The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-21

t,o,, - why the winds hiov~ Ms
ing to rear roses. e'h up try.
ha ! knew little cottage girl who ..v.,
-s money Tor months and mo,tSMap
10 ouy new frock to 60 to a ss omss so a.
In. but the day of the flower 81 SHOW
nasty wet day, so she wore a. ~, vas
instead. And all the fete davs fs o'u rock
!ohg while were nasty wet davs Yute
feared she would never have = ch ana she j
wearing her pretty white dress " p' Of
Iast there came fete day morn,, %. AZ
was bright and sunny, and then thass INA; nat
cottage girl ciapped her hands and s1le
stairs, and took her new frock (vh;asSuu p
been her new frock" for so tora LIN mad
that it was now the oldest frock 81 ams
from the box where it Law neatIv nsa)
between lavender and thyme. and heed
up, and laughed to think how n;saR
would look in it, n'ce shs
But when she went to mt 4.
found that she had outgrown il .O va shs
1t was too small for her every NV u nat
she had to wear common old froc2 20
all. a't1
Things happen that way, you kno.
this world. There were hoy anS'u
once who loved each other very - gu
but they were both poor so they as,sslI
wait tiil he had made enough mnsn
No.
they would marry and be happy. Issa
him long while TO do. because m.ssx
money Is very slow work, and he v.na
while he was about it, to make enonss
them to be very happy upon indesJ
accomplished the task, eventualiv
ever. and came back home q wealth. Nv
Then they met again in the sam. 49,
furnished parlor where they had nam
But they did not sit as near to each 9TH.
as they had sat then. For she had J lug
alone so long that she had grown nr,r
and old-maidish, and she was feeI lin,
vexed with him for having dirtied the lug
pet with his muddy boots And hs t has
worked so long earning money tha, ~" -
had grown hard and cold like the NOW. -
itself, and was trying to think Of sorn.
thing affectio tie to say.
So for while they sat. one each nd. -
the paper "fire-stove ornament. % M
wondering why they had shed such .es,S
ing tears on that day they had kissed s.ss
other goodbye; then said "eood.hrsS
again. and were glad.
There is another tale with much a..
same moral that | learnt at school nnt -
a copybook. If 1 remember riRhtly 4
runs somewhat like this:
Once upon a time there lived 1 v;..
grasshopper and foolish ant. Am
WSAInHp h
grasshopper sported and played, ramhoi.
ing with his fellows in and out ANON
the sunbeams, dining sumptuously es-S
day on leaves and dewdrops, never trouA.
ling about the morrow, singing eyer n.
one peaceful, droning song.
Then there came the cruel wintsr -
the grasshopper, looking round, say ~
his friends, the flowers, lay dead M
knew from that that his own littens,
was drawing near its close.
Then he felt glad that he had tr
happy, and had not wasted his u vi
has been very Short" said he to hinnf
"but it has been very pleasant. "a l
think have made the best use Of Ii
have drunk in the sunshine, l have hin
in the soft warm air, l have played merry
games in the waving grass, / have tasted
the juice Of the sweet green leaysa
have done what I could / have sufead
my wings, l have sung my song. NoyI
will thank God for the sunny days thst
are passed and die"
Saying which, he crawled under IL
brown leaf and met his fate in the vsy
that all brave grasshoppers should; and {
up tenderiy and buried him.
Now. when the foolish ant saw this she
was greatly pulled up with Pharisaical
cOnceit. How thankful ! ought to be-
said she, ''that / am industrious and pru-
dent, and not like this poor grasshopper.
While he was fitting about from flower to
flower, and enjoying himself, was hard
at work. putting by against the winter.
Now he is dead, while am about to make
myself cosy in my warm home, and ct ell
the good things that l have been Saving
up"
But as she spoke the gardener cana
n foA kk.k
where she dwelt to the ground, and leo
here lying dead amidst the ruins.
Then the same kind little bird that hsd
buried the grasshOpper came and picked
her out and buried her also; and after
wards he composed and sang song, the
burthen of which was Gather We rosebuds
while We may" 1t was very pretty song
and very wise song, and man who
lived In those days, and to whom the
birds, loving him and feeling that be was
almost one of themselves, had taught
their language, fortunately overheard il
and wrote it down, SO that all may read it
to this day.
Unhappily for US, however, Fate Is
harsh gOverness, who has no sympathy
with our desire for rosebuds. Don't stop
to pick flowers, now, my dear, she cries
IN her sharp, cross tones, as she seizes our
arm and jerks Us back into the roadway:
I'VE haven't time today. We will coma
back again tomorrow, and you shall pick
them then"
And We have to follow her, knowing, Y
We are experienced children, that TIN
chances are that we shall never come that
way again; or that, if We do, it VIII b
when the roses are dead.
Fate would not hear of our having
houseboat that summer-which was ansx.
ceptlonally fine summer-but promises -
that il We were good and saved up On.
money we should have one next year; and
Ethelbertha and /, being simple-minded.
inexperienced children, were content with
the promise, and had faith in its satisfac-
tory fiulfilment.
As soon as We reached home We informed
Amenda of our plan. The moment the
girl opened the door Ethelberths burss
out with:
oh! can you swim Amenda?"
No, num-" answered Amendd. WIN
entire absence of curiosity as to why sucn
question had been addressed TO her. -
never knew but one girl as could, ana sne
got drowned"
''Well. you'll have to make haste and
learn, them" continued Ethelbertfa, 'pe'
cause you won't be able to walk out VIA
your young man, you'll have to swim CUT
We're not going to live in a house any
more. We're going to live Oh little poa'
in the middle of the river"
Ethelbertha's chief object In life at TINS
period was to surprise aud shock Amenda,
and her chief sorrow, that she had neve,
succeeded in doing so. She bad nopea
great things from this announcement, pu'
the girl remained unmoved. ION. are you,
num-" she replied. and then went On :"
speak of other matters.
l believe the result would have been pre-.
cisely the same If we had told her we Weto
going to live in balloon.
do not know how it was, am SURE
her manner. But she had knack
making me feel, when in her presence
that Ethelbertha and | were q couple