[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."' SIR, — It may interest your
readers to know that my orchard, which is one of the most tempting to boys, and the guarding of which was always a great irritation in former years, is now, since I have been a Scoutmaster, and have allotted the spaces between the trees to my Scouts as gardens, a calm and happy spot all the year round. Honesty grows well in the shade of the trees, flowers early in the year helping to remind the tenderfoot of the trials to come and teaching him to know this plant from the seed to the full-blown plant. Can anyone ..,suggest a harder test than this P It is almost cruel P—I am,
P.S.—I am an inveterate smoker, and I and my Scouts quite understand each ether on this point, and I lecture them on the evils of the habit and show them I have self-control by never smoking when in uniform or out scouting. I have even discussed the point with the elder ones, and they see what a nuisance this bad habit is. .
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