The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-06-19

Diet all e towers dat mamma mad in e
morning, an take 'em wiz us. / fink
this is Q way"
And of she ran way up to the north
road.
The May sun was very warm and bright
and the small feet, trudging through the
dust, were very hot and tired. But their
patient owner went bravely on, until
nature could endure no more; and, with q
weary little sigh, she sat down on the
grass by the roadside, and remarked to
her companion that sit was such velly
long walk where the towers were, she
linked they'd better take some yellow
ones right here, an papa d like it jes as
we'll"
Jerusha, being an obliging young lady,
thought it would probably suit quite as
we'll. So Polly gathered her plump lit
tie hands tull Of buttercups and dande-
lions, saying with satisfied airsof relief:
''There, now, we can Diet there velly
soon; cause see a place where I can
step right up, an dess maybe there'll
be an angel to help me an Zrusha up e
STEP"
So, with smiling face and happy WIS.,
ions, the little dusty figure battered along
the sunny road.
The afternoon rays of the clear May sun
were falling aslant in the pleasant front.
yard falling on several articles Of Miss
Jerusha's wardrobe, which that careless
young lady had left about, and also on
several articles pertaining to her little
mamma; but neither of the individuals
mentioned was there to claim her property
and Mrs. Leighton, coming to the door,
called: '..
T 5sPolly! Polly Where is the child2
Kate, have you seen Pollys"
& ssNo, Helen mot since dinner.I thought
she was with you"
The mothers face began to wear a
look of alarm, for she knew the loneli-
ness of the long country roads. The
house and grounds were searched; but
gave no sign Of the sunny faced child
The sun sank lower in the west, and the
faces of the family grew more and more
anxious. - II 3
1--WE must start out and look for her."
said grandpa. "She cannot have strayed
very far 8 sya 5 5s5s3s < :sz sszs- -
So the old horse was harnessed again,
and grandpa, with mamma, ata1ted off on
the search. Two miles in one direction
and hopelessly! Then mamma, with a
face growing rapidly paltr, said: "She
cannot have gone further in this direction,
| ather. Let us turn back and take the
north road"
By this time the sun was just saying his
final good might to this part of the earth
and grandpa drove fast and said little. A
whole mile up the north road and no
| sign Of the child Suddenly mamma,
whose wistful eyes were eagerly scanning
both sides Of the road, cried out ''Stop!
father! l see something clinging to the
fence! Let me get out!'' Trembling with
eagerness, she fastened toward some
thing caught on the rough fence. It was
a bit of pink calico, and, turning bright
~ around, she exclaimed: It's piece
of the darling's apron, father. I know it.
She must be aear-perhaps IN some of
these fields" '.'"-
True" said grandpa. You go one
way. and I'll go the other.' -.
So they separated, and mamma walk
ed quickly away through the deepening
shadows over hill, down again into .
valley, falling over stones and into bri
ers, but at last coming suddenly upon a
picture fairer than anything an artist
could paint.
A child asleep in the little hollow |!
One hand holding bunch of w.thered
dandelions and dropping buttercups. and
the other grasping a painfully wide
awake dolly. The straw hat had fallen
of, the curls were pushed away from
the sweet face, and undried teal still Law
on the flushed cheek. &
MY precious baby!'' criea mamma,
as she clasped her treasure and spoiled
the picture. g where has my Polly
been?" G@s.' IS 9,s
| The child's blue eyes opened wide, and
q little quivering voice replied: .
20 mamma, I see place where I can
step right into heaven, an me an Z'rusha
was going to take the towers to papa !;
but I'm so velly tired, an heaven keeps
a-goin' way off, so can't reach the stairs.
Won't YOU go, too, mammal -~~-
! Nam ma was laughing and crying all
at once, as she replied: 80
| "Polly and Mamma will go to heaven
sometime, I hope. Only Polly must
wait, and not leave mamma behind.
! Will shea"
! The blue eyes where heavy with sleep,
and closed again, as she answered: :
Eyes, mamma, I'll wait, if you ll-prom-
Use to-help me- up-the stairs-if the
angel-fordets to come" 80 .
SO grandpa and mamma carried home
the dear little sleeping burden. And
mamma, putting her into grandma's
arms. said, smiling:
"Mother, she had started for heaven;
! but the dear Lord was kind to me and
would not let her in!'-TAe Independent.
Margaret Preston has beautiful,
tender poem in harper's for May about
Petrarch and Laura. Petrarch; that was
l the fellow who died of broken heart