The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-12-23
Turnips and
Cabbage Heads
By MALCOM BROWN,

wen be as happy as birds in their
nest" said Alice, jOyfully, as she and
her husband returned from their hon.
eymoon and surveyed the old colonial
farmhouse, standing in its two acres
OF ground. 1t was the ideal Of a
country home-such a home as Alice
and Jim had always dreamed Of, now
come to fulhllment.
And We'll grow our own vege-
tables" said Jim, blithely.
And flowers, DEAR" said Alice,
smiling.
But who'll take care of them3'
why, that's easy" Alice answered.
I'll take charge of the flowers, Jim,
and you can mind the vegetables.
And-listen, Jim! Let's each raise
u own plots secretly, and mind, the
other = mott to come into that part of
The garden or look at it until every.
thing is blooming. Then the one that
has the finest display gets the prize"
(Which Isl"
"A KISS" said Alice, smiling.
I'll take mine now" said finland
he did.
They had only been married a
month and their experience Of home
making was delightful.
And all sorts of things were planted
and actually began to sprout. Neither
OF them considered it anything but
magic when the first green sprouts
appeared. And after a while a tiny
h1nnIn noo6A tic ornooro~oo H. &I,o
flower garden.
"Now, Jim, no looking" said Alice,
m%ischievously.
~"But-hang 1t, Alice, you're not go
ing to keep me out of the garden the
whole summer are your" 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 I have a big surprise
for you in preparation"
: It must be confessed that Jim did
look. And as the flowers bloomed and
the whole garden became one riotous
mass Of blossoms, he began Emporium
ing Alice more and more frequently
to be allowed to see his surprise. At
last she fixed Upon the following Sat
urday.
Meanwhile Jim had not been idle.
He, too, had prepared a little surprise
for Alice. He had taken advantage Of
her permission to plant flowers, and,
with great d~exterity, had placed q bed
Of sweet alyssum, as a compliment to
her, setting it out in such a way that
the arrangement of the flowers
spelled out the letters Of her name.
When the green leaves appeared and
actually grew true his delight was
%unbounded.
One Of the hardest things he had to
do was to remember the various vege-
tables. He had hit upon an ingenious
method OF overcoming this difficulty
he had planted them alphabetically.
Saturday came. Jim was in a fer
ment Of excitement when his wife led
him into the garden.
Jim looked and stared. Alice had
hit upon his own design. The flowers
we're growing in a rather straggly but
unmistakable letter J.
oVOCI w AllldIlS. LASpCAC <Al1CV,
looking at him, triumphantly.
"Yes-but-" stammered her hus-
band.
That's a compliment to you, dear
est she said. you see, there isn't
any Sweet James, SO I pretended that
your lame was William instead.
Aren't you pleasedT"
PLEASED? I'm delighted" he cried.
But Alice, dear, do you know I have
thought Of just the same thing for
your"
"Show me at once, Jim," command.
ed his wife, delightedly.
Alice looked at the growth in per-
plexity.
but Jim, where are the aowers?'
she asked.
"Flowers? l didn't know sweet
aiyssum had any flowers. You are my
flower" he added, automatically, for
the expression on his wife's face had
become quite curious.
She stopped over the growth and
suddenly reached out her hand and
pulled a handful from the ground
And then she sat down upon the path
and burst into tears.
"Alice! Dearest! What's the mat
ter?" cried Jim. Don't you like
them? Why, l planted them because
l wanted them to remind me always
OF you"
Eyes, that's it," she sobbed. II al
ways knew you didn't really love me
but l thought you would show
It in such a cowardly. mean way a:
this. lists turnip tops. And 70,
said they reminded you of me-"
"Good heavens" he exclaimed IL
horror. "Alice! planted them al
phabetically and II began at thu
wrong end. Come owe here. Here
here they are!'
Alice cast one glance at his new
find and began weeping anew.
Brute I" she sobbed. "Those ar
cabbage heads"
They made up two minutes later
but now they have a hired man t.
tend the vegetable garden. Jim help
Alice with the flowers and they hav'
some real sweet alyssum blooming
round the sweet williams.
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