Smyrna times., 1893-05-31

COOKIES for Richard witb-and 81.
OF sugar sprinkled on ton M NJ Plenty
he dld like them cookies IT, . now
only girl l believe I'd eniov ~ was
l could make a companion 0f sIrl;
Oelhg as I'm Il woman. nsvba' anu
But boy 7" One another
WIN another deep sigh. an nnrsro,
rubbing of spectacles and az oI,ou UNUSUAL
fasenath Bittersweet yeariIv onnss Ini9s
kitchen. "nu went into the
o;.l. Two days later she appeared in h..
sICClng room, dressed in her sooo,,ii ~ ner
Dlack gown, a soft, white anron lie G.DesC
snOOHwdrlft, most Immaculate coJiar No Il
cuus' and her grey.sireaked baiu anu
S5noothly coined down over bon 81
head and ears that it looked Nc i0ie- ie
e lau Oeen pressed there with . hot :; ~ II
IOr years. She did not sit in tbo o' iron IRON
er now, but only y occasionally nIn,.,IIAi :
Tp"n ~ mere and there for rn0,I1l'7.
LIer lace looked calm-aI hnt Ll,. i'-lH ieii''
sL suere was an unusual glitter in tb9oia l
I9ueu gray depths as she freoro,,ti ,ii
SlaHceu from the window or tro1talI ~
W tne nall and back again. as sbo en- III t
Oi1T m, sue heard an approaching bsol, G
ne arrangement of books II; e
"nu uraderles seemed no to nIposo II
S,7 SS sue constantly rearaanded tl uoi o
~. nau brought from the garret Piob q
arus nigh chair, also his linz ,'iCm- ,Cii ;
l"t4. "Uiu wooden rocker. She had sat H. e
80 fa III tne sitting ROOM and nlacad - II
lor Vne one -hundredth time il, -. IL Vi
posIGlon. Now she had noticed . Ii,5f H9m b.
rack III one@of the rockers. and ha.I i,'i0 II
20 oEer 20 examine it, was specn!atine, III
'1,o.o W "IeIher 1t was likely to snIit re
pen When the sound fWbeels a. I I,i'U I'll
"Io-a-a = nearly tumbled her o,a,!7 S5,, 0d
oIo recovered herself, and walked ~, IL
nc meant to-in a very dirniGed ",'I na
~ ~ innasUy manner-tO the 0nen dl III
ne never could remember bo,, ~ WI
Peneu II, or whether it wa sta,,l;-N Al
pen There was Louiso ,IS an
" -!Gtched out her hand i'm graot,'i' m'
lIn smile, but the smile sIo,,.I5
'ueG' While look of wonder and th'
'nlshment took its place as shn ,,...,''I VaI
asC ner cousin at little figure cjsd ~ 1&l
t.n'S olue skirts, topped by a velvat u
'nneU TO matcn border of l,o, see
,cning outlined an apple.blossoTree the
ce, and Haxen curls hung ovn. o'5o,u fimLl &c
Oulders over uuy con
, ne ne wee creature tripped like "A fairy, ie|
, Tue steps, returning Asep3th,. III y
Cn long, sober stare. ,l,,, 'O'" sta
lIle dlmpled the sweet face b,h" p't'
nS stretched up, and a bjrd d.I;5ss TAX
ice piped "'ru'Iihe ing
Is 90 Aunt Senie ~ joul
Asehath stopped and gathered Tho yer
te up gently kissing the soft cbeaI9 spel
tne voice continued: '''7N and
Papa said must 'ove on II pc
IS s.s soon as Asenath caught her breath iing
Louise, what does it mean ~ since
what what does what mean Y''
mny, lIiS enid. l thought he
was boy; his name is San,,io ,, VI
ou' pla you suppose, you moor oid Ellei
1Te' Ihat richards child was a bov9S; to ci
~ "S sure! They never told me night
use Richard thought he did bHt This
was SO SICK such long time anJ unive
.o only such short notes. he forgot come
ess, out that he told me evervtbinT fulne;
4 I, you know the name is Sammia ;; slstan
"a; Unat Is some of Richards nm Thus
T. an to
juT iuI me lGea Of giving this sweet liz. IN wi
al abont a 10y $, $ l tell you I'm Every
~, Iuise laughed and exclaimed sion o.
n.y. bless your heart. did Won world
near of the name of SamnaiIoS 20 lied fe
Is her name. Richard. of conrso Ewig-
ed Tor boy, but as it was a n;ri wisdo,
we her her mothers nam. tbo1gb
:. ,@s always called Ella. ONLY in Bait
= nISt' ne dubbed the baby Sam tated q
'u' naS never ceased calling her public
used a:
ianA Ia goouness J" exclaimed Asen. for the
10 sue sue, hugged the child in her ances"
,;,.iI nank 4Ili goodness, it's a girl kissing
o,,I in.'ie E.liaTmy little Ella! Oh. cision,
Nyo IOT III all y sternati