El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-19

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Speaking of the garden said Mi
randa.
II didn't know we were speaking OF the
garden. my dear" said I.
Speaking of the garden" repeated
Miranda in n tone which 1 have learned
admits of no trivial rejoinder, how much
space did you think would allow fol
the flowers this year?"
Really. my love, 1 hadn't thought
suppose n couple of acres or so will be
about all we can attend to- 1 had
glanced away from her and forgotten the
tone.
Curtis. / presume you know I was
speaking seriously?''
Really. / beg your pardon" I said
quickly "As much as last year, not too
much. possibly n little less-just about
what you think necessary" My wife
looked ut me with n very searching dep
uty sheriff sort of n gaze. Her father
was the head of vigilance committee
out west during the fifties. and some
times I see the old mans soul in the girls
eyes
81 don't believe you care anything
about it," she said.
Here was a domestic tempest to be
stilled. and / awoke to the occasion as a
lazy man most always does when he
thinks il worth while. 1 pulled n stool
10 HtE CudlE I'VE uluuleS tdihtu
flowers and horticulture with enough
zest, am so conccited as to believe. in
earlier days to have won me n position
of some sort with a seed store.
My dear wife and fairy adviser. 1 as
sure you with all my heart" said 1.
that ever since the wind has had in it
the slightest warmth of summers love 1
have been thinking about the garden and
trying to form couplets containing both
tho srneo M Sha and fha shnxrarS 0f
coy corners"
"Umphr' said Miranda.
True" 1 continued. undaunted- You
may not believe il, my countenance may
not have shown it, even the milkman may
not have suspected IT,
She gave me a push. and 1 sat on the
floor instead of on the stool.
The milkmanv' she exclaimed, with
a show OF Indignation.
"A mistake 1 cried You know 1
sometimes make them As 1 was going
to say when you interrupted me-
Suppose / didf''
Its all right; but, as I was going to
say. the flower garden has largely occu-
pied my mind since the inception of
spring. ! had thought I would spade up
the east corner of the lot for the small
stuff There on the little slope they will
get the early sun and the shade during
the hot hours"
Not so bad" said my wife.
I'VE can put the roses under the trees
again. Down near the creek is some
black soil that will make them prosper
as never before"
go on" she said, and this time she
smiled.
1--WE will have the beds all protected
by wire this season. You can order all
you want from the catalogue. and we
will make an expedition or so ourselves
and incidentally waste our money on a
few bushels OF seed potatoes and the
like Out in the woods I have marked
two new specimens for the rockery. Our
collection Of ferns can be increased by a
visit to Randalrs creek"
lovely" she cried.
''These in brief. your Iadyship, are n
few of the suggestions that have occur |
red to me in connection with the adorn- |
ment OF our landscape. The SNOWFALL
shall be mulched and trimmed, for its |
meaning is thoughts of heaven the Gala |
lily, the violet, the daffodil, the dahlia. |
which means forever thine"
why the daffodilf' she said. 1T |
means 'deceitfui hope"
'Tt WILL" 1 replied. "grandiloquentIy |
remind me of the elusive visions of my /
YOUTH"
Its too bad" she replied. but she
aughed as she said so. "And what else, |
Sir Gardener. shall we behold on your
,oil?"
THE jonquiI. giadiolus and the Gle
natis are among my favorites. The hrst
means can you return my lover"
81 know it. Why didn't you propose
~ wearing it?'
II didn't want to be kept in suspense"
replied I'VE win have the azalea for
temperance. the bittersweet for truth.
he daisy for innocence. the nasturtium
or patriotism, the violet for faithful
less and raise a bed of fax for domestic
industry"
Her laugh now rang out so clear that
cit myself to be a very great diplomat
indeed
you're dear old confidence man aft
T ALL she said. and I am only pulling
our hair to make you wiser. You have
bbed very badly You don't know most
4 those flowers when you see them But
he confiding wife loves the deceitful
the old story"
She ran To the piano and struck up
Marching Through Georgia" Our dog.
he faithful AEGravator. arose and yawn-
d. The cat suggested that IL was time
o cat.
l opened the west door presently. and a
torn was To be seen gathering. Great,
lack clouds had assembled to pour their
-ials OF replenishment upon the expectant
arth.
"Oh. I'm so gladr' she cried joyously.
It's going TO be- good old Fashioned
We won't have any
.allers, and Wen make map Of the
arden So hustle. hustle. hustle. and get
our work donc-'-Chicago Dispatch.