The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05
Over the Nuts and Wine
BY FRANCES couRTENAY BAYLOR

I, his two hands and his Incredible Ger-
| man thrift. German industry. German
economy. German plodding. persistence.
| six years before, hut who by the time
| that his little daughter WAS five
! years old had, from his Kitchen gar
! den. made n comfortable competence
J FOR man OF his class There was
system OF bitches for that garden:
| every body discs chickens. Gags and
| fruit, was injured by ''varmints," but
! Schuz. with his traps and guns. kept
his intact; everybody else LOST their
cahbaEcs. potatoes, peas, kale, parsnipS.
| by bugs. but Schulz made ceaselcssI
war Oh them all DAY. and got up at
night and picked them OFF every TIRES
hours by the light OF his lantern, when
everybody else WAS sound asleep. So.
of course. his business prospcred. He
solo those we'll, He had n humble. pa
iient drudge OF Wife whom he treat
. cd very much as he did his on and his
ass, Bnt BatSy fPatsyl was tho Idol
io"dle she sat OH ner little camp stool
in the garden and held the bulbs anu
seeds. aud roots in her lap and was
guardian of 4 small hill OF them In
front OF her as we'll. and had rides In
the whcelharrow and sprinkied tho
plants With the garden hose ana cut
nSf h m a,.s WIN the prnnin Eknfs ana
the Very last onion or radish. She
WAS regular little German pea SAINT
Dis-t1oicd hat-noscd, With big boiled
mouth, fair skin and a quantity OF
fair hair that was braided in ions
iialts like Morleena Kcnwigs. ana fell
I IMn on her heavy round shoulders
loved Uncle when il became necessary
20 snow now to trim the China berry.
lr n't. n the front yard. Mr.. Schulz re-
busted Oft chair and babe rs Wei
come. 'Eatsy' hid behind her ,no,her;.
a am. back Said my uncle: Why
sshh .ifi IS srowi,ng q big girl AR. Schulz
before YOU know where YOU arer,
~, Sshull sravely scratched his
t for ma ,,,d rsgarded his ,girl critically
s% Is not so very dali ,neiI rIarr
n,it twith sucl, fond smile ynaj,,nc
n ,a,, an his broad German faeel ..bni
ndder chiluns." '''' al
And 50 she wus--as brpa6 as sba
, IN SNch Quaint little figure. In
.3i lro nE9Wn stun frees. her blue checked
peasant cap, already always TO H.. Sio s
Hn ihe hen coop. the .ence the f-or.
rsp>' Win her knitting. young as she
mss IN Mr. Srhulzs house, and as for
plne9 70 sive up reading and
w MT and sums and music. ana fed Fed
na5.bb5,alr-sS sns and enrry milk TO the
NE pis. ike my little neicbboi. H5a,F
i!'e seemed 10 nc fun ~
~ ana &c onrry the pig a proud
fate. To- s asl5.ea IN, me 6y an inscru,able
81 PIC reason. "BetSy." thoii..h - ~
HIS ,, eqnally Mein fader is gut fa1sr
/ "a \, wa5, a r. s2nt DC borg, Und Ven
~. I'll am schus. seek. ,,,ai, nm MN
Ee Fill 10 de aims house ~ III.
-, =. i,ie ga he worthless ana ~
Sor V 5l,iG 0Pss 81 Is ,,TsTy Pleasant YORK
,.3 Tans 10 blay de oiano liz
,,@, cope nsTer ara satisfied in tbts
Patriotic child.
aiter the War ,lose5 80,
s..e girls IN London whose. lnthrr i ~;
tys,s eneral in the Confes
.Nar.e ,T Tat 9ne q them, the eldest,
,sr ana n.ea' Aee's god -daush-
ior him In England nnn,,in
NO - IL 'hisEsst in even J, little III
eng cnild, Grace. tire5 =. ,hi We sec-
HszEo announcing 10 80, us, WAS
Sio7ewall Jaokson's e si,d.
ogit. - e.i 1F .n heard her, ana crei
saeR terridIs fs .Is..b, Gracs. to tell
"a ,iAtAe' at ali Uncle i IN. IN
zS.,7.t,,55ei. IS everybody l,nors
hro.:e i5 :'t ana n . a;slrin5 This, Grace
Spncec CUT: 70 .nr,. .,oFicg- and
1-.i- anything, You've %. Coo 100
E-e snd Eou Won; even l., ~,
tpaeHz!l Jackson." Sh m
Sfs III mere matter 81 -bn;ca ~
~ sast Si7c could for htrsa,t GIG
49, #, Joaauin.
quIin--sge5i' + W., " sE1aHish chgp WAS yoa-
III ieur-r-w'ith : yyayar -
fi,, rssE!ar features. bIant I'm On.
~ psi;s ,h2t recalled tn. h,,,ngt'
teieiS whsa they stooi III II II
{ f,rc.,ElI ti!ll ppa, and & pair of veito.,
=, inasn!icenI Sranist, eyns 49,
49, eH pperl ted on bS the sarGt..,,
~ sFtning when dine5 wftjT,
~ EiiaS. ne sonora ynaGre haG -
( y 2 QiplpmaIic rccer,tfnn -, :,
[ N II issFed ~ stay wifi Ic..c,,t -"
+ XII iti ASH Tho ni3id p,,t ~, ~ ~
- tpN ana rent OF Gownstairs ~. 10
3 9.othtseG we'll, for the cF1iIi ~ -!
,bS. end ] heard ills SPANISH ~, :,
h III. taf rate- roster and AZ. an1 -,
n!sss rs alb and ne then c,osnd nv = :.
/ tf. ior few minutes PM 49,.
/ ,s',a iic mad been W.ickedly friebtartS
y somebody that day, Tor n. s,;dd,,,i,
/ started Up in ilis cot ana told ~ ~.
I Apfhehooy was trying 10 yat ~ -,
{ room would XIII his inofinr ~ 81"
,slhef MN Selma. Maria Arturo ana
III tne ooE--anG he began 10 CIV
.it IalH tried 10 quiet the child I
+. 7s'd ~ hand ana smcothed his nair
~ ttied to divert him but notrtr,.
a"tfeeGed Finally I went into thc
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