Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-24
MORNING GLORY.


was pretty little thing. with greet
hearts for leaves and cunning little pal,
green curls here and there upon it, fuzzy
stem.
She wanted 10 get up OF the ground
where abe had been all Of her short
life, 40 she crept slowly along to find
something 10 take hold Of that III.
might climb high up into the bright
sunlight. She put out her tender ten.
drills and felt carefully along, for she
was blind, poor little thing, aud could
not see where sho was going.
As abe reached out she felt something
hard. "Ah, perhaps this Is something
high," thought the Morning Glory, 20
che crawlcd up tho side quite 10 the top,
but she was not high nj nll--not much
higher than tho ground--for II was only
rniail stone that no had found; 10 sho
sadly crcpt back down tho other side,
aud she lay there quite discouraged.
There was an old man who used 10
take care Of Somebody's garden, and hc
saw this plant growing there aud crop.
ing about for support. 70 he fastened
string from peg stuck into tho ground
NJ TO Somebody window all. and then
he quite forgot all about II.
The next morning the Morning Glory
felt more cheerful, aud she started upon
her search again. sho had not far 10 90
this time. because tho kind old man had
fastened tho peg very near TO whore she
lay; ~ she reached about with caution
10 avoid smother STONE, and took hold OF
the string.
The POOR, sishtless little thing did not
know that the old man had put II there
for her, but somehow she felt that n
would lead her to where she wished 10
go-up toward the beautiful blue sky
aud the great golden sun.
50 she climbed along the string, slowly
AT irri. then faster each day ~ she be.
Ran TO know tho way, until, like Jacks
Dean stalk. she had reached the window
sill.
Now Somebody, the person who owned
the garden. was III; 10 III that he had 10
stay always In his room with an ugly
black bandagc over his EYES, and tho
doctors feared that he might never see
sgain.
lilo was very unhappy. and was often
Oh, 90 vcry'-crpr, and tho servants
quite feared him when lie spoke TO thcm
In harsh and authoritative voice.
lie had no relatives, and he lived quito
alone In his great hou~, with many peo.
pie to wait upon linn. and with ever 40
much money TO buy things TO make him
happy, hut tho things that ono buys 10
not always make one happy, and no was
terribly wrctched In his hig, fine housr.
One morning hc groped his way TO tho
open window and put his hand ont
ipon the side N tho frame, aud he felt a
little, sharp nail. Now n he had been
gentle the mil would not have hurt him.
Tor u was harmless little thing. but 10
made rough. iinpstien. movement,
and II caught his finger and bruised II a
little.
This made Somebody very angry, and
ho Haid some very unpleasant things
about tue person who dared 20 nut "A
nail outside M, window, aud he felt
about. very cautiously this time. to hnd
the nail once more. that he might tear It
out.
So he moved his hand slowly along
upon tho sill. and the Morning GLORY
was reaching her l,,lo hand ahou, there
ut the Uarno time. and their two hands
met.
Ono did not look at all like a hand.
but II was one just tho same, and tho
little Ercon hand grssped tho great white
one and they seemed 10 know aud under.
stand each other at once, for the little
green hand Aaid 10 tho large white ono
very tcnderly; "ohl SO you mo blind.
tool ! am 40 rorryr'
Tho great hand did not try 10 find the |
nail after that; Il just touched til. Morn. |
Ing Glory with soft cares aud two
great drops fell upon the leaves. They
FELT strangely and not at all like the cool |
rain drops which sometimes watered tho |
Morning Glory, and something told her
that then. DROPS were tears.
Now, after this these two--Someboly
and tho Morning Glory--grew TO love
each other very deadly. aad each day
they would feel about for on. another.
aud tho dainty Morning Glory would
nestle against his boarded cheek and
Somebody would pet her and stroke her
leaves very gently.
Aud the cheerful hopefulnass OF the
little green plant helped Somebody 10 10
u Ituo bit hopeful, too. You SEQ Il WA
harder FOR him, for he had not ALWAYS
been blind. while she had never seen,
and was 10 used TO Il that now she hard.
ly minded IL at all.
One morning the Morning GLORY
brought her friend surprise. She had
Kept II n socret all the while. and now
sho proudly put a great. beautiful mink
blossom into his hand. He could not 500
that It wa. pink. but he felt that IL was
lovely, aud no kissed the pretty flower
and nurmurei, "You little beanty;"
and that made the Morning Glory very
happy, for all mothers dearly love 10
have their babies admired. YOU know.
And the next morning Somebody had
surprihe for tho Morning GLORY. That
was a secret, too. No one knew II yet
nnt tho doctor, aud Somebody drew tho
nt'le hcining Glory olose tnhls lips aud
whispered Il into her ear. Then the little
green maud twined about the great white
one, and thts is what II said, II am 50
siad that you are not going 10 be blind
Amy more Aud Somebody understood
H. and the Morning Glory again Eel, two
great warm drops which she knew TO la
tears but they wrre not bitter like the
nFst onesi they were very sweet, because
they were tears Of Joy.
After thi. Somebody went away and
w'lA zone long time. The week, mass.