Telegram-herald., 1889-06-29
WILD AS'rERS.
How rhey Took tho Place OF
Orange BlossomA

II vas q very charming little shopping
bag, and Sadie had wanted such al QUO
for a long tIne. When she discovered II on
her dressing table her birthday morning
II pleased her more than al her other pres
eats combined, though some were more
valuable.
Later Ia the day she SAID 10 her mother:
Now, mother, you know-aad IL YOU
don' :, do--thst the very hrst time carry
tins bag III leave II somewhere Is sure as
fate
-Yes; but Sadie, you're old enough To be
more careful"
Very true, mother, but then I'm not. ani
never shall De-. | very much fear"
Perhaps II you lose this it VIII De lesson
you vii remember"
but Con { in tend 10 lose II, even il | do
leave it: for | mean 10 bave my full address
engraved en- this silver plate, instead Of
simply initials"
sac had It engraved that afternoon, and
displaying ls ia triumph. SAID.
There, moSher sec that Now be- who
runs may read: Sadie III. Farnhsm, Pleas
sntyille. Me"
"Yes, perhaps somebody VIII read II whom
you Won I wish u, responded the mother.
sasely.
-. 1 shall keep that side toward me when
carry IL
The last OF September she went 10 visit
hsr most intimate friend, I.aura McQuisten,
lately married, and living IN Ohio Llura's
former houlc had been in Sadic's own vii
laee; and knowing Lsura's fOndness for tho
syild purple aster ~ which bordered all their
,ossf sides, nesting beslde tho goiden-rod,
sne gathered = large bunch Of Them 10 carry
- hor friend. with but one gorgeous spray
0f golden rod in their midst
Her brother Harry found u pleasant seat
Tor her in the car and. banding her the bag
ADD flowers, be SAID
There these are almost equal TO big
box, hstle box, band box and bundle"
Now. Harry you know father says that
I'm a finished traveller never burden my
seif or any one else with luggage"
You'n get sick "a OF thGse flowers
fore you get there, they'll be wlthered,
anyway
No. they won't, for I shall put fresh
water on tbe cotton every little while"
Here are your tickets Take care OF
gourself, aud don't g-t into any scrapes-
Good bye, little sis; remember NE 70 Laura"
The car was empty, save for few pas
e. zsrs behind Sadie, whose faces sho
r,...ld not see. She loved dearly 70 study
laces, herself uuoOseryed. an1 be-an 10
wish the car would iii up. 10 did with q
rush AZ tho next ststion. every seat soon
being full Just "a she was wondering who
would occupy the seat with her. a rather
s.derl lady. witaa a slgh.i y troubled express
son. entered the ca, and looked anxioUsly
up and down the rows Of seats. She sp-
preached Sadie somewhat timidly. but Sadie
bfted che flowers from the seat beside her,
and sad brightly You can sit here If you
like. madam The iady-taag sue was a
lady was written all over her, though evi-
IDENTIFY unused 70 travelling alone-thanked
her with very relieved face. and sat down
beside her The ladys eyes fen az once on
the flowers and fingered there Sadie, who
was watching her new travelling compaB-
.on. saw from the half-s.ad, half tender
arnils which curved her rps. aud the ab-
stra-tei. dreamy look on her face, that she
was far away from her present surround
inrs, and buey with memories which the
sst-rs and ,oiden-rod bad stirred. "a she
booked I'D with half Sigh, sadie said "You
love a0wsrsF
30. very muchi Wild ones particularly.
fused n gather such as those when was
A httls glri 1 used - trim my sun-hst
WITH sl,cru. and up by The old scho0Lhouse
sn he b,l my grihood's friend and I had
plot OF them vsled around with stsses.
e haven't seen them IN ages before. my
horne having been IN the Far est
Il arr taking these q a freud whose "a
vorsts towers thsy used to -, but you must
please srrept half of them
Tn. lady thanked her but declined ths
ST. saying she could not roo her of them.
Yen viii roe roo Der. f0r I can send her
a ,ox fall separating the flowers as shs
suoke
The lsiy's bpguivcrc,i, ASST her ewes grew
r,tst sz sh~ graceful accepted them
She told Saais hat she was On her way
back a. her home IN the " est having made
trip 70 tar East - SEQ her srn- vho had
besn Isrife ffi but was now couvnlesceut.
Ee~ irr mediate presence w7s requir-,i at
home. sr,d sha was Obliged fo return F'ons.
ts.s fr1end with whom she h.ud cuT'e nos rf-
tu-nr-r f,~ -cule weeks e ar a. unused
- travelling alone shat am Gate -rrrf "
sh, ssrL with a deprecsuug COX aud
suile
sss'ie Sid al IN her p wrr 70 make her
r.--r F,~t-the a. Ear their wsFs laT tcgether,
srd ou-oyed her t--uraU i-nshir. snce sile
-ras ve~v lrseln xert and cultured, as fur
tnar cunv---zsson revea.et When hey
rrsrapf K hey partee VITA real re-
srsr sadie wtshSuz Lae isoF. whose nsuls =
81 4.S not Eaor@ a safe sud peasant Iour-
~o s-as Tel ghtsf wiEh tne fOv-rs-
a hsf fspt ~n4fsrfa4iy fresa- mere