The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22

a certain Gus was mentioned in a
certain letter from forrin parts, wot
'ouse was it?'
Surprising it was So SEES Joe,
careful, too; the second 'ouse count
ing from the Caulifower.'
1.-The ninth 'ouse, you mean, ses
Henery Walker, sharply.
Second 'ouse in Mill Lane, you
mean SEES Sam Jones, wot lived there.
Then they all see 'ow they'd been
done and that they wasn't, in a man
ner O speaking, referring to the same
letter.
while they was talking who should
come along but George English his
self!
Evening he ses, but none of 'em
answered i'm; they all looked at Hen
cry to see wot e was going to say.
Wot's up?' SEES George, in sur
prise.
Gardens, ses Henery.
So I've card ses George.
HE shook is cad and looked at
them sorrowful and severe at the
same time
Mark my words ses George Eng.
fish, speaking very slow and solemn,
'there'll be no blessing on it. Whoever's
made is fortune by getting up and
digging is garden over won't get no.
real benefit from it. He may wear a
black coat and new trousers on Sun
day, but e won't be Apply. I'll &C and
get my little taste O. beer somewhere
else e ses. I can't breathe here
He walked off before any one could
say word; Bill Chambers dropped is
pipe and smashed it, Henry Walker
sat staring after i'm with is mouth
wide open, and Sam Jones, who was
always one to take advantage, drank
is own beer under the firm belief that
1t was Joe's.
I shall take care that Mrs. Paw
lett ears O this ses Henery, at last.
And be asked wot you dug YOUR
garden up for SEES Joe, and ave to ex-
plain that you broke your promise to
George. Why, she'd talk at us for
years and years
:" And parson I'D preach a sermon
about it,, SEES Sam; where's your
sense, Henery?
We should be the larfing stock
for miles round ses Bill Chambers
II anybody wants to know, dug NV
garden up to enrich the soil for next
year, and also to give some other chan
chance of the prize.
Mrs. Pawlett and the parson came
ONE next day, an er voice got that
squeaky with surprise it was painful
TO listen to her. All the chaps stuck
to the tale that they'd dug their gar
den up to give the others a chance.
and Henery Walker, e went further
and said it was owing to a sermon ON
wot the curatA 'ad
preached three weeks afore. He 'ad
nice little red-covered 'ymn-bool,
the next day with From a Friend,
wrote in it.
All the gardens but one was worse
tnan Bob's The only better garden
was Ralph Thomson's, who lived next
uoor 10 i'm, but two nights afore the
mower show is pig got walking in its
sleep. Ralph said it was a mystery
to i'm 'ow the pig could ha' got ont.
II must ha' put its foot through 8
mole too small for it, and turned the
button OF its door, and then climbed
over fourfoot fence. He told Rob
e wished the pig could speak. but Rob
said that that was sinful and uncbris,
tan of i'm. '''N - -
There was quite crowd on flower
snow day following the judges. First
OF all, to Bill Chambers astonieb-
ment and surprise, they went to rs
pace and stood on the cans In 30
garden Judging em, while Bill peened
~ EN- through the kitchen wlnder
arr crazy. They went to every gar
len In the place, until one Of the
,oung ladies got tired of it. and asked
MRS Pawlett whether they was tbers
% Judge cottage gardens or earth.
luakes. cal liz
Everybody 'eld their breaths that
evening in the schoolroom when Mrs
aWlett got up on the platform and
ook slip of paper from one of tbe
.uuges. Then Mrs. PawIett mt ,or
5iasses on her nose and Just read ont
mort and sweet, that the prize of
nree sovereigns and metal teanot
OF the best-kept cottage garden lad
'een won by Mr.. Robert Pretty
You would 'ardly think that Rob
ia nave the cheek to stand up there
ma make a speech, but e did. Hs
ald that if e told EN- all ed done tn
make sure o the prize they'd be sur,
, , He said that ed been Ike
ate. e'y anu
he finished is remarks by savins
nat e was going to give a fea'n.n4es
p at the Caulihower to christen tbe
eapot, where ed be pleased ~ v S
ONE all friends" !" wei