The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-03-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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r GREAT old sweet-smelllng gar.


not come out into the garden much
these days. Joan stopped before tai
pink hollyhoek. and spoke.
Il don't Iherink this is such a nice
summer as most" she said. Il u ed
10 say 'nnk." once-oh. years aud
years ago. when was ker-wite d
little baby. but say 'therink.' now.
cause I'm most grown up. you see
Then she walked on again down the
little twisted gravel path. with her
hands clasped behind her. and her
brows grave with thought For 30 Man
Daddy used to walk when he was
having a big ''iherink.-
But it's whole days-'inost years
since Man Daddy went away" shs
said. stopping bsside gray green
bush OF lavender. "and he said goodby
- hasiy. be squeezed me 10 hard that
be hurt. ard bis eyes were angry. aud
l hadn't been naughty at all. Are you
sorry. sweet lsyendsrr'
She buried her face In the fragrance.
then trottsd on down the little path.
I'LL she came 10 a tall fosg.oge. She
Tilted back her yellow head and gaxed
up al the white and red bells with
wide eyed gravity. her hands stiil
elaspsd behind her back
zone day" she said. "a lady came 20
see mother. IL vast was a long,
big Time ago. Afore you were horned.
pretty ladiss what bow. and she tried
u klas me when she Was going, bur
l dicnt like her. you see. aud would
not ksss her. aud | ran In 10 mother.
and mother Was III ON ihe-I forgot
the bed without covers In the draw.
j.nsF0om. you know. and the lady
wa smiling ever 80. and Der dress
was ss long az Dew little baby's.
and that Mas the day Mac Daddy went
away
She bowed graseiy 10 the polite FOX.
gloves. AID tFottsd On.
II, fore a sroIp q tsil. white lilies she
stepped asain- she came closer. and.
s,rsiclins ~ Der arms pulled one
gsuily down aud laid her sofl cheek
against the snowy pesais
for moment the baby lip qulresed.
Man Daddy loved yoa the bsstest
Of all queen % the osrten'-thaf.
what be called y0a. you Arrow
Thea q eTy went % IN The warm.
swcst air. Il want NAn Daddy-oA.
wait him 10 bzaf'
The liti~ hands we're unelasped oniy
20 BE- Ioes~d together tighter ssin
For i'in moo, grown az. you see.-
vhsspsrxd Baby Jo4n 10 tho tail white |
li'y. and sr0~n.ups don't cry. you
krow.-
She isft The lilies. and waikei on 10 /
dep ID ushi. ~ the end % tho path /
her wee rcd srnshads was tied with /
string 10 a nsn Ia the wall. Such /
long uhiie II had tsksn 10 az that
suHshsds -propslly." but Joan eyed Il
proudly now.
Are you kerwi;s hsrpyr' she SAID.
p~-plns round az the elambSrlns white
sni pink eonsoiruius behind the ~.
u~ parssoi Poor mnsiin iadies. d,dnf
the ~iad bow yon dreruir'
Then she watched little blns butter.
a. ~ abe BATTERED about frum flower
90 nSwer. aud analiy sailed over the
wall
III was bpucrry.- shs sald 20
the cousoivuis. 4 VOID soon dad
Man Daddy she sighed. 40 that her
small musiln.p inafsrcd basom gave a
b ( hsass. -nut thea with another
thought. -I'd have 10 leave m1shsf.-
She sighed again. Mother says.
'Doa't WORN. an when ask when
Man Daddy's coming home. and then
abe klses me ever 80. 60 make up
She trofici on again with hands be.
hind her back.
A woman looking from a window
Irrnsd away IN anguish from the small
4 mlnine i'm satiou - " n Oddly.
Suddenly the chubby lcxs twiukleJ in
Wild haste Up the gard n. across tho
rslve' lawn. out Of the open gate Into !
he road.
Il can 20 most ne fast as a butter. /
IT," said Joan. "snd IN fnd Man
Daddy at the nice place where F.do :
sas took when he was lost. whore
here we're such a heaps and hears OF .
s.. know Man Daddy'ii be there"
Nth riesfuI chucklc that brough, :
he dimples laughing to her cheek .
Mother never thought Of that. I
,'iiese n was the lilies what put the Z
hcrink In my Inside" I
Along the hot. dusty road. meeting no
ne In this peaceful dinner hour. she a
rottcd. her sunbonnct dragging behind
nd her yellow hair rivaIIns the glow
ng cornneid on either side.
In her desire to emulate the butterfly
he got over the ground at a surprising Q
ace. She put oil her heart and soul y
nto her cndtavor. as she always did 6
nto everything she undertook Life
D Joan was deep and an earnest '
hing. She hardly knew that her '
hort legs were aching. or that her v
urls were sticking to her damp little
row. by tho time the village dinner a
our was over the village was left far Y
,bind by jeans determined lega She 81
egan to meet people. and few asked n
or whore she was going. 1oan's Il
moist smile and her answer, q
Man Daddy--jus there" with Q,
rimy foreAngcr pointing apparently Il
the end OF the road or lane. or fcld. Ia
,tIsHed them. But presently Joan g
opped 10 talk TO a great sunfiower c,
1dding its golden head nt her over
ie railing OF q little garden. II was b.
hen she caught sight Of its friendly h
ice that abe knew how her legs b
,hcd. II
"You see.' she said. sitting down for
ut one minute beneath the sunnower b
I'd casing up at II wistfuily. I'm not
ally butterfly, and--my legs hurt
little"