THE CALL TO ARMS.
[To TIM EDITOR OF THR " SPECTATOR."1 Sra,—There are a very large number of young men employed in gardens who, with a little encouragement, would, I am sure, willingly enlist, but they fear to lose their situations, and are afraid of the inconvenience they think their departure would occasion their employers. Surely all employers would guarantee to keep their places open for them on their return ? I hear many nursery gardeners are hard hit by most people abstaining from ordering bulbs, &c. Could not many people arrange to "board out" their plants with these nurserymen, and, by giving a little encouragement to their employees, help them to go and do their duty to their King and country ? A present of two good flannel shirts and two strong pairs of socks would be very welcome, as they are
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