Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-08-15
MARTINsBURG, W. VA, SATURDAY AUG. 15 1885.
"Oh, what lovely flowers! Who

"Oh, what lovely flowers /! Who
are they for?v questioned another.
"I'm on my way to Belle Clarke's.
She's sick, you know, and the flow
ers are for herr
She answered both questions at
once and then, glancing toward the
door of the car, she saw the pale girl
looking wistfully at her. She smiled
at the child, q tender lock beaming
from her beautiful eyes, and then,
forgetting that she, TOO, wore hand
some velvet skirt and costly jacket,
and that her shapely hands were
covered with well-fitting gloves, she
left her seat and crossed over to
the little ones.
The little hoy is sick, is he not I
And he is your brother, am sure !;
he clings so to you"
1t seemed hard for the girl to an
swer, but finally she said:
Yes, miss he is sick. Freddy
never has been well. Yes, miss, he
is my brother. We're going to the
Park to see if it won't make Freddy
better.n
81 am glad you are going" the
young girl replied, in low voice,
meant for no ones ears except those
of the child addressed. feel sure
it will do him good it is lovely there,
with the spring flowers all in bloom.
But where is your lunch {? You ought
to have lunch after so long a drive"
Over the little girls face came q
flush.
g Yes, miss, mebbe we ought to,
for Freddy's sake; but, you see, we
didn't have any lunch to bring.
Tim-he's our brother-he saved
these pennies purpose so as Freddy
could ride to the Park and back. l
guess mebbe Freddy will forget
about being hungry when he gets to
the beautiful Park"
Were there tears in the lovely girls
eyes? Yes, there certainly were !;
and very soon she asked the girl
where they lived, and wrote the adj
dress down in a tablet, which she
took from beaded bag upon her
arm.
After riding few blocks the pref
ty girl had left the ear, but she had
not left the little ones comfortless.
Half the bouquet of violets and by.
acinths was clasped in the sisters
hand, while the sick boy, with radi-
ant face, held in his hand precious
package, from which he helped him.
self now and then, saying to his SIS
ter in a .iubilant whisper:
She said we could eat 'em all
every one-when we got to the Park.
What made her so sweet and good
to us ! She didn't call us ragmuffins,
and wasn't fraid to have her dress
touch ours, and she called me "a
DEAR she did. What made her ?"
And Sue whispered back:
guess it's cause she's beauti-
full as well as her clothes-beautiful
inside, you know"
The gentleman's ears served him
well. He heard Sues whisper, and
thought:
Yes, the child is right the love-
young girl is beautiful inside-beau.
tiful in spirit. She is one of the
Lords own, developing in Christian
growth. Bless her!"
When the Park was reached, the
five girls hurried out with laughter
and merry talk. Then the gentle
man lifted the little boy in his arms
and carried him out of the car, across
the road and into the green, sweet
smelling Park, the sister with heart
full of gratitude, following. 1t was
he who paid for a nice ride for them
in the goat carriage; he also treated
them to oyster soup at the Park res
taurant.
At 2 o'clock sharp the next day
the two gentlemen, as agreed, met
again.
"This is my wife, the host said,
proudly introducing comely lady,
I" and this" as a young girl of fif-
teen entered the parlor, "is my
daughter Nettie.v
All !" thought the guest, as he
extended his hand in cordial greet
ing, g this Is the dear girl whom /
met yesterday in the street car. /
don't wonder her father calls her
darling. She is a darling and no
mistake, bless her.n-Forcard.
Beset on all Sides
BY malaria, how shall we escape the dread in
ctr rJnar.