The road divided the land.

Father willed everything on the south side to Mother, so she would have the house, and the land on this side was mine.

I sold off all I could to Jasper Linn to add to his farm, but he would only buy to within about twenty rods of the ravine.
The land was too rocky and poor.

So about half a mile of this comprises my earthly possessions." "Do you keep up the taxes ?" she asked.
"No.

I've never paid them," he said carelessly.
"Then don't be too sure it is yours," she said.