Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-01
A Second Trial.

1t was Commencement at Cool
lege. Inc people We're pouring ito
the church as Ienter.d 1t. rather tarty
Finding the choice seats in the center
of the audlrnce-room already taken
pressed forward, looking 10 the nigh
and TO the left for IA vacancy. On the
very front row Of seats found one.
Here little girl moved along { ,
make roon for me, l., kim into my
ness WAS softeLed b., very ioug lash,s
Her face vas open and fresh as ii newt,
blown r,se tefore sunt,e. AZ in tui
again l found NY eye, turning To tnr
rose-like face, and each time the gray
eyes moved, half smiling to meet miLr.
Evidently the child was ready t.
"nahc up with me. ANA when, vi, II
a bright smile, She returned uIS drupl,,t
handkcicn Of, and sal, " Thauk you
We seemed fairly introduced. O.tr
persons. how coming into the sc.l
crowded nle qnIte close up against TIN
little glrl, SO that We soon lcit very we'll
acqnalut. Il.
There going to he a sreat crowd"
she SAID to me.
Yes l replied "peopls alwa,
like TO ste how school boys are made
into men.
Her lace beamed with pleasure and
pride as she said:
" My Lrother's going to graduate !;
he's e,iUg to speak I've brought the
flowers to throw to hlu."
Al Ia, g., =.
Just uldiashiuned domestic flowers.
such II, We associate with the dear
grandmuthers but" | thought.
they viii seem sweet and beautiful to
him for little sisters sake"
" That IS ny brother" she went on ,
pointing with her noseSay.
The one with the hight hair 2"
asked.
ooh no." she said, smiling and
shaking her head in innocent reproof :;
mot that homely one, with red huir;
that handsome one with brown wavy
hair. His eyes look brown, too but
they are not,-they are dark blue.
There ! hos got his hand up to his
heal now. You see him, don you o.
In an eager way she looked from me
to him, and from him to me, as if some
important fate depended upon my iden
tifying her brother.
- See him." said. Hes a very
good-looking brother
% Yes, he is beautiful" she said, with
artless delight; and he's SO good,
and he studies so hard. He has lax, n
care Of lie ever since mamma died.
Here IS his name on the programme.
DE ID lot the valedictorian, but he has
an honor for all that"
l saw In the little creatures familiar.
ity, with these technical college terms
that she had closely identified herself
with her brothers studies, hol e. and
successes.
J." He thought, at first" she continued
- that he would write on the Romance
OF Mouustic Life"
What strange sound these long
words had, whispered from her child
ish lips ! Her interest in her brothers
work had stamped them on the child's
memory, and to her they were ordinary
things.
:" But them" she went on, "he de-
clded that be would write on Histori
cal Parallels, and he's got real good
grafton, and he says it beautifully. H.
mas said 1t to me great many times.
most know 1t by heart. Oh it be.
gins 50 pretty and so grand. This is
The way 1t begins she added eucour
aged oy the interest she must have seen
In my lace A.: " Amid the pelmutations
and combinations of the actors and the
FORCES which make up the great kaleido.
scope OF history, We often find that a
turn OF Destiny's hand"
why, bless the baby T. I thought,
looking down into her bright. proud
face. can't describe how very odd
and eiti,h it did seem to have those
sonorous words rolling out of the smil.
ing infautile mouth.
The band, striking up, put an end to
The quotation and to the condolences.
As The exercises progr. ssed, and an.
preached nearer and neaier the effort
Oh which uli her interest was Concern
trated, my little friend became excited
anu resti's IS. Her eyes grew larger a nd
, prls lter, Two deep red spots glowed on
her Cheeks She touched up the flowers,
manifest y making the offering ready
for the shrine.
Now. it s his turn" she said. turn
ing to he face in which pride and de.
light anu Anxiety seemed about eouallv
mingled. But when the overture was !
played through, and his name was
the child seemed, in her eager.
ness, to forget me and all the earth be.
side him. She rose to her feet and
leaned forward for better view of her
ueioseu' as lie mounted to the speakers
stand. ! knew by her deep breathing
that her heart was tbrCbbing in her
throat. knew, too, by the way her
brother came up the steps and to the
'front.', that he was trembling. The
hands hung limp his face was pallid.
and the lips blue as with cold. Ifelt
anxious, The child. to-, seemed TO
discern that things were not wei with
Ter face.