AND WINDOW-BOXES 



knew that it could be made mellower, if not 

 really mellow, by putting a good deal of hard 

 work on it, and was not disheartened by its 

 stubborn look. In fact, I think I rather en- 

 joyed the prospect of the hard fight before us, 

 for I have always taken considerable delight in 

 attempting to overcome obstacles after being 

 told by others that there was no use in trying. 

 I like to convince people that where there's a 

 will there's a way, if one only sets out with the 

 determination to find it. 



After we had buried some of the refuse and 

 burned up the rest, the yard was so greatly 

 improved in its appearance that the boys said, 

 " It paid to slick up, even if we didn't get any 

 flowers," and began to take commendable pride 

 in what had already been accomplished. " But 

 we'll have the flowers," I said. "Don't worry 

 about that." 



THEN hard work began in earnest. We 

 spaded up the ground all around the 

 edge of the lot. This was real labor, for 

 the tramping of many feet for years had 

 made the earth almost as solid as a brick. It 

 came up in coarse chunks, and the vigorous 



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