Rensselaer Union and Jasper Republican, Volume 8, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1876 — How They Worked in the Garden. [ARTICLE]

How They Worked in the Garden.

A poor old man, having to use a crutch to help him along, sat down on the grass on Baker street yesterday A his back against a close board fence, to nibble at a hard biscuit. It Wasn’t long before he realized that the owner of the place behind him was working in the garden, assisted by his estimable wife. “ That’s no way to make an onion bed,” the old man heard, the husband call outs "Perhaps not; you know all about gardening!” mocked the wife. “ I’ve made more onion beds than you ever heard of!” he hoarsely said. Slade ’em sitting on a chair in a saloon. didh't you ?” she squeaked. “Goto blazes with your old garden!” he yelled, throwing down his hoe. “ Don’t talk that way to me—don’t tell me to go to blazes!” she warned. There was a word or two more, and then the poor old man leaped up, forgetting his crutch, limped up and down to find a knot hole, and gasped out: “ If thaVhain’t the sound of someone being chok.ed then I’m a liar, and I’d give fifty dollars to find a hole in this fence as big as a mighty small pin head.”— -Detroit Free Prcte. ~~~ry

The Journal de Parit, which was started under the tmpire in the moderate opposition interest, and for the last few years has been the Orleanist organ, has issued •its last number. Its editor, M. Herve, says that its etlorts for the re-establishment of monarchy have failed. All North Georgia is alive with g&en W heat fields, and the prospect for a fair, crop was never mote flattering. .