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Show AARY GRAHAM. BOMNER. RAKE AND HOE "Oh, I've had such a busy day," said the rake to the hoe as they both were put back on the verandah, in their own special corner. Down below them was a basket bas-ket in which was a trowel and a fork ; &nd some string and sticks to be used to fasten up flowers which needed a little help at first Not far away were two watering water-ing pots, one big The Little Red f one aM a Watering Pot. re! one' Then there was also an old pair of very dirty gloves. "Xes," the rake said again, "I had a very busy day. And- I heard I was going to have a companion tomorrow." tomor-row." "I heard the same about myself," said the hoe. "I heard that I was to have a companion, too." "Xou see," said the rake, "Helen loves her garden and she has grown up enough to use the big tools. But now George Is big enough to work In the garden, too. "The little red watering pot belongs be-longs to him, you know. "And I heard them say that tomorrow to-morrow they were going to give George a rake of his own. "The rake won't be such a big fellow fel-low as I am. But it will be just right for George. It will be a good one." "Yes, and I heard that George was to have a hoe, too. So we will each have a smaller hoe and rake to look after. "It will be fun to see the tools. I always like young, small tools. "They make me feel a bit old and grown-up and all that sort of thing In one way. "Yet in another way they make me feel young. "They have so much to do with younger people and they work in such a whole-hearted young fashion that I feel better for their companionship." "Just the way I feel," said the rake. "But I must tell you about the busy day I had today. "I was so busy doing the garden paths. You know the garden paths have been fearfully, neglected lately. "There has been so much to do in the garden and when there is a great deal of work to be done the garden paths are neglected somewhat. "The work on them is put off for another time. But you know how the garden paths treat that neglect I "They show the people! They go around, or rather, I should say, they send around Invitations to all the weeds to come and see them. "This is the way their invitation reads : "Weeds I Weeds I Weeds I "The Garden Paths will be at home from daylight to dark, and through the evenings, too, from now on for some time to come. "We hope you will be able to accept our Invitation to visit us and to Stay as long as you can. "We will welcome you." "Now, of course, when the garden paths say that they invite the weeds to stay as long as they can, they are Inviting them to stay until they are dug up. But the weeds do not blame the garden paths for that. f!he garden paths are hospitable right up to the very end. "Eut at last the family had got at their garden paths and had weeded them, and today I raked over the nicely weeded garden paths, and they look simply fine. "Yes, Hoe, If I do say so myself, they look simply fine. Then I raked (with the assistance of a member of the family) tne mowed grass on the lawns, too." "Well, I had a pretty busy day myself," said the hoe, "for the beans needed attention. at-tention. Yes, those beans did need attention. "Rut I love a busy day." "Oh, so do I," said the rake, "and won't It be fun when our companions come?" Doing the Gar- And the hoe den Paths. looked as pleased as could be in its dirty, homely, pleasant way. |