Did Not Grow

A good story has just leaked out about a prominent cit.izen living on E. Huron street. Last spring he ordered a climbing slirub for the front porch. In due time it carne by express f rom a New York nurseryman. The whole plant was carefully wrapped in heavy bagging and then surrounded by dampened moss. The gentleman carefully I opened the box, removed the moss and then proceeded to set out the plant at oue end of his porch. He to!d his wife that in order to insure its living it would bc necessary to water the plant every evening. This the good wife did faithfully for several weeks, but no sign of any sprout from the root appeared to indicato that the plant, was gtill alive, and ü so, that it had any intention of growing. Still she kept on daily moistening the place where ;ier husband had set the plant ; and other weeks went by and still no sign of Ufe. Finally her patience gave out and she decided to investígate. Digging down to the stock she found that her husband had set out the shrub with the carefully wrapped canvass still around its root. Tho tender shoots had made numerous atteuipta to penétrate the cloth, but had been unable to do so and had peristied in the attempt. Mr. has tried all sorts of means to bribe his wife into silence. A few of his friends, however, have got wind of the affair, and all they have to do is to mention "shrubbery" to Mr. and tho cigars are forthcoming.