The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-11

BACK YARD.
ly, and I'm willing to run some risks
for you, but if you don't promise t
have your ere on him all the after
noon out goat noon"
Mrs. Bowscr promised and put her
trust where the American gold coins
do. At half past II Mr.. Bowser ar.
rived and brought something in a pa
per bag with him. The mystery was
soon solved. AS he sat down to lunch
he said:
"If you are wondering what is in
that bag let me tell you that l have
brought home some onion Sets"
"And for what reasonY'
There can be but one reason. am
going to make a bed In the back yard
and set them out"
"But-but''-
There are no butts about it. AS you
know, | am a lover Of young onions.
There is nothing better for the system.
! don't propose to eat onions that have
laid around the grocery for week.
And in connection with this onion bed
| want to give you a word of warning
Two years ago this spring l got onion
sets and made an onion bed. Inside
of a week it was destroyed"
But what had ] to do with that?"
protested Mrs. Bowser.
Never you mind. | have always had
my theory about it. ! hadn't the
proofs to convict you, but take a tip
from me this time. If the onion bed
! am to make this afternoon is not
held as sacred as the family Bible
there's going TO be the biggest kind
of row in this family"
your onions never came up, and
you know It."
81 know nothing Of the kind"
And the cats came and rolled over
the bed"
Lay it TO the cats. but take my
tip"
Mr.. 6owser Begins Spading.
Half an hour later Farmer Bowser
was at work in the back yard. The
cook was still a little shy when she
was told that It was only onions, but
she didn't quit her job. To make an
onion bed you have got to spade up the
ground. Mr.. Bowser spaded. he met
with beer bottles, clothespins. brick
bats, tomato cans and knives and forks
and spoons and pieces Of crockery, but
he was not discouraged. His back
ached and the sweat started, but he
remembered how refreshing young
onions tasted. He had finished his
Epading when Mrs. Bowser came out
to say:
II don't want to interfere with your
work. but don't you see you have dug
your bed in the shade. ! should think
It needed the sun to grow onions"
"Oh. you shouldY" he replied. Mrs.
Bowser. perhaps at some time I'm your
life you have served as president OF
an agricultural colleger
mo. / never have. l simply know
that growing vegetables need the sun"
Then I will excuse you. and you can
retire into the house. l am running
this onion bed. Indeed. / was running
onion beds when you were playing
with rag dolls. and have never made
mistake yet I'm placing them"
Mrs Bowser retired. and he got the
rake TO smooth the bed over and give
Il the appearance Of a hair mattress
That bed was not laid out by the COM
pass points. II pointed I'm any old di
rection- II was not a square bed. Its
width was not proportioned TO its
length. IL was simply a BOwser onion /
bed Some folks might have consid-
lred It a blot on the landscape Of the
hack yard. but he didn't
When the surface had been combed /
the bed was ready for the
Unions. They were old onions with ]
Iprouts all ready 10 grow and give a
farmer a full heart In setting them .
,ut Mr. Bowser didn't follow any ar
aitrary rule and set them in rows. He /
simply followed his eye. with the re- I
Iult that when the bed was finished all