CHAPTER VII.—[DAILY DISTRACTIONS]

CHAPTER VIII.—[THE PROSE OF NEW ENGLAND FARM LIFE]

CHAPTER IX.—[THE PASSING OF THE PEACOCKS]

CHAPTER X.—[LOOKING BACK]

An old farm-house with meadows wide,

And sweet with clover on each side.

MARION DOUGLASS.

ADOPTING AN ABANDONED FARM.

CHAPTER I.