Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-05-21
GARDENING.

Oor neighbOr, Judge Castper. intend
ms season TO excel al former efforts 1
make his garden blossom as rose > -
siaes producing choice variety Of season
sn'e vegetables. Only Z light fence ii
woes the Judges garden from ours. an,
believing one thing could be done a. vel
as another Ut person only knows how
% 40 ~. We entered into lively compe
.'''on with the Judge, determined not on
ly'to hold our own, but take the nir
feathers out of ncighbor, whose garden
mas been the admiration Of all behol.ler,
lot several seasons. notwithstanding The
srasshopPer ravages. Our know ledge Of
gardening is limited to the information
We nave Cleaned from agricultural papers
an" oooks, but having goodIy supply
% these documents on hand and ..mor.
com'n - We naturally supposed tina,
WIN what practical knowledge we coule
surrepti'iously obtain from the Judge,
together with what we had read on th.
subject and Intended reading while on,
garden was blooming in its virgin beauty,
|" oe aoIe to ''see the Judge, and &C
MIN one better" So, whenever his bcka
was turned We would take minute obscr.
vations ofhis operations through the bot
tom OF beer glass, aud then assiduously
apply ourself to raking, hoein9, spading,
etc. We did a mammoth days work /;
it was really colossal, and as the sssolden
orb" was descending the western slop,.
amid halo OF glory, dotting the lootl.ill.
with its resplendant reflections, we stood
apace and viewed our cabbage. onion,
lettuce and various otLer beds, prepared
as the receptacle OF a variety Of germs
that would socn spring forth to gladden.
the eye, tickle the palate and nourish tn.
inner manner; We gazed with admiration
mixe1 with pride at our neral courage
and suPerhuman energy in ta,kling early
IN the day, and continuing with unab .tel
vigor under scorching sun. the ungain
" clods and Transforming them into beds
OF downy luxuriance-things OF beauty
which will be joy-as long as the vcg+ta
bies last. The work was done, and, we
thought. well done; but when We exam
ned mole closely how our ncighbor did
{, We thought there was something lack.
ng. and sense of insigniticancc stole
yer us. Alter satisfying an energetic APP
petite. the dyspepsia tackled us. w.
cit sad and a spirit of WEAKNESS pervade
'ur person. We though. of the festivities
# the gay night herd and the fascinatir g
;oncho Pedro. (the most interesting fea-
ure OF the latt,r being the pertinent ques.
ion of the gentleman of the house.
what's yours''') but the spell could
'ot be broken, and we retired. During III,
light we awoke with the impression ,ha,
We had just been initiated into the Grange,
aving passed through the severe crdeals
xperienccd by the Missonrs politician.
nd so graphically illus rated in that gen.
|rman's case. Anon, we ina gined our
IF bundle of wheat which had ius
assed under the 11ail Of Tennessee NJ :
ro. Arising next morning. sore from
ne crown OF the head to the sOles OF III
,et, we were not long in arriving 1T tn
Onclusion tina: to garden scientifically
nd successfully wide the Ju ~ require.
lore muscle than we possessed and NOR
bow grease than we care to expend H. !
nat particular branch OF Industry.