The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-06-27

my father with much interest.
"'Well. they may be anything repli-
ed Tibbs with an inward chuckie at his
own wit but they happen to be seeds.
Lor' bless you, amt a going to tell you
what they are. But they're rare-very
rare. Such gardener, (he pronounced
1t gardlnger), rs you ought to tell what
the plant is when you look at the seed
For my part, don't pretend to call 'em
anv grand name-it's very short 'un.-
Will you have 'em =
"'Delighted I! answered my father,
send them Rs soon as possible and
don't doubt but we shalt be able to get
up a curious paper on the subject in the
Gardeners Magazine"
"'Very good ; then mind you take
care in planting of 'em, Lorqnison, Cos
they've never been sown afore in this
country
Here Mr.. Tibbs was taken with VIC.
len, fit OF coughing, which, although he
attributed il to the evening Air, or the
smoke going the wrong way. my coung
eye detected AS the effect caused bv -
series of suppressed chuckles. Nv father
eated with the idea Of his new acquisi
| ton, did not remark this.
"'Heres my coach said TiLbs, knock
| ing the ashes out OF his pipe.
Don't forget the seeds were my faith
er's last words AS his guest departed.
Il believe INV father scarcely step, Ali
that night he WAS never siuCgard, Lut
on tha, Monday morning he WAS up ear
I'er than ever, and working IN his gar
den with diligence worthy Of THE old
Coryc'an.' lie was cleaning out n space
OF ground for the receipt Oh ol the prom
ised seeds
Daring breakfast he was in perpctu'
at state OF idget the pos,'nan WAS late
-stay-womld It come by post--no, by
| carrier. y; last, however the p"stman
did arrive, aud delivered into nay fathers
hands, ready at the front gaze to receive
him, small packet with letter from
Tlbhs, confirming an apology for having
sent onls twenty seeds, and pleading
their value as his excuse
these twenty little wonders were quite
round and very small, beng, ms it ap.
peared Ia va. "f dark, red color.
My E"he- inspected them, and looked
puzzled; sm-lt them, AMI SaiT 'humph!
That 'humph' Was po:teLto"S; even the
stolid Tihhs would cease his rhuckle nj
my fathers 'humph!
Perhaps you know that nil gardeners
examine with glass, and taste their
seeds; my father Was now about to go
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at them through his powerful microscope.
"Why, surely said my father. and
took another survey. Som" hiug was
wrong. i do believe - lie began, and
tnen followed the trial by tasting. lie
smacked his bps aud clicked his tongue
against his pslste-frowned-spat out
the seed eut down his head to the mi
croscope. aud then exclaimed; C. nfound
that Tbbs! waited anxiou>ly Tor what
WAS 70 follow. Seeds Why he's sent
me the dricd roe Of Il hcrringn
Il recnllcct how amused | was, rs
| child, at this practical joke q! T:bb's.-
My father laughed heartily in spite IF
his vex~!ion, aud @lding up the packe:
previous To putting it away III his private
drawer, said quietly, VERY we'll Mr.
Iiths,' by which knew ,l.st he intended
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