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In that part of the garden grew scattered cherry trees; among

them grain and vegetables, purposely of mixed varieties: wheat,

maize, beans, bearded barley, millet, peas, and even bushes and

flowers. The housekeeper had devised such a garden for the

poultry; she was famous for her skill-her name was Mrs.

Hennibiddy, born Miss Turkee. Her invention made an epoch in

poultry-raising: to-day it is universally known, but in those

times it was still passed about as a novelty and received under

the seal of secrecy by only a few persons, until at last the

almanac published it under the heading, _A cure for hawks and

kites, or a new method of raising poultry_-that meant this garden

patch.