The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-07-24
FINDING MAMMA.
How Susie Searched for Her, and
Where She Found Her.

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Where She Found Her.
GAS for man, his days are as gras
As the flower of the field SO he fioul
lsheth; for the wind passeth over j
and 1t Is gone; and the place theret
shall know it no more"
'Men 90 to sea, and never return
It may be the prince of a nation tina
the ocean wraps IN its chilling waters
IL may be an unknown stowaway, dis
owned and dishonored. Death come
to all alike: His stealthy tread ad
vances often unheralded. 1t therefor
becomes us all, in whatever age o
rank of life we are, to be prepared
AS for man, his days are as grass
repeated the minister.
Would he never stop Susie knew
he had been talking for at least three
hours. In reality, the poor man haC
just commenced his Sermon; but there
was no denying the facts, that it was 8
very warm day, that the pew had 6
very hard seat and a verv stiff back,
and that Susie was a very little girl.
Her feet didn't come near the floor.
In fact, the seat was sc high that it
was as much as grandma could do to
touch hers. Grandma sat IN the cor
ner and Susie at the end of this old
fashioned pew. They always went to
church together since mamma died
and papa went away in the great ship
with the patch on the sail, that Susie
and grandma. watched out of sight.
Grandma let Susie sit in the end be-
cause 1t made her feel SO important,
and sometimes had the effect of keep
ing her still. But to-day poor little
Susie didn't know what to do. She
looked around the Little church. 1t
seemed as though nearly all the old
folks had gone to sleep, but, of course,
they hadn't; it only looked that wav.
Then she watched the grandfather
long-legs on Deacon Dodd. He
crawled slowly up the deacon's stifiy
starched Sunday collar. The deacon's
hair, stiff and straight with Sunday
oil, just met the collar; so Sir Long
legs had little trouble in mounting to
the deacon's bald spot, in the center
OF which he stopped to rest. Susie
thought that if his body was only a
little larger. and his legs a great deal
longer and spread out evenly over that
shiny bald place, he would look Just
like the black lace crown of Mrs. Dea-
cons white bonnet. He didn't grow,
however, although Susie watched him
for fully a minute. So she turned her
attention to Elder Brown. WHY did
he nod SO slowly and reverently al
everything the minister said, and then
jerk his head back suddenly and look
around at the congregations Susie
thought that it was very considerable
in him to nod assent so affably to all
the minister said, and concluded she
would do it too. So she wagged her
little head slowly and solemnly for
ward and back. But what was the
useP 1t made her dizzy; besides, did
minister notice such a little girl as
shep
She glanced out the window. o, tho
blue sky, the golden sunshine, the
green grass, and the many colored
flowers outside! A rose vine, Chamber
up the old church wall, peeped
in, aud shook two pink roses
at Susie. 1t seemed as though thew
blushed and smiled at her alone.
and the leaves were just so many
fingers beckonlng to her to come out
side, away from the sleepy deacon,
the tiresome sermon and the stiff
pew.
'.If / could only CO." thought Susie.
II don't believe the minister would
,are. l don't believe he cares ANYTHING
lbout little girls al all. He isn't talk ,
ng to me, anyway. He says: Men (
re like grass I'm not a man. l .
believe I'm like grass, either. :
iy dear mamma never said so. She s
allied me "a butterfly "a rosebud =
md her own sweet birdie o, mamma! =
mamma, why did you die and leave :
nc all ~alonep" Q
Two great tears rolled down Susie's 9
and left two spots on her Sun I
lay dress: A gay bird lighted on a \
rec near by and chirped, and whistled u
hew away. Susie heard him, and !,
'onld see through her tears that the y
'oses were still b~lushing and beckon- y
ng more smilingly than ever. She y
glanced at grandma. The old lady was
asst asleep.
"She won't care, anyway" thought 9,
'usle. I'm meet her at the door when O
hurch is out, and it will be all RIGHT If a
take her hand and walk home with fl
err" w =,
Down to the floor slid two little feet. "
tip-toed noiselessly up the aisle, d.
lille a very short distance above them D,
,one Two bright eyes, glancing quick N
from side TO side. But no one saw b,
le little girl, and in a moment she Ii
God on the church steps in the free tn
r and sunshine. Having come thus th
r, shedid not care about going far til
or, but sat down on the steps, and tn
tened IN a dreamy way to the min In
ter's voice, which was only a faint CO
urmer when it reched her. But just St
her head was dropping in sleep a tn
tile dog came down the street. He ca
as a funny little dog, with a yellow in
I'd white coat. BRIGHT black arac OO