The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-31
LITTLE YELLOW ROSE
nv OLIVE CHRISTIAN MALvEpr.

rag doll, and Puppy, a scandalouslf qucs-
Misunderstanding dog 10 far as pedigree went,
but irrepronchable as 10 character.
yellow Rose gave her history in decided
and concise terms when questioned by the
girls crowding round to view her little
ladyship.
MY names Ellolosc. Mothers gone TO
Heaven. Dadda aud Goldie and Puppy and
Use going by'm by" She said II with
great composure, accurately az n well.
learned lesson, squatting on the hoer with
the hideous don, and the puppy gathered
into the sure protection OF her fat little
arms.
No one thought Of disputing her claim
10 the queer -~amc-latcr her father wrote
telling the bcad.mistress he wished her TO
be called Yellow Rose. Her mother had
loved the flower. and baby came when the
golden buds hung heavy and velvety
among the dark green leaves over the win
dow Of the young mothers ROOM. An in
stinct to love all things golden in color
seemed born in the child; 1t must have
been that somewhere. ia the dim reccsscs
Of her small brain. was hidden away the
remembrance of the odor and brightness
belonging 10 the flowers her mother loved
and wore, for no child ever showed 20
marked a preference for a particular color,
nor such keen delight In the possession Of
the most di.reputablc specimen OF the rose
which florists delight TO call by the name
Of the great French general Marshal Neil.
Yellow Rose received all the homage paid
her as an unqucstionablc right. She sat
on the floor. when the stern rule Of school
did not compel the more correct posture
Of %uprightnc-s on a bench with small feet
dangling. hut Yellow Rose was never IN.
dieniGcd. she was very small and generally
solemn In dcmcanor.
She drank deep at the springs Of knowl.
cdgc-all lessons, including theology and
mathematics. were afterwards carefully
unwound from the reel Of memory for the
instruction aud development Of the rag
doll. Goidie. the doll. made by Mother.
aud presented to yellow lip.c or her see.
ond birthday. was not possessed Of a beauty
apparent To- any casual observer. Her rag
face was dirty In spite Of daily spongings
administered by the loving mistress. her
mouth. a line Of red stitches, could hardly
I've termed Expressive, and her eyes, put
IN with black thread. would have Appeared
u%nloVcly to anyone not prciudiccd Ia al
vance to value her for intrinsic virtue.
hut to Yellow Rose she was the darling
responsibility Of life. Daily she vas con.
dcmncd 10 receive such instruction M fell
10 her mistress share. The story oi Cam
and Abel was rctailcd for Goldic's benefit,
in form slightly differing from that usual
" offered by modern instructors Of youth
The multiplication table. that usually NJ
most unsurir0untablc height Of knowledge,
was labpriously climbed Tor Goldic'. ben
ciit. and carefully WAS shc taught twice
one are two even to twice u are ~
the puppy gazing with thoughtful. loving
eyes all through these daily lessons, wear.
ing an inscruiahlc look Of wisdom.
There had been an assa~ultat.ams the
fret Sunday after yellow Roses arrival.
The matrun distracted Goldic from hoi
place under her mistress pillow. and put
her away with the childrcn's other toys,
which were laid aside On the sabbath. The
puppy was rclcgatcd To the care Of the
servant. for the day. yellow Rose refused
TO bulge an inch Of the way to church
without the doll. Finally Goldic was pro.
duced aud taken to hear the sermon. while
the puppy sat IN patient contemplation on
the steps without the door I'LL yellow Ruso
emerged. when he trottcd gravcly after her.
So from day to day yellow Rofc lived
through the monotony ~ school life, doing
her duty with cSae. iaithfulness, With IN.
failing regularity was Goldic washed aud
dressed. taught aud made to say her
prayers, by proxy. Puppy was fed. pot,cd
and rcbukcd a. appeared good TO his mis-.
tress.
Two years passed. changing many things
at the school. but hardly affecting the
three odd little figures We learned to know
10 well.
There IL fortunately to he found many a
sheltered. happy lifc whose quiet REGULAR.
To- has "a. LV.Npu .rRa. .as ..A...I
the bewilderlng power either OF great JOY
or sorrow.
But such WAS not the destined fate ri
the teachers and pupils Of Merryvnlc school
A terrible thing happened. No one knew
how IL occurred; the cause was never dis.
covered. only the fire was a reality, dread.
full and never forgotten, The unuttcrable
confusion, the burning, fiery flames sweep
ing over every part OF the building, made
a lasting impression on all the inmates.
How it was manag no one remembers,
hut the children were all got out, and stood
white and terrified under the trees In the
garden. No one in that dreadful moment
paid heed to the baby voice pleading for
tho rescue Of Goldic and Puppy. Some one
rchuk,d the child aud paid no more Al.
icntion 10 her.
With loves quick instinct the small
whiic.robed figure crcpt away. and some.
how-the courage must have been ns q
hero's-the child made her way. unnoticed,
10 the spot where her bed stood in the
girls dormitory-the little white bed in
which she slept, with Goldie safely under
the pillow and Puppy at the foot.
The rest Of the story we only guessed.
When the deluge 81 water had turned
the beams OF living fire into charcoal. aud
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