Vol. Ill .. No. 8
AUCUST, 1920
The Journal of the Land G· 1 1 d E
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very Country woman
Editorial and Advert'.
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A LAND GIRL'S JOYS.
H ,\ Y C roll
b<'<' n wokt n up b\ thf" da\ itsrlf,
nnd not the noi"'"t- rattle of \our alarum dock.
" the tl<' tr dnv calltng- thrr•ugh. th• little lfadl'd
p,m~ "'" In the noic;y whtsperin~ of the tr<'<'"
agamc;t yout window, b\ tlw c;un dri\·ing slt'('p from
\our 1'\<'..;, b\ th<' k('ttl<- w.dtinq- to bP boih'd to make
!hat long-< d-for ~.· up o f tea. Oh , the jo\ of it, pour-
~g it out 111 tlw -..HR'rr a nd drinkii1g it c:lo\\ ly
. ·for(' the c;tru~gle with \-Our boot->. Th<1t i" the
JO): of a pc·rfp('p tn
C\"<: r
buttCH'up . . , ridin~ t h• r ... e into the pond, huldin~
\our hnnd-. to .t tite: the jo) of the wide open
-.p:u "" .1111! n nro\\ \\ inJ.ing- l,ult~". of \\ 1kin~ up
bPftn it j., tunc, .uld tuaning- uwr to 'lh.p ag.tin:
of ... un in lht" morning \\lwn ~nu lXp.·thd rain~ of
rau1 .1fter dah of ... un : lh<> jo\ of a ki ... .-, ,1 -.mt\t ,
nnd -.( mron<' to tollk to: of tbf' .\pril wind in the
be<'ch tt·rt"' ru-,tling the 'ilkf'n folia~!', swe(·ptng
ac ro'" t hf' ')l<)!W" of blu<'IY'll" :md dt•lic ,t t(' "ood
,uwnonw-., rocking thl• "'' <"pv-h•·adrd