The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-05-07

the street and around a corner al
down a side-street, until they came q =
big stone house. It was an old honsa =
indeed, for grandma herself eopI5n,s
remember when it was built
There was an iron knocker hiol. 4.
on-the door. Maystood on her finsnapsls,s.
to reach it, and even then she conldr;t.
make it sound loud enough to be heard
Pink was rather glad of this; she want
ed to go home.
LETS we put 'em on the door-ster, ",
whispered she; land the little girl vii,
find EN-, May That'll be nice 3, '-s
May didn't think so, however. Sha
wanted to see the lonesome little rirI
herself s.s - gu
81 don't think it's real p'lite TO have
such high-up things said she. mont
ing little. But that didn't bring the,
knocker within reach, and I don's
know what they would have done if az
that minute the door hadn't opened.
just crack.
1t opened wider and wider still; and
there stood the little girl-a red-cheeked
little girl, with curly black hair and
very bright dark eyes. Mays heart and
Pink's warmed to the small stranger.
who put her finger in her mouth and
then took it out again and asked them,
very politely to come in.
'Oh, we can't" said May. awe
came to bring you something
1--WE did EN- ourselves" SAID Pink.
''cause-'cause we thought NAV be
you'd be lonesome, ~
Wall I ruroe
eagerly untwisting the tissue-paper:
land cried because 1 was going to-
stay here all summer But I'm real
glad now. Oh did you make 'empn
''Yes, we did," said May and Pink.
in a pleasant dutter; ''s-purpose for
you"
And my names May Blossom. and
Pink's is Pink Rose, "p1rsued May.
How funny" laughed the little
girl; ''iust like flowers. NY names
Nellie Rodick, and Pm ever n ever 50
much obhgedp' 81
''And she wanted US to go in real
bad, was the way May told the story
to Mamma Blossom a httlewhile after,
" but we said we couldn't We're
gong to see her tomorrow, though5
and her name is Nellie, and she's going
to live in the Rodick house And I
knew you wouldn't care ="
Before mamma, who looked as aston
ished as possible, had time to answer,
the door-bell rang. And you wouldn't
believe that there was a tall boy with
two little parcels in his hand, both ex-
actly alike. & @ ~ * g
"For Miss May Blossom and Miss
Pink Rose" he said, making a very
low bow and trying hard not to smile;
with the compliments of Miss Nellie
Rodick."
Then the tall boy bowed himself
away, just in time not to hear two great
round ''O'sr' For there-there right
under Mays eyes and Pink's eyes,
were two big white sugar eggs that
opened in the middle and showed two
little white sugar hens sitting on two
nestsful of sugar-plums. Did you ever?
May Blossoms mamma felt that she
never did. She looked at the two little
girls quite severely "a ~ a. 81
"Why, whyt7 said she," what pos
sessed youl Nellie Rodiok is Governor
Rodick's little girl! Why, Mary Alicia
blossom! why, frlSclIIa T OIleCG rose!
Such a dreadful thing! Pink hung
her head, blushing like real red rose,
and May swallowed fast two or three
times. A a
II am surprisedp' said mamma.
"Just to thinkr' But her eyes began
to laugh little, and May saw that.
I'm glad we did, mamma" she
cried. ashes such sweet little GIRL
and she was real lonesome. Of course
we wouldn't if we knew she was real
live Governors little girl, but I'm glad
we did-so!p a&
Il am, too" echoed Pink, looking
lovingly at the big sweet egg. Il can't
help feeling glad little. " i
Neither can said Mamma Blos4
som, laughing heartily at last and kiss.
ing them both. - Youths Companion.