Daily globe., 1879-05-18
AMY'S FLOWERS.

s'She always has her face IN those flow
ers,' said Sam. s'She isn't bit of good !
tor sister-might as we'll have none at |
all. If she isn't darning stockings, she's
sitting gravel, or baking dirt, or redden-
ing pots! Fussing about those old plants
forever! Cant play ball, can't take an oar
one brothers worth ten sisters!''
u don't agree with you," said Decatur.
''lf Amy were my sister, wouldn't ex-
change her for all the brothers in the
world;;" and his bright eyes followed the
little sylph-like shape, fitting about on
those small errands, with an expression
that meant great deal more than was
said
Just then Amy turned and came toward
them with couple of tea-rose buds.
"The very frst!" she cried. "And you
and Sam shall have them, Decatur. Got
pin?"
"Now, the idea!'' said Sam. ssThe time
that Amy spends at those flowers, she
mig ht be learning something useful in.
She's got to earn her own living, or I've
got to earn it for her, Aunt Sophy says,
and think she should be studying, so as
to take a school, or making a good cook
Of herself, SO as to be house keeper
''Those were nice biscuit we had this
morning. Amy made them. She made
the coffee, too I guess she'll do about
| right" said Decatur. ''And she's second
| in her class in school-a large class
more than you or ever were, SAM
Samuel" said Aunt Sophy, 'sthe first
bell will ring before you're ready;" and off
trudged Sam to do his errand; and Deca-
tur, who had just begun his apprentice
ship at a store, went his separate way.
They were all orphans that Aunt Sophy
Smith had adopted. Decatur was some
years the elder, and was not relative of
Sam and Amy. He was a handsome,
quiet lad, and very much attached to
Aunt Sophy.
He had begun to learn business with
no other ambition than that Of being able
one day to have Aunt Sophy ride in her
carriage.
He was learning bookkeeping, and
wondering how he could ever save enough
out of his fifty dollars year to 90 into
BUSINESS for himself.
sa"Well, Sam,'' said Aunt Sophy, at din
ner, '!you thought Amy's time would be
so much better spent if she were helping
you dig bait. Now to how much has
all the fish have bought of you this year
amounted?"
'About dollar said Sam, as we'll as
he could for the hot potato.
"Ofcourse I am not going to ask you
what you did with it." said Aunt Sophy.
s:I'd just as lief, ,''said Sam, in the in
tervals of his bone-picking. II bought
my bat and ball''
swell, Amy cut her rose buds this
morning, and sold them for five dollars. y
| "Sixties! S'pose you're going to re-
member the poor, Amyn' cried Sam.
eyes," said Amy, laughingly, and ex-
changing glance with Aunt Sophy, "but
not now I've spent it all.'
"You have! What for?''
"Window glass;
sWhew! Window glass? Well, if that
isn't a shame! Isuppose you're going to
set up hot-bed, with lettuces and things
and did so want bamboo fishing pole
and reel. l don't see how anybody can
, be so mean!'
ssStop, stop, Sam!'' cried Aunt Sophy,
"Amy has earned the right to spend her
money as she pleases, and she mustn't be
t abused for it'
It was true. Amy had earned the right
From the day she first opened her blue
eyes on the world, she had loved a flower
She had planted her peas and beans as
soon as she could walk, dug them up tc
see if they were sprouting, and pulled
| them up to set them back in the right
? way, fully persuaded that they had come
up wrong end first
g AS she grew older, bunch Of flowers
E was the gift she loved the most. She hae
! loved her dolls; but her flowers better
a All the neighbors knew it, and everybod,
). who had plant was sure to save a slil
9 for Amy Smith. The kitchen shelf anC
4 window ledges were covered with the lit
e tie pots. and glasses, and bulbs, put ther
a on account of the steam and warmth o
: the kitchen.
So, before Amy was dozen years oil
e her great window full of blossoms tn
year round was the town talk and admira
|; ton. al
/ Aunt Sophy saw it all, and like tn
/" wise woman that she was, said little, bu
waited for things to take their course
She sold the stove, and put furnace il
the cellar, although she had to go with
e out new winter outfit to do it; and til
# boys knowing nothing of it, neither sh
le nor Amy touched any butter nor suga
s. during all that year.
n One day, at last, when some wayfarer
l. stopped at the door and wished to buy
2 bunch of flowers, and Amy made haste t
a give instead of sell them, Aunt Soph
f. said:
,r "No, no; they asked to buy; allo,
d them the privilege. When they hay
)" bought and paid for the quantity the
le wish, you can give them as many MOI
as they will accepts" and Amy sent the,
y. away loaded.
sOh, if we only had conservatory
oe sighed Amy then; and that night
e. thought struck her, and she woke Aul
Sophy in the dark to tell her of it.
The next day, in obediance to tn
is idea, Amy left bunch of flowers in Il
at postoffice to be sold, and twice wee
lg thereafter, finding there always son
i purchaser; and it soon became quite Il
IN custom in the town, when flowers we
a wanted, to send to Amy Smith.
r. When Sam awoke one day, it was
er the sound of digging and stone -haulin
1g and to see deep hole under way at Il
ar southeast corner Of the house.
an On Saturday night, with eyes big an
round as the dollars themselves, he So