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A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE FARM, HOME, AND GARDEN.
his. VIII.
INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1873.
No. 13.
<£hoite esUgisiellarig.
DON'T BB IN A nORBT TO GO.
, Cdme, boys, I bave something to tell you;   ,
Come here—I would whisper It low; _
ITon're thinking bt leaving, the homestead; >
Don't be In a hnrry to go.
The city has many attractions,' '
-. Bnt tbiuk of Its vice and Its sins;    ..   ,- r i
When once In'the Tortex of fashion,     .. •■'•' *
,.-.*    How soon tho course downwardIjegioi*.-'. j
-.;- Ton talk of the mines of, Australia,    ■'•■
They're wealthy In treasure, no doubt;
But ah, there is gold In the farm, boys; *''
If only you'll shovel It out.
' The mercantile life Is a haunt—
, The goods are flrst high and then low;
Better risk the old farm a while longer—
_•»;   Don't he In a hurry to go.
.'vTha great, busy West has Inducements,
And so has the busiest mart;
And wealth is not made in a day, boys— '
Don't be ln a hurry to start.
The banker and broker are wealthy—   ■
They take In their tbonsands or so;   *
Ah, think of their frauds and deceptions—
. Don't betn a horry to go. .
Tha farm Is tbe safest and surest;
The orchards are loaded to pay;   y.
Ton are free as the air of the mountain, .
And monarch of all you surrey.
-But stay on the farm a while longer,
Thongh profits come in rather alow; ";
Bemember you've nothing to risk, bojs— ,
Don't be in ft hurry to go.
-    :. , ' — 8ckoeidaf lfofosfas.,- '
.     From Wood's Household Uagaslne..
MR6.YPOMEROY-S PIN-MONEY.
Nettie Winthrop wasone of those fortunate
individuals ■_ whom God endows with active
brain* healthy body, and that peculiar trait,
which is best characterized as "spirit.-" I say
fortunate, because she was left, when a inere
child, tp the charity of the world,.which," as
every one knows, somewhat resembles that of
certain Indian tribes—letting the weakly children die off lest they become troublesome.
But the world honors spirit, and when it saw
that the little maiden was determined to beat
down all opposition with her own tiny fists,
it straightway smiled upon her; so Nellie
found work here and there, and friemis to
counsel her, until she accumulated a little
ffloney. .And then she went to school, and
in course of time became competent to teach
ia the common schools; and proud enough
'he felt when she found herself sole mistress
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of a dozen backward urchins. ' Thus, teaching and studying alternately, she. struggled
on, until she found herself one of the most
acceptable lady teachers of her native* State.
•Districts, that mourned' 6ver: peculiarly intractable pupils were, tier's to subjugate; and
.many ,a willful dunce, did she .lead with firm,
jbut gentle, hand, up the hill of science. .And
how she loved her work; and how she rejoiced in her freedom, and her well-earned
independence;',.and ;how her'_black , eyes
would sparkle as she affirmed that she would
always be "her own mistress." But alas I
she went to the rural village of Colebrook to
teach during the fall and winter, and there
she met Chester Pomeroy, a fine young farmer, who lived a mile from town. He'loved
her from the moment he saw her winsome
face looking up from Esquire Oilman's pew
in church; and she confessed to herself,as
he stood up so straight in the gallery, leading
the choir, and swelling out grandly on the
tenor, that he was " well enough," which was
considerable for Nellie Winthrop to admit of.
any youngman.: ■ •*, ''_■; -■■>> -.m ;..■.:       ■     !
Esquire Gifman'a wife was Chester's aunt,'
and with her consent and womanly assistance,
a match was made; and before spring, Nellie
yielded her boasted independence: There!
were some who said it was a shame for her to!
marry a farmer; a college .professor"would
not be half good enough. But the trouble
was, Nellie loved the fanner better than any
professor; so, when her school finished, she
sat down to Mrs. • Gilman's sewing machine,
and meekly stitched awav at ber outfit. Mrs.
Gilman made an old-fashioned.quilting, too,
so that each-enthusiastic lady friend could
"set a stich" for Nellie; and her pariots,
were filled with those who had learned to
love the energetic young teacher. '■ ■■;       * '
" Ah; Nellie,"- said Miss Eunice Peifcins,
who was justa little part thirty, "Yorrtl
have to give up vour independent wars when
you are married*. How do you think you
will like going to your husband; for all you
have ?" looking np keenly* as she threaded
her needle.   .-- •' ■>
-Nellie tossed ber head in a'very unsubdued
style as she answered: "I'd like to see the
man that conld make a beggar of me, Miss
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Perkins. I expect to help do the work, and
then share in the-profits. I would like to'
know what right a man has to call everything
his ? But then, I do not anticipate any difficulty," and a quick blush rose to Nellie's
check as she thought, " Chester is too generous to be'like other meri—bless him."
• Miss Perkins arched her eyebrows, and
Mrs: Smith and Mrs. Middleton exchanged
glancei, which said as plainly as words could
have done, " Poor child ! you - don't know
any thing about it. We thought just so once."
' Time' passed on, and Nellie Winthrop became -Mrs. Pomeroy, and took her place
amon* the matrons of the land. Her husband nad been able to pay but little, as yet,
toward his farm, which he bad 'purchased of
wealthy and miserly old Mr. Gbldthwait. So,
to lessen his burden, Nellie spent all her
■precious earnings in furnishing for the cosy
"farmhouse, of which she was installed mistress. The manifold duties of housekeeping
were new to her; but she assumed them with
the same courage and energy that .bad char-
"acterized her whole life; and soon conquered
even the mysteries of'butter-making and
poultry-raising. r She blistered her hands almost'daily,'and grew a* brown as a Gypsy in
making excursions over the farm to assist and
'encourage Chester's,numerous enterprises,
but shn was happy and cheerful over her un-
'accustomed labors, for' wasn't everything to
be oars by and by 7 Thus brightly the summer months passed, and the early autumn.
-The butter was sold, and Chester announced,
with pardonable- pride; that it brought the
very highest price. The apples went next,
and-then tbe plump chickens that Nellie had
so assiduously, wached; then the wheat and
oats, and ' everything that'Could well be
spared, w'ent to,swell the income. Chester
was jubilant over the result.*; vhll tell you,
Nellie," -said" he, " itsworth everything to
have a good wife. We have been iconderful-
>ly piwperous. Mr. Gold th wait wants to get
the farm back into his hands? but be can't do
it, fbr the second paymentciif. retAj for htm,
and I hive consider*bte;inWney besides.-"-':
Nellie heard all this.and rejoiced with hirn;
but she bejran to WOtider- Vaguely when she
'was to receive her'Stoe, of the wonderful income.- Not "a cent :had she in the once well-
filled purse} and aS she (ruefully surveyed her
boots, she fully realized that; even the strong
ties, supposed to~ exist between sole and-upper leather, must'yield to the footstep* If
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