BEGINNING THE GARDEN 



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across the line from Mary's garden. "I superintend for 

 Mr. Maxwell the making of the little lady's garden. 

 Do you see the lines made with the string?" 



"Whativer is it?" 



"It 's a garden," said Mary, in an aggrieved voice j 

 "and it 's going to be beautiful it 's " 



"Never mind, little one," broke in Mr. Trommel. 

 "You should dig, John, between those lines. Dig 

 two feet deep, and throw 

 up the earth as if you 

 make a trench. We shall 

 then throw the earth 

 back again and mix in 

 the manure well ; we 

 shall then have the good 

 soil." 



" Now look, little one," 

 said Mr. Trommel, when 

 a trench had been dug 

 the length of the garden ; 

 "see, now, how we fill 

 the bed for the plants. 

 We throw in some of the 

 loose soil, then spread the manure ; then throw in 

 more of the soil, and again a little manure." 



TORUS HtTAD 



