The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-07-30

tner Holucn DuruenS swept Dy tne gc0tIe
breeze, mumured harmonious strains
flowers of surprising leveliness, of every
pleasing form and hue, filled the at.
mosphore with delicate perfume bril-.
liant plumod birds flittering from tree TO
tree, made the air resound with enrap.
turing music. The eye, the ear, the
smell, every sense was grati6cd.
But alas, this was dream. The
shrill notes of the cock just as the day
light appeared in the east, awokc tho
dreamet from her slumbering, and brouhgt
hack the mind from its beautiful wan
derings She arose, bnd casting her
eyes through the window they fell upon
the garden spot; bnt how unlike the Wis.
ion of her sleep nothing there but the
black bare earth She looked at it stead
lily for few moments, and then turned
away with now resolution.
That morning she said no more to her
husband on the subject of last evening" s
conversation, aud to his mind it did not
again rocur as it was entirely devoid
of interest to bin.
After Harry had gone out upon his
farm that morning, his wife repaired d.
rcctIy to neighbor Townsends $ about a
mile distant, whom she saw long before
reaching the house, busy at his hot bed.
AS she entered the gate to 60 to the
house, she found Mistress Townsend
with her daughter looscning the earth in
bed of crocusses and hyacinths, which
were jnst beginning to put forth the ir
blossoms. She was greeted with hear
ty welcome, and taken from plant to
plant, and their names repeated, and a
great many things told about them,
which was all like Greek to our poor de-
voted novice.
But many things she did learn, and
when she was ready to leave, she had
been in every nook and corner of the
garden and had told the Townscnd's all
that she wanted to do, and received
hundred promises Of all tho assistance
they could render, together with col
lection of seeds. and some cuttings Of
white and red currants After many cx-
pressions Of heartfelt thankfuness to her
kind friends, she started with her prcc.
ious gifts, to commence operation in
new sphere.
Arriving at home, she repaired to the
little inclosurc, and with the help of the
servant girl, planted the currant cuttings
in long row on one side Of the garden,
abont three feet from the fence. first cut.
ting out the buds from that part which
was inserted in the ground as Mr.. Town
send told her, to prevent succors from
coming up. The servant girl appeared
quite asionished a; the procedure of her
mistress, and did not fail to declare her
lack Of confidence of seeing live bushes
come from such little sticks. This op,r-
aton finished, the next was to prepare
bed for sowing some lettuce seed, which
by the united cxeriions of both, after an
hours toling. was finally accomplished
and the seed scattered on the surf GO and
raked over; true it was not done in very
aristocraiic manner, and scientific gar.
dener oud no doubt have smiled atthe
attempt. but IN the eyes of our heroine,
it was proud achievement, and after sh,
had started to 60 to the house, she turned
once more, and with eyes sparkling with
delight, reviewed her mornings work
With Joyous anxiety she waited for
Harry to come at noon, and when at last
she saw him approaching down the lane,
she ran TO meet him, and conducted him
Immediately to the scene of her labor.
Harry looked at the garden with much
pleasure, but was highly surprised at his
wife's enthusiasm
AS she now told all her plans, ha be.
gan to be interested, and every morning
and evening worked with hearty will in
the little garden, and soon gave it such
an appearance as ho had previously
thought would require years to accom-.
plish.
BY the assistance of the Townsands
they set out large strawberry bed and
a plot Of Raspberries, and a dozen roots
of Rhubarb, aud sowed beds of many
kinds OF vegetables, and laid out walks,
and decided upon many improvements for
another year,when they would plant some
trees of the choicest fruit, and some fne
towering shrubs along the borders.
From this time Harry and his wifs
continued to take pleasure in gardening,
and Harry is one of the most scientific
horticulturists in all the country about,
and although a dozen years have not
elapsed since he commenced, he has
orchards that yields him an aneual pro.
fiji of eight hundred dollass
Could you see the house, covered with
climbing roses, clemat;s and honeysuck-
les, and the broad, smooth lawn. inter.
spersed with beds of the !oveliest flowers,
and shrubs and trees of exquisite beau
ty, you would discover that Harry's
wife had acquired in the practice of her
cherished suit
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