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ert? Is there not something that will come to maturity 

 before these plants cover the ground ? " 



"Just wljat I was thinking of. We will consult the 

 books after dinner." 



But the books did not help us, and we were thrown back 

 on our own resources. 



"How would beets do?" 



" Not at all. It would take so long for them to come to 

 maturity, that the two crops would crowd each other and 

 become mixed up in inextricable confusion." 



" You don't understand me. I mean beets as beet-tops, 

 not as roots." 



" Oh ! ah ! I see what you mean. Sow the seeds thickly 

 between the potatoes, and then pull them up and sell them 

 when the tops are young and tender. Sell them for greens." 



" Precisely." 



" Well, Harriet, all I can say is, that you will make a cap- 

 ital farmer if you keep on. Where did you acquire so much 

 brightness ? " 



"Caught it just as one would the measles from my 

 husband." 



That evening we had a call from our neighbor, Mrs. 

 Jones. She proved to be a lady of good sense and educa- 

 tion, and well acquainted with the best literature of the day. 

 We were both vastly entertained by her visit. She had> 



