Heroines of "Mormondom": The Second Book of the Noble Women's Lives SeriesVarious
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Heroines of "Mormondom": The Second Book of the Noble Women's Lives Series
Various
Chittenden, Mary Dunster, 1818-; Latter Day Saint women; Latter Day Saints -- Biography; Smith, Mary Fielding, 1801-1852
About five years after their coming to Goulburn, Mary had another
dream. A personage came to her and began talking to her of her affairs.
This personage said to her among other things:
"You shall take a farm, on the opposite side of the road to where you
now live. And, after, you shall prosper exceedingly. Then you shall
take money, constantly, from this side of the road, and you shall be
blessed, insomuch that you shall soon go to Zion thereafter." When she
awoke, she told the dream to her husband. Shortly after this a rumor
reached them that a certain man named Grimson was about to give up
his farm, which he rented from a gentleman named Gibson. This surely
must be the place of her dream, for was it not across the road from
them? And so she talked to her husband about the matter. But he had no
sympathy nor hope to give her on the subject.
"Mary how can you think of such a thing? What could I do with a farm? I
haven't a tool nor an animal to use. It is impossible. So don't talk of
it."
But Mary was far from satisfied. However, she knew her husband too well
to urge the matter, when he spoke as he had done. And further, in a
very short time after the farm was vacated, it was re-let to another
person. Mary was thus forced to give it up. A month or so slipped by,
and one night Mary dreamed the same dream, in relation to the farm
across the road. She thought, however, she would not mention it to her
husband. In a week or so, they again heard the farm was to let, as the
family was dissatisfied. Then Mary made bold to tell her husband of the
repetition of the dream, and beg him to try and take it.
"Why do you keep urging me about that farm, Mary? I have not one thing
to do with. I tell you it is impossible."
And again disappointed, Mary thought she would say no more about
the matter. That day she was going up to spend a week at Mrs. Day's
assisting her in her housework and cleaning. After she arrived there,
she prepared breakfast, and she and Mrs. Day sat down to eat. As they
were talking, Mrs. Day said, "Why doesn't Mr. Chittenden take that farm
of Gibson's? I hear it is again vacant. He is a good farmer, and could
easily attend to that as well as look after mine."
"He would like to do so, no doubt, but he thinks he could not on
account of having nothing to do with, no teams nor machines, nor in
fact anything."
"Well, if that's where the trouble lies, I'll tell you what I'll do. He
shall have the use of my horses and plows and all the farm machines for
nothing, and I will furnish him seed grain for the first year, and he
can let me have it back after he gets a start."
"Oh Mrs. Day, you are too good to us."
"Not a bit of it. I would do more than that to keep you in the country.
You know that I could not possibly live without your help," replied the
lady, laughingly.
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