Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-04-11


wardrobe, dresser and table. 'Itl bo all
the better Easter to you that you had pity
upon the poor"
Daisy felt the praise was undeserved and
bushed as she turned 10 ask GotthOld, pale,
blue.eyed boy, a little older than herself,
how he was tonight.
"Botter," he said, making an attempt to
hide some object he had beon at work upon
with paint.br
The bones were beginning to knit; and
the doctor thought in six weeks he could be
about again, at least on crutches. Next
Easter she wouldn't have to bring the cakes
and eggs He would be able to so for them
himself, though the doctor said his leg would
never be straight again az it once was, and
he could never jump or run or skate again.
Daisy felt very sorry for him as she walked
up the hill again toward her home, and con-
siderably ashamed of herself So, like
good many impulsive people who go from
one extreme to another, she began to plan
what she could do to make the six weeks OF
Gottholds confinement loss tedious. She
would carry him her prettiest story-books
she would 20 and tell him about all the ex-
cursions to the woods and when the flowers
came, as they soon would now, she would
carry him a fresh bunch every day, for she
| knew how much the artist boy loved flowers.
/ All those things were very pleasant to do,
they involved no self-denial and she went TO
sleep quite restored to her good opinion,
while the same Paschal moon looked into her
window which had long ago lighted the East
ern garden, and the new sepulchre" where
| in lay the crucihed Lord
"Chrst is risen he is risen indeed J" rang
through the German household and Daisy
opened her eyes to see the Easter sunrise in
its crimson glory through the uncurtained
easement Of the room.
II did not take the little girl long to dress
| and hurry down tothe breakfast table, where,
according to the family custom, the Easter
| eggs given by each member Of the family to
each other member were placed upon the
plates and covered with snowy napkins
| When, tho Easter grace having been sung
these napkins were removed, there were gem
eral oxclamations Of delight at the beauty OF
coloring and taste in decoration and selection
displayed. But it is only with Daisy's share
of the exhibition that we have to do.
Around her plate was a complete circle Of
eggs, eggs of all pure colors, variegated,
striped, gilded, painted with flowers and
birds, made of sugar, of ivory and Of paint
ed wood but on the plate stood little gid.
ed chariot, to which we're harnessed two tiny
| hares IAN ancient German symbol OF the res
urrection) and in the chariot lay an egg OF
pure rridescent mother. of pearl, which, di-
vided into two sections by a gold Iim, open
ed upon hinges and displayed Nesting in a
bed of rosy cotton lovely little silver dove.
It was so beautiful that it almost took away
Daisy's breath and it quite took away her ap-
petite. Indeed, there was very little break.
fast eaten by anybody, as the early church
bells began to ring, and every one hurried OIL
at once to attend the service.
Daisy now began to plan something else
to do for Gotthold. Sho would go, after
church. and carry him one as her new eggs.
Which should it be,-the sugar egg emboss
ed with silver and gold flowers one Of those
painted in rainbow stripes that curious egg
of red ivory which opened and showed a
smaller blue one, that again enclosing a yel-
low one, and so on, till in the very centre
was little white egg about the size OF pea
or should she give away the beauty, the
pearl and silver and gold Could she Got
thold liked beautiful and delicate things even
more than she did and be had so few; but
she meant this new treasure to fill that space
in the baby house she had left for i: yester
day Could she? And the two voices oi
selhshness and generosity began to talk sc
loudly in her heart that she did not hear 9
word of the prayers or the hymns, the gos
pei or the sermon, till suddenly these words
which the minister was saying struck upor
her ear "Yes, my people, Christ's resurrec
| llOu Rlll was uO LDthu OuCs lAc bhNo thu bSo'
he had his life, that we might have the best
we could even have life eternal Let US Of
fer him to-day no half way sacrifices"
"Gotthold, said Daisy soon after, beam
ing all over with smiles and dimples, heres
the most beautiful Easter egg you ever saw
Mother said might give it to you, but don
open the box till am gone" For tho brav'
little girl was afraid her resolution might giv'
way, if she took another look.
Here, Daisy" called out Gotthcld, as sh'
was running away, sis an egg painted fo
you Garry it carefully, and don't open /
till you get home"
Daisy took the little soft roll of cotton ant
tissue paper, carried it home tenderly, ant
when she opened it found a veritable egg
she'll out of which the contents had beel
blown through two small holes at either end
and on the surface of which was painted
wreath OF tiny ferns tied together on on
side with a bunch of Easter lilies. Out o
one end projected loop Of narrow blue rib
bon, which, on being pulled, drew out a littl
kroll Of paper, on which was printed in deli
cate German text letters a verse which ma
be thus translated
r ''who doth himself in Christ's grave lay
Shall rise with Christ on Easter day.
Who couquers self for others need
Hath risen with Jesus, risen indeed
Who selhshness at the cross lays down
Shall share with his Saviour the throne and the crown
How could he know Gotthold, mean,
said Daisy, looking with glad yet astonishe
| eyes at her mother.
He did not know it was only coinc
dence. But think Daisy, my Easter howe
understands the meaning of Easter bette
than she ever did before"
, "Oh, yes don't think was ever {
, happy before" said the little girl. II fe
/. like saying all the time, Christ is risen
= is risen indeed = n"-Sunddy School Times