About Ten Acres Of Ground Close To The House Have Been
Reserved And Are Called "The Garden," In Which Have Been Planted
Turnips, Flax, Beet-Root, Lettuce, Tomatoes, And Potatoes; In
Short, All The Luxuries Of The Season.
But I am afraid none will
be ready before we leave, if we carry out our idea of going to
Colorado early in August.
We have been craving for rain, and at last, luckily, had a
delightful shower a few days ago, which has freshened us up and
will make things grow. There is no grass as yet above four inches
in height, and this time last year they were hay-making. The men
are beginning to fear there will be none; but with a little warm
weather and a certain amount of rain everything grows as if by
magic, so we may still hope to have a good season.
Only very few of the garden-seeds have made their appearance,
which is disappointing after all the trouble they were; but the
wild flowers are beginning to come out on the prairie, small
bushes of wild roses are all over; there are also very pretty
sunflowers, a tree maiden-hair, several different vetches,
sisters, yellow-daisies, &c.; many we cannot name, indigenous to
this country we conclude.
* * * * *
June 26.
We quite feel as if we had been here years instead of about five
weeks; and though it was prophesied before we left England that,
after turning the house up-side down and making the men very
uncomfortable with our cleanings, we should then go on strike, it
has not been altogether fulfilled.
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