This etext was transcribed by Les Bowler
A
SUCCESSFUL VENTURE
BY
ELLEN DOUGLAS DELAND
AUTHOR OF “MALVERN,” “OAKLEIGH,” ETC.
“Jog on, jog on the footpath way,
And merrily hent the stile-a.
A merry heart goes all the day,
Your sad tires in a mile-a.”SHAKESPEARE
ILLUSTRATED BY
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS
BOSTON
W. A. WILDE & COMPANY
25 Bromfield Street