The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-25
A BUNCH y
~ OF LuACS.
BY CAROLINE LEROw.
RTHUR NORTHRapGE was d

much discouraged in all his life.
1t had not been very long life, it is
true-only IA ycars-but he felt that
morning us If he had lived great while,
and TO very little purpose. He wanted
80 many things. and had so few! More
than all else, he longed for an educa-
tion, or concluding that that word ex-
pressed too much for him, for few
books. al least. He could read. and think
over what he read even, without teach
rr; but he certainly could not read
without books. AS for buying any.
that was an absurd idea, under present
circumstances.
Arthur and his mother could hardly
buy enough To eat. and had 10 pay in
tcrcst, too, on the mortgage placed on
the little house-a poor piece of prop
criy, but all Mr.. Northridge had left
when he died, six months before, Mrs.
Northridgc took in sewing for awhile,
but the rheumatism in her hands was
growing worse every day.
Arthur had worked at very small
wages nearly all winter for a mschinist
in the village; but the machine shop
had burned down and the machinist had
moved away. To tell the truth. Arthur
could not feel sorry about either OF
those occurrences, even though he tried
from sense of duty.
He positively losthed machinery. He
loved birds and flowers as much as he
hated wheels and lathcs and gearing.
sun. when the machinery stopped the
money stopped also-that was the
wors; OF it-and apparently no way in
which he could earn more. He wished
the words from one of the pieces in
his old reading book would not keep
going through his head In that monot-
onous manner:
'T'l find q way or make It,
I'll find way or make IT.
He could do neither. he was sure And
so, what was 10 become of him and his
mother?
"Oh. Morton! Morton, Look at that"
Arthur gave q start, coming back in
an instant from a visit TO the great
trees of California, and saw a carriage
rolling by, which, in accordance with
the wish of the lady who occupied it,
drove TO the stone wall.
She was not looking at arthur,
though her eyes were shining, and her
lins ported in sort of deiiSht Some.
thing on the e und h.
attention. Arthur looA
direction. A bunch OF lilacs, which ne
had been holding in his hands during
his long reverie, had fallen unawares-s
and the lady had seen it. He sprang
down. picked it up and offered it 10
her
They're 4 good deal wilted," he sad.
III youl wait minute I'll run home
and get some fresh ones"
NO. indeed" TIE lady replied. quick
ly.
She pressed The withered flowers
1raius- her cheek There were tears
IN her eyes. though only L moment be
fore she had certainly been smiling.
Te- husband was smiling then as he
looked aI her, seeming 70 understand
be- mood. He y-i his hand into his
poke. looked more closely al Arthur,
lesita-el, and withdrew il
MY VIE i no, well" be explained.
~aul The I.lacs remind ber OF her old
home. She IS very fond ot them, and
ILsv'L help her more than medicine.
Is Tie FIST time she's been able 70
d-ive ont from The city. We are ve-y
much obliged 70 y0u."
Arthur only bowed he was Z little
overcome by such Z display Of emotion
over simple bunch Of IIacs-halfwili-
e.. tl.--aud watched he carriage with
interest rs Il drove away.
4 moment laie- sudden idea oc-
cured 70 hin. IL SO perfect and prac-
tic-ule { SHAPE mat ne did not even
Ftcp 70 consider Il he started Of OF :
rul 70 a house which stood near b.,
II e tu-u u the rys1.
Farmer SANFORD was busy building
s--.r o. fence
-ITlL vOu please ieud II. your old
Elle src IN rec wagon for the res; Of
Ll- aay. NJ. Sanford g'
--v-la:2''
Tn Old nlaI could hardly believe his
EN- which, pe-baps- was not 70 strange
at;e- al considering thai ne was grad
ual.y growing oes1
I'D Ike 70 hire r L had any money"
b. went OF Doidiy. I'm gv.ng 70 Try
70 make some, and Il % III pay you
IS s1oI a. : ss-r Daci-- II nor, II work
r o.. o. ;be fence. VIII that do?"
Fa--1e- Sanford heard plainly enough
81 tlIse-
That stuudE more Liz. business, b.
I'd. Il hlE peculiar rz-sping VOICE. =
6or'. k.-p hUrses 70 lend, and old kate
ssr't - Yong a. 81. once wa. MING
tt.a: wosr you're s-drlvio' her.
Ar.Ru-'s De.t rip was 70 Ia own
horoe. Z Little further o.
-.lgtb-r. I've borrowed Ar. Sant0rd'h
isorss and wagon, &nd I'm going 70 take
a Losd q BLaez W " TIE city and try
g ssE tiseE"
And uaiI. d. s;,oGs q. cut away lsry.
eiuserz 0. -bezn, putting them into q
syoUpse ot psils o1 Wsts, be had placed
81 t5s wagon
-why. tns1's . crazy idea, Arthur =
htf uro.1sr replied, 1Psying money
70, BE.ez. VIVA: made yOC think o'
sueh z -ainyT