The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-13
PRINCE tIBERT's IL1IILLLOW.
The story OF nm Aged Gardener who r-oiicked
Win 0mecM NIclorln'. IlmrhAnd.


Mr.. Joseph Ncvius, Of 7 Park avenue, the
city gardener Of lIohok,n was raking compost
OYER the vet groom grass hlndcs " the Sin-
vcns Institute Park. and M h. worked he
hummcd an old time tune softly TO himself He
is over 60 ycnrs of ngc, hut he is still sprghtly
and robust. md he walks with the tread Of a
man of D. His form is slihtly bent. his hair
il gray and his face is wrnklcd Nv the years
that have passed over it. but in his eyes il u
genial lisht. and he talks chccrfuy of his past
history.
Yes snid he 10 the reporter. M he loaned
ON the handle " his long rake. "Yos. I've had
quite history in one WAY or another. and |
don't mind telling IT, ! WIS born in Sake
Cohurg. Gotna. and when WIS only II years
old WIS taken hy the Grand Duke Ernst as an
apprentice in his gardens. The room which
WIS given me adioincd the Grand Dukes hO-
tani.Hl library. and So. at every opportunity. |
us" t. slip into tll" apartment ana read and
study all Kinds II books ON gardening aud
botany. Nhlr other bows W re playing in the
~ir"ci- "r visit ng places of anus encnt. ! krIi
ON studying AT every !" sure hour. 10y night and
dnr. learned rapidly. and soon became n
/ rrmonhcr VOL all ~ Grand Dukr's chi.
,,r'h. AM ifin'' Nnrri. WhoWi rwNfI hurried
Nnren Nit9ria. was frequently my companion.
Whenever hc came iutO the garden whore WIS
at Nor, Nc always had "a race cor game Of some
KIND. "" was splendid boy. tail. handsome.
nuI manly. But length he went AWAY To- "a
hiLh school and MAYER saw him aftorwnrd
After llnd been with the Duke u lew years
| wis mad" head gardener ut one uf his pleas
ur' or summer gardens in the neighborhoOd Of
Geihu, | stayed there u few wears. and had
f ii. Tho place, was too small. | had ROT IN
idea in my head that wanted to see the world.
| wanted To- roam. So bundled W my things
ani started to the coast. not knowing definitely
WHITTIER should 20. Itook passage on a ves-
sci bound Tor America. for hnd always had "A
great d'sirr to visit this country
I Y.
opened n lorsi- storr mt forticth and Walnut
-irrrt-. | did we'll. and in u short tinfr mar
rird. cot together "A consid 'rahir sum Of
money. ana pla ed II ia the hands Of the Prr-i-
dent of th' Pennsylvania Iank, Of lhilndrlphin
fvreiShi years. during my stay ~ PhiairlpllW
my wife was constantly aiing. Her mind be-
'diil' dll''tru, anu 1n' Noulu hiloW no on 'N-
c'lt me |" apr lach hcr sidr. sent hrr 10 lh'
mountains and the seaside for months at n
time. hopng that she might recuvcr but It was
all IN vain travelled with her for several sea-
sons. but she grow gradually worse, and at
length We went to Europe and visited the places
familiar to Us by early r.cull-,tiuns. II was Of
no u-". She grew weary of foreign lund-, and
on, day said t. me in hopeless way: Take
me back home. am tired Of wandering. Let
50 W. came hack TO Philadelphia. and
IN short time my, wife died; Her
death was terrible blow, and | have
never recovered from, it. sold, ont Siy
dollhouse. and with the money | bought
farm of 80 acres in neighDoring county.
Introduced all the modern improvements
well curls, barns and outhouscs. moving
and renping machines, and every other i'm
proNemrnt that thought necessary for a we'll
coudu, tod inrm. But | wa- terribly lonely. |
h"i 20 hire all the work. not only outside hut
inside Of the house. and. II course. with the
waste consequent upon such plan 81 farming.
the place did not half pay To add to my mis-
fortunes. the President of the bank in whose
hands had placed my money became involved
IN uniortunat" -pcculations. and io-t not only
ms own but also my money. | sold out the
farm fur much l-ss Than paid for il and came
To- New YORK. | got this position in which am
now working, and am perfectly satisfied and
contrntrd. | have had al | want Of business
and NV am settled down.
married again iew ,rars ago and have
one child. II II "A great change however from
the time when was plnving with Prince Albert
in the gardens IF SaNe-Cohurg | can say that
in one thing hay" been specially blessed. |
my story.
Tie I'D man walked bri-hly away. and fol to
work ON tn plat with increased energy To make
Wy Tor no time ne mad spent IN talking.