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Mac Ivrach now crowned his hos-
pitable efforts by producing pipes.and
tobacco, and when we bade moved the
boxes abont, that we might take more
comfortable postures, we raked a coal
from the furuace, and. with great etiee
and pleasureproceeded to dight up.
Our etomachs were satisfied, we were
cozily ley ourselves, and the ship was
traveling very pleasantly "along, so
that, for the time at least, we mighr be
rsaid to be in a state of comparative
content. This was all the' je grate-
ful after the long hardship and ex-
posure of the raft, In, the discourse
that -followed we anewered :freely Mac
leenteh's questions, he having, till now
but 'a scant .lesnowledge of us, and con-
trived to impress him, as I thought,
with the aavautage to hinesell in con-.
t lieu in g his fri en ci shi p and good offi ces.
No Imags after tine some of the crew
cume dowo, and sthough none toreed
s their company on -as we conceived,that
it might not be wise to prolong our
confab, and accordingly gave the cool:
a sign and broke up. In no great while
afterevaed the boatswain summoned
us, and we learned that we were pres-
ently to be ,sent into the watches and
report for duty. This was done, and
, we found tleat the captain was chosen
for the. first mate's watch, and 'Mr.
Tym and 1 for the second mate's, or
starboard Watch. It seemed that we
had four .hours each, continually --
that is, watch and evatch.
' At Tour bells Mr. Tym and I were
'valled, and we leat the captain to turn
in (he being weary enotgh; as indeed,
were We), and repaired to the deck.
CHAPTER IX.
Nothing noteworthy happened due -
lug our watch, little, indeed, pressing
to be done, and. the Spaniards too lazy
or too indifferent to set. us 'tasks. I
had Mr. Tym always in my eye, ready
to give diim a -lift ehouldene.ed be, but
uli passed without the call.
That night passed uneventfully, and,
as 1' may as well add, to be brief, so
did the neAthree days. The weather
\held fair, with moderate winds, and
a1.cre was nothing to put a strain upon
"g$ce.Trwhile that this time -Wits pass-
gAly companions and I had come by
a lezetter knowledge of things touch
, .
g the voyage and the gOvernor's
plans. It seemed we were‘1,....o make but
.} one more port before reaching Cbagre,
that being a place called Baracoa, in
the eastern part of thisland of Cuba.
There the governor was ,to transact
some business and obtain such fresh
stores es we needed and thence meant
to fetch straight over for Chagre.
On the morning of the fourth day
after our rescue something of a thrill-
ing and in part of a dreadful sort hap-"
pened, and this I shall now proceed t�
detail. • Mr. Tym and 1 were lying-in,
our hammocks, it being omewatch be -
lo ev,wheta 1 tho tight Iheard seine small
etir on deck, followed by the bawling
- of voices, as though cialiverhags na3.51'
mends.' I sat up and listened, for I
„;.eouid not guess what was in the wind,
andas I did so the hip nddenIy began
• to saw up and down.
"What is doing?" queried Mr. Tyra,
sitting up in his hammock as I had
done. - *
"It is passing singular,"' 1 said, and
with one mind we rose and stuffed into
our shoes,having a leen desire to
ffolve ,the mystery In sthe forecastle
beyond we met the cook, who had just
descended the ladder. Be was a little
out of breath, as though reom hurry,
and his looks showed, something had
'happened. -
"Hoots!" he cried, without waiting
• for us to speak. "We are a' in a peeklee
A buccaneer will be oot, yonder."
"A buccaneer!" I cried, in surprise
and joy. "Are you certain? Nay, that
'La -pickle that is right enough. When
tlid he heave in sight?"
"He has been showing a' the watch,"
he 'answered, "and now we arerising
• him fast. Gin- ye are e'er sae wal
pleased, ye wad be wise to hide it," lee
added wider his breath
T was quick to see laicaivis,d0in of the
romge.stion and,vetUrne an answering
. Tyan," 1 aid,
lower a obet • keeaseenqdils'de7O—and
have at t 'irate"
spi khe word 'pirate with pur-
posed P hasie, knowing that tie Ten
lows „ eate watch—most of whom
were w sitting up in their bunkesor
slap lig about in their bare tact—
eve nicer, aud SO far understand me.
pirato!" went froth ,one to
t er, The smost sluggish bounced out
ea twinkling,
Leaving theeook to finish with them
ee-or those who would stay to hear—
Ur. Tym and I hastened up the ladder.
Truly enough, the sun was in our
faces, and the Pilanca. was driving
eastward, close hauled„
Directly ,astern, and -I guessed now
ebout four or live miles distant, was
the wlell-defined 'Cuevas of the sup -
pored buccaneer. There was no saying.
anything aboet him, of course, with-
out a glass, and 1 could 'lively guess
that he was quite a little ste')aller than
the Pilan ca. Weemight be.Vhising him,
but of COUFSC that would not be tip,
•pavent, without longer inspection. .'
There was no great change in the
'Weather. The wind had strengthened
.neraesse
a trIWe since we went below and there
was more head to the seas, but other-
wise, everything stood n early the same,
In this part of the ship the watch
hung about the 'braceS, as though for
orders, and there was an anxious, sub-
dued jabber rimningronnd,but no par-
ticular confusion,
Aft I Tonna the poop cleared of bright
gowns and petticoats, the pendent old
e•overnor 'thinking, clonbtlees, it might
be wise to offer as few allurements as
possible, and in their place were five
or elle of the sl.iining, armored -guards.
Others of these Reading met were dis-
posed aboot the querier-deek, andrall
-Cola, 1 gueseecbthe entire company WZni
on duty., The governor himself; a
eoreber-lined cloak fixing over his gay
attire, was walking to and fro on the
poop, and Capt. Pla.chlo was spying with
a gides froni the wether mizzen' she o ud s.
It went grievo u sly against t h e gov-
ernor's pelfte and that ef the dons to
run away, but in prudence no otter
rionese seemed open. Betides, the saae-:
Iy o,C the women was to be considered.
The foe had the advantage of a nimbler,
handier -work ing ship,'• adid.doubtless
mustered an eqnal or larger CreW.„,,
We 6iSCUSSPd the matter at • some
length, an d d ecid ed th a t a, gr eat water -
castle like' the Pilanea, with relative-
ly senall sails and, bluff bows, must be
inferioe at plying, and that some excel-
lent trick of seamanship would be. need-
ed- if we were to shake off a fellow like
the buceaneer.
"And yet,” added Capt. Sellingere
"there is One point in ,our favor --I
mean in for of the Pilauta—th e wind
is stiffening. `Should it continue She
can carry on to beat this fellow; Rua
may. yet escape." ,
"I conceive," said 1, "that we three
should arrange some definita plot or
plan of action. Let us do so while' yet,
we heVe the time."
" "That I say amen to'," saias the cap-
tain. Mr. Tyne as yeenr brain ie more
fertile than mine, conceive -something."
"Let us rather all consider," " an-
swered the supercargo. •"Say :that We
do sa_ while this.watel ,lasts, and the1.1
presently confer." ,
"Agreed," we said; 'and in order. to
'get ihe use of our thoughts the bet-
. .
ter, , as well as toavoid suepicion, Mr.
Tym and 1 thereupon left the captain
sand ,iningled with the crew. ,
The Speulayas looked rather ' more
,sourlythan netial upon us—Which. per --
haps; was no great ;yonder—but noth-
ing was said, am1 we secured a quiet
x'sooste ,
upon the miclehips weather -tail.
Mr. Teem and 1 did not tallo forwhen
we were not observing the pursuer we
were baser in reflection, and I tried to
forget 'chatter behind inc and ,the
dine in g atong- of the vessel while.I made
-the mostoef the time. ,
I confess my brain retused to ,re-
solre anything -70e a,nything of mo-
ment—and it was at last- with some
yema i ou ancl doubt of- the whole mat-
ter that I gaVe up and jumped °feu
perch.
The stronger wind, as it'se.erned. was
new helping- us, for the sail astern no
longer enlarged, after the :former fash-
ion. Indeed I thought the Pilanea
was nearly holding her own. In due
time, on'r watchwent on; and till the
other relieved as the supercargo anrrI
were about ,the deck-. • e •
was pow the time "that we were
to meet to discuss our plans,,and ac-
.
cordingly Mr. Tym and I slipped -up
from below (where we, hall gone with
the rest, to seem the more natural) and
eioined, the ,captain. -He had ,us to the
weather bow, near the fore-decle where
was n9 012e at the 1.1ale, and withotradie-
. ,
lay -we began., •,
•
There will be no need to give the full-.
,
nese of ehe, talk. In the end eye d,e-
cided upon the, scheme proposed by
Mr. Tym and 'slightly amended by- the,
captain. 1± was, in brief,- that. we
tos
des.
ee
L
t!'e
heavens, ha Melina to ruxx the ganntlet1"
on '401 Leh, as soon it )eearne dark,
or it was evident thain't he Pilanca was
escape, we shonal boldly put off.
We could make this (mete of odels and
ends to be obtained Inc tis by the cook,
end the launeb ing would be froni one
of the 'tween-deck ports.
()ur plot laid, the next thhoes was to
begin to carry it out:- The cook, as we
(..xpeeted, was blithe to belp us. in -
?teed, he seemed, I thought, inclined to
go with us; bet presentlenes I starte
to find out -more exactly eboot it, he
thifted the subject. Fre appeared, how-
ever, fully exxlihxtedin (Mr behalf.
Tie ateriate tor oue it beittg
readily found, were put together,
Pour casks were used to form tbe
I tide (it must Reeesarily be•very nar-
row, to pass throeela the port), and oll
Was made fast with some strong line
end- a few nails.
On returning to the deck we found
the situation in a small degree
ehanged. The buccaneer still etormed
Jong in our wake but now with a lit-
tle gain, and the Pila,nea coatieued to
hug the wind. By eight bells the erie
hay was clearly rising, and at two bells
was not greatly beyond cannon
I stood by, ready to Juliet) and haul,
end with a quickening, of excitement
malted the next turn of events.
It wasnet long in corning. Capt.
Placid() swung upon the lee bulwark,
holding on by the main shrouds, and
bellowed,:
"Down helm! Slack lee braces!
Haul on the vveatker!" •
"By heavens! Ire means to run the
gantlet!" exclaimed Mr. Tym.
So it seemed. The buccaneer had
been on our lee bow when first discov-
ered, and -was still well to the south.
By squaring Onr yards, then, and de-
liberately pointing our nose
west, we we meant to run -under his very
11050.
"And yet ie stands to be his eafest
plan," said Capt. .Sellinger. "A shin
eeke thie, riding liiht and with a pones
like a church, will do nothing save with
the wind. Once let us fetch by and our
chances are doubled."
The buccaneer had altered his
- course as we altered ours, and was now
standing a-lew points south of east.
He could scarce be better than a mile
'and a half away, and we saw eelainly.
the 'moving black dots of the. crew
'abont his decks. He was a ha,ncisome
tigerish -looking fellow, let him be who
or what he might.
Nearer and nearer swung the buc-
caneer. I could catch even tlie flash of
his wet side now, as he rolled, with a
sort of Swagger, to the successive, up-
lifting seas. Nearer, still, till a half
mile is reeled off, and lese than a whole
one seperat es us.
A drum 'on Our quarter deck heat.
The arnioredaraards felninto line, and•
their captain drew his sword and
stepped 'ont upon the flanIc. Three di
the dons came oat of the cabin, all in
cuirasses, buff ' gantlets, end - broad
belts hung with pistols. • Don Luis
Delasco, the gevernol"s` sonein-law,
was one of the trio. Then it was 'Capt.
Placido's turn. He ciinie to the break
of the quarter cleclt and facedus.
"Bring up powder and ball for the
'deck g s . Take the hoods off` the
brass pieces. Two more men at the
helm. G Sinners for the port guns, be -
mw. Master Peclillo, -unlock the arms
aests and have the hangers and pis-
tols passed up. Mester Lonzelo; take
six Men and fetch up the pikes. Pedro,
see that bucket's of water are set
about, and when all is ready put on the,
hatches." ,
Larger and larger geew the buc-
caneer. :Idle black 'dots took on the
elnipe of human figures, and the -eight
ports in his side cut Out square, each
with its round, target -like ring.
A gun! The jet of'llame leaped from
the foredeck, and the powder cloud
blew oil to leeward. But it was! harm-
less: It had been fired aerOSS OUT
,130"WS. Then something shook out
above the heads of thoee en his quarter-
deck and up to the mizzen topgallant
mast traveled, a flags It blew out as,it
fiweeindt, broac1;le
_dop„le cross on a erfra
,s°11
'
"English!" I could not ,help saying,
with the water ready to start in my
eyes. "God bless her!" . •
"She would merely ask us to heave
to," said, Capt. Sellinger in my ear.
• "Marry, a modest request for a craft of
,
-200 tons to make of one of five! Now,
let's see what the old peacock will do."
Capt. Placid° hurried up to the go-v-
ernor and said a few word's. What the
answer was I could not guess; but at
once the captain ran to the 'main
hatch, lifted it, alicl roared down:
"Train your broadside and fire!"
'1'i:en he waved his arms and shouted
to those manning the guns:
"leine and fire!"
The ship treMbled with the tremen-
dons concussion. Smoke seemed to rise
from everywhere, and the buccaneer
disappeared momentarily behind the
vaile s s
When -it drifted saway at last lie was
still driving toward us and seemingly
tinier! /en ed.
Some one touched inc on flee arm.; I
turned ands discovered Mr. 'Tyne.
"Bide a -1110711Cilt and then come be-
low. Let the hatch drop after you."
I was brought abruptly liacir to onr
own business and shook myself
to-
gefher. Nobody seemed to be, paying
• any attention to lflC 1 slipped 04'01' and
cl ropped quieIy clown tb e hatch.
The place was in SOrne gloom, for
the port On the cook's side—that is, the
one toward the enemy—was closed. and
the otlier stood but anin ell or two tenon
the book.
"The mesis • is not far off," said Mr.
1.non; "wherefore we meet be pre-
.
pared. Should the Pilanca seend, the
battering and break by. we eould scarce
be too speedy in taleueg
1 apprehended him. Once get •the
bricconeer astern, and the Pi I anca stood
fair to slialee him off. in that case wo
noted- need -s met cmiclele or not at ell
n ow inquire(' for Mac Iyi;, an d.
was told that he evoulenbe with us pre-e-
el:111%
"Let as see how tear she is," said 1,
and T unhooked the starboard port,
"Marry, she is on. our quarter!" 1 ex-
chairacd in "Sixo is 1 above
half a mile, dad ant, end eve.have clear-
ly dropped her."
The others looked anxionely over my
"Nay, youx are a IltIle" said
the eaptain. "She is more astern, but
•,,
as nccar."
"She should put forth her best ef-
orle now wherever 'she is said Mr.
,Tytn, after a critical glance. "Slite is
not sure of finding another snehOppor-
•t,
're he OtH*10204.1
-WAS i'si..401,2111i .1N
A Lor OF JaRICHO ORATORY TRat
COUNTED FOR NAUGHT.
Pap Perkins, the A'estet Tei*,,
WhY the 1)tiseMlNion OVttlt O1:7111,-
rl'op llt" the "l'olvit II
TOVVel' Wan AbraptiF
[Covyriz;ht, 1909, by C. IL I.ewiS,]
Jericho llas bin honcho a toevn hall
fur the last six years, It was to hev
a tower In the middle, and there has
bin 0 good deal of diseus.elou as to
what should finish, off that tower.
Some stuck Inc a gilt ball, some fur a
rooster, some fur crossbars with the
p'inte of the compass on 'ern. The
town board wanted to please the ma-
jority, tind a meetin was called, oue
night last week to settle what the
thing should be. Nobody realized how
intense the feelin was till the meetirt
opened. Squar' 'Joslyn headed the gilt
,
ball party, and he got up and spoke
fur 15 minits without stoppin to wipe
the sweat err the back of his neck.
1 -le etarted in 250 years B. C. and come
,
sappai down to now lute soft soap
glidin down the cellar stairs. He con-
tended that a gilt ball on tlie top of a
tower had allus bin considered an em-
blem' of innocence. it would be the
rust' thing a stranger would look fur
when enterin the town of Jericho. If
he saw that gilt hall, he'd put 'up at
the tavern and feel safe tend go away
Fai)
>4'
•
TDE ROOSTER WAS AN EMBLEM OF GRIT AND,
INDErEND2NoE.
sbeakin well of,the town. Ie he didn't,
he'd set the folks down as vicious and
desperate and drive on t� ' Tarrytown
or Dobbs Ferry. The squar' wanted
that ball as big as a pumpkin, and he
wanted real gold leaf , fur gildin, and
he closed his speech with an appeal to
the people to continue, to be iunocent
'and happy. Deacon Spooner was chair-
ingli of the meetin as usual and when
the, si.ivar' sot doWn the deacon said
he'd made a p'int. • Enos Wilbanas was
then called, upon. He.headesi the fac-
tion who wanted a rooster. Enos didn't
go as fur back as the, squar'. He has
asthma and is short of breath, and so
he started out with Columbus to dis-
. Myer A.nierica. • He had bin readin ua
on roosters.- He -couldn't find that roos
ters was an emblem of innocence but
be didn't want no innoeenceon a court-
house" tower. The stranger would find
innocence when he come to play check-
ers or trade bosses with a Jerichoian.
The Nvaa an emblem of grit and
independence. He was a bird who
went to bed at sundown, got up before
sunrise and was hustlin around all day.
A rooster on top of that tower would
signify that Jericho could take care of
• • •
'herself and didn't bow down to any
other town in the state. He was out
f breath and hallbusted'
when he sot down, and Deacon Spoon-
er rapped with a cane and said:
"Enos has not only made a' speech
equal teeanything Henry Clay ever got
off, but be,s made e thunderin big
p'int in favor of the rOosterites. I was
ag'in the rooster when I collie here, but
I've almost changed my mind. Let us
hear from Silas Bebee."
Silaswas one who wanted the pints
of the ,compass put up. He was born
in Jericho, when the town bxxcl but three
houses and hall been turned around fur
50 years. The only way be could tell
north from south or east from west
watnto make a black spot on Uncle Jim
Green's barn door, and he „never went
to, the back end of his own cornfield
'without gittin lost and heytn to,whistle
to his wife. His speech was up to
Pate. Iles didn't go back over six
months. He said that what had anus
,alled .Tericho and what tvould anus
keep her down was the want of knowin
the compass p'ints. He wasn't the
only one who was turned aroUncl, Half
the folks, in town couldn't go heckle-
berryin withoinegittin lost and wander -
in around all night. Llop;.; and dogs
walked around in a circle ISecause they
was, confused, and every time there
was a latvsnit, tnost of -the ne ,nesses
said west fur cast. An emblem of hi-
nocence Ncould be all right. and 0 roost-
er wonld be a thing of beauty. but both
would be beaten by compass onnts,
"Siliis has made a purty good speeth
and, a purty good Went," eays the dea-
con, atut I'm sorter lotto] go 01 the
:ooster and leanin to his side. Though
I've lived in Jericho, fur 22 years, 1
can't make out yit whether ray pie,pen
le on the north or west side of the-
honse, I'm underetrindin that Elisha
Taylor has sunthie to spring on this
tnectin, and we are ready to hear It," s
Ensile ei-as readyno had bin watch
in tho growth of the town hall fur six
lone years, and he had had hie eye on
the tower day and Welt. He had look-
ed at it from the street and from the
roof of his harp. He had looked at It,
hoonday and squinted at it at mid.
'light and had come to on unalterable
,conclusion—he .wanted the hgeet o
gllt angel to finish off that tower. and
,
) v. , g ,
kwards, same as on & gravestone tie aw
in leunalo. tree lineel, Would sigoing
! the gnoclieeea of Jericho, alet eteaugel'a
would LIU loegei, stop awl raiee a row
beeanse 'they couldn't pit a glass of
lieer or find anybody to take a hand at
• poker. iler pnutin upward would be
an object lesson to the Sunday selmol
children, and the eight .of her would
calm the 4feellins of a man about, to
lick his Wife.
There was a howl of derision as Ell-
sha sot down, and the dericon said that
no peint had bin made. Ife was a era-
eou of the chureh awl a good plan, bot
he'd never e.onsent to Iniet a "gilt angel
on top of the town hall. She 'might
p'int upwards or clownwaecis or any
other way, but angels didn't belong On,
towers.' lie called upon Beverly Jones
Inc his views, and. Beverly jtmapecl up
anti declared himself in fa:vor of the
American eagle. If a rooster signified
grit and Independence, an eagle signi-
fied all tp.at and a dozen things more:
An eagle stood fur liberty, freedom and
equal rights. It was the ernbleim of a
glorious gepublic. Its wings sheltered
the helpless as well aS -the strong, and
its soft cooin lulled the Infant to sleep,
while its seream sent the father. to the
field- of nettle to fight fur the grandest
principles of mankind. It was a rattlin
speech, full of reclhot patriotism, and
Deacon Spooner said' that Daniel Web-
ster never aemroacbecl it in his palmiest
days. It didn't affect the other face -
time, however. ' They' stuck out Inc
the gilt ball, tile rooster, the compass ;
p'ints and the angel, and each one de-
clared he'd figlet to the bitter end.
As a compromise, Jim Shorely, who ,
didn't care what they put up -moved
fur .a gilt goat, and Abraham Scott,
who' was .goin to move away and had I
lost all interest, moved Inc a monk-ey,
but they Was hooted down and 'every -4
body began to jam his elbows .around
and call everybody else a hOg. There
was every- sign that the naeetin would
break up, in a free fight, when there!
,
conies .a, flash and an awful clap of
thunder, aod :it the same time leisb
Billings walked in to git out, of the
storm. Deacon Spooner appealed to 1
him to save the honor of Jericho by '
bringin about harmony, and Lis,
GRAPDVINII.
looked around and replied:
"As understand it, this crowd is:, 1900, , were raised from eyes put in
divided as. to what shall ornament thee, tht-ee Men pots early in EehruarY•
top of the cite' hall tower?" •11809' Tliese were placed 00 the beating
pipes in a newly constructed grapc
"That's it!" yells everyboly. ree
"And yo.p've jawin and speeehn where they soon termed roots. When
fyin fur the last three hOurs without is the plants were about six inches
settlin on anything'? Waal, I don't see square wer6 shifted int° boxes 18 inciles
square, and 12 inches deep and kept
no use of any more letein said:" • ,
growing vigorously, the soil lienig. a
"But what's your idea, Lish?" aeke
mixture of fibrous learn, old Nester
the deacon. -4
d a little bone dust. As Seen as thes.y
"nly idea is that,thiian
t fust theuiderbolt
ha
knocked youe blamed old* tower Late! d grolvu to -the length of ten feet the
ends were stopped ; after stopping, a few
a Continental cocked hat, and that you
laterals were allowed, to grow several
kin save 'our breath to pick up the
slivers fur kindlin wood." .1)0Mts around the top, laterals lower
ten beim, pinched at the first leaf.
And the' crowd rushed out and found
eebout the middle of August, the
that Lisle was I'reet. M. QUAD.
wood being hard and brown the vines
were placed out of doors in the full
THEIR NEIGHE3,ORLY WAY. le
s sun to finish ripening the top- being
tied up to a Wire trellis. coal eelies,
Didn't Wait Long toB'egln- B
rthin_ were put around. the boxes to protect
" thefrom e. seorel'
ng .rays of the
A -young woman .of Washington birth
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send Quiets II etnens.
The up to date tent] vator, under
wlletber Private or commercial,
ettnuot fail to Fee tho iminenee advan-
tage of tile method. of cultivation de-
tailed below, for it Inds fair to accom-
plish that rare coulbinat.iori of "large"
profits and gentile returns. American
Gardening illustrates a fruiting vine
15 months old tiled gives the practice
of its grower, a leolinectieut gardener,
as told by Iiiinself:
The viees from ,witich I mit e
bunches of 131aeli: flaniburg grapes
tyeigliirig One/. tst-o pounds on May 3,
and rearing, who has made her home sun.
Early leo October the vmes were
for these three years pest in a s
pruned and the boxes turned down ma
Indiana town, says that for tact and
diplomacy she knows nobody to equal their sides and so remained uutil the
first week in November, enlien they
leer neighbors out there. She had
I were brought into the foreleg house
scarcely settled herself in her new
and started into active grotyth. About
home when one day she heard a hen'
proudly cackling in her • back yard. two inclies of the earth was reinoved
from the top of eaeln.nox and the space
She went out to see what could' have
filled in with a compost of fibrous loan]
brought a strange hen into her yard
and bone dust. plants were placed
and found that the fowl had just laid
10 a row, .011 a bench built over the
an egg in the wooclbox outside the
f
kitchen door. While she was still won-
ront pipes in a lean to house, and the
, vines trained im andel-the roof. They
tiering where 011 earth the creature hall
were syringed daily with tepid water
come from the shock head of a thin
and broke freely, showing fruit on ev-
anal tall girl of 12 rose over the fence
ery shoot. They carried from four to
whicb divided the yard from the yard
of the house next door. six bunches each, or an average of
"Hello," said the girl. „
nine pounds of grapes from each 15
'
"Good morning," answered the Wash-
mouthsold plant.
ingtonian.
Fall PIrtnting For Spring Blooming,
"We got plenty. of eggs," rev:Indeed
In no latitudes bulbs for spring
the girl. "Maw says you kin have that
flowering should be planted not Inter
one our hen jes' laid in that woodbox
of youro.„ thanOctober to form roots before
"Thank you very much,", freezing weather. said the
Washingtonian:
,
The snowdrop Is the fiest to blossom.
Plant the bulbs two inches deep arid
The girl still hung on the fence. '
the same distance apart. The crocus
"We ain't goin to charge you nothin '
fer it," she went on.
soot] follows' Set the bulbs three
„That,s very ki.nd, indeed,„ answered . inches apart and cover with two incaes
he new neighbor. ,
•of earth. When scattered over the
"It's a gift,” remarked the girt lawn, the effect is novel and pleasing.
Then therewas ilence for a few
Put the bulbs in with a dibble, Inc in
' s
moments. The girl still clung to hera place without tearing up the turf: s
side of the fence.
• in the early spline bits of white, blue
and yellow will appear to grow natu-
"Say," she said finally, "maw says
. rally from the turf. They may be cut
now you're acquainted with us folles
she'd like to ramdown later by the lawn mower with -
berry a tack ha
er." . . „
OUT 1113111'5' au° will peep up from tne
mod year after year.
Hyacinths thrive best in the sun-
shine. alai -se the lied where it will -et
as 'much of it as possible Remove
abont four inches of earth, spade tip
another four ancl fertilize with well
decayed manure from the cowyard.
"Of course I do," lie answered.
"I elix the fertilizer thoroughly with the
tried it once, and I'm going to. try it
- earth, that none may cote° directly in
again just as soon as I lick this boy
contact with the bulbs, and do not
hard enough so that he'll know enough
make the bed very rich. Very large
to be ruled by it the next time I try
bulbs 'are apt to split the second year.
What are called by florists third size
or bedding hyacinths are best, tor gar-
.
clen culture. Plant lour inches apart
and four deep. The soil 'twist be well
di a tied or the tioet will heave the
bulbs. Mulch the bed before the
Preparing For liforal Su:talon.'
"Don't you believe in moral sua-
•
sion?" asked the neighbor: '
The Indignant fattier stopped 'with
the switeb poised in the abr.
P1. Yes, sir; moral suasion is a great
thing, and I'm going to teach this boy
how good it is if I have to wale the
life out of him to do it. He doesn't
appreciate its advent:let-es yet."
A Great Boni'. t
Tommy—Did you Itilov abetit that
baby that W5S fed on ,elephant',s milk,
pep. and gained 20 -pounds a day?
Toniney's Pop , (indieuantly)—No I
Whose baby' was it?
Tounnyseenlie eleplinnt's baby, pop.—
.
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There are only three remnining et the
.original 13 crosses built by King led -
ward 1 to mark the 'Nesting places of
Queen Eltemor's funeral procession
One is near Northampton, one Waltham
Crose the third at Charing Cross.
,
Eour miles from Bath, England. is a
Mysterious monumtnt- known ea the
Three Shires Stone From 'it von cen
see parts or Sotnersetshire, Gloucester -
attire and Wiltshire.
1,1
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ground freezes hard with leaves or
MR] scatter over a little earth_
Tulips may be planted during Octo-
oer or November, observing the same
direetions ns for hyrieintlis, but set
them four inebee deep and five or siX
niches apart. A fter the ground freezes
cover the same ns liyeeinths. Tulips
end hyasentles may 'le allowed 'to e,,row
1110 Parii 1111diShl: -)ed, The Due Van
'Fix.fils are 1] €'90l' welly populer. alie col-
ors --scarlet, velloty, rose, crimson—are
very brillient —Zoe In Country Gentle-
man.
storage has entered into the
era pe trade, as it lies Into other fruit
Great quantities of thee best'
et noes will be stored away Inc .,Chvisti"
nme week, end. if necessalle they cad
be !tutu until 'spring without' difacitItYe
1/4"!