Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-07-25

seen ana was so used to it that now
she hardly minded It 1t all.
One morning the Morning Glory
brought her friend a surprise. She had
kept it secret all the while, and now
she proudly put a great. beautiful pink
/ blossom into his hand. He could rot
see that it was pink, but he felt that
it was lovely, and he kissed tie pretty
| flower and murmured You little
| beauty" And that made the Morning
Glory very happy, for all mothers
dearly love to have their babies ad-
mired, you know.
And the next morning Somebody had
surprise for the Morning Glory. That
was secret too. No one knew it Vet
but the doctor, and Somebody drew the
little Morning Glory close 10 his lips
and whispered it into her ear. Then
tie little green hand twined about the
great white one, and this is what it
said: Il am so glad that you are not
going to be blind any more" And
| Somebody understood it. and the Morn
ing Glory again felt two great. warm
drops, which she knew to be tears But
they We're not bitter tears. like the first
ones; they We're very sweet, because
they were tears of joy
After this Somebody went away and
was gone a long time. The weeks
| passed. and he did not return. and the
little Morning Glory was very sad. She
felt hurt that he had left her so sud
denly and with no word of adieu.
of
hustle and preparation all over the
place Little Morning Glory could hear
them hammering and running about,
and she felt that something was going
TO happen. Once she caught tine word
bride and something told her what
it all meant, and a little jealous pain
went through her heart. for she had
once overheard the housemaid telling
the cook that all men were tickle aud
that when they were away from one
| they never thought of one at all and
were taken up with whoever was near
est them. and the cook had agreed fully
with all that the housemaid had said.
and the cook knew men if any one did,
she said
So little Morning Glory hung her
leaves in sadness and quite forgot to
feel proud Of her pretty pink babies,
for there were a great many Of them
now.
once she felt something tug at her
roots. and a rough hand grasped her;
then kind voice said: Don't touch
that. Master loved the little vine. and
it must be left as it IS" Oh. how re-
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words. She reached out and tried to
touch the speaker. but the maid hur-
ried away and never saw the little
green hands at all.
Soon the nights began to be chilly,
and one by one her babies left her and
fluttered to the ground. and she herself
grew pale and fe.r very weak and i'll,
and she feared that she was going TO
die. How she wished that Somebody
would come back! She was afraid that
he would be too late.
One morning she heard the window
open. and Somebody again stood there.
There was some one with him nova
beautiful lady-and he held her in his
/ arms and called her sweetheart In
| his new happiness he had quite forgot
! ten his little friend, and Morning
/ Glory's heart ached as she remembered
what the maid had told IT, cook.
| Just then Somebody looked out aud
saw poor little Morning Glory with her
leaves all faded and brown. and he re-
preached himself because he had not
i thought Of her before.
Here. dearest" he said to the lady,
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And he laid tile witbered little stem in
the lady's delicate hand.
\ glad thrill ran through the Morning
Glory, and she dropped 60 tiny seeds
into the soft open palm: then as the
wind swept around the corner sudden
shulder seized her. and little Morning
! Glory was dead
Sec my pet said Somebody, point
ing 10 tie little black seeds. that
means good luck. 1t Is her gift TO the
bride"
And the beautiful LADY smiled, and
/ she put the seeds IN a little box. say
ing. Next year We viii have another
Morning Glory vine there just like the
old one"
NO, said Somebody. never one
I quite Ike that, for that one was like
a littlc friend. It really seemed to
understand me. But then don't need
any one to understand me now. for
have you" And again The lady was
/ folded III a loving embrace, and Some
/ body kissed her softly.
Fair Exchange. Yet Robbery.
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