The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-04-15

uale, casting oOIlQue 2lSlenlnR rays
through the dark cypress, and greeting
with friendly warmth the few early vio-
lets which peeped shyly out from the
taller grasses around them. The soft
spring air vibrated with the glad volun-
tary of the birds. All nature seemed to
be rejoicing in one grand anthem TO him
who had risen, and the church bells
pealed out their solemn sweetness, and
human hearts responded to the universal
harmony.
Lucinda had sobbed herself TO sleep,
and 1t was s o'clock when her mother
again came into the room.
Cum to breakfas', honey" her mother
had said pityingly, and the child had
reused herself and prepared for their
morning meal. When it was over, with
a heavy sigh she started for the "big
house" to tell Mrs. Anthony OF her great
loss. How her poor little heart ached as
she passed the bakers and saw a big glass
dish piled high with colored eggs. 1t
brought back all her bitter disappoint-
ment and loss.
Lucinda's grief touched the heart of
Mrs. Anthony upon being told of the mys-
FERROUS disappearance of the beautiful
lily, for the child's sake as well as her
own. She had intended the lily as a sur
prise to her own little daughter.
1t is too bad, Lucinda" she said, "but
crying and frettinE will not bring it back,
you know. Here are some colored eggs
which you may take home. Perhaps the
lily will turn up before night. If 1t should
bring 1t to me and l will pay what have
promised you for it,"
Thanking Mrs. Anthony for the eggs
and some fruit-cake which she had also
given her, the child slowly retraced her
steps toward home. Sally Johnson stood
IN the doorway of her home as Lucinda
passed.
"Howdy, 'Cindy? Whar yo' bin? Got
emmy Easter aiggs2''
Sally was lame, and it was with much
dlt1lculty she made her way down the
walk to meet Lucinda.
"Jes' got few what de missus at de big
house done glib me-"
She opened the bag, and, taking out
two, handed them 20 Sally, with piece
of cake. Sally's face beamed with pleas
ure.
"Yo' hain't gwine to glib dem aiggs to
me is yo', 'Cindy?"
"Cose is; yo' amt goin' to have emmy
to yo' house, is yo'?
No; kase NANNY say aiggs is too high
to glib to chillun to fool wild"
wall, Pd he'd heap MORN dis of
sumbody hadn't done toted off my lily,
an l cayn't fine it nowhar."
"'Clndy, who yo' 'spose did dat mean,
low down trick?"
Il dunno, but hopes dey'll burn in de
odu Llace, WnoeDer Qld, an Qey Will, yO'
Jes' see eff dey don't"
Peeping from behind the house and
listening with wide-open ears was Cesar.
be had heard the entire conversation,
and his eyes grew large as saucers when
he heard the dreadful fate pronounced
upon the thief OF the Easter lily. Just as
he was turning to leave he was seen by
Lucinda, who called after him:
Gum heah, Caesar, an git an aigg an
sum cake"
Dom want none," he answered sull-
emily.
"Yo' hain't mad 'kase 1 called yer
tief Yesterday Wen yo' peeped inter de
winder?" asked Lucinda.
Caesars only reply was to run into the
mousse and Lucinda, bidding good-by to
sally, continued on her way toward
home. But her eyes filed with tears as
she glanced at the empty window. Her
mother was not at home, and she sat
down upon the step and tried to eat some
OF the cake. But it well-nigh choked
her, and she thought of how much Caesar
loved cake, and wondered ii he would not
eat 1t. She crossed the grass-plot toward
his house and opened the door, and Law
ing two eggs and some cake upon a chair
ran quickly home again. But the house
was quiet, and the disappointment had
been too much for the little heart to bear,
and she threw herself upon the floor and
again sobbed herself to sleep.
The door softly opened, and Caesar
stepped carefully in, carrying the lily in
his arms. With a guilty look upon his
round, little face, he set the plant upon
the wlndow-sill and glanced toward the
sleeper. The big tears were still giisten-
ing upon her little ebony face He did
not waken her but softly and hurriedly
left the house.
Lucinda was again in dreamland. The
lily had returned in all its glory OF bios
somlng Easter eggs, which nodded and
smiled at her in most bewitching man
ner.
Observation-Disclosures" Again the crow:
ing OF the rooster around her. She awoke
and rubbed her eyes. She stared at the
window: There was the lily. Once more
she rubbed her eyes and looked again.
Then she closed her eyes tightly and
opened them suddenly, but still the lily
retained its position upon the window
sill. Then she rose to her feet and rushed
toward it, screaming:
'Whar did it cum from"
She Rugged and kissed the big waxen
petals that had burst their bloom. almost
beside herself with joy.
I'm gwine to taxi it right ober to
Missus Cunnel Anthony's an, oft dat
dollah an ha'f, to- dis lily has anodder
chance fer to run off an hide agpp." she
said. And suiting the action to the words
she was off to the big house.
Caesar watched her from his window as
she crossed to the Anthony mansion. her
eyes shining and her little black face
beaming with the happiness that onlv a
little black girl knows.
II wooden done took it eff she hadn, q
called me t'et. Dat jes' made me mad.
an was boun' ter git even wild dat little
niggah. But Wien she done brung dat
cake an aiggs, dis darkey ies' had To tote
dat air fiowah back agrn, L done calcu-
late to tell her in de mawnin', am
reckin as she'll be fightin' mad-gals is
suttinly de funniest creturs, an dis par
ticular gal de funniest what [ ever see.
Wall, done put dat air dowah back, am
dey cayn't burn me-dat's one thing
sho' ."-"Dixie' in New York Evening
Post.
Berlin Cough Cure.