March 10, 1898
THE NERBASKA INDEPENDENT
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The view w present this week represents the outlook from the windows of the home of K. F. Stephens, Crete, Neb.
The kick ground is apple and pear trees. The shrubs are tree honeysuckles, snowballs, roses, with many other varieties
that are not outlined and brought out in the picture. The thought is to illustrate that the farm home may have pleasant
' ' surroundings with attractive shrubs and trees, and plenty of flowers for the yard and also to cut for the house through the
. season. . , , , , . . . 1 1 1 . -
Some suggestions regarding preparation of the ground for and planting of shrubs and roses may assist in securing
the desired result. In preparing to plant roses or shrubs near the average town or farm dwelling, do not hope to succeed if
a Hinall hole is dug in either prairie or blue-grass sod, expecting roses or shrubs to compete with grass or weeds, or a hard
crusted surface. A good way is to spade up a border in area large enough to contain the number of roses or shrubs de
aired, Spade this twenty inches deep; make it as fine as possible; add one-fourth of the bulk of very fine old cow-yard
manure: often places can be found near town where manure was hauled out years ago and has rotted down to a fine mold.
1 Prepared in this manner the soil will be fertile; it will not easily bake or dry out. After planting be sure to maintain a
mulch of fine soil by frequent cultivation. In watering, always water under the surface. Water abundantly each time,
maintaining an open, loose surface. If for any reason cultivation is impossible, protect by careful and thorough mulching.
At the approach of winter protect the roots with ample mulching, using fine old manure, leaves, or even old hay. It pays
to tie up even our hardy roses before winter sets in. .,,,- , L -it c t n 1 m
Among the varieties which will be easy to handle will be found, first, such strong growing shrubs as Snowball, Lilac,
Tartarian Honeysuckle, Spirea Van Houtti, Syringa or Mock Orange. The honeysuckles are easily grown, and among
them such varieties as scarlet trumpet or coral, sweet scented monthly, Halleana, wou d be fount desirable.
Among the roses which may be planted with confidenee are such climbers as Baltimore lielle, Queen Prairie. Among
the 1 1. 1'. rose Gen. Jacqueminot, Paul Neyron, lohn Hopper, Mrs. John Laing. Of the white roses Madam Plantier, Co
quette des Alps and Coquette des Blanches are desirable. . . ... ... . . ....
One of the hardiest vines for covering door or porch is the Ampelopsis Quinquefolia or Virginia Creeper, and if in
addition to those, two or three evergreens are planted in the back ground where their foliage will show in winter, the re-
suit will be pleasing. , , . . . .
Do not expect to get the best results in a solid bluegrass sod. Let these roses and shrubs preferably be in a border
where grass is kept out and let the lawn be in another direction.
iKiTlf you doaira any of the above vartotiia addreaa K. F. 8TKPJIKNH, CreU, Nibraaka.
r;-;
.saints.
O minim, deer mint, m prnt, jH to far,
I aann&t ferti' b jwi with my hand or tru
TUu at of your tr;Ktfi, your faith, your
KNKSttl
R. twM n u ila ttia yr, Uia gulf, tha tmr;
but, aa on trif-lM tlio Ntnrlltflit to the alar
And find no dork nr ""'" furaakim apaoa
To Uu tlin tixauty of lu lumliK faca
floi-Mnm tlio h,Umnr awallow llot mid war,
ho time Ium fn.mit you with an urwl'i
Moraetrcbtroundhd than youref(rhku!W.
Wo frailty now can iwmih that flro of aoull
Tha tliinifM y wlllwl and did not, Hium. y
do;
Tho gffta h alrova for, In wiy aiKUt ar tru.
Vour rfx t part liuvu maUa iwrfoctluB
wliolw.
-Edward Uawruft Uttuj, From Bin Uio and
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AN ISLAXI) K03IANCE.
An old tntvulcr who, an t-jiodul cor-ttKHindi-nt,
atory writer und thi'utricul
BntiiiK r, Iuih vinit d nearly uvcry part
of tlio kIoIm), in tlio juraoii of J. Cliurlcn
Davla, in how li ro fur Uio iurjMio of
IaviiiK tlio way for J. Clnv r Goodwin
and Woo1noii Morwi'a inuhii ul comedy,
"Lout, rUrnyed or Htoh n. " Hu Ibua do
acrilMi one of tlio odd comer a of tlio
world :
1'rolulily llio quiiiiitt at uiid moat in
trcaliii inland llmt dota tlm wuti-m of
thti world ia wlmt wua known until lift
tr tliH liiHt KukHkIi victory over the
Frencha tlio nlidu i'ruiicti. It la Mau
ritiuM, l'n m h in i vt rytliin Imt jjovirn
mi nt, wliich in KiikHkIi-
MuurttiuN ia tin homo of roiuiinou and
veritable K"''l ''' '"r Uut atory tt lh-r
and iiiivtl w tiU r. It UthentfiMHtf good
old Fathi r ht. i'iirru'n "J'aul und Vir
ginia," and tliw vioittir to 1'ort baiia,
tint iiulriali and riiiciul aiiM'ii,
who would Mt 1 l to luvti tliu iklmid
without clmliiK iut and vUinuM tliu
liravu i f I '.111 1 11 ud Viruinlit would Im
1 "ldiril an uuroiiiiintio, unyiu4
t Imt to ht'Mtht it, It U ailuali d in a toe
fut valley and rep lied by aiiott dr
fruiu tl i'Miul.
Till little inlulid i onti lif Dm Howl
C4winiidllail I'U'a in fklut-he.t,
rr'ioli, KiimUhIi, tiirmau, pauili,
lullwii and a few Ann in an nn nliauti
at tua'afc-id in Iiiiihni u th ltaart
ah nif tliu walef Iri'iil, fclillu Afii. u,
Mala, t'iKiaiia, th iiaiivv of Mada
IIim ar, lte fri'iu llm Mitlul-ar tni!,
Mt tr- in tliu all-it of till laliar and
I lie uallvta f uif India lU'W rw h
el In I lu Ilia littU m I la i a, nd it' a
luaiatti Uiiituaiix of iy laud lu a
li.K dia t tk
llm itlllli n of my noi.il)
Mild ill" VH Ild Ul Kr"Hllij out i f IliM
iH'lilli if all i'M.I. baM lii
li. ual't Im U" llaiid, laViM t taiid
aiiMit io l tinned I IIh l'il
iUmiiI ail IkH'Iu, and uii-. oily 1
ll. Ulaud ba UMUuuth f4 (il !
inn i wn I if Him ty tillet lu ttU
i f n uuii.w MMiiliy, 4iii uUily lu the
t lid and i) rlua lu laut and
Una i l Uimd It.M l irf "Mr Uilla
Hill " finn Mauiiliua. Il wat bna ttut
Iha il- iTi f lha "t'uli M. rv" had i
t UlU. Ilvla Iha I nd of tha u hatiUd
'vaifiu laamliiK M Iha U.vf
,hlllVrd taltit. HU their IWv
aaU, ia Kadlii 1 Iha i Iv.iul aia
I'll ami Iha ollu r la hatha, U t al4
ml tut and tht" bu m tht
lhlund to ita norllieni and inoKt inhabit
ed alioro cuu woo two (rent opouingH,
tbo bottom of each boiiJK bolow the low
water murk and tlio top being high
enough to udmit tliu rigging of a tail
ing venae, uwaitiug for him to ohoowi
which way bu will go, but with uo
guiderMwt or trademurk to unniht bint
ia bin choica
Although tho overniuetit of Mauri
tlud ia FngliKh tho ofliciul lunguagu in
French, und iu order to travel without
iuconvi nii nci) 0110 munt tipeak it well,
but iu order to get ut tho weird und
myateriouH it ia necewiary to have an
interpreter who 1m an Kant Indiun and
who appreciatcM tho vuluo of getting ut
tho bottom of a mibjcct after having
ouco entered into it. Wbilo returning
from a vixit to the fuuiouH gardenii of
Curpepo I halted ut a littlo refrohhment
houao, and in convemition witli tlio
proprietor discovered thut ho wua not
only un old resident, but a muii well
versed iu tho folklore of tho inland and
0110 who would talk if allowed to.
It ia ncedlecH to May that I allowed
him to, and whilo wo were enjoying
Homo really deliciiiua Manilla cherooU
under tho hadu of a greut banyan tree,
Juht buck of hia houae, hu told mo the.
following atory :
Shortly after it becuino iinpoKhiblo
for niuuy ineinbera of tho old French
nobility to live comfortably in la hollo
Franco u eouutry imbluitiait. acoom
pauied only by tho young and beuutiful
daughter, left llm mother eouutry l
hiud und uri tved nt Port 1-miin with lit
tle t ei-pliii) tlie family Jewel, pluta
and honor. Tim father and daughter
brought with tin 111 uu old prht who
hud Well N Un tie' liminu inr und al
initat iHilialalit ciuiiuuiill aiucu the
t luld'a il) log iimlher ii'iillded her whilo
I ut a lialdlmu lufiiiit to llm KM,d old
maii'a care. NS ith a lew Iiuumi wnanla
I lie count M l Up a lllib l I tubllllllielil
nil llm liollheril put I nf I lie Ululid, pur
i htoa d a aiuatl piaoiaihai and I gun Iha
cultivation of tUKiir ian', which la tho
piinclpal ludimiry of lh couiilry.
t'luhr IIiii'iiiii tumid hirfalhir,
llm pileat and thu old f.unlly rvanla
Nimllii Kiew to wuniaiihood Wltitout
lmlo 1. fl -it irtwMd lh' Uiuudaiy lima
i t llm litihi pUnlaihai on hU U Ihi y
Ilw Ih r favuritH r- realign wa ttad
loii, and iha tiidulyed tlila cdm 4lti'U cf
iltinu iu a low 1 1 Ilka u4 011 Iha
fa of Iha l lltT etiitiaii,liirf thu iaau
lb iu aha nuld p nd lh ! ltahlf ully
laliuy aMili' i! Mlihlirf thu iMllta
tlafl Hhe gH4 l aaa. aiIiii aM
lulu Ui blua dUUli w until ll.i If l,l.ll
Mil t IikI Ilka llm wnit f a n i f
Ha null n.iitturf up uu! uf Ih lua
St al of lU ludtaii an and loa;
Uu r and l""ii' dll ti I unlit Ida m t4
I llm lull Mil- t 1 on Id dlallH tlf
n.trd iu b f 1 lid top lio k
Mia I Ih Iha aw if bi ina
.i-miii- alia uo.ui nd a )oui.liu
if lit Iha aiaoti f lh m i f a w!ilijr
u.nr Ui lit many tuiiva if tUa
. t ida vf Iha uo wnUiu ami mlas
pmaaiutf Itia faoaiia aliua ul
h.ilu M wtnit l arl 1 LU-a, M
Hh, ika lift ami, ML. it, du d
atutittl ainoi' U I lulu Nlin'a ltaal,
1 ha yeani lua aii h uic.. HU
drew bawtily, but bin iiogn, ifiijoyiug tho
carewica of tho timid but delighted girl,
rofuHcd to aiiHwer bin call, and be wm
obliged to return to induce them to fol
low bim.
From this incident thero grew an ac
quaintance au carefully conducted ui
the dtrictoxt rule" of the old French
family conduct would, preNcrilwi. And
one morning tho count wax Homowhut
Burpriaed to reeeivo a viwit from tho
young mun'H father and mother, who
bad driven from the extreme end of the
inland for the purjiimo of introducing
theuiMelveH and requesting permiaHion
for their son to pay bin addrchHea to Ni
nette. Tho motherleHH child wuh intro
duced to the woman who doKired to Ikj
her inother-ut law and her huahuud.
Family history and family mutterg
were diacuhw d ut length, and tho plunt
er and Iuh wife did not depart until thu
doaired eonwnt had becu obtained. Aft
er thin the young couple were betroth
ed, tho engagement duly announced,
und ut the expiration of nearly a year
tho date of the murriuge net und made
public, when one day Ninette, while
reading iu her favoritu nook, vuit over
taken by one of tliohtt fierce Morion fur
which tho inland ia fumoux, und in at
tempting to regain the top of tho hill
alipped and fell down through tho tan
gled underbruah, cut and warred by
jagged rock, to the aunda below. Here
Mm wua found by frienda, who worn
alarmed at the Mono and her abw uco
und atarted out to w arch fur her.
Him wua carried homo aliuoxt lifeluaa,
aud fr acverwl ilaya hovered ladwwu
lifu aud dtath, until the ilr of youth
enabled her to recover auflieieiitly tn
UlnlerMaiid llm lerribln uecidilit thai
bad U-fallen her. Her ouco beautiful
feature vtcro ao cut and a aired thai
after mm hoi rilled im4 l to a bund mir
ror the or j;irl turned away, wnt fm
In r father and announced In r tuteiitlnii
of euleriiig a eoiivi ut u aooii a alio wai
Wi ll enough to do u
Tha aluioal detracted lover hml rid
deli oVi fmui hi liioiiutaln hoiua day
after day to tiiiuii atir br ei ielitioii
Ilia lunula bad luud leutd cnlla,
uud kind In aried altmigt r luilierln i-
eluded fl'-oi llm eoiuil'a dotilit by lli
cold, lule dlxpoaltioii i f lit nvtutl
Imw t aiim aud oltn-d )inalhy aud m
M-Uii.v dally- Aa 11 aa llm aid iidiuy
pbl tli uu tUilded lh.il Nile He bail
tutlu it til I y iituven I 1.1 U m! b i Uai
ait Inlet l vtilh b. t lull without
tloUa ItaulU llm alliHMl llillilin )ollli
loan 1 it m no d liiiiiwtf, only l Itar
fully lot 'llmtl I llm old it.unl II14I bli
lUiifcliitt l. ut. 1. 10 Iti n nvy br i u
ihliiri l"'a lth oiy aauiaiw thai II
oiihl 1 viiialu iiinbiid until ihath,
but thai at llioftailul ao idviii thai in
bal lit I Willi bad tli.l'tfultd tn ai t
aha waa it n tel. it I le nt.l ml uil
II. ml irvMiu of In ii hi u N
b kit) it lit 1 r iiiuiiUittl (taiar-
aha Wtiabl t hlui Io iimiuUr htr a
h m bt .tl. and lltatahwiaoublatii
ilo ruh hi Mum ay lu lh ivmml i
Itval Ibal aha th li. . ta t.ie;t4 U
fttaai bi t ktallU ould vllult.
rUlly aud tlWaily Iha ) W4 Uaa
h'k ll di pailunv 1,1 Muim two Uayi
laHf, wlim ia iwHia maimd 4 ia
Ut a, aawa dU !, Id iha tlawtty
old family curriage, from which be wai
aHHiated to alight by tt favorite servant,
when bo aaid to the uMoniHlied count:
"Take mo to your daughter. Tell bei
that the chungea in her feature I can
never know. Hho will alwayi be ai
Kwuct und beuutiful to me uu when J
mw her luht. I kIjuII never mo her
ugain, but cannot live without her to-
ciety. Tuke me to her. Hhe will aeo no
looka of horror, for I utn blind."
Henri, ufter leaving the count' door,
had ridden to hia own In mm, taken 0
luHt look ut tho aeenri that be had loved
aince boyhood, und then auinuionod 0
Hindoo fakir, uud ufter a long cotiKulta
tion Mibiiiittcd to a painful operation
that deprived him of hia night forever.
Tho devotion that could not uxM out
nido tho atiuonphero of inyMory und su
perstition that hung heavily over tin
littlo inlund wuh rewarded, and tho do
nccudaut of Henri and Niuetto now
live iu tho beautiful littlo vulley back
of thu capital und tell of thu veiled wo
man who conducted tho blind pluntei
over hia cMate, and who waa hia guido
uud conipmiinn until both were laid tc
rent Hour tho Hcenn of their flrnt meet
ing, where a marble tablet act iu tht
aide of the cliff niurka the apot aud
niakea it almoat aucred to thu reaideuti
of the ihliind.
I returned to the city, und it waa lev
erul duya In-fore I wua ublo to complete
ly aluiku off the indeacribublo ituprea
aioit cauM-d by what the old lniikocjioi
atoutly bhm rted wua a true atory of tlm
love of Henri and Ninette, Una Fran
ciaeo Clirunii'bi.
Ilia Una lilo.
It ia wild that IJeiii nil I'ritt lidi-n Ut
lo tell vtilli grtut glee u atory of the re
ply 1 inti miiihi lo him by hia ami, lin n
u littlo Imy of a or U yetira.
A day or two after the battle of
I hli kuiHUUlM Hie lltlln fellow Weill lute
tatnp, Tha g in ral i'l" during tha but
tle a IioTmi which wuil by tha iiauin of
John Jay, a unul ftitoiile Willi bit
ainall anti, Thu child aimwed great d
liulit al art ing hi father again, I ul al
lat, la Iha mi li of a lgi roil hug. b
akel auddviily :
"I'apa, wlurt' la John Jay"
"Oh," aid hi latin t gravrly, "yiui
hornt Uba(d iry Udly datluif Iha
fin h w Ha insiiittl, lika a iH.wrt, m
taking ma lo Iha rvaX "
Tha toy ba ked al bun er hiiialy
f-r an UkUiiI, 1 belt lit eyra staiu'd,
and ba held up a MiioMliaul litila flu
Ht r, poiitiiug II al lilt .rt i.l
"I'ai-a," l-l hu M ttiily, "I kuw
J' l u Jay would io t r Ium d- n thai of
ltl i nn will II luul baa U Jrwur
w.tk "
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