Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
a STORY In WHILE
just n Little Bit of Heart History, Bu
1t Brings the Tears.

just Little Bit of Heart History, Bu
1t Brings the Tears.
Even the very superior young mar
who condescended to show goods at
the muslin counter did not seem in
clined to snub the old gentleman after
his first whispered confidence. Indeed,
a fellow clerk looked at him in open
amazement when he promptly acceded
to his customers request without wait
ing to hear the end of story.
''Yes, SIR" he said, ''we carry full
line of white materials for graduating
dresses. Here is some India linen, if
you don't want it too thin; and here are
null and dotted Swiss
He ran his hand under a fold of the
sheer white stuff to show the woven
fneness.
The old man fingered the snowy
widths with his rough brown fingers
and looked from one bolt to another
hesitatingly. There was a certain eager
ness in his faded eyes and a nervous
twitching of his furrowed face.
81 was looking for something they
used to call 'organdy,'" he said. Maybe
they don't have it now, but that's what
her mother had at the commencement
% years ago. She was my only child.
sir. She was my only child
The clerk stopped in his perfunctory
assurance in regard to the goods to
listen. in respectful sympathy, to the
old mans condolences.
II remember during those long after
moons of early June my wife sat in the
midst of cloud of this white stuff.
while she hemmed and ruffied and edged
L.
wear on her graduating day, and it
seems but yesterday that we drove
along by the river road and up 10 the
seminary to attend the exercises. II was
O pretty anxious minute for mother and
me when the principal announced her
piece, but tell you, sir. Millie was good
for it! Why, was never so moved by
sny oratory-but then. of course. may
have been little partial. But her es-
say on The Future'-why--"
The clerk pushed the dress goods
nearer and said: This is organdy,
sir" but the old man paid no 1tten-
ton.
Yes" he continued. "ATiIlie made
great success that day; and mother
and I felt well repaid for what few
sacrifices we had made to send her
there. But that wasn't the end of her
white dress wearing. Before another
June she wanted a finer one of silk.
and when she wore that mother and |
took hold of each others hands and
held on hard. II wasn't like the gradu-
ating day happiness to u.s."
He looked away, a reminiscent look
settling upon his mild features The
clerk glanced about, trif1e uneasiIy.
"Will you have dress pattern from
this. sir?" he questioned.
The old man lifted some folds in his
hand and on the sheer white surface
fell suddenly glistening tear.
THE next time she wore white" he
said. hurriedly and a little brokenly.
I'VE scattered flowers above her and
laid them in her hands: and Their
mother and took hold of hands again
but this time over the little help
less fingers of Miles baby"
He stopped and pulled himself to-
gether with a great effort.
''Mother hoped to be here for her
graduation" he said. in a tone he at
tempted to make business like. "but
she got homesick for Mile and went
away. But she told me TO get organdy
for Bessie's dress, and"
eyes. sir. How many yards ?''-Grace
Duffie BoyIan, in Chicago Journal.