, 1874-05-17

ali hons is abandoned. OF course perseverance,
is as ef6cacious in the znatter OF rearing hFa-
cinths on the cold-water system, as IN ~ o!Ler
matters, including running for City Physlcian.
and. if tue sangulno horticulturisr can only put
+ up With q dozen or two failures, there ls no
doubt that in tho end success will be his re"n1u,
aud his 1nante -pie1o will bear one perhaps two:
homegrown, water-raised Lyacinths, which, II
he be- man fond Of appropriate nomenclature,
be will not fail to christen his .' Crusaders.":
TIE SPRING GARDEN.
As certain as is the OWNER OF . retail corner
grocery to look forward to the day when he can
CAST his aprons behind him, or have them cut up
into pnafores for his youngest girl, and start an
uptown Wholesale eRtablishnneut, so certain ls
ittl1at the woman who INDUCES in the purchase
Of 25-cens t-plant' vii hanker, sooner or
later, for garden Of her OWL The towe1s @ looa %
pretty IN nj her ns}a sns otserg not
m purchased, but planted with her own
| hand, adorning graceful parterres u tue
spare ground which les in front and OF tho sluo
OF her residence. 1t is such an easy thmg. sno
is to have the beds laid out by . practical gar
dener. after which slo will drop the necessary
seeds into the necessary holes, and Natures
genial sun and refreshing ahoTets Will DO tho
rest gratuitously.
gardencr, who, for the consideration OF IS day,
uta Black oval in the midst ct the level croquet
.rouud where sle had played many pleasant
game the season before, and nn equally somoro
circle in front Of tho house. BEFORE ne departs
he informs tho Indy that if ehe be really doser-
mined to undertake the rest OF the work BY her
self it ia highly requisite that she should supply
herself with tho proper implements. Conse-
oucrtly ehe sallies forth to the city and returns
variety of other gardening utensils, which cost
her somewhere in tho vicinity OF e5D.
Then she begins work. and tho brain Of anov-
olst evolving tie characters and Incidents OF his
future work never planned moro dottly the pro-
duction OF Harmonious masterpiece than does
hers as it pictures the effects to be produced by
proper disposition Of the contents OF her seeu
packets. Ono thug, however, s'arpr1sea her.
She had expected that an hour, or
two hours ct most, would have suinced
when the morning passes and she finds that front
garden circls is not half done BY lunch time,
She begins to realize that gardening is more ol
an undertaking than she had anticipated AZ
LUNCH too, she discovers that the sun has played
sad havoc with her delicate complexion, sna
that tlore a1e unmistakable eTldences OF
| b!isters on both OF her tender hands,
| So she lays by her gardening nnple-
| ments for the day and goes down town again to
purchase gardening hat q and P PAT OF garden saraen-
valuable az adjuncts to gardening operations,
detract in most unn1istakablo manner from her
personal appearance, ahe begins work. bravely
on the second day, and spends 1t in digging holes
in tho beds and dropping therein the seeds OF her
choice, and when her husband comes home sho
informs him joyfuly that her work is nearly bali
done.
During tho three days required for the finish
ing Of her sef-imposcd task, her perseverance
fades as hor fatigue increases. and the syste-
matte plan which she decided to folio" on the
start is disregardod. and holes are dug and seed
dropped in each in utter reckiessness as to
whether it is tho receptacle OF a balsanl, yer
bena, hollyhoch, j dahlta, a chrysauthemnm, 8
papsy. portulaea, or peony.
When the last seed Is dropped INTO the tast
hole she hcaycs thank-God sigh, and, leaving
her implements to be slowed away by the hired
cirl, she enters the house with an inward de-
Termination that 6he he's done her last days
gardening; but when, in few days. the flowers
leap into life, and. later on. the copglomerato
| collection OF blossoms bursts into bloom, hor
gardening predictions strengthen, and abe de-
tormines TINT next season will SEQ her resume
the task on q larger scale and On q much more
systematic plan-
When the next season arrives she finds that
eyil-disposed persons have stolen her hoe md
! spade, that the rake has lost all it's teeth but
one. and that to eradicate tho weeds which sho
| suffered to overrun her 1ower-beds will require
| another days attention on the part Of the gar
year before are found to be out Of repair,
/ ind are replaced By new ones, and
altogether, before the second yetr's operations
| are successfully entered upon, the 500 expense
attendant upon the previous years gardening
! a1e supplemented by $40 or $50 additional, and
so on tor three years, for careful Investigation
| has shown that that il The oxnct length OF time
which it takes to eradicate from the heart OF
woman fatal weakness for cultivatlng tloHer-
| garden Of her own, I'll By llersalf.'
OLD CLOTHES.
| In the outskirts Of the city, aower-pedd1ing is
carried on on & small scale but with alarming
| pertinacity Tho stock in trade Of hort1cul-
turist hero is Landcart. a few pots Of tho more
! popular plants, and not unfrequentlY 1arga
| bag. He is, rs rule, more reasonable than
| he who invades the business portion Of the city
with his pretentious cart-load, and, It must be
confessed, more truthful. The Latter quality ia
probably due to. the fact that he relies more
upon steady custom than the occasional VICTIM
izing OF q transient purchaser. And then, he il
not particular as to receiving his equivalent in
| hard money, but is quite accommodating III the
matter OF trading Off monthly roses lilies OF the
| valley, he]iotropes, and other fragrant blossoms
| Il Is an accommodation which generally suits
both parties, especially the peddler, but unfor-
tunately mistakes occasionally arise IN tie hurry
of the moment, which tho housekeeper hat
reason subsequently deeply to rogrot
Thus about week ago, young married lady
On the South Side gave lcr husband q surprise
in the shape Of stting-room and study fairly
filled with a collection Of blossoming flowers O.
different varieties, which she had purchased
with his "old, brown, Voru-ont last winters
| oVETCQHk4 1uE unh bA4A tA4Q 3AtsV
only wanted to gyo her TWO hcliotropes for tn
coat first Of ALL but when he Eaw how sound tht
lining and strong the pockets were, he gradual
II rose in his offers until his whole stock was
handed over for the dilapidated garment A.
the delighted wife laughed over her good man
agement look OF exceeding discomfort sprcat
over her husbands face, which be explained b:
ayowing that llo had that morning made tb
breast-Pocket of the overcoat the repository Q
somo 500 in change, which be had no imrnedat
need for, and thought it would be es safe ther
IS in Franklin Banli, in which superstition Il
was just about as ear-the truth as it is posi-
bic for man to arrive accidentally
There ia q double mornl in this stor
which is founded on fact which
worthy Of record, to the effect that husband
ehould leave all spare cash in charge Of thei
; | better halves instead of hiding it away in oil
oyercoat pockets, and that wives should searc
through their husbands pockets whenever flow
J or-peddler comes round, or oftener, us, euco til
, recent bank-failure, it is hard to tell whether
. neat little greenback nest-cgs might not be dil
covered By dint of persevering search.
l THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS.
. | The romantic associations and tender sent
7 | meuts which hover around flowers, from the d
I minutive forset-ne- mot to the aorid peony, 81
Q to blame moro than anything elee for the imp
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