The Brookhaven leader., 1888-10-25

vi'lets? Cause if You can. YOU may
make little wreath of them round
the words. She wcrc a sweet LITTLE
lass, Just like ken. and it was her
name too. Ike her mothers She's
dead. too, poor gal. but we always
called TIC little one Little True" and
the ryugh. shabby-looking man dashed
aI1ay the tears from his red eyes, and
dis tones were broken with grief The
stone-cutter promised TO try his best to
make the design just a. requested on
the tiny marble slab; and then the
poor old man went slowly and INSTEAD
iiy down the street murmuring over
and over to himself: Little True. Lit
tie True, aye. she was true To the
last Aye. sol did, my sweet
lamb did promise thee to follow-to
be true. too, and | rW, 80
help me, Cod and the low tone was
firm and resolutc. while he passed the
grog-shcp on the corner without even
glance, though cords of iron strength,
ii seemed. were drawing him thither-
ward
Two others he must pass. but he
went on unfaltcringly. until he reached
the florists. whose Shop he entered
A pretty girl who was pctUng dove
in the back part of the store came for
ward to attend him,
"Ha' you any vi'lcts. Miss" he
asked. Il want the purticst you've
got
She brought out some great dark
fragy ant ones.
Yes, them's the kind | want. he
said, and then as she was making
change for the bill he handed her. he
bent over the lovely things, still re-
peating softly:
Little True, Little True"
She caught the words and repeated:
"'True?' Yes, they are the cmblems
of truth and innocence"
80 they be-thankec. Miss. But it
was my little gal | meant, They are
for her
Indeed? Is she sick
'Ah, no, Miss. ShcW never be sick
no more. But oh, can never see her
AGAIN. and his face worked conyul-
sively.
90 yes. YOU can if you rHi, " she
said, gently, as she silently placed a
white rosebud and knot of ger
anium leaves with the violets for the
little grave.
''Ah, you don't know, Miss, II it
want for me she'd "a been here now.
] kaAcd her
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course, But YOU must not feel so
badly.
"Ah, no, Miss. No accident. only the
drink made me do it. You see she went
with one OF the neighbours little gals
to the Temperance school. and they
taught Der of the curse of the drink;
though, to be sure. she knew it all be-
fore, and better than they could tell
her: and they told her that the Bible
said touch not, taste not, handle not,
and long o the rest She took the
pledge, and a promise, Miss. my little
True never. never broke, Wcn
as | was saying. when She coined
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