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THE PIEDMONT SECTION A glance at the spot where for years the roses bloomed so blithely reminds one of Father Tabbss lines in his "Child s Verse’: “There was laughter ’mid the roses,, For it was their natal day And the children in the garden were As light of heart as they. "There were sighs amid the roses For the night was coming on And the children—weary now of play— Were ready to be gone. "There are tears amid the roses For the children are asleep And the silence in the garden makes The lonely blossoms weep.” Around the ring of box was a circle of snowball bushes with the box.showing between. ‘There were grass walks around the garden and from each side to and around the inner circle. Beyond the fig trees was the vegetable garden, in one corner of which was the family burying-ground. The walk to this passed along the hedge of fig trees. The orchard of apple, pear and peach trees was on the other side of the house. This garden made a more lasting impression upon the writer than did some of the larger and more elaborate ones visited by him. The fact that the trees were laden with ripe fruit may have accounted for this. The property remained in the Carrington family for about seventy-five years, but has since changed hands several times. ROBERT A. LANCASTER, JR. [301]
