The literary digest . ime came forpicking grapes. Miss Carey was startingfor the West on a lecture tour—yet closeat hand were Aines heavilj laden withluscious fruit, for she had not neglectedthe viiM«, as we may be sure. Hearingof the situation, some R(>d-Cross Avorliersin the nearest large village offered to har-vest the grapes and make of them grajx-juice and grape-jelly, free of charge,provided Miss Carey would sliare it Aviththem. She was oidy too glad to do so,and received enough jelly and gra[)e-juice to supply a good-sized family untilnext grape season comes around. But the thing of


The literary digest . ime came forpicking grapes. Miss Carey was startingfor the West on a lecture tour—yet closeat hand were Aines heavilj laden withluscious fruit, for she had not neglectedthe viiM«, as we may be sure. Hearingof the situation, some R(>d-Cross Avorliersin the nearest large village offered to har-vest the grapes and make of them grajx-juice and grape-jelly, free of charge,provided Miss Carey would sliare it Aviththem. She was oidy too glad to do so,and received enough jelly and gra[)e-juice to supply a good-sized family untilnext grape season comes around. But the thing of Avhich she is proudestin gardcMi endeavor is h(»r ])otato ]>; she had the garden ploAved, early inJune, she discovered some seedling potatoroots evidently left over and self-soAvnthree years ago Aviien the little farm Avaslast cultivated. Were these seedling rootsto be throAvn away? Not by [Miss SophiaCarey—for sht^ knoAVs only too Avell the The Lilerary Diacst for March 8, 1919 99 A SWEET SURPRISE!.


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