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'And have you got a garden?' asked Roland eagerly. 'Olive and me love flowers, but England doesn't seem to have any out of doors.' 'Come and see my garden,' said the old man proudly; 'it's the joy of my life, next to them there "ugly pots"!' He led the way to the back of the house, where was a good sized cottage garden; but the children's faces fell considerably when they saw the barren desolation, for Bob had no evergreen shrubs, and only some rows of cabbages and broccoli showed signs of life. AND HAVE YOU GOT A GARDEN ASKED ROLAND EAGERLY OLIVE AND ME LOVE FLOWERS BUT ENGLAND DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY OUT OF DOORS COME AND SEE MY GARDEN SAID THE OLD MAN PROUDLY IT'S THE JOY OF MY LIFE NEXT TO THEM THEIR UGLY POTS HE LED THE WAY TO THE BACK OF THE HOUSE WHERE THERE WAS A GOOD SIZED COTTAGE GARDEN BUT THE CHILDREN'S FACES FELL CONSIDERABLY WHEN THEY SAW THE BARREN DESOLATION FOR BOB HAD NO EVERGREEN SHRUBS ONLY SOME ROWS OF CABBAGES AND BROCCERY SHOWED SIGNS OF LIFE
ery lonely. Old Bob has a lot of pretty things in his room.' [Illustration] Roland hesitated, but when Olive with sparkling eyes ran in at the open door, he followed, saying,-- 'We always like to pay visits, so if you're a good and nice man we'll come in. Mother only likes us to talk to very nice people; but I s'pose every one in England is nice, because they're white, and it's only the blacks that don't know better.' [Illustration] The old man laughed, and his quaint, old-fashioned room, with a cheery fire and bright coloured prints round the walls, delighted his little guests. 'What are those ugly pots in your window without any flowers?' asked Roland presently. Old Bob gave a little sigh and a smile. 'Ah, you've hit upon my greatest treasures,' he said. 'You won't call them ugly pots when Easter comes.' 'What is Easter?' asked both the children. 'The happiest time in the whole year to me,' said Bob, shaking his head; 'but another day I'll tell you the tale of those pots--not to-day. UR HERE AND PAY ME A VISIT MY NIECE JANE IS AWAY TO MARKET TO DAY AND I BE VERY LONELY OLD BOB HAS A LOT OF PRETTY THINGS IN HIS ROOM ROLAND HESITATED BUT WHEN OLIVE WITH SPARKLING EYES RAN IN AT THE OPEN DOOR HE FOLLOWED SAYING WE ALWAYS LIKE TO PAY VISITS SO IF YOU'RE A GOOD AND NICE MAN WE'LL COME IN MOTHER ONLY LIKES US TO TALK TO VERY NICE PEOPLE BUT I SUPPOSE EVERYONE IN ENGLAND IS NICE BECAUSE THEY'RE WHITE AND IT'S ONLY THE BLACKS THAT DON'T KNOW BETTER THE OLD MAN LAUGHED AND HIS QUAINT OLD FASHIONED ROOM WITH A CHEERY FIRE AND BRIGHT COLOURED PRINTS AROUND THE WALLS DELIGHTED HIS LITTLE GUESTS WHAT ARE THOSE UGLY POTS IN YOUR WINDOW WITHOUT ANY FLOWERS ASKED ROLLIN PRESENTLY OLD BOB GAVE A LITTLE SIGH AND SMILE AH YOU HAVE HIT UPON MY GREATEST TREASURES HE SAID YOU WON'T CALL THEM UGLY POTS WHEN EASTER COMES WHAT IS EASTER ASKED BOTH THE CHILDREN THE HAPPIEST TIME IN THE WHOLE YEAR TO ME SAID BOB SHAKING HIS HEAD BUT ANOTHER DAY I'LL TELL YOU THE TALE OF THOSE POTS NOT TO DAY
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