Much has been written of late on small farms, and the profits thereof. Reading such works is pleasant and tempting, and sometimes one is inclined to wonder whether any profit could be made out of a shrubbery and garden of two acres.

Thus cogitating one day, it came into my head to endeavour to record the pleasures of which these two acres have been the source; and surely in this world of care, and toil, and anxiety, what is a daily source of enjoyment may be counted profitable also.

"Pleasures newly found are sweet When they lie about our feet."

The profit of innocent pleasure is as real, and as beneficial to the mind, as the profit of gain is to the purse. It is wise and right to take advantage of, and make the most use of such simple, pure, and varied enjoyments as are to be found even in a garden of two acres.