HOUSE AND GARDEN 
May, 
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madam to market, and the kids to school 
every morning; besides being ridden by 
all of 11s, particularly the children, every 
day of his life. And if the man with a 
"car” gets more fun out of it (or, rather, 
if his family does when he is not there;, 
I’m sitting here to be shown! 
I moved the three dogs out into their 
kennel on the barn porch in March. They 
are apt to get mangy with too much lying 
before open fires in the house, and, ex¬ 
cept in the severest weather, do better out 
of doors. Our little pack comprises one 
Airedale, one English setter and one 
Walker strain Southern foxhound, a 
bunch of dogs that can track and tackle 
anything in the game line that runs or 
flies, besides being great family pets. The 
pigeons were bought in May, six pairs of 
them, slates and buffs, ordinary stock, 
and given into the care of my little 
nine-year-old daughter; which brings us 
up pretty close to the present day, with the 
garden in full swing, the corn and beans 
in, and the tomatoes set out. 
Taking census, we have found growing 
room, without crowding, for 26 fruit trees, 
70 berries and currants, an asparagus bed, 
a strawberry bed, a full vegetable garden 
producing enough for the summer and a 
part of the winter (and omitting the bulk 
staples, such as potatoes, onions, sweet 
potatoes, etc.) ; also a horse, dogs, chickens 
and pigeons. The place sells nothing out¬ 
side, and is in no sense a farm — more than 
half of it is devoted to lawns, shrubbery 
and the main house — yet the rear half 
keeps the grocer at bay for a family of 
six. We have a staple grocery store in 
our own cellars, and so have dispensed 
with the gentleman entirely — with his 
little bill of fifty dollars a month! 
What will I do next? Well, I intend 
to have that tennis court the next strip 
I clear, with a potato patch in behind its 
rear backstop. I have quite enough lawn 
to mow now, thank you, without keeping 
a man on the place, so it will be a dirt 
court. 
The remaining one-third acre I propose 
to leave in woodland and do a little 
forestry on it; but let me tell you “in our 
next” how we made our lawns, drives and 
put in our evergreens, flowering shrubs, 
roses and vines. For thereby hangs a tale 
■of much experience. 
Have you ever stooped to drink at a 
brook and noticed what seemed to be ani¬ 
mated stones creeping along the bottom ? 
Then you're acquainted with the queer 
summer-house dwellers that S. H. Chubb 
describes in his article on “Master Masons 
and Builders,” in the June House and 
Garden. Their methods are marvelous 
and their houses and architecture will 
arouse your interest. 
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