MR. URBAN AND A COUNTRY HOUSE 



Query. "Have you much shrubbery, and 

 have you laid down gravel walks?" 



Witness. (Dabbling- cheeks and head with 

 his bandana.) "Ouf! miles!" 



Mr. Heaviside, upon being interrogated on 

 that point, testifies that there is no lack of 

 vegetables; indeed, he is of opinion that 

 enough are grown for ten families; why so 

 many he is unable to say ; he believes the gar- 

 den was laid out with a view to such an 

 amount, and of course, it is necessary to keep 

 the garden planted. 



On being asked if he could suggest any 

 mofe economic method of management than at 

 present pursued he seems at first at a loss; 

 but being pressed for an answer "would al- 

 low forty acres of the land to grow up to 

 wood, and drop the gravel-walks." 



In the event of putting his farm on the mar- 

 ket, could the witness hope to secure the orig- 

 inal price with the sum for improvements 

 added ? 



The witness has his doubts. 



"Could he realize the original sum, with 

 half the cost of improvements added?" 



(His farm is within a half-mile of a very 

 lovely and stagnant little town of Berkshire 

 County.) Mr. Heaviside loses his temper and 



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