340 CORN AND BEANS, ETC. 



something of the ambrosial strawberry flavor, 

 and had the exquisite aroma that almost rivals 

 the rose. 



As has been hinted, it is the time-honored 

 custom of story-tellers to marry off some of their 

 principal characters in their closing chapter. I 

 have already united my corn and beans in the 

 delightful combination of succotash. Single 

 beans and single corn are very well, but they 

 are much better together. Good marriages 

 always improve character. 



It still remains for me to provide for my 

 blushing strawberries and delicate raspberries, 

 and for them " nobody and nothing" is good 

 enough, but cream from our Alderney cow. 

 The happy fruit is picked for breakfast with the 

 dew upon it for wedding diamonds. 



And when the cream appears, 

 Is soon "o'er head and ears." 



Who would not be a gardener, when he 



