Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-12-30

client, Mr.. Crote, is ready to renew the lease
for three more lives at the very slight fine we
have named to you. What would YOU have
more reasonable?"
"Sir, | make no complaint" George an
swered; "only want to abide by the ground,
and have not so much money as You re-
iquire. | owe nobody penny; and, to pay
my way and lay by enough money for next
years seeds and roots, has been the most
can manage. / have saved fifteen pounds.
Here it Is, sir take it, if it will help me in
this business"
"Well," Mr.. Flint suggested, "what do you
say to this? | make no promise but think
| can persuade Mr.. Crote to let you retain
possession of your land, for-shall we say
two years, at the rent of fifty pounds and,
at the expiration of that term, you may per-
haps be able to pay the fine and to renew
your lease"
81 will accept that offer, sir" A home
spunman clings to the walls of home Swayne's
nursery would not support so high rental !;
but let the future take thought for itself-to
postpone for two years the doom to quit the
root-tree under which his mother sucked him
was gain enough for George.
So he went homeward and turned cheer
fully upon his way, by short cut through
narrow streets and lanes that bordered on the
Thames. His gardeners eye discovered all
the lonely little pots of mignonette in the up
per windows of the lettering old houses; and
IN the trimmer streets, where there were rows
of little houses in all shades of whitewash
some quite fresh looking, inhabited by peo-
pie who had kept their windows clean, he
sometimes saw as many as four fower-pots
upon window sill. Then, there were the
squares of turf, put, in weekly instruments of
six inches, to TIE credit ofcaged larks, for the
slow liquidation Of the debt of green fields
due to them. There were also parrots; for
large number of the houses in those river
streets were tenanted by sailors who bro't birds
from abroad. There were also all sorts of
grotesque shells; and one house that receded
from its neighbors had small garden in front,
which was sown over with shells instead of
flowers. The walks were bordered with shells
instead of boxes, and there We're conchs upon
the wall instead of wall-howers. The sum-
mer-house was grotto; but the great centre
ornament was large fgure-head, at the foot
the owner sat under its shadow. 1t represen-
ted a man with great beard, holding over
his shoulder large three pronged fork which
George believed to be meant for Neptune
That was poor garden, thought George; for
it never waved nor rrstled, and did not, by
one change of feature-eXcept that it grew
daily dirtier-show itself conscious of the
passage of the hours and days, the months
and seasons.
1t interested George great deal more to
notice here and there the dirty leaf of new
kinds of plants, which brought home by some
among the sailors, struggled to grow from
seed or root. Through the window of one
house that was very poor, but very neat and
clean, he saw put upon table to catch the
rays OF summer sun, strange plant in bios
son. 1t had reddish stalk and sma-point-
ed leaTes; and from every cluster of leaves
hung elegant red flower-bels with purple
tongues. That plat excited him greatly; and,
when he stopped to look in at it, he felt some
such emotion as might stira artist who should
see work by Rubens hung up in pawn
brokers' shop-window He knocked at the
green door and pale girl opened it, hold
ing in one hand a piece of unfinished needle
work. Her paeness left her 70 minute when
she saw that it was a stranger who had knock
ed. Her blue eyes made George glance away
from them before he had finished his respect
full inquiry. 81 beg your pardon, he said,
"but may [ ask the name of the flower in the
window, and where it came from?.
"Wil you wall, in, if you please, sir" said
tho rrir1. U,,,o.bor Will eli -, Ill Il -
about it,"
With two steps, the young gardner strobe
/, into the small front room where sick and
, feeble woman sat in an armchair. The room
was clean and little furnished There was
only sand upon the floor; and on the table,
, with some more of the girls work, was part
f Of a stale loaf, fanked with two mugs that
| contained some exceedingly blue and limpid
, milk.
George apologized for his intrusion; but
SAID what his calling was and pleaded in ex-
cuse the great beauty aud novelty Of the plant
, that had attracted him.
, "Ay, ay, but prize it for more than that, !"
| said Mrs. Ellis; lit was brought to me bv nv
. son. He took it as cutting, and he brought
it long way, the dear feliow-aIl the way
from the West Indies, nursing it for me-
| Often he let his own lips parch on the yoy-
| age, that he might give water enough to the
flower that he took home for his mother
! He is a tender hearted boy, my Harry
"Hc is young them"
We'll he is not exactly a boy, sir; but
they are all boys on board ship, you under
:. stand. He could carry off the house upon
! his back, Harry could, he is so wonderful
broad-chested. He's just gone long voy=
/ age sir, and I'm feared shall be gop'ia long
: er before he comes back; and he said when
he went, Take care of the plant, mother it
ii have hundreds of bells to ring when come
= back to You next year. lie is always full Of
his fun, sir, is my Harry"
r Then, ma'am," George stammered, q it's
a plant YOU wouldn't like to par with q
The poor woman looked angry for mo-
ment, and then, after pause, answered gen
q tly. mo, sir, not until my time comes"