The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-14
RED POPPIES.


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i misev. purplieh rui1sn s3ov iinesssd
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peorod beAlnd - hilI ~ SOME minutes
ke1ora. M 81 ~ great mountain lifted
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peophe1 tookfnx anarfIy down upon tie
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~ banks u ~ Etbe.
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Siyu1 pash. plnekiug Wild pcppies, which
- cost Into ~ stseam- - wss triiIing
out ~ words q love nnne. the sweet
no1os drUpp6n9 from ker Iipe With The same
lsyi1h core5essu>us that distinguishes :
w1d htTd's singing Coming upon thick
e1ump q poppfss. she seated hsrssf IN
tAeix mfdss and teEan breaking them OF In
handfnls, which shs plated into iooss
vseash- Across kes naind 11oated shs vis-
ion q ptetuss shs had sesn Of sleep
crowned With popples. and bearing an
armful q h same bFighthued flowers
which she scattered ovsr the slumbeFing
w0si6.
H. smiled and ltftsd the wreath TO her
heaA Her arms, too. were hIled with pop
ptss. Walls 81 asound her they grew. WAY
jue theIr Knight pstafs tili they looked like
the GATHERING wings 0f Imprisoned butter
dies Esom H. mOuntain s1dss cane the
UnSic u innumsfahle sheep bel1s. ths
sound softoned and swostsned By the dis
tnnee. In front Of her sane he Elbs. - Il
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neos, md H. DARK syee cloeed. A foot
e1op sounded noa1, and H. doWers brushed
aGninst her.
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tDok
"Lols," ~ said softly. tiny beautiful
Lola I knew should and you
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al onco marc, mOo5oned him 70 : sat
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thom faeG
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uneg~ - sid. Win Quick earnestnoos. II
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