Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-09-04

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owned the little house, its garden, and
the little hill pasture back Of it, which
afforded pasture for Beck, the COW and
with sewing, knitting aud mending,
Mrs. BsrTows made wants and means
balance, which is more than some OF
her Weather neighbors did.
Sometimes Joe's clothes were well
lowered with patches, but they were
neatly put on, and when his school
mates laughed at him and asked him
why he put his arms so far through
his jacket sleeves" he would laugh
and reply:
"Because boys grow, and jackets do
not"
Now he was a person of considera-
BILE importance in his own eyes. He
was business man, with one big silver
dollar for capital.
What planning there was and how
many times he went over to consult
David before the list was made out to
suit the boy.
Then the seed was bought and sown
in boxes, and set in the sunny South
window.
Then the ground was carefully pre-
pared, and when the tiny plants were
ready to put out, the yard was all ready
for them.
Carefully following David's drec.
lions, they promised fair for the young
gardener.
June came, and with il the usual
lcrowd Of city borders, until the big
new hotel, aud every house in town
where they could find room, was filled
to overlooking.
Then il was that Joe began to get
returns for his weeks OF patient work.
do wish that had room to tell you
all about his work, but haven't, so II
you want to know, try the garden this
year and learn by experience. Early
vegetables found ready market, and
one morning as Joe was working his
garden lady from the hotel stopped
and asked for flowers AS Joe was
cutting them he told her how he was
making his first venture as u florist as
well as at vegetables.
The lady promised to use her iuflu-
ence in his favor, and advised him to
make up a basketlul OF small bouquets
and come up to the hotel the next
morning.
"Stand on the North veranda," she
said; ''there is where we go directly
after breakfast, and ii | am not mis-
taken you will find sale for all you
have"
Joe thanked her for her kind en-
couragement; and bright and esrly the
next morning he was busy in his little
garden. Here 1t was that his mothers
help was needed, but soon he learned
how 10 combine colors, and shape the
little bouquets in the most attractive
manner.
Such phlox and verbenas, mignon-
cites and sweet peas, long dropping
sprays OF fuchias grown from plants
which David had given him. But the
best of all were the pansies grown in a
shady corner of his little garden.
The next morning he was at the ap-
pointed place, and as the crowd came
from the dining room Miss Carlton
said
Z" Here is something new. made
a discovery yesterday, and now will
give you all the benefit. Here is a lit
lie gardener who grows the most beau
tiful flowers, l asked him to come
here this morning, and l trust that you
will all patronize him. will lead by
choosing the loveliest bouquet for my
invalid mother"
So SAYING, she went to the basket
and chose bunch OF velvety pansies
and left in their place silver quarter.
Here's to the success of Pansy
Joe, " said Miss Carlton, as she van
ished up the stairway In the direction
of her mothers room."
Now Miss Carlton was beauty and
heiress, and her kind heart and CHEEKY
ways had made her favorite with all
in the house. All that she said or did
was followed by the rest. So Joe's
customers were plenty and his basket
was enpied all too soon
His first venture had succeeded far
beyond his widest expectations. Not
that all paid 30 generously as Miss
Carlton, but even dimes count. Every
pleasant morning found him at his
place, and Pansy Joe came TO be one
of the features of the place. His flow
CTS were alWuyb lIesu huu NJ lauOu Va
imperfect flowers found place in his
basket. That would be almost impos-
sible, for they were in such demand
that he picked almost every flower in
his little garden for his daily trade.
Now nature Is very generous, and if
plants are well cared for the more
you pick the more you will have. So
all summer long and until Outumn
irosts the garden continued to flour
ish.
Then came time when the great
hotel was deserted and the little vii
lage was as quiet as though the inhabi'
tants had followed natures teachings
and prepared themselves to sleep until
the frosts had gone and strong winds
had awakened them to another season
of hard work and hurry.
In the little brown house Joe was
icareiully looking up the amount OF his
lsummer's profit.
cannot tell how much 1t amounted
Ito in dollars and cents, but l can tell
you something of what he gained. He
1 loo rned that even n how can do some