CHAPTER XII 
A Morning Glory Playhouse 
Small service is true service while it lasts. 
Of humblest friends, bright creature! scorn not 
one; 
The daisy, ‘by the shadow that it casts, 
Protects the lingering dewdrop from the sun. 
—Wordsworth. 
You children love a playhouse, don’t you? Yet 
it isn’t always easy to get one. A morning glory 
bower, however, is a perfect delight, and very easy 
to make. Persuade some hig brother to drive a 
few long stakes in the ground so as to mark out 
either a square or a circle, as you prefer. Then 
ask him to fasten some heavy cord from the bottom 
of one stake to the top of the next nearest, and then 
across the top, leaving only a place at one side for 
an entrance. Soak your morning glory seeds over 
night, so that they will germinate more quickly, 
and then plant them along the line of the circle or 
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