Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-02-27
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.

Aid the big hot sun sent his rays right
:" the heart of the little llant. and it be
Kan Ia swell.
Please, air, blow over me and grow
me, for cannot grow myself" sighed
the little cucumber plant.
And the soft airs crept M and into
the little cucumber plant, and kissed all
hcr leaves till they troubled with Joy.
Please, silver dcWS, sink into me and
grow me. for cannot grow myself,
gently breathed tie littlr cucumber plant.
And the silver dcWS sank down to her
very roots and titled them with moisture.
Nnd because she said please" and be-
cause she knew that She could not grow
herself, and that only ly opening hen
very own being To the sun. air and
moisture coual She be grown the little
plant sweiled and Increased.
Lear after lear opened ont, ana at last
oh. marvel of marvplS, OH Joy OF Joys,
IA little green cucumber appeared Ii
was no bigger than cateTnillar at frst.
but II >wellCd and SWelled
How proud was the plant when one
morning the gardener stood 10y its bed.
and, pushing his cap from his brow.
stared hard. scratching his head the
while
That beats me-" he cried: "hlest If
that there li,tle green cucumber plant
from the rubbish heap hasn't been aad
srowcd a cucumher.
What are you stasi,g at. Jones? You
seem to be Struck all Of Il heap" said
the voice of the ladN'S husband behind
him.
THAT lie. sir. Look there"
The very pheasant gentleman came
round to his side ami bent down over the
bed.
Dear me. cucGmber. Wen. it is n
cucumber plant, is4ri il: What else did
you expect it to groM."
The gardener scratched his head hard
cr than ever and looked puzzled
If you'd ha' seen that there plant. sir.
when | picked it mp from the rutbisl,
heap. you wouldn't ha thought II could
ha growed anything. But there. DIES
say Ignorant folks chuckS lots q things
away aSd do fine enough If they only got
The chance | gave that little plant"
The gentleman tipt0ed across the damn
lawn. and called Ia his wife.
My dear. there is actually small Gu
onmber in process Of growth on the plant
YOU deSplSCd, Come and look. but he sure
YOU put ON your golosheS, for the grass
is wet !"
She came. and looked but She was So
surprised aud excited about The coming
Of the little green cucumber that she
quite forgot her rnloshcS.
II was little, aud il was green hut the
sum aud the mir and the dow helped il to
grow. rs they had helped the plant, until
the day came when it was cut by the
gardener. and hid amongst leaves on Il
china dish on the lunch table
'DehciouS,' said the lady. when She
put the first biz into her mouth.
And all your own growing her bus
band exclaimed. My dear il is n great
thing 10 be able to grow our own cucum-
hers
a great thing" asscutcd the lady.
Which really seemed mind, say
:
tue little green cueumhcr plaut itself.
which had turned ia the sum- ana the air.
AMI the dew. and cried:
Please grow met
And now YOU ask. was the cucumber
plnnt sorry when they eat her child GU
cumber and carried il into the house,
And | answer
II WAS the proudesi moment of her life
That night the moou overhead grinncd
harder than ever. and said:
we shall see what We hall SEE
II was just rs il stg knew II secret that
nhDdy else did.
Early ia the morning blossom fell
and Il new little cucumber was born. Tile
sun. and the air and the dew were press
ent AT it, birth. aud they entered into ii
M once, 80 that il swpllpd and grew.
The cucumber plant had grown 50 biz
that il covered all the bed. When the
moon came ont in the sky. the big plant
looked Hp into her face. and she looked
down upon the biz pmnt Eut She did
not grin any longer. she just shincd. Aud
the biz green cucumber plant fclt glad
Through every root aud leaf of her
How mauy cUCumhcrs did you say
there werc:' asked the lady Of her hu~-
band. When he came IN from visiting the
garden one morning.
My dear, / have counted six, ACTUALLY
six. VERY fine ones
\ md :. t.t,I ,tF J,, 81,
sic Symington IN Casscll's Little Folks