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THE FIRST VISIT TO THE FARM 23 
vided by right lines into lots of five acres each, 
the southwest one for the hens and the other 
three for hogs. 
Looking around for Polly to show her my 
work, I found she had disappeared ; but soon I 
saw her white gown among the trees. Joining 
her, I said, — 
«IT have mapped seven forties; have you 
finished one ?” 
«T have not,’ she said. “Mine is of more 
importance than all of yours; I will give you 
a sketch this evening. This bit of woods is 
better than I thought. How much of it do you 
suppose there is?” 
« About seven acres, I reckon, by hook and by 
crook; enough to amuse you and furnish a lot 
of wild-flower seed to be floated over the rest of 
the farm.” 
«You may plant what seeds you like on the 
rest of the farm, but I must have wild flowers. 
Do you know how long it is since I have had 
them? Not since I was a girl!” 
«That is not very long, Polly. You don’t 
look much more than a girl to-day. You shall 
have asters and goldenrod and black-eyed Susans 
_ to your heart’s content if you will always be 
as young.” 
«I believe Time will turn backward for both 
_ of us out here, Mr. Headman. But I’m as hun- 
gry asa wolf. Do you think we can get a glass 
_ of milk of the «farm lady’ ?” 
