A GOOD REASON.
"It's no use/ , said the man with the sad eye; "I've had to give up gardening! I thought it would be delightful to have a window-box and watch the seeds springing into life and beauty, so I made one with a packing-case and some Virginian cork. Then I put some seeds in and watered them carefully; but it was no use. I had to give it up."
"Why?" said the sympathetic; friend. "Did nothing shoot up?"
"Yes," said the sad one, "that was just it. Something did come up, and pretty quick, too. It was the man downstairs, who happened to be looking out of window when I was watering the seeds. He shot up sharp, and —and —well, he's a Sandow student, and he uprooted the flower-box and assaulted me witli it. Yes, much as I love nature, I have had to give up gardening!"
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 179, 29 July 1903, Page 9 (Supplement)
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149A GOOD REASON. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 179, 29 July 1903, Page 9 (Supplement)
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