The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-08-11

the pale woman did whom had seer
walking with her. The leaves on the
maple tree, through which the sum.
mer sunshine and harvest moonbcams
had splintered and sifted, lost their
bright green hue. BY and by the
blighting kiss of the frost fell upon
them and in cream and scarlet
blush of mingled death and glory they
fell to the earth and were swept into
the gutter by the first breath of win.
ter. The snow-shrouded season
stallzed slowly past. The bare limbs
of the maple seemed like uplifted
hands pleading for the coming of the
sun and the south wind.
One morning a robin perched in the
branches of the maple, sounded the
first note of the coming spring, and, be.
fore I scarcely realized it, nature had
thrown blanket of glossiest green
over the lawns and fastened it down
with thousand golden dandelions.
And the summer with her voluptuous
attendants came again, and joy ran
riot through the hearts of men. But
Blossom" tripped along the street nc
more; neither did the young mechanic
pass that way as he once did. Under
my window l heard some one say he
had studied out an invention for simpli.
flying some process OF manufacturing
and that he had become rich. In the
afternoon men sat in the shade of the
maple tree, but the young man with
the diamonds was not among them.
Only the pale woman remained, and
saw her pass but once in a long time,
and then she was always alone and ap.
peared to be in melancholy study. But
one day, however, she did not come
alone. She carried child in her arms,
and beside her walked woman dressed
in black. 1t was Blossom" The pink
dress, the pink ribbons and the pink
cheeks were gone. After the two
women had passed bene ath the branches
OF the maple tree and were we'll down
the street heard one of the men sitting
in the shade say: "Ha was shot.
always expected he would get it some
time
A year had elapsed, during which
time BLOSSOM" sober matrop
dressed in mourning, had passed nv
window but three times, when the
cloud that had watched her through
lifted little and the golden sunshine
of hope was sprinkled across her path
way, and brought me joy as we'll.
Grateful am l that I one day saw
another carriage dash past my window,
in which were "Blossom's' mother,
blossoms" baby and "Blossom's''
own fair self-pink dress, pink rib.
bons and, better still, pink checks
and beside her was the young me.
chanic. Ihave never seen any of them
since that day, but l am sure they are
all happier, though l do not know
where in this wide, strange world they
may be. And who from my invalid's
chair see the spring sunshine once
more sitting through the maple leaves,
and hear the tramp of hundreds of toll
ers going to and from their work, have
a kindlier thought for the fates that
gave my Blossom lone more chance"
to procure the happiness that might
have been forever denied to her.
And l would that we all might be rs
graciously favored.-Nixon Waterman,
in Banner of Gold.
Surprising. - Efie - odd Georoe
play football while he was at college?"
Maude-''No, don't think he did"
Efie-''Did he row on the crew."
Maude-'I never heard anything abc.at
it." Eflie--"The he must have played
baseball" Maude-"He never said
anything about it. am pretty sure he
didn't, though" Effic-''That's very
queer. Maude -''Why?" Ef1ie Be
cause l heard that he was graduates
with hOnOrS y. II award Lamuoon.