The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-21
BoGG,s GARDENING.



ny TIE FAT CONTRIBUTOR.
Wsbsye recently moved into a house
h,t has a front yard. We have always
ircJ IN houses whose front yard was the
;,ee, children will play in the yard
T6sther there IS a street running through
.orn not After two or three OF them had
S ,I escaped being run over by the
ANS that insisted on running through
An, l,ont ward, wife said we must rent q
be e hal hadn't any street in 1t. SO we
MI But Lord! the children don't make
INV ,ccount oft. They are in the street
gnuch as ever, accommodating their daily
apply Ofnauow escapes.
ME sid the yard looked bare without
,hr1bs snd flowers, and vines. / hinted
,b,Ia little grass would helpit, TOO. She
,,keI me il knew where / could get
grle and | told her knew little grass
EjloE on the next street, il she would do.
Iruelted, followed by the rOlliBg.pin.
One morning, as | was going away,
vie s.kel me to bring her a few IAN.
gul!," when came back. wondered
ghstshe wanted OF ANIMALS as l rode
5Eu town in a street car; but | am &C.
cetomed to a blind obedience 10 her re.
quests, 50 when | went home al night
brought her some ANIMALS. There were
aDr bynes Medical Almanac I remem.
btr, and "TAe Odd Fellows Annual
Offering" and a "New Years Address
Drls6!, and the Birthday Gift" and
numerous annual addresses before Ogri.
cultural associations that had ACCumuIa.
sdOn my hands.
Good gracious" exclaimed Mrs. Boggs
.,he never swears that way unless under
lteat exCitemenO, "what have you
brought me-"
Annals, Mrs. Boggs," said l. "You
sid you wanted some ANIMALS, and here
they are"
Then Mrs Boggs burst out laughing
sod said;
why, you old tool, you've have
been married twenty years, but Mrs. B.
calls me pet names yet-"the ANIMALS !
meant are flowers, such as verbenas, pan.
!ie;, daisies, morning glories, mignionuttC
and the like, to set out in our front yard"
Then she took oil the ANIMALS Ihad been
Nso much pains 10 collect, and set them
out 10 the back yard among other rubbish.
The next morning she asked inc il l
thought could get the roses Tor the front
yard. Told her | knew a man who
who bad gotta lot of early rose potatoes,
but Il wasn't the right time OF year Tor
getting them out. Il have an idea that
ground is much better employed in rails.
!nga potato than in raising a flower, un.
les; II be a barrel of -FOUR. Wife said l
hadn't BIT OF taste. She then gave me
memoranda Of roses she wanted. l
was busy all day, but just as I was about
taxing q car for home, thought Of the
ioses, lFeterred 10 the memoranda and
found the following:
SGe'a few geraniums, tuchias, helitrope,
roe, bourbon, running rose, Prairie
queen. golden tca'plant, vines, English
W. Wandering Jew, seeds, ETC."
lsildIed it hard, but It was slightly in.
CCnp'ehensible. She had evidently got
!al1ss mixed up. However, | went TO a
Slid /:
Give the some rersnirns ord n Iaw
shes, and"
"A lew WHAT" said tue flower man,
looking puzzled.
Anew shes" said |, turning very red,
ISnoW, Tor | couldn't tell for the iiie Of
nc what my wife wanted OF a few shes
SOo0t the place, as she never could live in
'ae same house with another woman.
81 As Tue florist looked more staggered
.lAn ever, handed him the memoranda,
When a;1,I be burst into a loud laugh.
r., M3y' man." he cried, its flchias she
An. ana then he roared again.
=, wen, whatever it Is give me a couple
W ny: !S'as OF it anyhow, front and back
yarn, loo"
lou see was mad.
SOs the things the memoranda seemed
t Som" LOT at the various places, and went
N. T ,S;g, MIS-, Boggs," said testify, "are
Nc avn SYsags IGF your front yard"
,b,r way what Is this" she cried, as I
r oI5Ss ~ = Two gallon Jug upon her among
r. bourbon, my dear. I found 1t in The
,5a tda Pretty thing 10 set out In
S gs Itont yard, though. How long do
I SOS pose it'll stay there with the neigh.
III. S,Cggs, you are IN Internal -.
R SDs. y. memorandum was a Bourbon Rose
inv NV WI wlAI = this nasty little book ?" hold.
81 ~ W ,i,, q ulme novel, with q highly.color.
sSp, wv" q, PAGE, representing q gorgeous
t ~, ~ a fery and untamed mustang.
yor, va ~ Why you ordered it, didn't
P,si,,. t n Is Running Rose; or, the
s queen, one Of Beadle's best"
,brev % !, carried 1t at arms length, and
,bs ,ra u mo the stove. Then she took
The b .S VI bourbon and emptied 1t into
c CO.. SsGS gutter, While she was gone l
jsV SS = !eS Alexander Dumas Wandering
ben, winch W also had purchased, for |
SIsD a1 " see that had made a terrible
,Inc Tu Ss IN filling that order. Il have
i The I ~ that Wandering Jew"
Der,S S 5asne OF avlne, but how was l OK.
'''S1 10 know all about ~