St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-07-13

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best nake,a rake, a hoe and about Sc
feet Of the best brand Of garden hose
Mr.. Jobson was up as early as si1
o'clock on the following merning
working on the garden He8spadee
the lawn up to a depth Of about tws
feet, and by the time Mrs. Jobsor
called him for his breakfast he had
several stubborn cricks in bis sides
and looked ike a soft-coal fireman,
He was game, however, and went
back TO work as soon as he had boIted
His cup Of coffee and roll, and by ten
o'clock he was ready to begin planting
the seed. He opened the little en-
velopes one by one, while Mrs Jobson
looked on Afterhe had opened about
a dozen of theenvelopes, each Of them
bearing the vari-hued picture Of a DIFF
ferent flower, Mrs. Jobson called his
attention to a little detail that struck
her as being peculiar.
Queer, that all Of the seeds from
these different envelopes look just
alike, isn't il? said she.
Mr.. Jobson looked at the seeds and
then froWned severely at Mrs. Jobson.
Its queer, Mrs. Jobson,o 2 he an
sWered, with superior air, to folks
who don't know the difference be-
tween d handful Of flower seeds and q
cake Of laundry soap. Flower seeds,
Mrs. Jobson, all look alike. Anybody
ought to know that. And I'd be
obliged ito you if you'd reserve your
criticisms until you've got chance
to find out how little you learned about
horticulture when you went to
school"
Nevertheless. Mrs. Jobson had her
doubts about the way Mr., Jobson's
many variesies Of flower seeds resem-
bled each other, and SO, instead Of
using his seeds WhereWith to start d
little garden Of her own in the rustic
tubs In the sideyard, she used q few
simple varieties that she got from the
corner groceryman.
Mr.Jobson watched bis gardenwith
remarkable solicitude, and wetted it
down, and poked around its edges with
his rake and hoe with singular indus
try, until one morning about week
ago, when one Of his neighbor's hap
pened By and gazed amusedly at Mr.
,Jobson at work.
Y 6 Morning, Jobson . said the neigh-
bor Looks like you're going to have
d pretty good crop hay there, doesn't
it? Why didn't you have the yard
sodded instead Of sowing the grass
seed? Your lavn'n be ragged d-look-
ing for 4 year or SO. :
s Say, what ails you? inquired Mr.
Jobson, glowering upon his neighbor.
Cant you see that this is a flower
garden?"
Flower gardeng' said the neigh
Dor, gazing hardat Mr. Jobson Say,
DID man, you need 4 rest, that's what
you need. You may raise a dandelion
or SO in that alfalfa field that you've
been spending your time on for the
past few weeks, but all the other flow
ars you'll grow on that lot you'll be
able to put in theeornersof your eye.
Can't you see that you sowed nothing
but grass seed ??n
Mr.. Jobson had a violent verbal al
tercation with his grinning neighbor,
and then he marched around toWhere
Mrs. Jobson was watering her already
respectable king shoots il the rus
.ic tubs IN the back yard.
Well he snorted, you've at
ength succeeded u showing me up
ind making an exhibition Of me ID
he neighborhood, haven't you,
madam
Why, said Mrs. Jobson, what do
ron
You didn't deliberately have the
lower seeds that 4 took such. pains to
liant spaded mp. and q lot Of gypsum
Feed seed and stuff like that putin The
yround around here, instead, did
1ou? growled Nh. Jobson. You
lidn't employ four or FIVE men to dc
his IN my absence simply out OF iieaI-
,usy Of the success you know wasgo-
ng to make with the garden, did you?
However, there's going 70 be an end
# al this. You may write to your
olks by special delivery to-day, and
III arrange for suitable provision for
fou. I can stand for the ordinary lit
le shocks and turmoils of domestic
ife, but when It comes to deliberate
Of malice tIat'n cause q
Foman to have her hasband, FIRST af-
empt at garden destroyed simply
ut Of jealousy, then ] draw the line, |
nd draw it hard!"
The line hasn't been drawn yet, |
However, and Mr. Jobson is still buy