The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-04-18
Their Day
Dream

There ought to be garden out in
front" said Mrs, Neyrock suddenly
from the depths of the porch ham,
mock
Bully idea," agreed Neyrock from
the steamer chair. Lets make one!"
'Lets!" agreed Mrs. Neyrock,
They sprung to their feet stimuli
taneously and dashed out through the
porch screen door The Neyrocks al
ways do things that way, Neyrock
had said when he came over to his
country home for the weekend that
he wanted a complete rest, but the
garden idea hit him.
Nov, let's see" Neyrock unused as
he grabbed the rake in one hand and
the broom in the other from where
they had been left against a tree
Let's have 1t rambling and wild in.
stead of formal There must be wind
ing paths"
and odd-shaped BEDS" from Mrs.
Neyrock. you can't dig with rake.
Henry. Get the spade"
Neyrock had spaded up quite a bit
of earth len Lillmire came along
Lillmire is the sort Of summer resort.
er who dons spotless white fiannels
and a soft hat, never steps off the
walk and faucies that he is getting
close to nature
"Hello!' said Lillmire over the front
rail fence. will you please tell me
why you are spelling the grass"
There isn't any grass" insisted
Neyrock. only this scrubby stuff.
| am making a garden"
you should plan it on paper first"
said Lillmire otherwise how in the
world do you know whether you are
digging beds or paths?"
That's So" said Mrs. Neyrock IN
get some paper!"
you must have a pool in it" added
Lillmire as he moved along
"Tll get the galvanized iron tub
from the WELL" said Neyrock at that,
"and put it down here-this is the
pool"
I'VE might carry the bricks left
over from the barn foundation" sug-
gested Mrs. NeyrOck brightly, "and
lay them down to outline roughly the
walks and beds!"
Splendid idea" said Neyrock.
At once they dropped the rake, the
spade, the broom and the papers and
pencils and began carrying bricks.
They had to scatter them far apart to
outline everything. Just as they were
finishing the Crayfoots stopped their
automobile out in front.
How do?' said Crayfoot. 81 hadn't
any idea any one here was going to
start a brickyard Send me over a
load for my new chicken house, will
you?"
ITS a garden" explained Mrs. Ney-
rock, rather shortly. She was con
scious that her hair was stringy, her
dress horribly muddy and her usually
white hands a sight from carrying
brick
OH" murmured Mrs. Crayfoot from
the machine, with all the exasperat
ing sweetness of one in frilly, fluffy,
immaculate attire DO you like that
sort of thing?"
Cat" muttered Mrs Neyrock in
tensely as the machine plowed on
She just loved to make me feel like a
day laborer! Henry. can't get the
idea of a pool from an empty tub
I'm going to turn the hose into it and
fill it,"
"All right" agreed Neyrock II think
we're getting on splendidly. We prob
ably can't get it all done today, but
we can sketch it out. There ought to
be an arbor at this curve in the walk.
with vines over it"
Get the stepladder, and set it there
so we'll remember it's an arbor, then"
directed Mrs Neyrock, Il wish | had
something to sit on-gardening is hard
work"
Here" said Neyrock, turning over
the hose reel, sit on this"
81 am planning whether to have
roses or peoples here" mused Mrs.
Neyrock, cor would you advise tulips?"
"Do you suppose there would be
any room left for a few tomato
vines?" inquired herr husband.
i've heard of gardens that had
parsley instead of candytuft for Dor
ders," said Mrs. Neyrock eagerly.