This garden John has no fondness for. He would rather hoe corn allday than work in it. Father seems to think that it is easy work thatJohn can do, because it is near the house! John's continual plan inthis life is to go fishing. When there comes a rainy day, heattempts to carry it out. But ten chances to one his father hasdifferent views. As it rains so that work cannot be done out-doors,it is a good time to work in the garden. He can run into the housebetween the weighty showers. John accordingly detests the garden; andthe only time he works briskly in it is when he has a stent set, todo so much weeding before the Fourth of July. If he is spry, he canmake an extra holiday the Fourth and the day after. Two days ofgunpowder and ball-playing! When I always was a boy, I supposed there wassome connection between such and such an amount of work done on thefarm and our national freedom. I doubted if there could be anyFourth of July if my stent was not done. I, at least, worked for myIndependence.