The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-01
.sIt's a very good place to be on the

Eyes; they are all, So good ito us.
be in the city, :,
W. M DON know there's some awful
good 81 o9neassthere. There's that girl
who tGld sns where the rose grew,
there's Josh and the ;p'icemen was
always good to us,and ne: could sleep.
in tie station, when VIE wecouldn't sleep
". Il don't mean, that kind Tmleanthe
swell Ones.'' ss8* S# G5% ES -
"Well, they were pretty good, too,
especially on Sunday, Sammy.'"'
''Wall, CONDUCTOR said the farmer,
enc and Marian must git off at the
next station; our ways don't run no
further together
''I'd like to know what. becomes of
those boys two children agoin' to the
Lord knows where; Gurus, now, amt
it. Bound to go to sweet Michigan,
yet nothin' 20 go to there as anybody
knows on. I'd A.took 'em long to Kan.
sas, but Kansas won't do, I'm sure ont.
Mark my words, conductor. the Lords
takin on 'em up. And it's time if
du say it. Good Gay, conductor; if
you ever come our way, call. Boys,
When you git hum [ want you to drop
8 line to John Hedley; Onion Creek,
k tla Good day to all on ye,'' nodded
farmer Hedley, to the passengers.
''Come along, Marian, we must be aget-
tin hum.''
Along the level Of the prairie the
sun burned red and warm. Acres of
wheat were cut and gathered into
rlcks that looked like little old women
with their bonnets on. There also
were sweet ricks of pink buckwheat,
and the stubble land where the buck
wheat had grown was pink, too. A
very large orchard Of young apple
trees was in full bearing. The sunshine
falling on the ripening fruit made
them seem yet yellower, redder. and
ripper. A little rill ran along the road
side for a short distance, then crossed
the highway and trickled down through
a meadow whose greenness showed
the second growth of the year. Great
flocks Of hens, turkeys, ducks, gave
animation to the farm. The great
barn.doors were wide open, and out of
THEM issued the scent of newly-cut
clover fine flock of COWS waited to be
MIXED: They stood quietly chewing
the cud as JOHNNY and Sammy came to
the yard by the roadside where they
were.
''Will they hurt us, Sammy
CHOW, they are gentle things
know by their pretty eyes,
The farmhouse was pleasant build
ing q story and half high. The doors
and windows were open. The path
that led from the house to the gate
was borderedWith camomile and china
asters, with some bright nasturtiums.
But over the portico by the front door
there crept a magnificent vine Of Mich
lgan rose. Its time of blossoming was
long since past, but q few clusters
starred the green boughs. Both saw
it and recognized the flower at once.
sit is the place. said the boys;
''Sweet Michigan, and opening the
gate they walked into the yard. They
raped on the open door and a sad
looking woman advanced to meet
them.
''Come children, she said very gent.
ly and sweetly.
SIS it the place q inquired Sammy
and Johnny.
''Yes, think so.''
''We are SO glad to get here.' Then
in answer to her questions, they told
her their oft repeated story ssBut
we were so glad when we saw the
roses.''
''Take off your hats and come to the
trough and l will brush your hair and
wash your faces, and when father
comes in from the field we will have
have SUPPER
So when she washed their faces the
boys saw a pet lamb in the yard, and
wanted to play with it. Mr.. LAZY com.
ing across the field saw the little lads
and wondered whose children they
were. His wife met him at the gate
and told him what they had told her.
''And l think, husband, God has sent
us something to love. They can never
be like our own dear children, I know.
but it is so lonesome
''They must be queer little fellows,
Sally. You say it was the rose that
brought them to the door q
''Yes, the same slip that little Sally
brought from mothers, and you plant
ed it for her by the pertico.'
'fW ell, let US go to supper now. Call
the children if we like them we will
keep them. - j.. "a :.
Johnny and Sammy never before
saw real plenty. -, :. ...-..
$50 boys" said Farmer LAZY, after
supper, you thought you would come
out here and live by the Michigan
rose %
-stYes, SIR
'.And you like it, do you!''. ~
eyes, sir.''' -. 49,,
:'.Well.' you can live hereif you want