Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-05-16
HANS GARDEN.
What He SOWed and What He
Reaped,.

Reaped,.
Near the ripping waters of the
Opequon, on the sunny slope OF a
green and fertile hillock, close to
Sutton School, was fayorite and
fruitful garden spot, not very large,
It's true, but exceedingly productive,
so much so that Hans (who was sole
owner and proprietor viewed it DER
and DER with growing delight and
swelling pride. He built imaginary
castles and reaped immense profits,
prospectively ; then leaning against
his brick mansion he began to puz-
zle his brain as to what kind ofseed
was best to put in American soil.
He meditated and argued the posi-,
BILE results of corn, wheat, oats, bar
ley, buckwheat and so on. Becom.
ing more perplexed, he hailed tall
gentleman passing by, and asked his
advice.
you've a perfect right to sou
what you please. We are free as
the air we breathe, and IS untram
meled in thought and action"
"But if you SOW wind you will
reap the whirlwind," interrupted
Ratchet faced, grey-eyed woman,
peering through the fence.
"You better mind your own bees
ness. 1 ask of you at all nodings,"
replied Hans in a sharp insolent
tone.
"That's good advice, and I'll take
It," laughingly put in the woman.
"But I'd like to photograph you on
the camera of my brain before bid
ding you goodbye"
"Ah yes, two cruel vulture eyes
one takes in the northern while the
other sweeps the southern horizon.
Such eyes never search for loneliness
and purity, but hunt for blotches
and corruption. Pimples and moles
would be magnified into hills and
mountains seen through pair Of
eyes like that, and all the fire and
fury of ancient battering rams, of
persecution and assault, would be
leveled at unoffending innocence.
Such eyes were never meant to look
inward, they have no sense of JUS
tice, and are continually trampling
upon the rights of their fellow crea-
lures, and that mouth, coarse, SEN
sual, beastly, shows, too pride OF fam
lily and inordinate love of distinc-
ton, self sufficient, self righteous
Phariseeism, and that nose with q
corkscrew twist. Who ever saw a
nose like that that did not bore in.
to everybody's business with case
and alacrity? And that head is OF
the God of Egypt minus the horns.
And those ears, though they cannot
catch sounds Of harmony, are Pc
culiarly constructed to show and
perpetuate waves of diScord. And
that chin, firm enough for stubborn
ness, all make type of man that
needs to be kept at a good distance
of. $50 my friend I repeat your own
advice, and may God give you grace
enough to observe it. "Mind your
own business Plant what you will,
and be sure you will have to "Reap
what you SOW" Goodbye
And the little sylph like woman
glided away just in time to escape
stone and to catch a few impreca-
tions that we're very warm and earn
est, but everything else but pious.
The tall man walked coolly away
He did not inwardly respect a man
who could brutally assault woman
be she ever so insolent. But he low
ed peace, and made no protest, and
felt lucky to get away without STIR
ring up more strife, and Hans was
left to decide for himself what he
should plant. He went into the
house and looked over his store of
seeds and made q discovery. Stamp.
ed with a royal coat of arms was a
package of seeds. Queer little things
they were, fine as mustard seed.
Sab, dot ish better dan any
American seed. Dot ish vot will
blant."
So Hans labored industriously
and put in the seed. Heaven SEEM
ed to smile upon the enterprise, for
soon the green shining sprouts peer
ed from the mellow earth, and Hans
was gloriously exultant.
"Dot vos one splendid seed-it
vas real German seed, vas genuine
royal seed vat will make me richer
as no American Seed"
Day by day grew the queer look
ing plants, odd but phenomenally
luxuriant. They attracted the at
tention of every passer-by.
"What is that2 What's it good
for r. where some If the questions