The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

And tho next morning Somebody
had surprise for the Mornin, Glory.
That was secret too. No one KIN. W
it yet but the doctor, and Somebody
drew the tile Morning Glory close to
his lips and whispered it into her ear.
Then the little green hand twined
about tie great white one and this is
what it said: II am so 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 We're tears OF
Joy.
After this Somebody went away
and was gone II long time. The weeks
passed and he did not return. and the
little Morning Glory was very sad; she
felthurt thai he had left her so sud-
denly and with no word OF adieu.
Everything was in n state OF great
hustle 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 house
maid telling the cook that all men
We're tickle. and that when they were
AWAY from 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 amy 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 We're n great many OF them
now.
Once she felt something tug at her
roots and rough hand grasped her;
then Il kind voice said: Don't touch
that; master loved the little vine, and
--'Ist he left rs it is" Oh, how re-
Morning Glory felt at these
y 4" "ut and tried to
iev~h is.,- ',,., aid hnr-
word = She reaSh-', o.,
ouch the speaker, but the ".,-
RED AWAY and never saw ths tt,'o
,reen hands mt all.
Soon the nights began to be chill y
mud one by one her babies left her aud
rutterel TO the ground, and she her
self grew pale and felt very wax and
III, and she feared that she was roirs
to die. How she wished that Some
body would come back; she feared lie
would be too late.
One morning she heard the door
open and Somebody again stood
there: there was some one with u m
now. a bcnutilul lady. and he held her
in his arms aud cullei her Sweet
heart" In h new happiness he had
nuite forgotten his little friend; ana
Morning Glory's heart achrd n she
what the maid had told
tn COOK.
Just then Somebody looked out and
saw poor little Morning Glory with
her leaves NIL faded End brown. and
he reproarhrd himself because lie had
not thought OF her before.
Here. dearest" hesnid to thela1v,
"this il the LITTLE friend that ! told !
you Of" and he laid the withere little
stem IN the lndy's delicate hand.
A glad thrill ran through the Morn
ing Glory and sine dropped 60 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.
point ng TO the little black seeds, that
means good luck; 1t is her gilt to The
bride"
And the beautiful lady smiled, and
she nut the seeds in little box, say
ing Next year we will nave another
siornin, Glory vine there Just like the
old one"
NO" said Somebody, "never one !
quite like that, for that one was like !
n little friend it really seemed TO un-
dersrand me. But. then. | don't
need amy one to understand me now,
for have vol" and again the lady
was folded in loving embrace and
kissed her soltly.-Chicaso
Times.