OR, WITH BRAINS, SIR. 303 



we could not avail ourselves of the book till some time 

 after we began business as " sass farmers." 



These all and many others we read as carefully as we could, 

 and gathered from them what help we needed. At that time 

 Henderson's " Gardening for Profit" was not published. If 

 it had been, we could have saved ourselves many mistakes. 



About the first of June Robert started off one morning 

 for the village, " to buy a team," as he said. About noon 

 I heard some one drive into the yard, and on going to the 

 door I found Robert, with an animal, a horse they called 

 it, ancient and bony. On the creature's back was a light 

 harness, whole, but decidedly old. Behind the beast was a 

 small open wagon with one seat. If the horse looked old 

 the wagon seemed older still. 



"How do you like my team, Harriet? Lovely creature, 

 is he not? His neck is not ' clothed with the thunder,' 

 but it has a good collar on. The valley does not tremble 

 'when he paweth it;' and when he c smelleth the battle 

 afar ' he don't say a word ; yet he can drag a load of 

 potatoes, to say nothing of lettuce, and he'll do." 



" How can you talk so, Robert? What did you buy such 

 an establishment for ? I am sure I shall never ride in such 

 a thing." 



" It is not for our riding that I got it, but to carry our 

 crops to market. The day of our prosperity is approaching, 



