March, 1914 
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when I confidently ordered it to be sent 
on the following day I found it was en¬ 
gaged for the rest of the week. Unfor¬ 
tunately, before the ground was rolled, 
the hardest rain-storm which had visited 
Westchester county for years swept 
down upon our defenseless seeds. Im¬ 
agine my despair as I walked from win¬ 
dow to window and everywhere saw 
rivers rushing down the hillside whose 
sole object appeared to be to wash all my 
seeds into the valley. A slight ease to 
my mind were the drains, which proved 
to be placed in the, right spots. Had 
they not been, much of the terrace would 
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Our house was planned for convenience, and the way 
we could shut off the master’s bedroom and the 
nursery was found a particular comfort 
have been washed away. The storm 
finally ceased. Noah was not more thank¬ 
ful than I to see the water disappear. 
Gradually in a few days the tiny blades 
appeared, but to our amusement, in little 
tufts and streaks all over the place, lend¬ 
ing to the land the appearance of a green- 
spotted disease. Each morning David and 
I ran down the piazza steps, and we had 
enough exercise for the day bending this 
way and that over the grassless spots, 
trying to discover a green sheen. 
When we left our house to make a 
visit we went with heavy hearts. We 
returned several weeks later, arriving in 
the evening. David took a lantern, and 
in solemn procession we walked out upon 
the terrace. David broke the silence: 
“Isn’t that nice ?’’ he exclaimed; “the 
ground is covered with grass.’’ “Yes,” I 
gleefully cried; “it is glorious — I am sure 
Mother Earth has spread herself to make 
us happy in labor and hopes repaid.” 
Whether the rain had beaten the seeds 
into the ground, spreading a cover of 
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