The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-10-31
SELECTED STOEY.
THE STORY
or THE
BROKEN FLOW Err pot,


the hour when I fsIt tha, I loved IN, IA
thsr, and knsw ,hs, he loved me; from
that time, TOO he beeah to converse with
the. tie wonIl no longer. IL he me, me
In tie garden, pas hv with a smile ani
nod I; hs would stop. pn, ha book in hi.
pocket. and though his talk va. Of. en-
above NV comprehension. s,iiI. -"me'o~,
I felt better and happier, ard lea. nf sn
infant. VIXEN ] thought over IL, anil tried
TO pnzz'e out the meaning: for he had a
way OF sngees'ing, no, teaching rn,,iug
thrm into my head, and ihen leaving
them to work on, their ow. prohl.ms.
Not long after :hs, Mr.. Sqnillr mad. the
= presen, far rxcssding in value those
usuallv bestowed on children: /, va. a
beautiful large domino h"s in en-, ivory.
painted and gilt. Tnis domino box WIS
INV delight wa. upve, weary At pisy
Ing At dominos with Ms Primmin., .nd
slspt with the box under nv pillow
"Ah," ssid nv father, ore d.y. when
he tonnd me ranging the ivorv parallel
grams in thu parlor. "ah. YOU liko tnnt
better than all vonr Isy,hings, chi"
"Oh. yes, papa"
"You would be SORRY if vonr mamma
was to throw that box ou, Of the window
and hresk IL. knr fun 7"
! looked beseechingly at my father.
and msdo no sns~sr.
Bur. perhans. vou would +. verv
glad" ne resumed, "if. suddenly, nns or
,hoss good fairies ,ou road of could
chancSNhe domino box into a ha-u,iful
Re,anium. In a hsautifi blue and white
flower p"'. ard ,hst you conld have all
the pleasure of putting it on your nam
mas window sill r.
"Ind.ed I would ~ - ID 7. half CRYING.
NV desv hov. I h.liev- YOU: hu, good
wishss don't m.ni bad actions; good &C
tions msnd bad acsionsn
81 saving, he shut the dow. aud want
out. cannot tel YOU h"~ ruzz'.d I
Vas to make out wha, nv father m.sn,
Nv his sphorism; hut I know th1t I pl.v.
cd At dnminos no moro thu, dsv. tn.
u.xt morning nv father found mo seated
by mvself under a tree in the . arden: h.
p>u'ed. and lo"ksi ~ ma ~ith he grave.
bright svaa, .srv aieadiIy.
my bow" said h.. ~ am going n
walk to - Il to-n ah"ot t-o mile.
off). viii ron com. T .nd. by 'h.'av, fetch
your domino h"x; ! shouid ike to .ho~
il ." . per.on here"
ran in for the hor and. ~. Eri.
proud OF waking 9th nv father upon
the high road. ~. set ont.
"P.p.." "id I. by the way. ",h.r. arc
NO fairies. now."
"Whst then. nv child T"
"Whv. how 'hen can nv domino kor
he changed into = p.v.nium and a blue
and.~hi'e f"~er pot Z"
INV dear" ,a;d nv fath.-. leaning III.
band IN nv shoulder. "eve,, hoAv. sho
is ia ea'nsst to hs good. carries .wo III
riss shout Nth him: one her.." .od ha
touched nv heart. sand one here" and
he ionchsd nv fcr-h.ad.
"Idoh't understand. rsn.."
II can wait ,ill you d.. Pi.i.,rstua -
Wins, q nsn.sr
Nv fathsr stopped A. = nurserv earder.
ere. and, after hooking over the flowers.
paused before large donhls c~raoinm
"Ah. this is liner than that which vouv
msm'na vas so fond Of What 10 III.
cost. cir r.
"Oniy u 6d' ssid N. gardener.
Nv father hu,toned mp kis pocket. .!
cant Afford il TO day. said be-rsa,lr,
and walked out. On catering th. tow,
We stepped again, at = chins warehouse.
-Havs YOU . flower po, lik. ,h.t 7
boush' some months seof An. bsre {.
icns marked 3. od Yes. an Il IN.
price. Well, when your mamms's hirh.
dny comes again. We mns' buy her ann'h.
er. Thst is acme mon,hs TO -.it. And
We can wait. Mss'sr Sisy. f.. truth,
cha, blooms al the wear round, 10 better
shsn q poor gsranium and . word that
i never broken is better then piece OF
deli"
Ny head, which bed dropped before.
rose ssaiu. hnt the rush Of jny At my
heart almos' s''iied me.
Il have called TO paw your Iiuls bill"
s.id my father. entering rhs shop Of one
Of u.oss fancy sa'ionsrs. common IL
country towns. and who sell siI kinds Sf
pretty toys and tnicknscks; "sntl, bv ,hs