The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-07-10
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Srlmy 1OreHnBer pointing apparently
to the end of the road or lane or field,
satisfied them. But presently Joan
stopped to talk to a great sunfower
nOddng its golden head at her over
the railing of a little garden. 1t was
when she caught sight of its friendly
face that she knew how her legs
ached.
you see" she said, sitting down for
just one minute beneath the sunfower
and gazing up at it wistfully, I'm not
really a butterfly, and-my legs hurt
a little"
The sunhower nodded encOuragingly.
Its a long way" said Joan. I've
run miles and miles, pretty good lady
oh, miles and miles-miles
voice trailed off into a drowsy murmur
-"milesw she said, with a sudden
jerk and sitting upright. She gazed
up at the sunfower reprOachfully.
Il mustn't go 10 sleep" she said. 1--WE
got to find Man Daddy in the big
place where they took FidO when he
was lost It's JUS there" pointing
down the road. "Goodby, gold lady.
l must be quick, cause Man Daddy
will be lonesome without me and moth
er, you zee, and mother will be lone
some, too"
She started at a run, then looked
back over her shoulder at the sun
flower with n troubled little laugh.
My legs won't work propelly," she
said, and struggled on. The sun had
gone behind great threatening clouds,
but Joan took no heed. All her mind
was centered on getting on. She took
no more rest till she came suddenly
upon a group of peoples growing in
the grass at the wayside; by them her
legs stumbled and gave way, and she
sank down on to the grass. She whis-
pered to them in little voice that was
GREATNESS and full of tears. Il want
mother and Man Daddy" she said, and
then she lay still and set all her teeth
together to keep the sobs back. But
presently she sat up. ''Dey's coming"
she gasped, her grammar growing
weak in her extremity. A sudden
CLEAN lit her face.
"Grown-up angels cry to give the
flowers water" she said, as a great
tear rolled down her cheek, and kneel-
ing, she bent over the peoples and sob
bed her heart out, while the tears
splashed on to the flowers. But other
drops came and mingled with hers
great angry drops from dark clouds
overhead-drops that beat the peoples
shudderiug to the earth. THE angels
are crying, too" murmured Joan, sleep
lly and rolled over and lay still.
The angels crying was long and We
hement. 1t woke Joan several times
but she was dazed with WEAKNESS
Once she murmured with a smile
It's most a cold bath stead of q
teppy to-day, mother" and went tC
sleep again.
In the dlmly lit room on the white
little bed Joan tossed YEARLY from
side to side. you see little blu,
ladies, it hurts bad in your stummicl
jus here" laying one hot little hanC
on her chest, but I'm not crying, yol
know"
mo, my brave little darling" muir
INJURED the woman, bending over her
But you is, motherr in an acces.
of utter surprise. Il felt it on IN,
head. l tinked-therinked- grown-up.
never-Oh, it-hurts, motherw he
fingers clinging around her mothers
lit hurts, you see" drawing a long
sobbing breath.
Presently she began anxiously
THAT did sound like crying a bit, but.
with tremulous little laugh, ii
wasn't-it wasn't, really"
mo, no, dear-I know-try to Q,
to sleep" and she began to sing
lullaby.
You sing very nice, all of you.
babbled the restless voice. Il do Xix
flower singing-you can hear the win,
shaking their voices-but Man Dadd,
won't come. one day. it was year
and years ago, little pink ladies, l ra,
} and ran-you see, I'm not really
i butterfly, but, then, when butternie
use their legs they 90 quite slow, am
l haven't any wings, you see"
\ fr0ck-coated figure bent over tn
bed now, and the woman's eyes neve
left his face.
, Fever high-she must be soothed.
Il want Man Daddy-you're not Ma
, Daddy-do you know, one day. when
. was ker-wlte little-I cut mine finge
i cried-wasn't it funny? But Ma
Daddy tied it up and l laughed, 'caus
he said it was dolly. Would he II
? my stummick up if he was here?
; hurts, you see-Oh it hurts"