Show spring showers shower in 0 V gayden garden it la Is a rare delight to wander in n an aa old garden of 0 a late afternoon just after a shower when the day has bas bees beer intensely hot and all nature bas baa fairly thirsted for rain the flowers tore drooped and the leaves curled for want of moisture even the ittie birds have vought shelter from the fierce rays odthe of the sun when late in the afternoon suddenly almost without warn warning irrig the welcome rain descends A quick shower soon over and when the comes out clear and bright all unmindful of the wet you gather your skirts about you and go into the garden to watch the unfolding of the wilted leaves you lift here and there a flower stalk which the rain has beaten down you wonder where the bees have taken refuge from the sudden downpour you find one in the deep cup of a lily illy another in the depth of a gladiolus blossom farther on you see a rose which should have been added to your rose jar when you gathered in the morning and as you grasp and pull tt it from the stem you feel that sharp sham stab of pain that only the sting or of a bee ee can give which tells you that one has sought shelter in the heart of a rose rebecca B sim mons mona in suburban life |