The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-01

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proved the fence?'
The dimple was unmistakabie THU
time. Joshua's voice shook -As. he re-
piled:
i dunno but what you have. But
now tn come to be--thfngs-planted
on my side--but give me them shears
an III cut We a few posies from over
mere My mothers garden use to have
blossoms like these in a. She use to
nave EN- trained up alongside Of the
porch"
"oh, will you cut some over there p
cried the girl. I've been wishing ]
could get to them. Sim generally. cuts
them for me, but he had to go after
wood this morning. He's been so kind
made the bed for the seeds on that
side--the very morning after you went
away-and once when IL was dry he
carried water and watered the whole
Well, I'll settle with Sims said
Joshua in his heart, but the next mo-
ment he asked In sudden andazement:
What dye do with all, these bios
i've been sending them up to the
children's ward in the hospital,s said
the girl, across the fragrant fence II
used to visit 1t very often-and
thought 1t would be so sweet for them
10 have the fiowers--and for me to
give them-especially as they were
raised along this fencer
She flashed a demure glance at him,
from under the pretty lashes, and this
time he was watching for the; dimple
and caught 1t at its best. He turned
with the heaped-up basket.
"Ye reckon I could git through them
vines somehow" he asked, looking du-
hiOnSlv NJ kotr Ger
blieve-1 sort O. think-Td like to go
over and jaw a bit with Abner."
oh, there's a thin place right down
here" cried the girl with a joyous
thrill In her tones. She ran down ths
fence; and at the place she pointed
out. Joshua. stepping carefully lest
ne should crush a single tendri., aligh.
ted beside the pretty girl.
i don't know why we shouldn't
have gate in here--about here--so's
you could pick on both sides of the
fence" he said. shame-facedly, as he
looked at the fence and his heart be-
gan to warm. STAINS to reason. IL the
sick chilern likes 'em SO well the sick
grown folks might like blossom or
two, along with 'em. 1t might be with
them like 1t was with me-" he added,
wistfuily. ut might make 'em think
o their mothers oil garden at home
The mothers old garden at home.
and the sweet peas that were trained
up along the side of the porch went
with Joshua as. he walked beside Bes-
sic through the orchard where the
birds were singing gleefully over their
new-made nests. He found Abner hob
bling painfully the length of the room,
with the laid of a stick: and, all at
once the feud had melted away and
was as though 1t had never been.
"Here-lean on me. Abner!" he cried,
hurrying to his old friend and throw
ing an arm around the STOPPING Shout
ders And before the astounded Abner
could have time to push him away-if
he had meant to do so-Joshua hur-
ried on; I've been havin' the time of
my life with the rheumatics since
seen you. Abner. Say---I've changed my
mind about making a paster o. that
feld-the cattle's well enough as they
are. An with no cattle there we don't
need no fence there--no fence at all
an the groun's mighty rich along
where them fence corners use to be
s'pose we take that four feet along
there an turn 1t into one big flower
bed-where she can raise all the rOsies'
she wants? We can help her, Abaer-
soon's you begin to git 'roun a little
better-an it'll help us both to git out
into the fresh air-Oh. come, now!
There. there. make me think of my
mothers oil garden
There was not much that was articu-
late in the remainder of what he said;
but half an hour later. Sim. returning
with wood arSl aghast at Joshua's I'M
expected coming and filled with trepi-
dalton for himself. stood tiptoe in the
porch and saw Joshua Long suppop-
ing his enemy along the line of sweet
peas. and showing him where the fiow-
er beds should run.