Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-08-26

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"Well, well, cousin, suppose y gu
are right, but pray have mercy upon
my poor head, it is too small to hoid
so many new ideas at once, even 60
on your own way" and the little lady
began practising a waltzing step be-
fore the glass with great satisfaction
1t was a very small room, and
Lighted by only one window. There
was no carpet on the floor; there was
a clean but. coarsely GOV cred bed in
one corner, cupboard with a few
plates and dishes in another; a chest
of drawers; and before the window
stood small cherry stand, quite
new, and indeed the only article in
the room that seemed so. A sickly
looking woman, of about forty, was
leaning back in her rocking chair,
her eyes closed, hersilps compressed
as if in pain. She rocked backward
and forward few moments, pressed
her hand upon her eyes, and then
langpidly resumed the fine stitching
on which she had been busy since
morning.
The door opened, and slender
little girl of about twelve years OF
age entered, her large blue eyes di-
latedl and absolutely radiant with
delight, as she held up the small
taste of rose tree in it.
"Oh, see! mother, see! there's one
in fall bloom, and two more half out,
beautiful buds.'
+ Thepoor womap's face frightened
.as she looked frstNon the rose, and
then oh5 her sickly girl, on whose
face she had not seen SO bright a col
Tor for months.
"GoiSbldss herl'' said she inyol-
untary :
@Aliss Florence! knew you would
feel 50, mother; don't it make your
headache better to see this hower?? F.
Now you wont 1oQk so wistful at THE
gardener S. Stand fh the market, will
You? We have a rose ha4dsonler
than any of theirs. Why it seems
to me- lit is worthFay much to as as
our whole lit lie garden used to be-
See how man y more buds there are
Oh it-4juSt eodnt-and only Smell
| the lowerl Where shall we put it?
and Mary skipped, about the room,
placing her treasufe first in one po-
sition, and then in another, and
walking on to see the effect, till her
mother gently reminded her that the
rose tree could not preserve It's beau
| ty without san-light.
30 yes, truly said Mary; 'well,
then, it must stand here, on this
new stand. How glad | am that we
have such "a handso4aenew stand it
will look 50 much better And
Mrs, Stephens laid down her work
and folded piece Of newspaper, on
which the treasure was duly deposl-
ted.
There said Mary, watching the
arrangement eagerly, "that will do;
no. thought does not show both
the buds: turn ii farther rouhd-a
little nlore-thd re its right
And Mary/walk ed round the room
to view the rose in various positions,
after which she insist that her
EmotheY shp puld go round with her to
/ the odaside to. see how it looked there
l@HSw kind it was in Miss Florence
to/think Of giving this to us" said
Mary; ..though she has done SO
much for US, and given US SO many
things; but tnis present seems the
best Of all, because it seemed as 4
she thought of US, and knew =, JUST
how we felt, and so few do that.
/ eyes, indeed" said Mrs. stephens
sighing.
What a bright afternoon that
small Gift made in that little room
How much faster Mary's tongue and
fingers flew the live,long day, and
Mrs. stephens in the happiness o
Iber child almost forgot that she hat
a headache, and thought as she sip.
ped her evening cup OF tea that snt
felt stronger than she had done lol
some time.
That rose! Its sweet influence aiet
mot with that first day. Through
all the long cold winter that followed
the watching, tending, and cheering
Of that flower awakened a Thousand