. How to propagate and grow fruit. for recreation, education and private enter-prise. While yet a lad I leased the home-stead for two years, during which time,prices ruling high, I cleared over $2.(-)00above all farm or personal such favorable circum-stances, often cited as a recipe for makingboys stick. none of my fathers childrencontinued farmers. With a fair prospect ofultimately owning the homestead, I left it,served an apprenticeship and for twelveyears was a member of a firm of bankers ina city. There I learn-ed how easily for-tunes are made, andhow easily lo
. How to propagate and grow fruit. for recreation, education and private enter-prise. While yet a lad I leased the home-stead for two years, during which time,prices ruling high, I cleared over $2.(-)00above all farm or personal such favorable circum-stances, often cited as a recipe for makingboys stick. none of my fathers childrencontinued farmers. With a fair prospect ofultimately owning the homestead, I left it,served an apprenticeship and for twelveyears was a member of a firm of bankers ina city. There I learn-ed how easily for-tunes are made, andhow easily lost. Learn-ed the value of gooddigestion, and of therefreshing sleep of him who labors underthe open sky. Learned when clouds threat-ened, when the waves of the panic shookmy bark, and the sea was strewn withwrecks, that the farm was a safe harbor,and I longed to cast anchor again in thatquiet retreat, remembering only the pleasantchapters of my farm life. Do I then regretleaving the old homestead ? No, for therediscontent would ha
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