GARDENS AND GOSSIPS 



remember?" will tend to the mention of old jokes, old 

 sweethearts, old triumphs and gay boyish escapades, 

 rather than the disappointments, losses, and regrets the 

 vanished years have dealt them. 



So it is that an old garden is full of confidences, and 

 quite as sweet with human hopes and fancies as with 

 the breath of flowers. Odd and tender memories drift 

 about in it, and the thoughts of persons far away will 

 often turn to it v joining the many gentle ghosts that 

 haunt the paths and arbors when the moon is abroad. 

 It is difficult to think of a better thing for a nice ghost 

 to do, so long as it is careful not to disturb the new pair 

 of lovers who have this moment pushed open the gate ; 

 a hint we also may do well to observe. 



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