The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-07
Summer



gold plated chicken yard and mani
cured cows and tomatoes worth 81
piece. If fallen twig six inches
long is allowed to remain on the lawn
the head gardener gets into lot OF
trouble. One slug discovered on the
rose bushes causes his discharge.
The Pixies are especially proud Of
their kitchen garden, where they raise
things that cost them ten times what
they would pay for the same things in
the grocery store. But the things
the Pixies raise are worth the price,
you really wouldn't believe their
Strawberries If you saw one suddenly
with no preparation. AS for the green
peas-actually, those peas should be
framed and hung on the wall just to
be looked at!
-, wv ell Tie Pixies had a guest over
|. Sunday, a}1arge, beefy, important gen.
tieman Who had made his money late
in life An1 who enjoys entering cleo
trio lighted cafes and tipping the
waiter with SIS bill. They thought
they would give him genuine treat,
omething he did not get every day, a
dish that would make him exclaim
Joyously. So they had the first pick
ing of June peas with the broiled
chicken for dinner
The guest did not observe the
breathless hush with which the peas
were offered him, but he helped him
self bounfifully and devoured them in
WorkTanlike manner, while hts
hosts watched him expectantly. Moth
ing happened. --------.-.---------.,.. :,
Mr. Pike coughed. Err he be-
gan. Ihq peas-pretty good, Ell?
Right from our own garden!'
lie beefy gentleman dimly felt
tnat something was expected from
MIN. OH yes he said. To be sure
lne peas. They're good, aren't they?
Almost aS good as the French canned
peas they serve at hotels!'
Not having garden, l do not get
my Feelings outraged in just the same
mannerf as did the Pikes-but there
are tlm@s. There was the occasion of
the peach tree, for instance.
NoPody who has not witnessed the
S9esstfllInB out in sunny place of four
knohahg sticks with funny green
ard on them and has not nursed
and cherished them for three seasons
def spatted off spiders and ants and
ami ed curly leaf and the yellow blight
II, jcoddled and fused over them can
ii derstand what it means to arrive in
i e spring and find six or seven fuzzy,
mistakable peaches on each of
Sc trees. 1t is as exciting a mo-
as that when you find baby
tooth! / would go out
Fimes day just to assure my
1T the peaches were all there
insect was marring them and
I'm how nice it was of them
grow before my very eyes
p trees! That was the sum-
I'd Pearl over to visit me.
a fascinating young wom-
will understand her limita-
l say that she would rath-
down State street than
woods and that she turns
. sight of spider. be-
regarded the country with
kprise and came over because
sorry for me in my exile. The
Rluaie Pearl stepped off the porch
wnes she did not have to found her
out by the peach trees.
"There was big fat squirrel on
the rail fence just now she said, eat
ing something so busily that he.
wouldn't bulge even when l threw
things at him. There weren't any
stones, so I used those hard green,
things on these trees-they were just
right to throw-and he jumped so,
when the last one hit him.
II fed to keep from doing violence.
to Pearl
'The Vannecks are jolly people and
anticipated their coming with spe-
cial pleasure. l showed them the
place-it takes about five minutes to-
exhaust the sights Of my estate-and
fact that even in these wilds there
are comforts and that have a bath
room, with running water. OF course
| added. it's cold water, but then just
consider having any kind right in the
house!'
"Mr. Vanneck leaned weakly against
a wall. Do you mean to say he got
put tragically, that you don't have
hot water here? No hot water?
"'You heat 1t on the alcohol lamp
% shave / explained And for a
not bath we heat it on the kitchen
stove and carry it in, but the water is
10 soft that prefer the cold tub
Mr.. Vanneck c1apped his hand to
lis brow and went and sat in a corner
Ind moped over the awful calamity of
10 unlimited hot water. All the time
hey were here his wife and spent
most of it stocking the kitchen stove
10 that If Vanneck took a sudden
ancy for hot bath there would be 4
,lenty Of water.
'The thermometer stood above 90
md every one was going around with
respiration dripping from the end of