The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-08-30
WHO RANG THE BELL!
ny LIKE SHARP.

a man who has business IN inc city \
every day little realizes the delights 4
of his own suburban home. He leaves
the place early in the morning and he
comes home tired at night. and Thus he
misses the pleasures hat he would en-
ioy if ne spent the whole day at ms
own house.
Recently, resolved 10 get bit
ahead with nv work. and so aban-
doned the city and all its ways deter
mined to stay at home until had
written a number of those stories
which are the delight of two CONT
nents. while in the intervals | could
polish OF few novels that the world
IS eagerly waiting for. thus 1 became
acquainted with my own plot OF land.
which had seen hitherto only on sun
DAYS found that my back yard was
an idyllic place in which 10 write. ana
furnished myself with one wicker
chair to sit in ard another on which TO
mt my feet while the low table at my
elbnw held the manuscript Land Is
so expensive in England that we make
much of our back yards. An English
gardener will do more with little
plot Of land than any other man ever
saw. lie will take small bit OF
ground. and. by judicious planting Q.
shruhberv. the making Of walks. and
the utilizing Of whatever trees there
may le on the place. will make it look
~ The casual observer like large es-
rate. The soil is very productive. and
the climate is generally 80 MILD the
whole year around that plants hardy
ever stop growing. OF course u one
has IA large place a man has a gardener
of his own. but we people with small
lots are content with gardener who
comes in once or twice week. or
perhap, three times. il things are
growing very rapidly. | never knew
the particulars of this until | stayed
at home Not being an inqui>ltive
man. my occasional glimpses Of the
back ward had never suggested 70 me
that all this neatness and order was
the result Of human intervention
thought it was part OF my contract
with the landlord, and one ~ tnc rea
sons why | was paying him rent: SO a
sat at my work, was a>tonl>hed Y
find man with wheelharrow fuil o
tools trundle il from the front of tn
house into the back yard l asked him
what the mischief he was doing there
and why he came in without she Tor
mality Of ringing, for he seemed Z
have a key 10 my private gate; Ia
was equally astonished to find me OF
the premises. and a mutual explana
ton resulted in his discovering that
was the proprietor. and my learninl
that he was my gardener
When | owned a back and iron
yard ia America. neither was OF muc
use to me. The back yard was exceed
ingly small. and was the home OF ia
ash-bin. and the dumping ground
various disabled utensils pertaining I
the kitchen Ii was not a thing Z
beauty The from; yard was all rigt
enough. hut il belonged more TO IN
public than to myself. There was n
fence between the house and III
street, and | would as soon nav
thought OF sitting down on the sid
walk as lounging about on the OF
grass which was IN front OF my res
dence An Engli>hman. howevc
keeps his wards for his own use
believes. IL he pays rent and taxes 4
pipI vi ylbhhts NHaA 1900
ground is his for the time being; co
sequently he puts high wall arour
il, and is as secluded in his back val
as though he were in his own drawn
room
NV house Is situated on "A sort OF 81
backwatcr just out Of the main cure
of traffic. celebrated old coacnii
road running ia the direction OF
som passes near enough TO be hand
and 20 far away that we are out 81 =
noise Of the traffic. Out Of this ma
road there runs a street in the foT
OF ~emi-circlc. IL leaves the ma
road for no particular reason a
joins il again for no particular rease
and in the center Of this bow 7
house. with the front and ba
wards. Is situated. IL Is dcligl
fully quiet spot. for no Vehicle con
into this peaceful road unless it
business at one OF the six or ses
houses that are situated upon I
street. which can hardly bc calie'
thoroughfare. Ny back yard ";
therefore. is segment Of a circle.
is eight feet high. and is what j. cal
an English park fence. which met
that ii is made of upright split {
slabs overlapping each other. I
kim; If fence is said to cost as mi
ana Last as long - brick wall. ]