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the city, among all the advantages of concerts, lectures, and 

 society ? " 



" Simply because I am not wealthy. A little money goes 

 a great ways in the country. The cost of living would be 

 so much greater in the city that all my income would be 

 expended on my support; that is, such a support as I 

 should desire. Here the cost is so much less that I can 

 indulge, as you see." 



This set Robert thinking, and all the way home he was as 

 quiet as a mouse. 



The next day the planting was resumed, and by the first 

 of May all was finished, save the beans and cucumbers; 

 these we left until some time after. Would you like to view 

 the result of my husband's labor? Come and see.. The day 

 is mild and bright, the ground dry and clean. Birds 

 sing in the air, and a green mist seems to float in the woods. 

 The grass by the roadside is bright and fresh. Far down 

 the valley the river sparkles in the sun, while the hills, 

 marked off in various patterns, show where the fields are 

 planted with varied crops, and every crop a different shade 

 of green ; blue sky and flashing water ; purple mists on 

 the far-away hills ; a hundred shades of green on every 

 hand, and over all a flood of light. Now for details. As 

 we go up the path extending through our little farm, the 

 first thing we see is a long, narrow bed, or border, reaching 



