2i 4 THE GARDEN, YOU, AND I 



apparent martyr to little Tommy's desire! A large 

 package that, from the extreme care of its handling, I 

 judged must hold something highly explosive, on being 

 opened divulged many dozens of the slender glass tubes, 

 with a slight lip for holding cord or wire, such as, filled 

 with roses or orchids, are hung in the garlands of as- 

 paragus vines and smilax in floral decorations of either 

 houses or florists' windows. These tubes varied in 

 length from four to six inches, the larger being three 

 inches in diameter. 



"Behold your leak -proof interiors!" he cried, hold- 

 ing one up. "Now set your wits and Bart's tool-box 

 to work and we shall have some speedy results!" 



Dear Man from Everywhere, he had bought a gross 

 of the glasses, thereby reminding me of a generous but 

 eccentric great-uncle of ours who had a passion for at- 

 tending auctions, and once, by error, in buying, as he 

 supposed, twelve yellow earthenware bowls, found him- 

 self confronted by twelve dozen. Thus grandmother's 

 storeroom literally had a golden lining, and my entire 

 childhood was pervaded with these bowls, several finally 

 falling into my possession for the mixing of mud pies ! 

 But between the durability of yellow bowls and blown- 

 glass tubes there is little parallel, and already I have 

 found the advantage of having a good supply in stock. 



