The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-09-10
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always lived in houses whose front yard
was in the street. Children will play in
the yard whether there is street running
through il or not. After two or three had
barely escaped being run over by the teams
that insisted in running through our front
yard, my wife said we must rent yard
that hadn't any street in it. SO we did.
But Lord the children don't make any ac-
count of it. They are in the street as much
as ever, accumulating their daily supply
Of narrow escapes. @
Wife said the yard looked bare without
shrubs and flowers and vines. / hinted that
little grass would help it, too. She asked
me if knew where could get some, and
told her I knew a little grass widow on the
next street if she would do. / retreated,
followed by the rolling pin.
One morning as was going away, wife
asked me to bring her few "annuals"
when came back. wondered what she
wanted of ANNALS as I rode down in the
street car, but am accustomed to blind
obedience to her requests, so when 1 went
home at night brought her some ANIMALS.
There were.."Dr. Jaynes' Annual Alma
nac,' remember "The Odd Fellows An
nual Offering" and "New Years Ad-
dress I" for 1869, and the " Birth Day Gift"
and numerous annual addresses before agri-
cultural associatations that had accumulat-
ed on my hands.
"Good gracious p' exclaimed Mrs. Boggs
| (she never swears like that except under
great excitement, what have you brought
me?"
"Annuals, Mrs. Boggs," said l. "You
said you wanted some ANIMALS and here
they are."
Then Mrs. Boggs, burst out laughing
and cried, "Why, you old fool you 1--WE
have been married twenty years and Mrs.
Boggs calls me pet names yet the ANIMALS
/ meant are flowers, such as verbenas, pan
sizes daisies morning glories, mignonette
and the like, to set out in our front yard"
Then she took all the ANIMALS had been at
SO much pains to collect and set them out
in the back yard among other rubbish.
The next morning she asked me if
thought could get her some roses for the
front yard. Told her l knew man who
had got a lot of early rose potatoes, but il
wasn't the right time year to set them
out. Il have an idea that ground is much
better employed in raising potato thar
in raising flower, unless it be barrel o.
J flour.) Wife said hadn't bit Of taste
She then gave me memoranda of rose
she wanted. was busy all day, but just
, thought of the roses. referred to the
memoranda and found the following:
"Get a few geraniums, fuches, hello
trope, roses, bourbon-running rose, "Prari
= Queen" golden tea plant, vines, Englisl
Ivy, Wandering Jew, seeds, ETC."
studied it hard but it was slightly in
comprehensive. She had evidently go
things mixed up. However, went to
florists and told him what wanted. Sal
I-"Give me few geraniums and few
she's, and"
, IA few whatp" asked the flower man
: looking puzzled.
: GA few She's" said I, turning very red
! know, for couldn't tell for the life of m
what my wife wanted Of a few She
about the place, she could never live in th
/ same house with another woman.
As the florist looked more staggere
Il than ever, / handed him the memoranda
> when he bursted out into loud laugh.
= "Why, man, he cried, cts fuches sh
wants !'' and then he roared again.
u "Well, whatever it is, give me coupl
of yards of it, anyhow, front and bac
yard, too," ~.
You see ! was mad.
# 1 got the things the memorand
: seemed to call for at various places, an
6 went home. "Here, Mrs. Boggs," sal
: /, testify, "are the things for the fror
IS yard"
o "Why, what is this9" she cried, as
/ thrust two-gallon jug upon her anon
o other things.
y "Bourbon, my dear, found it ON I'll
n memoranda. Pretty thing to set out i
IT the front yard, though. How long do yo
g sspose it'll stay there with the neighbo
we've gotP'
"Boggs, you are an infernal-; th'
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