The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-20

tasted as if it was ice and tasted as II 1t
was flowers, and they all said 1t was such
food as you might expect angels had. and
those that didn't know anything about it
just waited with their mouths waterln with
expectation. And IIlyiry was only sorry
that Rafe Rogers was off with his camping
party in the upper woods and so wouldn
taste this famous ice cream. And there 1t
was at last, packed in big tubs, stored away
under the great rocks that We're dark with
green moss and the drppngsof the spring.
And the woods were gay with people, ana
Mr.. Rogers had opened the exercises with
singing. and there'd been speeches and now
the games We're going on and whlIe the
stirring ones Of the Decreases was spreading
the tables with cold Boiled tongue and ham
and chicken and pies ana. pickles ana
jelly and Mis- Beasley's turkey and Mis-
Lakes biacl. cake, an they was SO busy
and then they called two Of the deacons
and went for fhc ice cream 1t wasn't there.
Tubs and all, it was clean gone, ;.
Down in the next hollow, before the
cedar swamp. they found the tubs bimeby,
and the next day they found the empty
tins; and it's fair to say that some weeks
afterwHrd a letter-wrapper with the price
of that ice cream in is was sent to the min
lister. But the Decreases that didn't know
how ice cream tasted didn't find out that
day. The ice cream" said Mr.. Rogers,
SIS an element in an algebraic problem.
1t is the unknown quantity.
Now Eivjry had been full OF awe and
wonderment about the ice cream, Just as
She was about everything that was un-
known, rs sou may say. She used to
creep out Of bed to look an wonder about
the Stars she used to spend a half hour
at q time listening ter the pine trees sing
ing far Up in the air, when there warl't
any wind below: she used to lie on the
grass n long summer evening before there
was heavy dews and when she got the
chance, looking M in the deep, blue Of
the sky and thinkin' If twas that color
all the way to the next star, Aud so the
mystery of the unknown ice cream was
more to her than the pleasure Of eating it
would have been. She'd heard the minister
say IL was Like nectar AID anbrosla; and
she'd asked the teacher what nectar and
ambroSia was, and she told her it was
the food of the gods; ana 50 Fllyiry was in
a fever to see what the food Of the gods
washer idea of the gods being little
wooden images for some and enormous
ike clouds for others. and she couldn't
keep away from the tubs by the spring
And once Or twice Hannah'd gone with
her, too
But Hannah hadn't gone with her that
last time. when suddenly Elyiry seen
laughing face peer round the big boulder.
and hand slowly draw one tub out Of
sight, and then another, and then the third.
And she Jest paralyzed. And then she face
peered round again and tie laugh left it
on sudden. The games up" cried a
voice. Here's girl She's. seem us,
and she'll blow on usN' TITS too late
now" said another voice: 80 Of the tubs
are half way up the mountain"
II this was Rates. party--if Rafe was one
of them-Oh! was she going to be Che one
to bestray them?
oh, wont tell. won t tell! crod
Eyiry in an agony. u can keen a secret!
| won. blow! | never, neveri tell"
You'd orter," was the word. 'If You
don't you're particeps crimnis"
oh, / don't care what | am I won't
fell! | really WON'T" she cried again.
But when the Decreases got 10 looking
round after the nrSt nimbheSs, ana the
next confusion, ! do no now 1t came TO be
senscd that Elyiry Marsh knew sonethin'
about where that ice cream q gone TO.
Whether 1t was because shed run over 10
the spring SO often, or because she WAS
white as n sheet, or because her eyes look
Ell as if she'd seen 4 ghost, or what, / do
no.
II hearn hivilE talkiq, over to the spring
said Mis- Eeasev. who was you n talk
IN with iIYirY
"Elyj!T. said her mother. don't You
near MIS- helSlaT spc2iun TO yout'
Iiit i1lVlry looked at her mother and just
WaiGe" away
because the ice cream had walked off, and
ElYIrys case was disposed Of to a more
convenient season.
they all went home singing in the great
havc9fts ia spite Of the dsapp0intmcnt
by milking time And when iLlyiry wouldn't
give her mother amy Satisfactiou Mis-
Marsh put her to bed without any surDor
An the mex mornin, ven She come H.
an Elviry wouldn't speak. Mis- Marsh sad
twas Al good Il time as any other 10 break
the CHILD 5 Sporit. and sine WAS KEEP in bed
ami KEEP without her prcaktus anG keep
ait =. " htH anGNihE came, Mis- af9rsh
l"id hef husband she dmh KNOW "Eat o
10 with the child, and sne sHld she WHs
Marsh al over, an W en- shed made up
her mind ane made II, an you might as
we'll try to turn the earth an make il 90
the other way.
But you see, said Mis- Marsh, ut isn't
us only. 1t the Dorcases. And they'll
be here IN 1t body you may depend This
afternoon ana ! suppose IL was sort o
material that MIS- MARSH didn't like to give
~ ~ ~ DP "oFsu.o hy me child ana AlFTy
Niqh gu any dlhnGr;
1t WAS Jest as MIS- MARSH sand, Come
4iohS - 0 CLOCK an IN walked BIS Beas-
ICY, solemn as Il bIled owl, An as soon as
MS Lake see her acomln up the front
Walk, she stepped over; An presently
MIS- Doct9r Green, an MIS- lawyer SIN
HihS' an -'iyT1 Means, was ali III ElYiry S
room together, sittin round the bed in
an awful row
Now, my little syurl, said Miss Law
yer 3'lnlhl!S III her great bass Voice, you
are DehaEIhs very bad, don't you know.
J gu was seluh' by the spring the most of
the lore part oI the day, an you can tell