The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-16
Rose Tine
.....By......
MARGARET RICHARDS

Copyright. 1905, By Mcclure. Philip. & c..

| doNn the path between the ycrbenas
and sweet williams.
/ "Edtlls' she called. Edith
Coming. Aunt Martha. yon said.
Then YOU anchored your fairy boat
(Which was really n hammock under
the big Old elm and scampered down
the path your light braids bobblng be
lind YOU
Roses for dinner, Aunt Martha r
YOU asked ioyfuIly.
\ Always the same. Though she called
you every morning aud though you
saw the lille. white basket on her arm,
you hdd always 10 ask The same ques-
tiol Roses Cor dinner. Auiii Martha Z"
She Just stood smiling AZ YOU au,l
You took the little white basket proud
~. Very straight and proper you were
as YOU walked down the garden path
shoulders back, toes out. light bfaids
bobbing sereneiN.
X do not ioiter,'i' she had said. aud you
did moi, although GIly your huge New
foundIalid playfelow, raced after yoG
down tbe path
Not now, Guy" YOU said prmly. and
he dropped his stick and followed you
sedately. Down the Wide path between
the holiyhocks You went acI'oss the
bridge below lie lnwn. stopping a MIN
ute by the water to cool your flushed
face aud watch the ripples sparkling
in the sunshine. Guy looked at YOU ex-
pectantly. all ready for a plunge but
a
sticks at rose time. o'uy". Then along
the wide sunny. road aud ia at the
''other Aunt Martha'S" through the lii
tie white gate that was always open
for YOU
The ''other Aunt Martha" was the
Even now, sometimes, when your own
little girl brings you roses and you bury
your face in their fragrant depths and
close your eyes, you can see the "other |
Aunt Martha as YOU used 10 see her,
her little cap on her gray curs stand |
ing among her roses in the golden sum
light Of that long ago. The bees hum |
med among the blossoms a little breeze |
stirred the bushes. and a shower of pink |
petals dropped silently. You walked |
softly down the narrow path between
the roses to where, her arms fun of |
fragrant pink blossoms, she waited,
smiling. for you.
But there came DAYS when You did |
not go after the roses aud Won hid in |
the long grass when Aunt Martha call.
ed you. Thai was the awful time of |
your great disobedence and its dread |
full result
When II was afternoon and you were |
tired OF playing with Guy or sailing in
the fairy boat. and the sun shone in
slanting golden beams through the
twisted branches. you sat ON The porch
h yont little clair Your frock was Il
lie color OF The little white clouds. your
sash was As blue as the sky. You were
very cleau ind proud and he'lutifnl as
you rocked and rocked aud rocked,
Aunt Dora stood in The open doorway
with a letter in her hand and eyed you
loubtfully
Let me take II. Aunt Dora" YOU
.ried, springing M from your little
hair II was fine for Il little girl 10
walk down TO the postotfice all alone,
ust as though she were grown up.
Aunt Dora still looked doubtful 1T
$ very important letter" she said.
nd then all her face went pink like the
oses in her belt
You looked aud poudered.
why do peoples faces go like
oscs?' you asked.
DO thcy?" she asked aud laughed,
nd then she laughed again and kissed
on. and you went down between the
ollyhocks carrying the letter proudly
q your hand.
Aunt Dora was not married like Aunt
Iartba. She was beautiful princess
nd some day fairy prince would
ONE aud she would go away with him
a n golden coach
over the bills and far away.
Beyond their utmost purple rims.
That was from the book she read
Oh on Sundays You had looked aud
'oked. but you had never seen the pur-
le rims. All the hills you knew had
us Dh lhfHh dul we're STtfA- VI
APPS they might look different from
he river You were usually good
tie girl. and you knew that good lii
G girls minded their auntieS. and you
al been Forbidden TO go down by the ]
yer. hut you suddenly felt thar you
illst see those purple rims. }
Down you went. along the close crop /
ed grass, out GA the large. Dat slip
cry rock. aud then II happcned-how d
on never knew that YOU were in the !
alter, and then Guy vas in The water, J
10. Juggling Al your frock; thcn you
nd Guy were both al vet and safe ,
nd dripping on the shore. )
The important letter get that. too, d
NY" YOU cried pointing 10 white
beck drifting down the stream. But y
ny only leaped and barked aud licked
our face with his great rough tongue. {
Retribution had come swiftly. fasten- q
z It's grim hand on you and shadow s
< all yOnr little world What would
ey sayy sou wondered nnmbly. drag il
ng wet heavy little feet aeroS. the d
wn and up between the bollybocks
al through the slantiug golden bars il
sunlight on the porch y
Bless me- cried Aunt Martha. q
Nhat has happened 10 the cblldf' h
nd Won stood with shamed bowed !