Identifier: childrengardens00jeky (find matches)
Title: Children and gardens
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932
Subjects: Gardening Children Amusements
Publisher: London, Offices of 'Country life', ltd. (etc.) New York, C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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VARIOUS AMUSEMENTS 97 get on the plank and then jump out. One day whenthey were in the tank—not bathing, as they did some-times, but only paddling—I found they had borroweda hand-bowl from my workshop close by, and havingfilled it with water were sailing it backwards and for-wards across the tank. Look, they said, this is anartesian well; it is crossing the Channel, sent by theKing as a present to the President of the FrenchRepublic. You know we have just been learning allabout artesian wells. I complimented them on havingso accurately grasped the idea of the nature andproperties of artesian wells, and only wished I wereanother of their size, that I too might paddle in thetank and delight in my funny imaginings. H CHAPTER XII PUSSIES IN THE GARDEN My garden would not be half the pleasure it is to mewithout the pussies. I hope you love them as muchas I do. They are perfect garden companions. WhenI am out at work there is sure to be one or other ofthem close by, lying on my jacket o

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