Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3) by Francis W. Parker;Nellie Lathrop Helm
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"Frank tells me the farm is looking well this spring." "Yes, it looks fairly well," replied Mr. Leonard. "The seed is all in but the corn. That is a little late. The water on the bottom land stayed longer than usual this year." "Peter thinks we can start the planting to-morrow," said Frank. "Yes," replied his father, "I think so, too." When supper was over they all went out on the side porch. The sun was setting. The air was soft and spring-like. The lilacs along the fence filled the air with fragrance. "Don't you want to see Susie's garden, Robert?" asked Mrs. Leonard, "Yes, indeed," said Uncle Robert. "Susie wrote me some nice little letters about that garden." As they walked along the narrow paths Susie showed him where the seeds were already planted, and told him what she thought she would have in the other beds. "This is phlox," said Susie, leading Uncle Robert by the hand; "and marigolds are here, and sweet peas over there by the fence. That place between mother's garden and mine is filled with rosebushes, syringas, and hollyhocks." "I still call the vegetable garden mine, but the boys do most of the |
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