Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-24


there not days of snow when without
reason spring 10 in ones thought?
am wont to call this secret pres
ence the little spring.
1.-The little spring" / said She
knows. She stays even when everyone
supposes that she has forgotten"
Then Peleas came in, and the win
try sun touched his white hair as 1t
touched mine, for we are both 20.
"Ettare," said Peleas, Nicola has a
friend who is Ill in the hospital. She
has gone to see her and she has got
n her place for to-day the most pathet-
Ic little woman. She Is down there
In the kitchen now making salad"
"Then her salads will be good"
said. Haven't you often noticed how
the disappointments in life come out
IN appetizing dishes or exquisite
needlework or beautiful dispositions?
"Ah, yes" said Peleas, but theit
eyes never look any less sad. wish
we could cheer her up. Her name Is
Mary"
Presently went down to the
kitchen.
MARY" I said, what fresh, crisp
lettuce! am glad to know that was
right I thought the world smelled OF
spring this morning"
Spring, ma'am?" said Mary.
"Yes-spring," said. March, April.
May. Surely, in spite Of the snow, you
have not forgotten"
Mary smiled family, and sighed. So
many smiles are signs!
mo, ma'am," she said, Il have not
forgotten"
"Ah, no." / said, zone doesn't for
gee. Mary, l pursued. IF 1t werH
spring what would you rather do than
anything else?"
20, ma'am," said Mary.
For myself" said l, 'spring or win
ter, | wish--let us both wish-to be
near to some one very, very dear"
! "Oh, ma'am," said Mary. '"Yes'm.'
"Ah WE'LL" said as l left her, this
I am persuaded, is very special day
: And | know that spring is some
where about listening"
/ went back upstairs smiling at the
pleasant mystification in Mary's face
In the upper hallway Peleas stood
with a workman.
"Ettare" said Peleas, this man say
, something about water-pipes."
Q "Ah,'' said l, Ito be sure. The wiz
ter pipes In the attic. Have you fot
gotten the school play?"
!, q had" Peleas confessed. Il had
/. This will be the man to make tn
fountain that Lisa wanted"
This will be the man." / assent
+ 3D. :" and let us 60 up to the attic .
y once"
e Here Lisa and some of her butte
fly friends had begged leave to CON-
ON a holiday, and pursue most a.
d tonishing course to which Peleas All
At had assented only after proper hea
tation They wished to give her
kind of play, and they had selected OF
t. attic for the simple reason that til
n heroine of the piece lived in an {.
tic chamber, all cobwebs and rafteI
y and fell asleep and dreamed that 81
1t was princess by fountain in a ga
A. den, and met there the prince waitir
for her. After which. she awoke ar
d. found herself in the attic, founta
ne and princess crown gone but Il
prince was still there among the CO
!, webs and rafters.
III ITS nice and warm up here"
OF said.
If THAT" said l. smiling at my ON
a image in a dusty mirror, is no dou
~ because spring is in the world,
e- spite of the snow"
et It'll be late spring, along O. t
,+s almanacs," said the man, thrown
down his kit of tools.
az "Nonsense!" said |, 1T will be
if early spring. / can tell by the W
~, the snow is piled!"
= How dare any one prophesy a la
NY spring? Why should not everyone
through the winter prophesying
,+s early spring, happy in the confiden
that the prophecy would lure on t
We, spring itself? Everyone ought
al least to understand that spring
-, really in the world all winter long
only one knew how to look for it
IN st will be an early spring." I
m peated firmly How can you ht
N thinking so when you can make I
- spring wherever you go-you. yours,
ut, mean?'
nd The man looked startled.
ST, ma'am?" he asked.
y Certainly" | cried, If could
ash about all winter carrying a little t
In In my pocket which would make
- attic floor and lead pipe bloss
- into fountain, ! should not find
ne, hard to believe that l could make
4 spring whenever | wished
,nr why, yes'm," he said. i've thou,
hat myself sometimes"
"Let us have" said / to the m
this fountain of spring come up he
7 between this old chest and the d
81 ner window. hope" / added, IT
ST. his Is a quick spring, because Il
re coming here to rehearse this ali
Isl loon, and they will want the 70