Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-22

put ~ IN tumOler, and It'll keep evel
SO long. She'ssa dear, good soul, I tell
you. Its pity. she shain't q home, an
some ono to !, take care of her; though
fur's that's concerned, she's within an
capable of taking care of herself. But
every woman needs home,,I think, )
Mrs. Scraggs watch he'd David, to see how
ne took her view of things, and was graf.
ified to see that it interested him. =
"Tell her /! thank her very much.n' said
David. :, 1T makes me think of mothers
roses; tell her that" faz~r ?; sIt,.,F. Es,.t.-
1Sg The flower made his room almost
Beautiful, and his heart seemed full o
dreams, for he did nothing but dream the
rest of that day, and it must have beer
the roses fragrance that made him do it
Another day of confinement! - Would
he ever get out again2 He went to The
window and watched the skies. q They
were torbiddingly gray It would rain
by tomorrow. But while he stood there
the sun seemed to burst forth, and the
world was suddenly bright and gay
Other people might have failed to see
any wonderful change; but looking over
the way, he saw Ruth at her window
watering her rose, and she saw him, and
bowed and smiled, and that accounted
for the sudden Frightening up of every.
thing. = - &: I'm r-z,.-,o: e. .,sxy
+ The next morning it rained;- a slow,
dull, drizzling kind of rain, that didn't
amount to much as a rain, but efectu.
ally prevented him from going to the
store, as he had intended to.
Ruth was at the window, setting he1
rose on the sill to catch the drops as
they fell, when he looked across the way
alter breakfast. She nodded and smiled
to him, and the air seemed alive with
ainbows. He threw up his window and
aid. "Good morning." and they had
quite a pleasant chat together. Being
up so high they could carry on their con-
versation without interfering with any
body. ....--..e~s>, ->. =
He sat by the window and tried to
read, that afternoon. But his eyes would
keep wandering from his paper to the
window over the way.
By and by Ruth came to take in her
rose. She threw up the window and
reached to get the Pot; but by some mis-
hap it slipped from her grasp and went
tumbling- down to the ground, where II
broke into fragments, and the rose was a
poor, mangled thing, with its life crush
ed out of it forever.
A cry broke from Miss Doaues lips
a cry full of pain and grief. Her rose
was like a friend, almost the only friend
she had in the world And it. was
gone!
David sprang up, pulled on his coat,
put on his hat, and started for the old
German florists, round the corner, s'that
sudden" Mrs. Scraggs declared, ''that
she thought he was took worse, an won
dered if he wasn't out of his head"
Pretty soon he came back with a pot
under each arm; one held rose bush;
twice as large as the one that had met
such sad fate, full of beautiful roses and
scarlet buds: and the other Gala, with
two magnigcent blossoms cleaning out
whitley from its broad green leaves.
David went straight to Ruth Doane's
room. He never stopped to think any
thing about the propriety Of the action
He knocked at her door, and she came to
+. let him in with fearful face. She had
OCCu Vi y1ltS ONC1 uCl pOOI IOSC.
81 saw it, cried David. II knew how
you cared for it, and I brol ght these to
take its place."
''Oh, what beautiful things'" she said
bending over them, while her face was
fairly radiant. t doh't know which
pleased her most, the flowers or the kind
ness which prompted the gift. When she
looked up her eyes were full of tears
II can't think of words to tell you how
thsnkful am" she said. "But if yor
knew how few beautiful things my life
has in it, and could only know how muct
like friends flowers are, you could under
stand it,
II do understand" be said softly
sob, Ruth, would love make your litt
anv brighter?"
She looked up wonderingly, question
'ingly.
Il love you," he said simply, and hi
face..was tfansfgured by the holy light O
his affection. 81 love you, Ruth.
want you. May I have you?'
He held out his hand toward ner. She
was pale now.
"Are you sure you want me?" sh'
asked.
"Quite sure" he answered, smiling
'surer than I ever Was of anything else
III my life" = - :
She put her hands in his, and swee
rain tears broke over the violets of he
| eyes. He folded her 10 his breast a1t
kissed every tear away, while his hear
was ringing with sudden music.
my Ruth" he said, very softly, yer,
tenderly, and kissed her again. "Hov
happy am! I wonder if yoI knows"
Il think d." she whispered, "be
cause am so happy myself
By. and-by, David, sitting by the littl
table where Ruth had written hour afte
hour, while he had watched her light up
| on the wall, told her of his dream
"Sucb pleasant home as we will
hayeV he cried, and the rose bush shoe1
all over in its mysterious glee, and tn
trumpet blossoms of the Gala seetnet
ringing oht 3ubilant peals.
Home" she repeated, 10usjngly ut
a word I've almost forgotten the meaning
Of"
T. "We'll learn what it MEANS" he said.
And they have. The fire on their heart]
is as bright as any hearth. Ere in the land
Home is home to them, and not plac
| to live in.
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