The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-14
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paina caused by tho antics ~ Nrr Is gar.
den wheelharruN which lrapcd from hum
mock to hufrnock In the dark hours ~ the
nieht. literally dragging Mr. ] with it.
Nearly oil Of THESE and many others bad
achea In the right arm. beridps. caused by
throwing clods NJ the loWbrowed inhabi-
tanta Of the village of Greenfield.
This state OF fairs was brought about
by two cause, the progress 81 impro vement
on the Long Island Railroad and the con-
epiracy Of the wives Of Manhattan Terrace.
formed 10 furnish their Office softened hus-
bands with much needed exercise. The
husbands got the exercise and the wiz 90
are rejoicing In the possession Of towering
plants, many varieties Of shrubs and carved
and painted stones, all Of which decorated
The grounds Of the Manhattan Terrace sta
ton Of tn, Long Island Railroad until the
march Of progress and the Great Conspiracy
came along.
ME- Brown thought he had inside Informal
ton on the approach OF the rCilrcad inn
provement 10 the village Of Manhattan Ter
race. He had heard that the railroad in
tended TO dig upand throw way the flowers
and plants Of the station garden plot as soon
as the guinees worked their way to It in the
course Of building the new l2-foot embank-
ment for the Brighton Reach line. He COW
eted those plants and flowers, as he
desired them for the decoration of his own
cottage lawn and garden. so he wrote TO
President Ralph Peters Of the Long Island
Railroad, suggesting that 1t would be foolish
to destroy the plants when lots of people,
himself among the number, would be glad
to get them even at the trouble of digging
them up. He didn't expect the guineas
would move on Manhattan Terrace before
yesterday, or maybe to-day, and he expected
q favorable letter from Mr.. Peters by yes
terday afternoon.
The foreman Of the Guineas spoiled Mr..
Browns coup. He moved his loborers
along SO fast that they were atManhattan
Terrace late Tuesday afternoon, ready
with picks and shovels to- root up the fair
station garden plot. MIR; Brown, being at
this. One Of the housewives Of Manhattan
Terrace passed the station just after the
laborers arrived and saw what they were
about to Do. She told the foreman il he
would hold up work a few minutes she
would see that his men were spared the
labor OF destroying the garden plot. Then
she hustled nome and got busy with the tele-
Between the houses Of Mr.. B., Mr.. W.. Mr..
j., Mr.. L. and all the others the wires
nummed. The conspiracy was forming.
It was originated and developed between
shouts OF laughter over the phone ana
bay window. The wives took position on
their front verandas to await the coming
of their unsuspecting Observation-Disclosures
who were fontly planning to get outside a
papers with their feet at a comfortable
altitude. Such of the conspirators as had
man servants sent them away on eFrands or
gave them an evening of II was q grand
0nspliracy, ounning ly conceived and ruth
essly executed.
From positions on their front porohee
the conspirators met their VICTIMS and
issued orders. The husbands kicked, all
save Mr.. N, who has been married only
two months. They pleaded, they tried TO
beg of, growled, grunted and finally,
armed with such rude tools as man uses to
tickle Mother Earth, walked to the station.
They met each other from all parts Of the
compass and groaned in sympathy: In
all that section there is no German doing
business with a darkened back room and
tall ones of ,Pilsner; therefore the victims
went to work.
Little by little rivalry and competition
the rhododendrons Mrs. j. had cautioned
him to get next to them in a hurry, but
Mr.. W. also had Spartan orders to come
home with the Neutrality-suspicious. or on them.
and Mr.. n. remembered a wifely injunction
to the same effect. Mr.. F. set to work
on a gigantic set of elephant ears; but Mr.. r.;
dissension; it threatened schism In a once
harmonious community. Spades and mat
tocks we're dropped and e council OF war
was he held dDc The Ie,s ehoi If, Of plants mt. was WA settled settled
dendrons, Mr.. B. the elephant ears, and
90 on, there being, happily, enough plants
TO 60 around.
The sun still shone warmly and by reason
of unacoustomed effort the perspiration
flowed in r~ivulets, melting stifiy starohed
collars. Nicely manioured hands became
grimy from damp soil and excellent speoi-
mems Of the tailor's art suffered terribly.
Presently came the conspirators, inwardly
gloating but outwardly p~raiseful and adj
miring. The leading citizens of Manhattan
Terrace toiled like navvies under their
wives proud glances, ace -
Then came the invasion.
The inhabitants Of Greenfield, who do not
by any means travel in the same set with
the natives of Manhattan Terrace, arrived
in force, ready for business. The Terrace
folk, having preempted claims, were ready
TO repel invaders. Greenfield insisted II
had a right TO some of the plants. Man
haitian Terrace disputed that right with
much politeness, but with a resolve in
every mans heart to take home those plants
or die by them. Greenfield booted and
howled and took to throwing clods, but there
they we're hopelessly ,outclassed. Lots OF
the Terrace, men had been athletes on COL
laua teayns and they hadn't forgotten how