenth century) , but showed unusual foresight in 

 her practical methods of establishing the new home 

 in the wilds of New Jersey. The young trees, plants 

 and shrubbery which she brought over from her 

 English home were carefully planted by the spot 

 chosen for the rude cabin, which was later followed 

 by a mansion built of brick brought over from Eng- 

 land. Of the same English brick the high wall was 

 feuilt to surround the big garden at the back of the 

 mansion. Over six feet in height it is, and roofed 

 with the quaint shingle coping typical of brick 

 walls in England. The old clumps of box have out- 

 grown the high enclosure and overtop the wall. Of 

 the ancient yew trees, one of the original veterans 

 still survives, with its splendid branches chained 

 together to keep them from breaking in times of 

 storm. The other fine specimens of English yew 

 that surround the aged parent tree, and various 

 plants and shrubbery propagated from those estab- 



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