The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-27
"Prlde 0Oeth Before q FALL"

'Pr,de 0oeth Before q FALL"
Once upon a time. family OF Seed On
ions were nodding their tall heads In tho
morning sunliRht They felt particularly
glad and gay for many reasons:
Did they not occupy the very top rows
In the long truck-patchp Did not the SUM- s
bright rays fall on them sooner. and more
lovingly than on sOlno Of their neighbu-sp
Their round hentls were often seen close
together. Whispering no doubt liutle Sc
crcts to one another which tlrey did not
cure to have the bre6Zcs caify down the
truck patcn: They admittedtho beauty of
tho Strawberry family, with tieir. rosy
cheeks and sweet ways, notwithstanding
their humble position IN life. hut. they
tsh family with their sharp tongues and
coarse red faces Then there were the Beets
ard the Cabbages Oh, well! when they
camo to think upon all their ncighbors,
they know tho Peas wero climbing up
d;ycs They were on an equal standing
with-just then The brecZss swept by sway,
ing their tall forms proudly to and fro
while merry troop Of children came romp.
ing at tho hillside:
"oh, Beth, we mM do good work to-
day." cried pretty Polly. "This /, big
uSh p1'eh ioA o'6hU 'ibUiu uuii 10 w NCCN'
though we must not forget what Nanny
Munt sail about the seed onions.'
Beth made no reply, already she bad
begun to work in earnest. While
Dick and Mandy went skipping about
from place 70 place triniping down more
produce than they pulled up weeds. Sill
Polly did not sroId because tbey wero only
'1ittle things and she know their work
would not mean much moro than play.
With tho dignity OF being the eldest sho
felt that most Of tho labor would devolva'
on her and Bcrlh, but ali worked with vii.
ling hands and as the hours wprc on u!
pile of weeds grew larger and larger. "Dil
you ever see such lot CT wccds''Y cried
little Mandy, clapp!ns her hands, won't
Nanny Munt be delighted, thought
Then Dick, being the boy, declared thoy
would divide, and carry them home and
'jnst lei mamma see If they were not the
bcstcst workers iG the world"
The SUN was just setting behind tho bi
woods ai the four tired little children iucn.
cd their faces homeward, with their arms
weeds" Somehow after their departure
the inhabitants If tn, truck patch felt
lonely. True they did not mss their ugly
neigh, ,ors--the wccds-hut something
seemed ami $.
Mamma was staLdng on the back porch,
shading her eyes with her hands. Hor
face hnu somewhat anxious look upon it
as she murmured: Il can't i'm ,yine what
keeps them" but just then their happy
laughter was born on The air--to her, and
q mnmeutl later they came over The brow Of
the hill. With swift feet they sought TO
outvie one another as they tipped down
tie hillside through tho orchard. "Thn
IL tie darl ngs! Bless ,hcir hcartsl" 'Oh
mamma, manma, just see!' exclaimed
Dick, as he came near tumb'ing dowh
tho cnnk into M Ill mas arm. "Mc
too cried Mand'', coming up COM
Ing up breathless in tho rear Polly aud
beth IN silence laid their struggling bun-
bios ofweeds OH the porch, wi b nj niu h
the altar. Their childish faces We're up
turned. waiting tho sweet words of praise
TINT were sure to conc.
"Oh you naughty, naughty childrenl" |
cried mamma in dismay, How could you! /
All, all of my seel onions. Now since you
have been so disobcdicnt come right up
into the long room"
Polly's face flushed. her proud liz cnr'el
hut she deignrd no explanation Ecrhs lip
quivored. 1t was 50 hnrd to he scodcd.
The little ones said nothing, sl!enced by !
s stern face, and wondering mucn
how they had Teen naughty.
Slowly he howed childish forms march.
ed across The porch, slowly n,into the long
room. 1t was Pol " turn first. and then
Beth's and so on. There they reluctantly
went.
wi hout any supprrp OF course she gave
no. goodnight kiss. and without word
softly c!os,d tho bod room door aud went
down stairs
Polly felt in her heart that her mamma
had b,en unjust. and declared to herself
hat she would never never explain. Per.
haps 1t was tho Seed Onions them elves,
lying there in their fallen pride who told
her how the happy children shouted with
joy when they came aero the great tall
weeds Mt the top Of the truck patch
ANYHOW the story came TO her as later
she gathered up the bundles, just where
Tho little one, in their gec had flung !hum
'nd hs she carried them to the farther end
u he garden, great hot tears fell upon
hem, Dear hca'tsi it was labor OF !
ovc and to think"
That night the big round moon Decped ,
n.n the long room, just ns Nanny Munt
vas imprinting kiss upon fnnr little
aces A. she tucked The covers closer, !
he heard them still sobbing in their sleep !
md again the hot ienr' fell. Dear t
lcarts!" she murmurcd. ''it is | who need ,
% Ge forgiven" but rs she sank uEon her ,
'nces the moon veiled her face and lefS tho
mother and her little ones together, in the G
darkness, with tho angels. keeping guard. {
Did the listening breczes hear and pity q
ho sobbing children, MS IN ,mlna after the g
pank!ng tucked them into bed
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