Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-10-10
os1 ~ AMERICAS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER TO- 1870
Vacations Of q Front Yard.


street. Children will play In the yard
whether there is street running through
| II or not. After two or three of them had
barely escaped being run over by the teams
| that insisted In running through our front
! ward wife said she must rent house that
| hadn't any street in 1t. So We did. But
| lord the children don't make any account
of Il. They are In the street a. much a.
ever. accommodating their daily supply ~
narrow escapes
| Wife said the yard looked bare without
| shrub. aud flowers. and vines. I limited
Z that a little grass would help u too She
/ asked me il ! knew where ! could get
I some. and told her | knew of little
/ grass widow on the next street II she
would do | retreated, followed by the
/ rolling pin.
I One morning ~ was going away my
wife asked me 10 bring her "a few ''annu-
all" when came back. | wondered what
she wanted of ANIMALS a | rode down
town In street car, but I am accustomed
10 blind obedience TO her requests. 80
when went home at night brought some
ANNALS There DIR. Jaynes' Annual Al
ina nae. remember. and "'rhe Odd Eel
low, Annual Offering" and New Years
Address. for ls6a. and the Birth dav
Cir. aud numerous annual addresses be-
fore agricultural a, associations that had ac-
cGmulaied on IN, hand.
Good gracious" exclaimed Mr.. Boogs
tshe never swears like that except under
great cNctement) what have You brought
me
Annual. Mrs. Boogs .aidI. You
aid you wanted some ANNALS and here
They are.
Then Mr>. BooGs burst out laughing and
said. by YOU old fool you. I'VE have
been married twenty years bu' Mrs. Boogs
calls me pet names YET the ANIMALS l
meant are flowers such A. verbenas. pam
,jc>. daisies. morning glorie> niynonette
aud the Ike. to st out In our front yard"
Then >he took al the aunusls had been
At SO much pains To- collect, and .ct them
oui ia the back yard among other rubbish
$50 4it ~ hl'iItAE sic A~Afti me " l
thought could g, her some roses for the
front yard. toid her | knew man Who
had got a lot Of rose potatoes hut 1t wasn't
the rl-hl time ia the year to set them out.
have at idea that ground is much bet
ter employed ia raising apotato than la
raising nuwc.. unless II i a barrel Ut
uour Wife >ail hadn't a bit OF taste.
She thea gave me memoranda OF the ro--
- ~hc wanted. Iva, busy all day. but
II,' l- Was about taking a ear for homr.
thought ~ the roses. referred to thu
memoranda and found the following:
~ icw ecfauium- fuch-ia,. hello
tropc. roses. bourbon. running rose. Prai.
rir Vu,.n.' golden lea plant wines. English
Ivy Wandering jew, seeds, etc
studied % hari. but it WIS slightly In
,nmpteh.u.ihic. lie had evidently 90,
r.n-> mINr,l up. However. went to a
h"ri>i'- au'l todd him what wanted. SAID
J. -Gi,, u.e "a icv ycraniun> and few
shes. 4n4-'
a frw WHAT. asked the flower man
booking puzzled.
s t.N -hr,." said turning sery rel.
AteV. Ias couldn't tell Tor the liz. OF
u.e yA-t uy vito wanted " 4 few .hc.
aboui ih" place, a She could never live
b. iAc ZANE house with another woman
a. ihc ilors. looked more staggered
than ever. handed him the memoranda
when he burst into loud laugh.
WAY man." he cried. Its f,tcksias she
wants aud then he roared again.
We'll. Whatever II is. give me a couple
of yard, % Il. front aud back yarl too"
You see wa- mad
GOT The things the memoranda seemed
to cai fur At various places. and went
hpmr. Herr. Mir Boo:-," said icsii-
it. are TIE things for your front yard
"Whs whai J, th,f" she cried a
thru-i ,~o-gallon jug upon her other
ihlu4-
bourbon. my dear. | found it on the
mem oranda. Petty thing TO Sc; out in
front yard. though. How long do you sup
po-e i'm stay there with the nelghbors
we've got;''
"Bo-@s. you are an infernaI-; that
memorandum was bourbon Rose.
But what l. This nasty little book hold
iug up i dime novel with highly colored
titlc- page representing gorgeous squaw
on 4 fiery aud untamed mustang.
That i, Running Rose. or the Prairie
Queen. one of Beadle's, you know"
Ny wife carried II at arms length and
threw it into the stove. Then .he took
the jug Of bourbon and emptied 1t into the
back gutter. While she was gone | con-
eealed Alexander Dumas Wandering
jew" which had also purchased. for |
began TO see that had made a terrible
blunder in filling that order. Il have as
ceHained since, that 'wande ring jew is
the name OF vine, but how was | expec-
ted to know all about it:)-I Fa. ComriIH-
tor.