Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-09-19
Nexations of a Front Yard.
BY y. HoILIyER RoGos.

il or not After two or three OF them had
barely escaped being run over by the
teams that insisted in running through
our front yard, wife said we must rent a
mousse that hadn't any street in it, SO we
did But pshawl the children don't make
any account of it. They are in the street
rs much as ever, accumulating their daily
supply Of narrow escapes,
Wife said the yard looked bare without
shrubs and flowers and vines. limited
shat little grass would help 1t, too
She asked me If | knew where | could
get some, and | told her | knew little
grass widow on the next street II 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 | rode down town
in the street car, but am accustomed to
blind obedience to her requests, SO when
! went home at night, | brought her some
ANIMALS. There were ''Dr Jaynes' An
nual Almanac" | remember, and The
Odd Fellows Annual Offering and a
"New Years Address" for 1862, and the
Birth Day Gift and numerous annual
addresses before Agricultural associations,
that had accumulated on my hands
Good gracious" exclaimed Mrs. Boggs
tshe never swears like that except under
great excitemenO what have you brought
me >"
ANIMALS, Mrs. Boggs," said |. "1ou
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, but Mrs.
B, calls me pet names yeti, the ANIMALS
meant are flowers, such as verbenas, pan
sizes, daisies, morning glories, mignonette
and the like, to set outtn 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 rub
bish
The next morning she asked me if
thought could get her some roses for the
front yard Told her ! knew a man who
had got a lot OF early rose potatoes, but it
wasn't the right time ayear for setting
them out. Il have an idea that ground is
much better employed in raising a potato
than in raising flower, unless it be bar.
rel OF flour) Wife said hadn't bit of
taste She then gave me memoranda Of
roses she wanted. was busy all day, but
Just as | was about taking car for home,
! thought Of the roses. ! referred to the
memoranda, and found the following:
Get few geraniums, fuches, hello
trope, roses, bourbon, running rose,
'Prarie Queen golden tea plant, vines,
English Ivy, Wandering jew, seeds, etc
studied il hard butt was slightly in.
comprehensive. She had evidently got
things mixed up. However, | went to a
florists and told him what | wanted Said
|, "Give me few geraniums and few
she's, and"
"A few what ?" asked the tlowerman
ooking puzzled
- 4 few shes' said turning very red,
know. for couldn't tell for the life of
me what my wife wanted of a few she's
about the place. as she never could live
in the same house with another woman.
AS the florist looked more staggered
than ever, handed him the memoranda
when he bursted into A loud laugh.
"Why. man" he cried, Its tpches she
wants - and then he roared again.
We'll. whatever it is, give Inc a couple
of wards of il. ANYHOW, front and back
ward too
You see was mad.
rot the things the memoranda seemed
TO call for at various places, and went
home Here Mrs. Boggs, - said tcsti-
". ARE the things for your front yard "
Z" Why. what is this 2" she cried, as
thrust a Two gallon lug upon her among
other things.
Bourbon. nv dear. | found it on the
memoranda. Pretty thing to set out in
the front Yard though. How long do
you spose itIl stay there with the neigh