The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-03-30
TIE EASTER Sun.

He had always thought she was the
sweetest girl in the word. And he
told her so on Ash Wednesday. 1t
seemed queer day to select, hut as
he knelt in the pew just back Of her
and heard everybody call themselves
miserable sinners" he felt that they
were doing one woman wrong for
she was an angel.
As they walked home from church
together he carried large heart and
small prayer book, and somehow or
other he never did know just how he
got up the courage to do it. but he
asked her to tie his wife. He told
her how much he loved her. and he
got her to confess that she cid care
for him little bit. After. this his
heart felt so light that the prayer
book seemed the heavy part, for he
bad a decided inclination to throw it
away and hug her then and there
right in the street. But better sense
prevailing, he waited until he got in
to the house. Unlike most other
love stories, there was no cruel parent
in this. and the wedding was set for
June
"But," said pretty Neil, every year
since l was title bit of thing |
have gotten up to see the sun dance
on Easter morning, and l have al
ways been just Il few minutes to
late. Now, l charge you, if you love
me, that you either sit up all night
CT have yourself awakened by a mes
senger boy, or do anything that will
result in your sending somel oily to
wake me up. because you know. dear
est, it will bc perfectly lovely for us
to sec the sun dance together" The
promise was made when the engage
ment ring was put on. 1t was sealed
with kiss, and the dearest fellow in
the world and the sweetest girl in the
world gloated over the charming time
morning scein. the sun dance 70:
very JOY. as their eye, and Eearts
would.
Sow, il the sweetest girl had a
fault, which may DC doubted. it was
that she knew when other creatures,
mere men. 10 O,ked ut her with admira-
tion, and her bright eyes would flash
lack a sort of THANK YOU" II the
dearest fellow in the world :. had Il
weakness, which may be doubted,
it was that he called this pnlitcneSs
flirting, and that he objected to it to
such Il degree that he actually became
jealous. 1t was unreasonable in him.
but still it was true. On Coed Fri
day, when Nelly and hc were C: ting
hot GRO luns and drinking coffee.
he put down his cup with great fierce
ness and said, Nell, l will not per-
NIT you to make eyes at that dark
haired man in the corner" Nell
properly enough answered that she
didn't even see there was a nran in
the corner. Now, this wasn't quite
true. Then the dearest fellow said
that he had at least always thought
Nelly was truthful (and this was in a
very sorrowful tone), and Nell got up
from the table. and with what she
thought was great dignity, and which
was merely ugly temper, announced
she wouldn't eat a mouthful with the
man who thought she would tell a
story. and out she went. !!
by the time she got home she
wished she was Gcad. BY the next
morning she wished she had never
been born. And when she went to
church. and the dearest fellow in the
word was saying his prayers on the
other side Of the aisle and never came
near her, she wished that her father
and mother had never been born,
and that Adam and Eve had never
been created: That night she went
TO her pretty little room. took off her
engagement ring. looked at it for a
long time and remembered what she
=. said when she put it on--that the
diamond was symbolic of earthly
love and the sapphire Of heavenly:
and yet this was the way it was end
ing. 1t went into its little box, was
tied up and addressed to be sent the
next morning to its original owner
Then Nelly cried awhile, and thcr
she made arrangements with {
friendly maid to be awakened carl,
enough in the morning to go to see
the Easter sun dance. -
She was up in time, put on dark
dress. and-never tell it to anybOd,
"a new yellow garter for good luck
and out to the park walking on ,tht
cast side did poor Nelly go. Shs
dragged her hat well over her face st
nobody would see her, and when "sh.
was bumped into she was too down
cast to do anything more than raise
her eyes and say Certainly" to th,
apology offered. OF course it wa
the dearest fellow in the world wh'
hal been SO rude. He had come on
as u sort of gool-by to see the SUI
dance tco. He said to her, There i
no reason why we shouldn't b.
friends" And she answered, "Cer
tinly mott" But when he looked in
to those eyes it was love, not friend
ship, he saw there, and stoOpin,
down he kissed the tears away an,
started to apologize for his wrongdo
ing, but she called out quickly
Look, dearest, look: the sun is dane
ing!"
And so it was, and the eyes Of thcs
two true lovers saw it, and then the
heard coming up from a little churcl
near the old, old Easter song
Chris, iath risen, death IL no M re-
ord Nall knQyw IA cha roefo6 her hon