Show Hey remember those Robinia trees I Several years ago ago agel My Lady I l Fair air Louise answered an an-ad an rad for trees which in a few short hort months would tower above the surrounding mountains and pro vide haven for all aU the song-birds song In town and furnish so ro much shade we could rent out picnic space When they came in the mall mali they Uey were a couple of switches such as I was chastised with at 5 5 years Further they were thorn tl beeS ees a fact fact- not fact not advertised But wo we planted them because after all we had a dollar ninety ninety eight eight all aU wrapped up In two trees They Just stood there Grew about a f fOOt t each two years They were puny kind like kind of like me when I clung to Mothers Mother's skirt sucking my thumb and the folks all aU said that Mrs Macs Mac's youngest was nota not a n well child So Bo last year we replaced one with a birch and it Is coming II I I along Just dandy This spring we found the other Robinia had winter killed so I snapped it off at the at-the the ground and forgot and forgot about it Now all of a s sudden almost overnight a new RobInia tree has sprung In all aU Its glory from the root of the dead one one It promises I to fulfill all the promises of ot the glowing advertising and let I say I told you so so II I You You would hardly believe how Last fast r t it Is growing Dogs approach Ing this tree with evil 1 glint In n neye eye suddenly jump back and I away because a new tipped thorn-tipped I branch darts out at them Birds attempting ing to alight In the tree top find tind themselves tossed Into I the air by the It threatened to lean downwind J Ju u a little and I planted a post beside beside be be- bei side It tying the Robinia upright I with an old stocking which seems to be good for nothing else much although MLP likes t to wear hose with runners to remind me that she hasn't a thing to wear Next morning the post had been pulled up by the tree tree and was Just hanging there I Fortunately this this- tree is about 20 feet teet from the house If It It were closer it would be crowding us out of the living room Sometimes Sometimes Some Some- times late at night we can hear hearIt It growling like off far thunder as It shoots upward Roots jamming jamming jam jam- ming downward through rocks cause small earthquakes at Inter inter- vals Where this will wUl stop nobody knows But If It ft keeps up Jacks Jack's Bean BeanStalk Stalk will be puny In com com- parison We are seriously considering pUttIng puling a a canvas wall around the tree and charging admission We might let the sporting set bet on how far tar It will grow In say 15 minutes But It will wUl be up and andOVer andover andover over any canvas wall by t to to- tomorrow morrow Yes I V kno knof Every one has troubles troubles troubles' Things 5 are tough all over Ships Shies S a are are sinking every night And Arid may all your troubles be no beno no no greater than ours with Robinia tree tree Mac |