The Van Buren press., 1877-04-17
The little Rose.
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bearing one beautiful blush rose. The
rose smiled down graelously on the up
turned faces and outstretched hands OF
the little fiower.worshlpp"rs.
20 -o--oh!' sighed golden haired
I.ilixn.y .tp'raps tie man in tue moon
might have brought il to us, last night
"Ho, how much you know" whistled
curly. headed Bob. z@zzzz
"lsnt it lovely ?" piped disheveled Sue
with clasped hands and adorins eyes
sSLNcly. .nsaislall'thestise. g 9.
I'm going to carry 1t to show MAN.
MAJ said Sue.
A moment after. the rnse.tree, waving
like a banner at their head, a night-gown.
ID procession wound up tho stairs, and
through the halls. Bob, the eat, bringing
up the rear, his tinkling silver bell swing.
ing triumphantly from his collar,
The sweet faced rose looked i'll q mo.
ment at.lIlamma ut her toilet then the lit
,laryhite- -robed throng, well-pleased at
mainma's delight, bore 1t down flight OF
stairs to old Aunt Dorcas, who laid down
herspeetacles on the Bible she was read
ina,sand blessed the Lord she still had
eyessto see his dear flowers. -
Up stairs, now, to grandpa's room,
skipped the children, bursting tumultn
oasly in upon him as he sat up in bed in
velvet cap and gown, taking his coffee.
Don't smell it, grandpa, it is too
precious for noses,n called out Sue, warn.
ingiv, while she reached up on tiptoe to
hold ther up Oft of the reach of her
grandpa's harmful features,
What's the rose coed for, If not to-
smell !? Bring me my glasses, Bob, that
|, at least. may look at this precious rose.
Cant fiud them2 Well, allow me, then,
to greet this wonderful rose with very
good,morning.' /
Grandpa took off his velvet cap, and
waved it at the rose, and then all the lit
tie procession shouted in glee, and spec
dily filed back again toward the nursery,
from which they had set forth.
a shall take this splendid rose to old
Miss Peggy Twitchell, said Sue to her
self, tanging the strings and pulling at
the buttons of her garments, while she
looked over her shoulder as her toilet
went on, at the beauteous rose. /
t@aY Yes, shall She has rheumatism in
her two disagreeablc.ooking thumbs,
and shall give it to her, l think"
u This last resolve was gasped in greai
impulse Of self-denial.
After breakfast, Sue with her flower
pet hugged up to her little aching heart,
set secretly forth on her errand of mercy
to Miss Peggy. |
Mind your own aflairs!' screamed !
Miss Peggy's vicious old parrot from its |
perch, as Sue came painting and to!ling c
up the steep stairs. |
."pefhaps it isn't my affairs to come .
with it, after all u thought bewidered {
Sue, wishing with ali Il heart it might
be quite right and .unseifsh to run right
home again with the flower pot. " But
I'll see I'll see.'
Tap, tap went her trembling fingers
against Miss Twitchell's door.
"Get out !" yelled the parrot.
- Come in!" squeakcd Miss witch
ell, family. ..-
"I've brought you this beautiful rose,
Miss Peggy I thought it might be
to your poor two thumbs TO
look at it, and-you-may--keep 1t al
ways,
These last brave words took away Sues
remaining breath and courage. She set
down the rosc-tree, turned her back on
Miss Peggy. aud wiped away two big
tears that tumbled over her sweet, warm
face tF$ &E ..E. /
aI alters said SO; jes' trnst!' piped
Miss Peuov. 81 had such a hankerin' |
this morning after green fields and pleas
pastors, and here they are set right down
before me" .
Here Miss Peggy took such a dana
ging sniff at the rose that Sue turned
round in agony at the sound.
'.pl"ase don't smell it too hard.' she
impored; and then, amid the jibes and
shrt ks Of the parrot, she rushed away
down stairs to cry behind Miss Peggy's
wood pile.
The day wore on. The rose blessed
Miss Pegey'a eyes and heart for hours,
and helped her poor, afflicted thumbs
wonderfully with its suggestive presence;
but the parrot eyed it askance, and NUT
tered wrath:ully at it.
By-and-by two little boys fell into a
dispute, just under the open window, and
from werds soon came TO blows.
R'SHere, here Y screamed Miss Peggy,
thrusting her head out over the side
''astop that fghtin', boys, this minute.'
Tie boys never needed.
',Stop, say!
go ahead! shrieked ihe parrot
Stop! stop I'll give you something
now, II syon only will !"
Whother it was policeman coming in
sic ght around the corner, or Peggy's daz.
zhngsbribc, the boys suddenly dessted,
and made rush for Miss Peggy's steep
stairs.
"sOh, now" exclaimed Miss Peggy,
kensqnite by surprise at the hasty end-
ingsof the battle; you're the boys that
fight! Well, Pm glad you've quit it. It's
hcmely work, unchristian actions. Here
you come and draw lots. The little fel |
low that draws the darnin' needle, gets
the beauttfulest hower-pot, rose and
ALL 4aes M s4s45a |
The boys faces frightened, He of the
darnin' needle was the next moment clat
tering down the stairs, yelling. with de-
light, the pot clasped tight against tn c
iiuttering rags Of his jacket. .1 Z s,-s
"fou've forgot something, hayen't
yOn?o eailad ai,t Mise papry- Il, a lanl