The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
a ROADSIDE PLANTING.


Charley, catching up his school
books and lunch basket. and I'm
Gle Bon. on his way to mill said "Whoa!"
to old Kate, while Charley climbed up be-
side him.
You're lazy little chap. to rather ride
than walk this fine morning" said Uncle
Bion. pinching his nephews rosy cheek.
But Charley only laughed at his uncles
teasing and the two fell into happy chat.
1t was a pleasant road that wound to-
ward the school house, and just now the
air was filled with the sweetness of many
blossoms.
Il wonder how these apple and pear
trees came here" said Charley. gazing at
the flower covered branches as they
passed.
Uncle Zion laughed
What are you laughing at?" asked the
boy. They are splendid apples. and the
pears are as good as any in our orchard"
Il know that said Uncle Bion. with
chuckle. But I was thinking of the day
when your father and 1 planted those
trees"
Did you and papa set them out?" cried
Charley. "Oh, tell me about it, do"
There isn't much to tell" said his
uncle. Your father and had been teas
ing our father to let us plant some fruit
trees along the road to school"
oh on Arbor day?" interrupted Char
ley.
NO" said his uncle, there wasn't any
Arbor day then. but we took it into our
sheads that it would be a fine thing to he
able to pick apples and pears on our way
to school.
1--WE Were little chaps. about as big as
! you-perhaps not quite; but we knew
| good deal about farm work and we could
! set out trees and finally father said we
might have some saplings. up in the or
| chard, that he did not care for if we
| would Dl3Of Them
so one morning he took them up for us
| before we were out of bed. and leaving
word that we could do what we pleased
with them, he went off to the city. TO be
gone all day You see, he lifted them for
us, to make sure that we should not get
hold of anything valuable; but oh. didn't
we make a mess of it," and Uncle Bion
| laughed aloud
why, what did you do?" asked Char
| ley, all eagemess.
We'll. we found bundle of young trees
| out in the barn that had been set into Il
pail of moist earth to keep the roots
damp, and although we ought to have had
more sense than to think father would tie
them up for ms in that fashion we were
too impatient to set them out to think
! much about anything else. SO into the
ground they went along the road, half
way to the school house
THE next morning father went 10 get
some young fruit trees which had Just
been sent him from a nursery man. but
which he knew nothing about, and TO his
dismay they were not to be found"
"Oh. Uncle Bion. you hadn't"
Yes we hadi We had planted those
trees that father had just bought"
Did he make you dig them up?"
No; he said they were in the ground
and they might as we'll stay there. But
he sent and got some more for the orchard
and he took as good care of those on the
school road as he did Of the others at
home.
And they grew wonderfully fast. and
bore when they were quite young; so W,
had the happiness of picking apples anC
pears on our way to school, and we con
graduated ourselves that they We're
good deal better than if we had plan'e,
the trees which father took up Tor us.
Il am glad you made the mistake, sale
Charley, land l am going 90 ask papa ii
he will let me have some nice apple tree.
TO set out by the school house Arbor day
DO you suppose he VIM
II will, said Uncle Bon. 1T is a cap
/ ital dea."-Youth's Companion.