The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-01-09
BETWEEN TWO FIRES
INKS h. BUTfxK

him TO lets stop In and see Mr..
Gardner's hot house. One moment
we were in the cold bleak north
wind out side, the next we had step
ped into the sunkissed zone Of the
tropics. One moment we were In
the land of icebergs, and continued
snow las il were1 the next step car
ried Us into the genial home OF the
lemon and orange the date and ba-
mana las it were.) MIR. Gardner
met us at the door, and gave us q
broad smile of welcome, and q most
cordial hand shake. He introduced
us to Mrs. Gardiner, and she
showed ye writer down one side and
Mr.. Gardner went with Uuncle
Snort down the other. I'D like to
Tell you all about 1t, but I'm not
smart enough. / saw the lilies and
rose bushes, the pansies and gsra-
NUNS all growing. In lulls of con-
versations, / could overhear Mr..
Gardner calling more big botanical
names but Uncle Snort makes out
he forgotten all of them I'll don't ex-
pect he knows how to spell them Is
what's the matter. Mrs. Gardner
carried me to the back end of the
house and showed me the furnace
where the water Is heated. / must
have had look or inquiry on my
face as IL / expected to see big fat
feather bed some where near by
Mrs. Gardner had told me her hus-
band slept there to attend to the
temperature and as / glanced around
she pointed out his cot and said he
just pulls it down from against the
wall, and lays down, that it would.
MT do for him to be too comfortable
Dear me thought | in this climate OF
the southern seas surely one can
almost imagine himself South Sea
isiauuer anu lay MIN dowu just in -
blanket and b e comfortable. | en-
joyed 1t all and Uncle Snert gave
Mr.. Gardner such hearty sympa-
thetic hama squeeze be almost hol-
lered, but he didn't. But / saw him
vince. Uncle Snort was euthu sed.
So was L. / told him we just had To
stop the poultry business right at
once and we would go into the flow
or business. Why, said its so ele-
waiting, SO refining. How can one
come in contact with all these love-
~ growing plants and not feel up
lifted. Just to see the mystery that
surrounds them Did you see that
tall Gala lily? ! continued, wasn't
it pure? How did it know how TO be
white, and grow its gracefully
curved corolla? What's there about
II so wonderful, that even Solomon
in all his glory couldn't he arrayed
like it. How did the gerauiums
know how to be white or scarlet or
pink? And who can explain the
wonderful chemi airy OF earth and
air that makes the little pansies Sc
lect the right shade of yellow or
purple or blue, and put them in the
right place?
Pansy faces turning toward me
Almost human eyes,
Every day note your iife's look
With new surprise.
Some with a child-hke sweet ex
preston.
Dainty blue and gold.
Some are dark and lined aud care /
worn
Like veteran old.
Do you whisper words unnotieed2
BY human earl
nave fancied that | heard yau
As | fingered near
Varied are your forms and col0rs
Something ever new,
When / seek my floral treasures,
FIRST / turn to you.
Yes, / said, the study Of flowers |
brings us right into the lap 81 old 4
mother nature, and TO learn of her 1
Is 60 learn life's sweetest, purest /
best lessons. so YOU must Just sell j
all our chicSens and use the pro- /
ceeds IN buying -
Don 1 you want 10 20 to the poul- |
try association Wednesday later
rupted he, why yes | answered /
% Let's 20" why its been the dream \
Of my life to some time he full /
'ledged chicken woman. on the |
in this chicken bust
ness amazes, staggers me. Yes, let's |
go by all means. | want to catch +
the poultry fever, / want TO go get |
just boiling over with enthusiasm. -
Well, reader, ! went we went. 1 |
saw them all the chickens III
have the fever. / have it bad. From |
this day heneeforth aud forever I'm |
going 10 devote my time, my pen |
and any small talent | have in fur |
thering the cause of fine poultry. Its |
so uplifting, so elevating. / can't |
describe all / saw at the poul- |
Try hAl0Ms AfO@E 1AFFE4
mouth Rocks seem To be- the favor |
ite. You saw last week this differ !
eut varieties exhibited. The pigeons !
were the first we ever saw, except |
co umou blue I wanted a pair of !
each kind The bronze turkeys |
were maAimath ia sIxe. | wanted
pair | would have been satisfied |
with pair eaee 81 Bramahs, Lang
shans and If each kind, out tia !
dearest. daringest, sweetest thing |
saw were tbe Silver Sc abright Ban /
tams
aon't Imagine I'd like the Bel
gtan hare After Uncle Snort read
my piece. he said 50 funny DO
you want 60 20 Into the flower bnsi-
aessg' Now, | DO believe he took
IHe 10 thai poultry siiuw just 10
cause my flower craze "a give way
10 the chicken eFazsl / thought he
was extra anxious for me 60 60.
Next week I'm going 80 tell the
children about little bantam hen |
j sed 10 know
It's pity 20 20 on with one SUP
eeE before flnishlng another, bat he-
ween two hot, undecided tlres, |
shat hady 80 dor The water IN