The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-17


as Jean was watering hie garden. the bsauti-
full bride was riding by with her intended
husband. She caught sight OF Jean and the
white lilies, and had the carriage stop close
To the garden, 60 that she could nave o better
view CT them.
What beautiful liliss You hsvel never
sswsny like them before"
No, lady, repli Jean, in his broken
lsng lsge, for they came from my far-avay
home. MAY offer you fe12 II YOU wo1ld
be willing TO wear them on your wedding
day. would save them oil for you"
Then Jean became little frightened at
hsvir spoken 90 freely to the lovely, high
be IN stranger
But she smiled and blushed little as she
glanced inq1iringly at her companion, who
said in answer
They will be as well suited to you as any
flowers; even better, they are 30 purely
white"
She turned again to Jean:
II will wear your lilies with pleasure, and
you must bring them to me yourself
Then they rode away.
Now" thought Jean, could anything
more fortunate happen to my lilies than 10
be worn OF such beautiful, dear lady?'
Just then he happened to glance up from
them, and saw looking over the low fence,
poor mother with little sick child III her
armf. The little sufferers face was Fl lshsd
" tn fever, and he had raised his
head from his mothers breast TO
see the lilies which looked SO tempting, as
though they might be cooling to the touch.
Then be stretched out his small, thin | a IDS
toward them, and looked pleadingly into his
mothers face.
jeans tender heart understood the m san-
ing of this, aud he taid, does the little boy
want some of my lilies? j have jus. given
them all to the lady, still. / have no DOUBT
Tor she is very gocd-but she will spare few
OF them though they are for her wedding.
Will you wait short time my little man ?'
and he took the tiny, hot hands in his.
The child smiled family, as he sank back
upon his mothers shoulder, and she carried
him home.
Jean ran into the house, and wrote as well
SIS he was able this note:
Dear lady There is little boy who is
quite sick, and his mother is poor. He looked
at the lilies. When a child is sick 1t wants
things that IL likes so very much-more than
grown, well people do. Sometimes il helps
il TO get well to have pleasant things. The
lilies are yours. / told the mother that they
were for,yo GU. Would yon miss few of them?
Ny mother says that IL the stems are stepped
in water, they are good for fever. The lit.
tie child has the fever. am JEAN"
Then, as there was no one to carry it, he
had TO go himtelf, Though il was some dis
lance to The young ladys home He handed
it to the man in the gate keepers lodge at
the entrance of the place. and in short
time some one came and said the lady had
sent for him. So he was shown into the house,
and in the goat hall she met him
You did quite right. JEAN" said she,
letting me know the sick child wished for
the lilies. Give them to him. and ask your
mother 10 please make the syrup from the
stems and let me hear If the child does not
become better. When / can. / will go to see
him, as they may need some aid" Tnen she
sent for some vine, which she gave Jean 10
take to the child.
Jean only said Oh, wish you might
beth have the lilies"
Thst evening be carried the lilies, ar q the
syrup his mother had prepared, with the
wine, TO the poor c0tiage where the child
lived. He was lying on his mothers lap.
and teened TO be sleeping, but as Jean stood
by him be opened his eyes. and when he saw
the lilies he held out his hands for thsm
ard his sunken eyes frightened. He kis ed
them, and laid them against his burning
fsce-then sank into a dcze again.
as the Child from that time commenced
to recover, the mother always fell. that the
lilies had turned aside the fever, and tina, be-
side their refreshing beauty they posse .sed
also healing power.
Jean, thus interested in the child, con-
tiBued to offer what assistan CO he could, and
the little boy and be became fast friends.
examined carefully the buds on the stalks
for theys was fair prospect that some might
open yet in time to DC taken to the Lady for
her 10 wear.
The wedding was to take place late il the
afternoon, and then all were to repair to The
extensive grounds, where the tables for the
feast had been laid After wards music and
dancing were to commence. at the ap-
pointed time most all the people OF TIE vii.
L. l,I T.. n al
susded the rest of the family to &, without
him, as he must stay until the lilies were
ready to accompany him. They surely would
appear in time, and not disappoInt him in
his darling wish.
1t was the middle of the afternoon when
and Jean, in happy excitement, gathered
them and formed them into a shapey bou-
quet.
He fastened to the place where the others
ha1 assembled. How delightful the music
which breathed in the air! what gre,t
number OF gaily-clsd happy people! and
what beautiful arches OF leaves aud flowers
were sfranged above the long tables. heavily
laden with everything tempting to the sppe.
title.
Bat his eyes swept past all thess and rested
on spot, a little raised. where was placed
the largest and most beautiful arch OF fow
ers, and under Which stood the newly mar
red pair, radiant with beauty, youth and
happiness and surrounded by their neares.
friends.
He did not notice that every one tn rned
to lock at hin as he rushed by them, upto
Ii bride. who. seeing him make his way to
her, with the lilies eagerly extended in his
hard. held out hers to him.
He bowed low and paced the fair fl ,wers
in her hand and said, 'Thsy blossomed for
you alone"
she replied BY fastening them on her
boiom, and he felt that they had been raissd
to high hoh or.
The people, their ate 1tion Ia airing been
d avn TO Jean, took notice of this scene aud
tole OF them having heard OF the incident
cenne cted with the other lilies aud their be
ing given up In favor of poor child. began
frst with low expressions of enthusiastic in
tersst-then gradually it extended into
cheering, which became universal, and at
lie st everybody seemed beside themselves
with excitement. They cheered for the
bride and groom. then for Jean and the lilies.
al the widest happiness took possession Of
tie scene.