Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
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THE average man who moves from
a fat or from city house with
II by IA lawn to a place in the suburbs
with a generous back yard yearns tc
plant things and see them grow.
Mr.. Grimston-which, by the way.
Is not his real name-Says this was
one of his ideals which, last year, was
rudely shattered. He says he thinks
the reason Mary was quite contrary
was because her garden made her so.
Their suburban residence has quite
an extensive back yard, and Mr.. Grim
ston worked induStriously at it morn
ings and evenings trying to get 1t INTO
Dresentable shape, for the previous
tenants had used it as depository fol
tin cans, old rusty pans and disabled
coffee pots.
How delightful it is to live in home
et last" he remarked to a friend who
called one evening soon after they had
moved. 81 don't call the fat where we
have been living home. God bless oul
home looks out of place on the walls
of a suite of rooms in a large apartment
building; it ought simply to be God
bless our fat We have procured a
cat and three kittens in order to make
the place seem as homely as possible.
and l am going to raise one of the finest
gardens in the back yard you evel
saw. To raise our own vegetables Will
be a saving of money, and
81 don't know about that" inter
rupted his friend. 81 raised some po'
tatoes one year and at the end OF the
season found they had cost me JUST 1vt
dollars bushel. Cheaper to buy al
the grocery, you know"
That was because you hired man
to take care of 'em. I'm going to work
my garden myself. l shall attend &c
it mornings and evenings, see
"There is something poetical ano
wonderful to me about the planting
season." said Mr.. GrimstOn when he
came home one night with various
packages of seed. Think of the germ
of life inclosed in one Of these tiny
seedsl Our schoolbooks told us o.
a raspberry seed found in the stomach
Of man who had been dead hundreds
of years, and the seed upon being plant
ed grew and produced fruit. There il
no accident or caprice in nature; ever!
little seed knows just what it has to d.
and it does it,"
Il am not posted on such things,
replied his wife, but l wish our yart
had more sunshine. Those large tree
on either side OF us will completely shad
your garden"
"Oh, that doesn't matter" he re
turned; don't you worry. This after
noon I shall plant my radish, lettuce
onion and cucumber seeds, and to-mor
row l shall plant my peas and buy SOM
tomato plants. The vegetable man vii
not make much by calling here thi
year, my dear! Think of having fresI
vegetables of our own growing! Whel
/ was boy and used to visit my uncl
in the country / would take some sal
and go to the garden and break open
large, beautiful tomato, red as a rub
on the inside, sprinkle some salt on |
and eat it right there, and l assure yo'
it was perfectly delicious. And tn
radishes Why, half the radishes W
buy are soft and spongy from bein
kept too long. You will see that our
will be crisp and toothsome."
Mr. Grlmston whistled gayly as h
raked and hoed his vegetable beds
and who so happy as he when tn
threadlike green spears and scallope
leaves began to peep from the ground
"Our lettuce will be very fine" h
said; at has such large, strong roots
and our tomatoes are growing Xix
anything"
II should think sol" returned hi
wife. "At the rate these plants al
shooting up they ought to bear fru
as large as watermelons."
"True," said he, land the cucumbe
roots also are very large. The onion
look little sickly, but they'll come OIL
all right, for onions will grow an.
where"
He had driven sticks in the groun
for his peas, which were beginning
grow nicely, and he felt that, taken a
in all, his garden was in very satisfa
tory condition
Unfortunately Mary Ellen-the cat
and her offspring enjoyed working
the garden fully as well as did M
Grimston, and this became more ev
dent as the kittens grew older. II
twining pea vines were a never-endir
source of delight to the kittens. Som
times they amused themselves
climbing to the top of the support
at Others they preferred to stand @
a few PAGES and with sudden run al
Jump throw themselves against T.