Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-22


q surprise for the Morning Glory. That
was secret. roo. No one knew il yet
but the doctor, and Somebody drew the
little morning Glory close to his lips and
whispered into her ear. Then the little
green hand twined about the great white
one and this is what il said: Il am so
glad that you are not going to be blind
any more. And Somebody understood
it, and the Morning Glory again felt two
great warm drops which she knew 10 be
tears, but they were not like the first
ones; they were very sweet, because
they were tears of JOY.
After this Somebody went away and
was gone a long time The weeks passed
and he did not return, and the little
Morning Glory was very sad; she felt
hurt that he had left her so suddenly and
with no word of adieu.
Everything was in state Of great bus
tie and preparation all over the place.
Little Morning Glory could hear them
hammering and running about, and she
felt that something was going TO happen.
Once she caught the word bride, and
something told her what it all meant.
and little jealous pain went through
her heart, for she had once overheard the
housemaid telling the cook that all men
Were tickle, and that when they were
away from one they never thought of
one at all, and were taken up with who
ever was nearest them, and the cook had
agreed fully with all that the housemaid
had said; and the cook knew men if any
one did, she said.
So little Morning Glory hung her
leaves in sadness and quite forgot to feel
proud of her pretty pink babies-for
there were great many of them now.
Once she felt something tug at her
roots and a rough hand grasped her
then kind voice said, Don't touch that !;
master loved the little vine, and it mus;
be left as it is. Oh! how relieved little
Morning Glory felt at these words. She
reached out and tried to touch the
speaker, but the maid hurried away and
never saw the little green hands at all.
Soon the nights began to be chilly, and
one by one her babies left her and flul
tered TO the ground, and she herself grew
pale and felt very weak and i'll, and sh
feared that she was going to die. How
she wished that Somebody would come
back; she was afraid that he would be
too late.
One morning she heard the window
open, and Somebody again stood there;
there was some one with him now.
beautiful lady, and he held her in his
arms and called her Sweetheart" In
his new happiness be had quite forgotten
his little friend; and Morning Glory's
heart ached as she remembered what the
maid had told the cook.
just then Somebody looked out and
saw poor little Morning Glory with her
leaves all faded and brown, and he re-
preached himself because he had not
thought of her before.
Here, dearest he said to the lady,
this is the little friend i told you of, and
he laid the withered little stem in the
lady's delicate hand.
A glad thrill ran through the Morning
Glory, and she dropped 80 tiny seeds into
the soft open palm; then as the wind
swept around the corner sudden shud-
der seized her, and little Morning Glory
was dead.
~Seel my pet, said Somebody, point
ing to the little black seeds, that means
good luck; it is her gift to the bride.
And the beautiful lady smiled and she
put the seeds in a little box, saying,
Next year we will have another Morn
ing Glory vine there just like the old
one.
No, said Somebody, "never one quite
like that, for that one was like a little
friend; it really seemed to understand
me. But then don't need any one to
understand me now, for have you, and
again the lady was folded in loving en-
brace and Somebody kissed her softly
Marie Moore March.