Smyrna times., 1891-05-27
WHOLE NO. 1886.

30 he moved his hand slowly along
upon the sill, and the Morning CFlny0
was reaching her little hand about there
at the same time, and their two hands
met
One did not look at all like a hand
but 1t was one just the same. and the
little green hand grasped the great white
one ana they seemed to know and under
stand each other at once, for the little
green hand said to the large white one
very tenderly: "Oh! so You are blind
too! L am so sorryr
The great hand did not try to find the
nail after that; it just touched the Morn
ing Glory with Il soft caress and two
great drops fell upon the leaves They
telt strangely and not at all like the cool
ram drops which sometimes watered the
Morning Glory, and something told her
that these drops were tears.
Now, after this these two-SomebOdv
and the Morning Glory-grew to love
each other very dearly, and each day
they would feel about for one another.
and the dainty Morning GLORY wouId
nestle against his bearded cheek and
Somebody would pet her and stroke her
leaves very gently.
And the cheerful hopefulness of the
little green plant helped Somebody to be
a little bit hopeful, too. You see it was
harder for him, for he had not always
been blind, while she had never seen.
and was so used to it that now she hard
ly minded it at all.
One morning the Morning Glory
brought her friend a surprise. She had
kept it a secret an the while. and now
she proudly put a great, beautifuI,ufnk
blossom into his hand. BE could not SEA
that 1t was pink, but he felt that it was
lovely, and he kissed the pretty flower
and murmured, ''You little beauty.''
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
surprise for the Morning Glory. That
was a secret, too. No one knew it vet
but the doctor, and Somebody drew tho
little Morning Glory close to his hps and
whispered it into her ear. Then the httle
green hand twined about the great white
one, and this is what it said, 81 an-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 to be
tears; bat they were not bitter 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 pass
ed 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 a state of great
bustle and preparation all over the place.
Little Morning Glory could hear them
hanlnering 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-au
men were tickle, and that when they
were away from one they never thought
Of one ut all, and were taken up with
whoever 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 i'll sadness and quite forgot to feel
proud Of her pretty pink babies-for there
were a great many of them now.
Once she felt something tug at her
roots and rough hand grasped her;
then kind voice said, Don't touch-that;
master loved the little vine, and it must
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 chiIly,-and
one by one her babies left her and ffut-
tered to the ground, and she herself
grew pale and felt very weak and i'll,
and she 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 nova
beautiful lady-and he held her in his
arms and called her "Sweetheart." In
his new happiness he had quite forgotten
his little friend, and Morning GIorys
heart ached as she remembered what the
maid had told the cook.
Just then Somebody looked outand
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 sixty tiny seeds
into the soft open palm; then as the wind
swept around the corner a sudden shnd-
der seized her, and little Morning Glory
was dead.
''See!my petP said Somebody, pointing
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 little box, saying,
Next year we will have another Morn
ing Glory vine there just like theold one"
NO. said Somebody, never onequita
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 1 have you"
and again the lady was folded in allowing
embrace and Somebody kissed her softly.