The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-09-13
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THE BUNCH OF VIOLETS.


Londlv rone tho hall or Mrs Ev,n.,
door one morning and Maud Evans neen.
inc ont saw a small how stondinc on tbe
stems whom she seemed 70 recognize Not
WAITING for Jane. the only servant in tho
es,.bI;shmen, Maud ram Sa;lv down s,.;,s
and onened The loor The Iov smiled IN
recognition. and handed her box
"Pleose ma'am. / was 10 give this 10
Miss Eyans. vou're she. mint Won ?"
uYcs Mr.. Howard. vour emnlover
sont Won I snnnoss ~
Wycs Miss He said os how ,bore wos
M onswar"
tVorv waun
Chasing ,he door ood ,unDin, nm 70 her
room she onene5 The box and ,at;ng ont
an eIeonnt honmet ~ aowers stood ana
Iooked At them with tender Iook in The
brown ewes as If she was lhinking more of
Tho eivcr ,ban the e;ft
$50 he has come back f." thouoht Maua
aood will he Mt The marty to.nioba since he
sent me these. wonder II be will reneot
what he was going 10 saw when We were
interrupled ~ -
Whatever tho nnfn;ahad ssn,ence w.s
Il must have been something sweet 10
Maud. for she stood there turning The
flowers round and round IN her hand with
A bappy look in tho briaht ewes iii she
heard her mother call
"Maud Maudi Where are YOU cbildP
7 wish Won would come and bel1 ma with
tb;s head. dress. want Il ~ wear 10.
night"
Mrs. Evans was widow. Her husband
had died Eve wears before, leaving her
with one child, the Maud Of INV story 3
People had thought Mr.. Evans a wealthy
man, but Il was found after his death
when everything was settled, that the wi.
dow would have but very limited income
She knew it would not 20 far in irving 10
keen up appearances and live in the man.
ner in which they had been accustomed.
So being sensible woman, she had re.
moved with Maud to small cottage that
had been left them out of the wreck. tak.
ing with them what was suitable of their
furniture, and one servant, faithful Jane.
who had been with them many wears and
who declared she would never leave Them.
They had many Kind friends who aid
not leave at their change of fortune. Judge
B and his wife were attached friends,
the Judge sending his carriage to take
them to aud from places of amusement.
when they chose to attend a nd the iudaes
wife kindly matronizcd Maud whenever
her mother was unable to 90.
The party of which Maud had spoken
was to be ut the judges house that eve.
ming. They had been yerv gav that win.
ter. in NJ. parties and balls following
in rapid succession. Maud had been 10
several, and had met Frank Howard. n
Young lawyer He had sought her socie.
ty on every occasion, and was evidently in
love with the little beauty.
The week before there had been bril-
liant party at wealthy bankers. Maud
had met Frank there. and thew had stroll.
ed into the conservatory together, stand.
inc there beside some tron;csl nlan, he
had been telling her Of be telt sneb love
Cor ber snrc;ng mn IN IL Loar, ,L.,ha c,i,
he must teil berlmnst lnov ~ b;s Ioyo
was returned.
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lv--looked nm 10 enconntor sucb a ,doI of
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