St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-04-10
The Little Mayflower.

don't know what to do. wish YOU
would tell me story-a really truly
story"
"a really truly story, is it, said Aunt
Lizzie. do you mean a truly real, or
really true story? Well what shall it be
about?"
TEL me, please, about the little girl
where you boarded last summer" said
Kitty.
But first let me tell you that Kitty was
on the lounge, because she had fallen on
the ice and sprained her ankle; so do you
wonder she was tired
Then Aunt Lizzie sat down beside her
tired girl and, stroking her soft hair,
began:
"Our little May Blossom was very
sweet girl; all the neighbors said so, and
what all the neighbors said must be true,
you know. had just gone into the
family to board and was glad to find
sunny-faced little girl, for l thought l
should not miss my Kitty so much"
"Were there any other children ?"
asked Kitty.
"Yes, there was the three-year-od
Harry, and bright, roguish, ten-year-
old Jim, and big brother Roger, only
he wasn't so very big, but he seemed so
to Rose"
Why, Aunt Lizzie, do you say Rose?
thought you called her May Bios
SOM"
"Her real name was Rose, but when
God gave her to the mother one bright
May morning, she exclaimed, God has
indeed given me a sweet may. flower
and her name would have been May,
only her papa wanted to call her by the
name which once belonged to his only
sister, so May was her pet name and
Rose her real name.
But this wasn't her only name. no.
ticed when her grandpapa came down in
the morning he would say, as he stopped
to kiss her, Wei, how is my little Sun
beam this morning. And then when
Rose would run to get the easy chair for
her grandmamma, grandmamma would
say, Thank you, Little Comfort And
then when her papa would take up the
tiny bouquet, which she put by his plate
every morning and say, How lovely
these are, but think rosebuds are sweet.
est, Rose would laugh and throw him
kiss across the table"
Ibid her brothers have any name for
her." asked Kitty.
Eyes, Roger called her 'Frolic, and her
funny brother Jim would sometimes say.
'Haloa, Sunfower,' or Come here, May
shine He was roguish boy. They
were all very pleasant children, and did
much to make those around them
happy"
WAS Rose always pleasant" asked
Kitty, little anxiously.
"Sbe was very pleasant when l knew
her, but perhaps ought to tell you it
was Jesus who helped her"
"Please tell me more about her." said
Kitty.
Then thinking Kitty needed this same
help she began:
Zone evening Mrs. Blossom was show
ing new photograph Of Rose, when |
said, You have very sweet little girl;
is it all due to your training, or did she
have sweet disposition given her?'
"'It was neither said her mother
Rose was usually pleasant, but when
any one really troubled her, and some
times when she could not have her own
way, she would fly into a passion and
sometimes we had a sorry time oft
"'Do you remember Roger said one
night, awe don't have any more 7. It's,
do we, sis ?"
eyes, said, lido remember, and how
quickly he stopped when you looked at
him
"Well, that just expressedit,' said Mrs.
Blossom, Tempest in a teapot, and she
really caused me good deal of anxiety.
One day Rose and Harry had been having
nice time in her dolls corner, when,
being tired, she said, "Come away
Harry" and then sat down to read her
new story book, while Harry played on
having things his own way. Pretty
soon Rose looked up and seeing what a
muss he was making, jumped up and
struck him an angry blow, and pushed
him over so suddenly that he fell against
the table, hurting him quite badly.
said nothing to her then, for knew hei
repentant time would come.
"'She was in the nursery when was
undressing Harry at night. He knelt
down as usual, and began "Dod bess
papa. bod bess mama. bod bess it'll,
sis" and here stopped as if unable tc
90 further, then with an effort he began
ayes. bod bess little sister and don't lei
her strike me any more. For Desus' sake
Amen" Then he kissed us both and was
soon fast asleep. This was too much fol
Rose. She threw herself into my arms
and sobbing said, 20 mamma, jesus
L. A