Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-05
Che family Circle.
My Baby'S Gardening.
BY G. NJ. S. HORTON.

| " what lots OF iunny looking things
and Mamie, kneeling in the big red cas-
chair, with her arms upon tile table, watch
ed Mamma carefully sorting out her gar
den seeds.
"Wot you do with 'em, Mammal"
Bury them in the ground, and the,
come up roses and pinks," said Mamma
"And squashes,' joined in Mamie
brother Tom, who was watching the big
gest seeds.
Guess not, said the little girl. "'Caus
a squash couldn't begin to get into one,
it squeezed ever 30 hard"
Just then the clock struck seven; and
although Mamie tried to put off BEDTIME
by asking if she couldn't kiss all tn
seeds, if she would only pick out tn
great biggest" ones, she was sool
sound asleep, dreaming that all the rose
and pinks were having splendid dane
on the dinner-table, with pumpkin seed
for fddlers.
Why do you look like as if you wer
going to cry?" said Mamie, in her sleep
to one of the fidders.
POOH We're not a-crying u bit,
said the tallest pumpkin seed. I" You onl,
think so cause our faces are so long.
Then they all danced until so tired tha
they all tumbled down, and the first thing
Mamie knew after that was hearing TIN
birds sing good morning on the apple
tree bough Just outside the window.
Mamma was already in the garden
Mamie's blue eyes could just look owe
the window-ledge, although Mammal
round hat was so large Mamie coudn'
see just what was going on.
Bury them in the ground and they
come up roses. It's funnier than Punci
and judy" she softly whispered to herself
wonder if-why, there's the breakfas
bell" And Pm sorry to say she almos
tumbled down stairs, sliding on the banis
tiers.
The kitchen clock had just struck nine
when Mamie came out ut the back door
Juggling away at the great market-basket.
The garden was deserted. Step by stel
the basket bumped down to the walk, anC
was then dragged across the lawn to the
round tiower.bcd in the centre. OF came
the cover, and out came Mamie's flvoritt
doll, DO" JOS arms were all right, bu
both legs were gone-torn straight out by
the roots.
dear, dear Jo," said Mamie, tenderly
{" | wouldn't plant you, darling, if | WASH
Just sure almost that you'd corle up with
nice new sawdust legs and pink shoes on
and | hope you'll be good and come ur
real quick" And then Mamie took the
trowel, made a deep hole, and put poor
10 in, upside down.
"Of course, pve got to put her upside
down" said Mamie; because then when
the pink shoes come up I'll know she s
done"
So 10 was planted, and out of the has.
ket came the Noah's ark; and such IL sad
sight, for every animal was broken some
where, and the elephant had every bit OF
paint and both bis eyes sucked off his
head.
Il guess" said Mamie. :" that I'll plant
'em all in one hole, and then they won't
be lonesome" And so she did; but when
they were all covered up there was the
ark with the lid off left out.
Never mind. I'll leave it outside, ="
and when the lambs and things come up
they'll know where to 90 to right away"
Then out of the basket came Mother
Goose set to Music" with all of the music
torn out, and most of the goose part, too.
dear me-" said Mamie, I'll have to
plant this pretty deep, or it won't have Il
chance to grow before it comes up. |
guess the covers will take long, long
tim, be- ause split my bread and molas-
SEES all over 'em.'
81 And so in the long afternoon the little
girl planted her toys, and as the hot sun
went down cool shower came up. How
it did rain While they were ut tea the
big drops chased each other down the win
dow pane at tremendous rate.
I'm glad my seeds are in" said Nam
ma. This is n splendid rain for them"
"Yes, if you planted them deep enough
so they not be washed up" said Papa.
Mamie was very quiet, Poor little
Jo," she said to herself. =" do SO hope
You'll not get wet and have another dread
ful cold, when you have 10 stay in bed all
day long, with stocking round your
throat
But the rain was over at last, and the
after grumblng for long time,
tumbled out OF the clouds and went TO
sleep. The moon came up, and tried with !