The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-07
LITTLE EVERGREEN.
The Story Written by Miss Julia
Chandler.

The Story Written by Miss Julia
Chandler.
There stood at the corner Of Fifty
great stone wall surrounded the large
back yard and it was showing so very
hard that you would have thought a
little child would have gotten lost or
frozen out on the dismal streets this
cold, stormy morning, but In this storm
wandered a little girl ten years old, seek
ing a place OF shelter. Her father and
mother were both dead, and she was
left in the great, wide world without
a friend. As she passed this house she
looked up at the tall window, wondering
why some people had such lovely homes
and she had none. Now in this house
was a little girl also, IAN evergreen In
winter" as people called her, but her
real name was Edith, which meauS hap
:iness. She was always happy and con-
tented She was standing there at the
window now, talking about the beautiful
snow hakes, when she spied the Atue
girl looking at her with such pitful eyes.
"Oh, mamma, she cried, 'cOme and look
at this poor little girl" The kind lady
came over TO the window. please let
me ask her 10 come in" pleaded little
might, and just as the little girl was
going away she heard the door open and
a sweet voice bidding her come IN. She
Instantly obeyed, and was soon up IN
a nice warm room, with nice warm
clothes on, and telling her sad story TO
the good lady and little girl. Mrs.
Brant told her she was 20 stay until
It got warmer, anyhow. The day was
spent happily. with Edith making sun
shine I'm the house while 1t was snow
ing outdoors. Mr.. Brant came that night,
and was told all about the little girl,
who was now asleep. Ii was decided that
she should stay with them until warm
weather: then they would try 10 get a
friends OF theirs who had no children. to
take her. But little did they think that
God had provided a home far better than
any they could give for her. Two days
passed nicely but on the third night
little head tossed with fever on the
bed in the room adjoining Mrs. Brants.
She was awakened by the moaning OF the
child; Mr. Brant was also reused, and
sent for Dr. Green, who soon came and
pronounced the disease brain fever, and
that the child was very Ill, indeed.
When little Edith heard IL she cried as
II her heart would break. The days
passed slowly, and the nights were Just
perfectly AWFUL LOT lucy NOuiu hrdi HO
sound. except the moaning Of the child
The doctor came one morning after she
had been sick nine days, and said that
there would be decided change by mid
night that night, and he would be there
by u o'clock; that they must watch her
carefully. Night came at last, and the
hours passed slowly by-ten eleven, and
the clock struck twelve. The doctor was
there by the bed watching the painful
face on the little white pillow; the clock
struck one, stu there was no decided
change. but about half-past l the little
girl stopped moaning; a smile came over
her face; she opened her eyes once and
looked about her. and then went TO sleep
never 10 wake In this world again. She
was dead And now there was little
Evergreen in heaven as well as on earth
enc that had just one short month ago
been wandering out in the street, but
was now an angel. and the one on earth
was trying to live so as TO meet the other
one In heaven.