The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-09-10

T6IIeSueus LOutiy ueaTLS we've cOmIOrLeQ
with the memories brought to mind by the
fragrance of sweet roses, which seemed to
whisper of dear, far-away homes. Languid
eyes grew bright in admiration of the rich
beauty which bloomed and blossomed before
them. Blessings followed the fair young
girl as she moved from door to door, basket
on her arm, and sweet flowers in her hands.
And Zlde's heart began to feel at peace again
for the first time since, so many weeks ago,
size babe pride turn out of that heart all
feelings save that which she considered a
Just scorm for man she had never even seen
or spoken to since.
"What can do for You. my poor women"
asked Eide, pityingly, of one who lay dying
| of consumption. The withered hands drop
ped the flowers Eide a few moments previous
had placed in their clasp, AMI the woman
answered feebly ooh Miss, If you would
read bit out Nv the blessed book Sorra
one Las read to me since my darter left for
the country with the Teddy she has gone to
sew for, ma'am and little Ellen, sure, is not
able to read a word, ma'am, for it's no school,
ing She's had. do We see ?'
"But do you have no attention, my poor
woman. at all, except when some of the
flower committee came in?''
"Onc't in while, Miss, but Ellen takes
care av me all she can, and a gintleman
used to come and read to me; but he's net
been for .his many day, and s'pose it amt
likely az he'd remember the likes o. NE
long ~
"Zide laid her hand upon the Bible, which
was the only book the wretched room con-
tanned. "Do you read this ?" she inquired,
somewhat surprised.
swell, Miss" was the reply, "the gintle-
man used to read it to me, and liked 1t
after bit. tho there do be parts av it as
puzzle poor crayther now and thin, Miss.
Wua yees let me hear little of it now, If
yees place, ma'am ?n And Eide seated her"
self upon a low stool beside the bed and
turned the pages Of the Book which could
not fail to give comfort to the poor Invalid.
But as she read in low. soothing tones
something slipped from the leaves of The
Bible and rested upon her lap. Only
withered spray of lilies, which had been
carefully pressed for weeks between the pa.
ges of that book, and evidently preserved
by the old woman's daughter or herself as q
niaAriahea 4.4ennUnGo. zsoU signeo ana
thought of the lilies like those before her
which one time so long ago she had give n
somebody, with also large share of
loving, secret thoughts Of future glad
ness. And as she replaced the withered
spray within the Bible. the sick woman
caught glimpse Of them and said,
feebly, bat with smile, "Sure, they're
not much, miss, out the gintleman who
came afther to read to me gave the flow
ers one night TO my child as she was
sarchlng for docthor late in the evening,
bekase of the suddint sickness which
happened to me. She was crying hard,
ma'am, and the gintieman he stopped
her with word or two so kind like and
finder, miss, and gave her the flowers,
and himself STINT the docthor jist, and
came the next day, do ye mind. to see
the like of o poor body like me. Oh,
sure, he was kind one-Saints preserve
him But I'm afther interrupting
yees, miss (; excuse me, Place" And the
woman laid silently while Eide, with
difficulty restraining her tears, read on
and on, until at last she was obliged to
return to her home. Her face had
grown suddenly pale and her voice,
as she bad e the invalid good-by, was
sorrowfullY tender and had the sound of
tears in 1t, which made the women Won
der silently.
"And have treated him SO" thought
z de, slowly walking homeward, and so
engrossed with her thoughts that she
failed to notice the gathering gloom
overhead nor did she even hear the
distant rumble of thunder, which sent
other less self-absorbed individuals
hurrying home fast. cit was Arthur
Howard, know it was he who used to
read to Mrs. Mulligan, and I see it all
now. How could I be so senseless as to
believe Kate Warfe!d's story-the mere
idle suggestion of her brother. who can't
compare with Arthur Howard in any
sense. The noble, good fellow Strange
that / didn't recognize the lilies as those
4 gave him at first glance but saw it
all afterwards there they were, tied
with the little blue cord, which I remem-