Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-04-17


fine they hoped 10 find u flower. and cv.
cry time were 80 sadly disappointed. still
the noxt morning found them nj their
post. hoping. IN their childish faith. that
some little blossom might be found for
them.
All winter long they had watched the
Tiny leaflets unfolding. and these few
plants had been carried back and forth,
from one window to another, TO catch cv-
cry glcsm of sunshine that straycd into
the little room they called home. Every
night tacse little loving hands had care
fully covered the delicate leaves for pro.
lection from the chilling winds that would
CREEP Through the cracks and crcviccs, for
old BGteus IL a cold-hcartcd fellow. who
shows little mercy for the poor. and wor.
rics his way into their chimney corners
az IL he were u welcome visitor.
but ] don't think he had caught sight
of this little bit of summer or he would
have curlcd up the leaves with his cold
fingers. and blown with his ley breath.
until the tiny stalks became limp and life.
less. and the soil itself stiffcncd around
the poor little roots. The little girls knew
all this. and had covered their treasures
~ carefully at night. aud cared for them
No tcnderly by day. that at last they were
to I've rewarded for all their lubor-,hc
lily had buddcd.
Long years ago--ln fnct. so many that
II seemed TO Lulu AMI Fanny II beautiful
drcam-thcrc was u dear little home.
whcr" plants bl0omc,l In the windows. and
n warm fire CLEANED IN the CRATE: aud In
the springtimc birds sang In the trees, ana
the lawn was covered with the grccncst
grass. where the bright spring flowers op.
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and She went On IN toli how Sor,o Cnr,S'
1inn, d,riny tho for,v .lovs hos".. H..
Tar won't, J.nv ,howsoiv:s com" Sna".n
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s"IVcs anew n Chris, '' '"'"
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NIL willing :" dcnv onrs"iv"s sor,",i,",
for tho snLe NJ CHRISTI m yivc ~, so,nc
amusement. mr. hnhit mr. treosuro I'm,
ncrhnns mnv Inn crow,,Iny ma ont ~ tha
kinrdomY
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nrc willing to civ" nm far him. Wo ",.s
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itself. his nrociou. hloo,l MAS .L.I th..
r.. ,hronvh him might livo. "nI What
have wn done Tor hin,s I, ,h"ro "".
.omc,binv wo con Inv unon tho alias "a "
s."r,tco so wa ,nnv hc nre~s roI ,o r.,.
...,ivc his iovo into ",r hcartsy"
Al, tho WAY home from Smndov sohoo,
lain md Fanny were tnILinw oh",t ,.hn;
they cnnh In for christ. "nd norhan.
l,c,."uso tbev ali not nnit" wrdors,""J
what yos mc,nt or also hnd n" Iit,,c 40
,,,yc ,bov yvoro . ,onv tImo wonlor;nD
what they could civ" "a Christ. nj Inst
Fanny soid. III know whot n is-the iiIv
Or" can give tho IiIy IN Christ: Won Know
sh. teacher said n must Inc somothinv wo
sharah, " ,raat Soai - som",h,n" Jo Wv
=" ~. and i helievo wa cor 70 NOR" for tSa
iu,, han onyth;ng also" "Rut how, VIII
~" ,sanJ ,h., ,;Iv IN him," asked T,uIu 81
,'"n,, know - said Fanny .hmt 7 "noss
S:"L will show ma how" And now TINT
sh. Nv ,yas 20 ho oivon IN :od tbov ho.
s'nu."E non,a c,ro than over mon r.. ooc,,
A. ,h. hmj grew larger and Won could
ha.,;n IN GOO a rim NJ white :bovo tho
49,, W
me aaSs sPeu on. anu .sese were only
tour unys li'' nus"r' pu' W .nc Inean.ilhn
mahshant a,sease nn" settled over part
o. Tue Guy, anu nt." tn'1ulsn wsre rnplu'y
raining a' Hs appro"cn' easn Iho'"sr 'ren'