rt Lny that paper abide, my dear.” “Tomato.” 
“R* d or yellow?’’ Mrs. Sparrowgrass said 
she had pinned up the one and tied up the 
other, to distinguish them, but it was so 
long ago, she had forgot which was which. 
“Never mind,’’ said I, “there is one com¬ 
fort, they cannot bear without showing 
their colors. Now fur the next.” Mrs. 
Spirowgrass said upon tasting the tomato 
seed, she was sure they were bell peppers. 
44 Very well, so much is gained, we are 
■ure of the capsicum. The next.” “Beans,” 
said Mrs. Sparrowgrass. 
There is one kind of bean, in regard to 
which I have a preju lice. I allude to the 
asparagus bean, asoitof long winded es¬ 
culent, inclined to be prolific in springs. It 
does not ciimb very high on the pole, but 
crops out in an abundance of pods, usually 
not shorter than a bill of extras, after a 
contract; and although in eresting as a cu¬ 
rious vegetable, still not exactly the bean 
likely to be highly commended by your 
city guests, when served up to them at 
table. When Mrs. Sparrowgrass, in answer 
to my question, as to the paitiiular species 
of bean referred to, answered, “Limas,” I 
felt relief at once. “Put the Limas to the 
right with the sheep, Mrs. S., and as for 
the rest of the seeds sweep them in the 
refuse basket. I will add another stick to 
the fire, pare an apple for you, and an apple 
for me, light a cigar, and be comfortable. 
What is the use of fretting about a few 
seeds more or hss? But, next year, we 
will mark all the packages with ncnues. to 
prevent mistakes, won’t we, Mrs. Spaarow- 
graos?” 
Luck for Marriage. 
Pat rick and Biddy were engaged, 
And the time set to be married; 
But Biddy flirted, and Pat got mad, 
And so the plan miscarried. 
Then Biddy soothed her wounded heart. 
And was to Michael wed; 
Michael fell down between two cars, 
And home was carried dead. 
“That was a lucky ’scape” said Pat, 
“Fur if I’d married Biddy 
I would have been in Michael’s place, 
And she’d have been my widdy,” 
Friendship and Business. 
BY M. D. DUMBELL. 
Almost invariably I agree with what you 
publish in Seed-Time and Harvest, but 
this does not include wliat is said by your 
correspondents. But in the September 
number there is something with which I 
take direct issue. You say “there is no 
friendship in business.” Now, 1 maintain 
it makes all the difference between success 
and failure whether there is “friendship” 
in business or not. Let me illustrate a 
point or two. You are a seedsman and ad¬ 
vertise in the Agricultural journals and 
others that you sell “reliable seeds at hon¬ 
est prices.” The people see this and think 
you speak like a reliable and honest man. 
They give you a trial and send you an or¬ 
der; the seeds all produce good plants,, 
some of them first rate, and your customers 
are all well pleased. 
Another year they send you a larger or¬ 
der, and not only that, they influence their 
friends to do likewise; it is the same as the 
year before, only in some cases the seeds 
are better; your customers all feel “friend¬ 
ly” towards you. You may say there is no 
“friendship” in this, your customers get, 
value received. Let us take a look on the 
other side. Here is another seedsman; he 
like yourself advertises extensively; he says 
his seeds are the best and as cheap as any; 
he warrants them to be all he says they are; 
he gives liberal premiums, and altogether 
he tells the people they cannot do so well 
elsewhere. The people see this also, and 
some send him orders; the seed proves 
to be very poor, and half of it does not 
grow; the other half produces poor or 
worthless plants, and not a first class vege¬ 
table in the whole collection, and the whole 
may be classed as a failure. 
The customers of this man are angry, and 
denounce him as a liar, cheat and a hum¬ 
bug. I think you will say there is no 
“friendship” in those three names. You 
might just as well say there is no enmity in 
business, as to say “there is no friendship 
in business.” There is both. Nothing is 
so hard to make as friendship, nothing so 
hard to keep, nothing so easily broken. 
Enmity you can have without any effort of 
