New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-07

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little gfean plant helped Sons d t6|
1 be ali tle bit hopeflll, I 90. N III S1
] it was harder for him. Tor he HAD not
always been blind lille shehad never
seen, and Ws.s so used to il that now
she hardly minded It at all
One morning the Morning Glory
brought her friend surprise. She
had kept it secret all the while, and
now she proddly put q great beautis
full pink blossom into his hand. He
could not see that it -Yass' 81 pink, but he
felt that it was lovely, and ne kissed
the pretty flower and murmured,
~ GU little beauty, land that made
the Morning Glory very happy, Tor all
moi hers. dearly love-. to. have their
babies admired;: y6h know
And the next morning Somebody
had a surprise for the Morning Glory.
That was 9, secret too. No one knew
it yet but the doctor, and Somebody
dreW.the little Morning Glory close to
his lips and whispered it into her ear.
Then the little green hand twined
about the great white one and this is
what it said: 81 am 80 glad that you
are not going to be blind any more. "
And Somebody understood 1T, and
the Morning Glory again felt two
great warm DROPS which she knew to
be tears, but 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
passed and he did not return, and the
little Morning Glory was very sad; she
felthurt that he had left her SO sud
denly and with no word of adieu.
Everything was in a state of great
hustle and preparation all over the
place. Little Morning Glory could
hears them hammering and running
about, and she felt that something
| was going tohappen. Once she caught
the word stbride," and something told
her what it all meant, and a little
jealous pain went through her heart,
| for she had once overheard the house
maid telling the cook that all men
We're tickle, and that when they We're
awayafrom one they never thought OF
one at 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 in 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
| TO-
! then q kind voice said: "Don't touch
that; master loved the little vine, and
it must be left as it is" Oh! how re-
lieved little Morning Glory felt at these
words. She reached out and tried to
touch the speaker, but the maid hur-
ried 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
| huttered to the ground, and she her
self grew pale and felt very weak and
| i'll, and she feared that she was going
| to die. How she wished that Some
| body would come back; she feared he
would be too late.
| One morning she heard the door
open and Somebody again stood
there; there was some one with him.
now, a beautiful lady, and he held her
in his arms and called her, "Sweet-.
heart" In his new happiness he had
quite forgotten his little friend; and
| Morning Glory's heart ached as she
| remembered what the maid had told
| the cook.
Just then Son1ebodylooked out and
saw poor little Morning Glory with
her leaves all faded and brown, and
| he reproached himself because he had
not thought Of her before
Here, dearest hesaid to the lady,
''this is the little, friend that told
you OF, T" and he laid the withered little
stem in the lady's delicate hand.
A glad thrill ran through the Morn
ing Glory and she dropped so tiny
seeds into the soft open palm; then
as the wind swept around the corner
a sudden shudder seized her. and little
Morning Glory was dead.
''See! my pet, said Somebody,
pointing to thelittle blackseeds, "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, say
ing, 'fNext year we will have another
Morning 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 un-'
dersUand me. But, then, / don't
need any one to understand me now,
for | have YOU" and again the lady
was folded in loving embrace and
Somebody kissed her softly Chicago
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