The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03
The forgotten hrave.
(Pv Keziah Shelton.)


Grandma Dale and Edwin and Edwina
Dale were telling stories in the twilight,
or grandma was. and the tots were u.s.
tening. -,
from the depths OF the blue water, or
80 ii looked, and cast its golden path
light across the lake. grandma hmsheo
a story about the moon fairies ana tne
not of gold so mysteriousy hidden by
them, that to this day its hiding place ID
unbound. ,
moon-rise with the story. and TEL
Her thoughts went back to the early
sixties-couid 1t be that IL was more than
thirty years ago? Yes Tor 1t was ss, NOW
one" when her noble. handsome nus
band fell in battle, at the head OF ms
men, and left her a widow with three
children. scarcely older than her INFANT
grandchildren; how fast time flies.
But the Eddies could not long content
themselves in silence with their dream
stories of the moons home in the lake.
and the moon-faries pot OF goldIpree,y
here, for this Is Decoration Day story.
When they aroused grandma from her
dreams asking for sequel TO her story,
she put them off till another time, as
she wished TO impress some facts upon
their young minds. that they might un-
derstand why they were to go with her
dier's graves in the village cemetery.
They listened eagerly TO the story OF
how their papa when no older than they
were, gathered flowers to lay on ms
soldier papas grave. ana Sro great sva tears
they fell to plying poor papa, who
then taa they pitled poor grandma. What
and she hadn't nobody to kiss her when
ne went away In the morning. and no.
body to come home nights?' sohbeG Ed
win.
wouldn't be nobody to go away. not
wunst. till we growed up" chimed In
Edwina.
Not wishing to sadden the children.
Mrs. Dale dwelt less upon the death
than the glory of such a death; and
told them OF the brave deeds Gone In her
grandpa's days, when the colonists strug-
gled for and gained their freedom. until
the children dried their tears and thrilled
pas had died the death Of heroes
The children had that day gathered
Jacks-in-the-pulpit.. late adder's tongues,
Solomons Seal and other wild beauties
that grew In abundance at the foot OF
tall trees that made a latticed roof for
the forest. through which the sun shed
playful beams down upon the blooms OF
the fiower-fairies. that nestled in the
warmth OF the ''oid-clothes'' the trees had
cast away for new spring leaves.
The Eddies Knew the haunts OF each
flower fairy; that the long stemmed light
blue violets grew on certain bogs deep
In the shadows of the wood; that the
darker blue ones would be found In the
spongy soil at the edge OF the woodland,
where there was more sun to deepen
their color; they remembered "just
where last year they discovered a bed
Of rare white violetS that were so fra
grant, and that the short stemmed pur-
pie violets would only be found hidden
In last years withered grass on the dry
upland. and they had joyously rified each
well known spot, wet or dry.
Their rubber boots needed In the swami
seemed trihe heavy on the dry field
but they were not too lazy to carry
themselves around" SO complained not.
but made merry time Of the varied
home a basket laden with flowers and
arranged with individual taste
Edwin had two borders to his basket,