The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28

You see. Grandmother Gray was
very wise. She knew that II she
wanted Jimmie G. to listen to what
she had to say, she would have to
fill his mouth up SO full he couldn't
talk.
my dear little Jimmie" she be.
gan, don't you remember how we
tried to have your garden last year,
and you said that you didn't like
just onions and things you couldn't
see because the real part was un-
der the ground? And so you
wouldn't take care of your garden
and the weeds grew up so badly
that your poor mother didn't know
what to do with it? OF course you
remember. But Jimmie, do think
1t would be good plan to have a
garden. l think every boy and girl
should start one, because all the
vegetables we have at home will
help out this summer during the
war times. And SO I'll tell you
what l think would be good plan
Suppose both you and Jean have
little garden down by the back
fence. as you say, but instead of
having just vegetables where the
real part grows under ground, why
not have part flowers? Up against
the fence you could have beans, you
know Jimmie, those good long
green beans that you like so much
with butter on the top; then in
front of them you could have some
phlox and, too. some blue and
lavendar and pfnkish ragged-rob-
ms"
Jimmie's strawberry had gone BY
this time.
But grandmother he said, swa!-
lowing the last taste, and running
his tongue over the corners of his
mouth. 81 wants to make some
onions set"
"Of course" answered his grand
mother. "In front of the flowers,
put row of onions, then of radish-
es, (you know those nice little red
ones that crunch when you bite
them) and then border your gar
den with lettuce Then you will
have beautiful flowers to watch and
good things to eat besides.
"Yes," breathed Jimmie, "and
Jean can have a garden right next
to mine, and I'll just show her how
to make things grow
And SO it was all settled Jimmie
raced home to tell his mother and
Jean all about the wonderful news,
and to his great joy found them
just ready to start down to Grand
mother Gray's themselves. SO they
stopped in the corner grocery store
on the way down and bought the
seeds and some onion sets for jim
ME G. because he wanted to put
something green into the ground
right away.
No sooner had they reached the
yard. than Jimmie raced down to
the back fence. where he saw his
Mr.. Michael still working.
eli, Mr.. Michael" he called,
Get your spade and come on over.
We're ready to set the onions"
1t was quite an occasion when
the garden really was started.
Even Mr.. McGrathy wore broad
smile as he stood with grandmother
Gray and Jimmiefs mother and
watched Jean and Jimmie G. work
ing away planting the seeds, and
making the onions SET" after the
spading was done. Jimmie's mother
wanted to have finger in the pie,
too, so she put on big apron and
raked the ground smooth after the
last seed was in, while Grand
mother Gray contributed pink
geranium for jeans garden so that
she would have something green
to match Jimmie's onion sets. But
Jimmie insisted that he was doing
the most for the garden when he
got the hose and turned generous
spray over that whole part Of the
country. In fact he did do the
most, because he not only sprink-
led the gardens, but Jean, and him
self, and his mothers apron be.
sides.
And so, while they were in the
house drying off, Grandmother
Gray announced that the straw