Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-06-06

We will take the houss-.haIl ",
not, CharIie:' We had goue all over
the roomv, old fashioned house, m,
little wife aud |, from the dusty. cob
wsbGed gsrret TO the neglected cellars
and We now stood together at the bach
Of the garden, critically suryeyin. it,
appearance.
I 1t was low, two story stone house
/ in the shape of I, With cluster oI
tall chimneys in the middle and the
/ three gables hidd,n in ivy. 1t had
once stood quite out of the town
which had since gradually crept to.
yards it, until what had been road
/ was nov become a street Of struggling
cottages and villas, extending to the
high vail lnelosiug the grounds The
lawn VAS shaded with old trees, ana
the garden, chocked up with rhicket,
OF lilac and SNOW ball. The old lady
ks Gag. who had for forty wears re
,id d her, leading Avery cIuded ana
invalid life, had taken ro pa.as to keeI
+ the place in order, uud she died aud
/ tbs house was for sa.
+ 1t looks dresdfully gloomy and ne
elected said Cerie. gazing up at til,
+ back windows. Mrs. Moss. next
door. Saws that for twenty wears no one
has occupied those upper rooms and
- how the wv has bound iogcthsI
those shutter. on the left. But II is I
beautiful old house, aud know that
We can make it bright aud cheerful
AMI then the garden hat a delight
il will b- Ia the children, aud TO our.
selves, too. W VII take ii, won't
We. Charlie
/ There was no resisting her pleading
coaxIng manner. 80 that very even.
ius | vent to see the agent, and be.
+ fore . seea had elapsed th, house va,
Iuors
| With what zeal aud enjoyment We
ien,cred upon the transformation o'
our new abode, The IN ssss of ivy
we're torn down from til. gables or IN
Idciously trimmed; every door and
window WAS thrown wide to the fresh
air and sunlis aud paint and paper
ihu'ilh V"'A an" o' ''E"t e"' PCS
aud India mating made the house de
Elignifui to behold.
4 This much accomplished, we turned
toL. attention t. tIv garden. !. ~,
4 alrssdy June. ami 'ne season TO al
-.1c-I Tor much improvement, ~"u' ~
.. pu!lrd down thr rut,.d a '''s
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MANS.
/ his Is thoroughly @"t'-'t"i, Te
marArd oue evening. lilo" - 1t, 60
che. that Nc ta'" naHhGr" l. i've riSh
'ears Of house keHIn- LIE without I
garden.
Yes, >hr a." RET, ra-'A"t'H, 1t q
dehGhti"l LIVING So much Ia th'
open Ar ore seems 10 take - new ano
fresh sro"'h, Ike the ho"e7s. Only
and her" >h .-ncc" une-si arount
only, haF''", thinA-i iauev-
that TN - rot "A-c. ~ t"t spot i'F cal
al iFs'fo oou'oir-
my not; Il i"cs th' WAN Il
t"Ihi"a' d' awe" "' ,"' mouse al" th'
"h"ir garden Ana 'n'' or"hche'
nan sIhC so 10" ahu clothed IN IVY
maxi " hIc' canopy a'"'r Us. '''
! Is II tha' So" ooJ''t !"
i rtarcrtN hh"" Dat memo"
nave lever I'hel this Tree.
1t vas very ola tree under "h'ct
We SAT win H"5e ShAf'eu lrun
gro" '"s !" s''P'"a l"s'',oh near 'hs
eaI"eh wall anu c"'cie" vii" ~!
Aooht eighi leel from the gronhd th'
trunk separated INTO three branches
an" Itfe the IVY h.o h"t'ed itseit IL
81 '"I'I''o"S mass cohce"''hS th'
ucCal'" o'a"ch's "t'Li .hs eACti'iol
"i the extremity "hlch mere ana 'hert
Pro't""'" from tue green MASS "hi''
anu ,'rp p'.e' , ~. ,,. c-
! n"y looA me sAe'eto" HnetrS'
'''u 'e'1e' S'Suc'"S up, anu 1t gives
me 'he horrors 'h',N .he Tree
ought TO oe cut down. 1t always re
minus h'' oi S'"HeH"I" VI d tee
mouse.
u'u net az 'ne % 'll'l1 pay .'"cl' a'
teht'oh To her remarks put some
uays a''er she again suggested 'na' o"'
garden table ana chalrs should De re
moved TO some o'ner spot
Il uon hno" why 1t is' 'he >alu uh
easily 'oal 1 aI"ayS lee' ner'' Us mere
'"ioy "'T'e Is so,'e''''"S P'er''"'
ao'"' me P'ace--ln ,Ie lus'.lnS oI ,, ,ns