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Show H Vandalism. PH IIac j on Mower beds, or even A PH flowerbed? Did you ever liavc some PH two legged animal come in and re- PH move the blossoms fiom join plants PH about three day& after the buds un- PH ' folded llicir beauty V Did you keep PH from swearing a blue streak? If jou PH liae have liad this experience and PH managed to smother the dcslic to PH tar and feather something you may PH ' consider your chances for heaven as PH being better tlinn those of the great B majority. PH Tiik IIki'UIilican lias heard a mini- PH bcr of complaints In regard to such PH dopicd.itlons recently, and in two In- PH stances was urged to "skin" somebody. PH Tiik Ilr.ruiiMCAN lias u particularly H long butcher knlfo well-sharpened for PPB use on porsons who arc guilty of Just PPH such conduct as the stealing of flow- PPH ers from lawns and woslnccrely regret PPB that the poison oi poisons guilty in PPB cither of these Instances arc not at PPH hand so that wc might use the knife. PPB However on second thought, the per- . son who will do such a trick as steal B tloweis is small enough to turn a sum- PPB ersault in an electric light globe and B "'s s'n would be impervious to PPH lightning. His check could hardly be BBk less than adamant and ills neivous BBJ hjstcrn something like an oyster's. HBJ- Wc don't want to gouge at anything PBB of that kind with a knlfo that lias BBv killed hundicds of good hogs. PBB Seriously speaking, young people and BBa all others should consider that lovers PBB of floriculture not infrequently spend much time and money in preparing PBB flower beds, that they may enjoy the BBH f ragancc and beauty of the blossoms BBS when nature shall have done her BB work. These beds cost hours of hard BB labor and the plants cost money earn- BB cd by other hours or hard labor. BB When the beds are made and growth BB begins, each plant is nursed as care- BB fully as a child and with a solicitude BB as tender. Leaves make their appear- BB ance, and the buds arouse expectation BB exceeded only by realization. The BB buds burst their bonds and open their BBS petals, and the hours of preparation BBBBJ and money spent seem well worth BBBBJ the while, and the owner is proud BBBBJ and happy. He sliows tils pictty BBBB ' ftowcr beds to admiring friends and all BBBB arc made happier, and better men and BBBB women. That (lower bed gladdens BBBB the heart of every passei by, and should BBBB be protected by tho general public BBBB rather than desecrated. BBBB Such an act of vandalism as the stealing of flowers Is Inexcusable, unpardonable. un-pardonable. Do von love flowers? Of course you do, but if you haven't them at home, or are so situated that jou cannot grow them yourself, why not ask those who have them for an occasional bunch of flowers? There are none but who would gladly glve.and give generously rattier than have all their flowers taken and the plants destroyed. Remember that flowers arc property Just as much as any other property. |