Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-07

their wives were as cool as cucumbers to-
wards each other.
A few months later, Archer's garden be-
gan TO wear neglected lock After the su-
tumn crops we're gathered in, it became
more and more ofa wilderness. Weeds over
ran tho empty beds, and there was no at
tempt to eradicate them-nO turning up the
ground to prepare it for fresh crops Win
ter came; and the gooseberry-hnshes, and
currant-bushes, and apple-trees were left un-
cut. Spring was coming on and the gar
den looked more desOlate than ever
Grundy Archer had fallen from the tor of
. wagon, while aarying corn az harvest time,
and had broken his leg aud two or three Of
his ribs, and fer months was lying in bed
helpless
lie was pretty we'll cared for by his mas
ter and the parish together; but his garden,
the pride OF his life, nobody cared for that.
e can't bear to see It 80" said Tom Car
ter one day to his wife" 'Tisnt doing as we
would be done by. III take a spell at poor
Grundys garden myself
' lie doesn't deserve it, though, said
Mrs. Carter, who was thinking Of her two
dead hens.
:. The Bible tells Us to bear anothor-s bur
dcu@ ' said Tom.
80 Grundy wouldn' t have put out his little
finger to bear one CT ours, said Mrs. Car
ter,
..El yc do good only to them that DO gooC
to YOU. what thank have yc2" answered Tom
quoting text we should all do we'll to study
more. and follow as well as study.
IL believe you are right, Tom returned
Mrs Carter but there 8 our. own garder
wants rs much work as you can give it. p
B. Look not every man on his own things
but cvery man also on the things of others,
---..rr.4 T..Ytt who seems 10 ha EtudiaI 2 n,
Bible q some purpose.
Gruniy Archer was sitting in an easl
chair one evening, in no pleasant frame 0
mind for he was getting better; and the,
say thar when a sick man gets extra cross
it is one si-l tlat he is mending.
The door oucned and in come his neighbol
Carter
d. How d We do, mate 2'' said Tom kindly
None tho better for seeing you Grun
DIV would have slid, perhaps, if he had sPok
en- hls mind. but he growlcd out a half civi
reply instead
!. About your garden, ncighbor, Tom bC
gan TO say.
What about it,'' asked Grundy quickly
j. lis in terrible mess.
Could have told you that, said the sic
man.
"I wan, t. PUT i TO rights bit, if you
Let me.
90 You ''
Yes. I. why not There's the goose
bcrry-trees. now they want cutting.
s.. know they do, grOwled Archer
, 30 Ti- time 10 think Of putting m secis. y
?. Of course ii is, replied Archer testify
f .. And good many other things wan
seeing to. continued Tom Carter.
+. You nccdnt toll me that. said the ma
4 with the fractured lcE and ribs.
NT4rr i tl asked Tom
What for9" said Grundy " can pa
for IT, IL -ou do.'
J g.. I don { want You 20. may do 1t
e. -. d you like, replied Archer
q month later. and Grundy was IN hJ
..-ardcu. h8bbIiuZ on with a stick, l3lkIn
with d curious expression Of c0untcnancc
Tom, who was rakIns over the onion bc
r Everything was neat and tidy a. ever. ire
and bushes had been trImed, weeds burne'
- ground dug To-, seeds sown and plantc
ssruudv looked over the fence into b. ncIgI
boris garden.
K Why. Tom. you arc backward with yo'
q own work
+ Rather. neigh5or. hut I'll soon tctch b
There. I think that puts the finishing stroke,
p no added -hOuldcring the rake
q But. T0m-stop a bit. Tom have <
something 20 say ! say, Tom, thus Is yc1
sind or YOU I could not have thought
And. Tom .-I say Tom, can't bear q
and Crundv Archer drew his brown, bon
e hand across his face, and took 1t away lnol'
il p. + can't boar it Tom t' think how croo
III I've alyyav- boon t3 Won. Them hons
yours Tom.
.c e. Never mind about them. GrundY.
6 Twas ( that killed cm. Tom.
/ i. Newer mind. -' answered Tom Carte
. ~. thev =h5uldn-t have got INTO your garden
Did you know dd II, then