The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-30

Their First Quarrel.
BY FRANK FilsoN.

We'll be as happy as birds In their
nest. said Alice. joyfuliy. as she and
her husband returned from their
honeymoon and surveyed the old colo
Mai farm house. standing in its two
acres OF ground. IL was the ideal OF
country home-such home as
Alice and Jim had always dreamed of
now come to fulfillment.
And we'll grow our own vegeta.
Dies. said Jim blithely.
And flowers. dear" said Alice
Il smiling
But who'll take care OF them"
4 ny. that's easy" Alice answered
III take charge OF the flowers, Jim,
and YOU can mind the vegetables. And
own plots secretly, and mind. the OF n
er rs not to come into that part of the
/ garden or look At IL until everything
Is blooming. Then the one that has
the finest display gets the prize"
"A KISS" said Alice. smiling.
I'll take mine now" said Jim-and
he did
They had only been married a month
! snd their experience OF home-making
was delightful. Their gardens we're
their pride. and each vigorously OBJ
4 served the conditions. Jim did. in
deed. grumble a little at not being al.
lowed TO have any flowers in his part
Of the territory assigned and Alice
relented so Tar as to permit him 10
e5Ss, 1p ,So5sn few d..r Only round the
You know. We must have as much
space as possible FOR those old vege
tables. Just think. next fall I'm going
TO put up tomatoes and onions and
well all sorts OF things"
And all sorts OF things were planted
and actually begun 10 sprout. Neither
or them considered IL anything but
magic when the first green sprouts
appeared. And after awhile a tiny
bloom made its appearance in the
/ flower garden
"But-hang II. Alice. you're not go
ing to keep me out Of the garden the
whole summer. are YOU" he asked
But Jim. you can look from afar.
| And you can walk on the lawn. Only.
YOU must not come up TO the flower
beds. Because have a big surprise
for YOU in preparation"
II must be confessed that Jim DID
| look. And as the flowers bloomed
1 and the whole garden became one
J ri"tous mass ~ blossoms. he began
| imn"rtuninE Alice more and NOR. ire
quently to be allowed 20 see his sur
pris". At last she fixed upon the fol-
| lowing SATURDAY.
| Hl'atlN mic jim taQ not been idle.
| He. too, had prepared little surpris-
! Tor Alice. lie had taken advantage Of
her permission 10 plant flowers. and.
( with great deNterity. had placed bed
( OF sweet alNssum. as a compliment To-
! nor. setting II out Iva such way that
| the arraucemen.s ~ the flowers spelled
ont the letters OF her name. when
/ the green leaves appeared and actually
I grew true his delight was unbounded
| one 90 tho hardest things no had
| n de- was 20 remember the various
| vegetables. lie had hit upon an in
| ReniouS method OF overcoming this
! difficulty h" had planted them alpha
! h"tically. beginning a. the tool she'd
were artichokcs. then came the aspar-
agus-not 20 bloom tin the second
! year. beans. bcets. Brussels sprouts
and cabbages. ranging all the way
/ down 20 turnipS and Wat~rmelon-.
| There was no vegetable listed on the
! tho catalogue after watcrrne,onS. SO
/ he concluded that that growth was al
/ phaJetioally the last hat was known
! 10 science.
This method proved highly satisfa o.
/ tory. too. for " would have been I'm
. possible FOR him. city-brcd as he was