The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-09

.1s>;-5 SSs,5,,s1sss5S.. blackboard where
AegTlSl "a - on she had beer
drawing pert
wren swinging on a spray OF clover.
"Who Is crying?" she asked, in O
sweet firm voice.
sit is little Agnes Gregory" volun-
teered dimple.laced boy who sat
near.
Miss Smell crossed the room and
hent over the child.
"Agnes, what is it? Can YOU not
tell me all about it?"
Sobs were Agnes's only reply. Miss
Smell kissed her gently, then went
back to her work. When it was fin.
ished and the children all provided
with work, she lifted the sobbing
child and tenderly carried her to
the teachers desk. Here, somewhat
removed from the curious little ones.
Lillian get about soothing her pupil.
Agnes was pretty fair-faced child
OF SIX. She had sunny blue eyes and
her hair, golden chestnut, curled
about her face and neck. Her cloth.
ing was clean, but well worn, and Lii.
ian noticed the gaping hole in the tinv
shoe as well as the thinness of the
faded dress. Noticed it with svm.
pathetic thrill of the heart that
throbbed with somethingof the divine
spirit of motherhood toward the chill
dren in her care.
Agnes's story was soon told. Her
widowed mother had had no breakfaat
for her little ones.
81 don't care so much about NY
self, Miss SneIl," the child went on
artlessly, "'calse I'm mammals brave
girl, but when little brother Royce
wakes up he will be so hungry, and he
Is only three years. He does not know .
he mustn't cry"
A little more questioning and Lillian
learned that someone owed Mrs. Greg
DRY for sewing, also that she hoped to
have dinner ready when Agnes came
home.
Lillian looked out into the driving
storm OF January forenoon. She
knew Mrs. Gregory, and her heart
ached for the pale young mother.
Miss Smell was quick of thought and
action. Ten minutes later Agnes was
in the warm cloak room feasting on the
dainty lunch Mrs. Smell had prepared
for her daughters midday meal. The
young teacher had written a note and
a list of articles of food and was at the
door of the room across the hall.
The teacher, Florence Fox, listened
alphabetically to Lilian's story and
to the suggestion that her own twelve
year.old brother be called from the
iixth grade to deliver the note.
"Of course Fred can CO." she cried.
And Lillian, yousay you have written
% Mr.. Davis the circumstances and Q
.sked him for good weight. I'll send
n order to cousin Hugh for a half
ord of wood, tell him the story, and }
SIX him likewise for good weight" !
A faint crimson fushstained Lilian's l
heck, but she warmly thanked her q
rlend and hurried back to her work.
Mark Davis was a stout, genial-faced I
IAN of thirty eight. He sat in his 2
flee, his mornings work at his books
list finished. Through the open door P
e could see brisk clerks stepping 0
bout in the grocery store from which
ne office opened. There was an odor G
spices, coffee, fruit and fish in the P
r. Q
Eight hundred dollars more profit d
lis year than last, >" the grocer said to ..
mself. Somehow it don't do man ID
~ good to pile mp money, when he
IS no one TO spend 1t on. " y"
Here his reverie was cut short by "
e entrance of clerk, who handed Il
m an envelope, saying, "a boy just E.
ought this. II
Two papers dropped from the en- "
lope as he tore it open. The first ~ ~
IS list, including a loaf of bread, 70
tatoes, crackers, dried beef and n III
" other articles. He glanced over !,
and opened the other. 1t was Lii 81 81
i'a note. 81
lear 1Tr Davis-A little girl in my room "
crying ause she has had no breakfast O.
p nluH agnes Gregory. and her mother SD
zoos wHiu1' who lives on the third floor pa
i..wn'aI street. Please send the things -.
aca I viii come in AFTER school
..r them. And. Mr.. Davis, please ii
ga1 weight Truly yours. be
"LuIAE SMELL" re
Cr Davis aai been a friend of the 70
T. .ami.y for years, and il was not Of
frst time tlat Lillian had appealed So
him for HeIp her charitable work.
that was not the reason that so hi
lnge.a look came into his honest er
IVA eyes tn
Acne GREGORY AMI lives on Hamp- W.
street., BE murmured 1T surely vi