The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-05-17

In appetizing dishes or exquisite
needlework or beautiful dispositions ?
"Ah, yes" said Peleas, but thei
eyes never look any less sad. l wish
we could cheer her up. Her name Is
Mary"
Presently went down to the
kitchen.
Mary" said, "wha: fresh, crisT
lettuce! am glad to know that was
right. ! 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. Sc
many smiles are sighs
mo, ma am" she said, 81 have moi
forgotten
"Ah no." / said, "one doesn't for
get. Mary, pursued. IF 1t wers
spring what would you rather do than
anything else?"
", ina all, Sdlu MARY.
For myself" said |, spring or win
ter, | wish--let us both wish--to be
near to some one very. very dear"
''Oh, aam," said Mary. "Yes'm."
"Ah well" said as | left her, this,
| am persuaded is very special day.
And I 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 workman.
"Ettare," said Peleas, this man says
something about water-pipes."
"Ah," said !, ito be sure. The wiz
ter pipes in the attic. Have you for.
gotten the school play?"
81 had" Peleas confessed. Il had.
This will be the man to make the
fountain that Lisa wanted"
This will be the man. | assent
ed, and let us go up to the attic at
once"
Here Lisa and some of her butter
fly friends had begged leave to come
on a holiday, and pursue a most as.
tonishing course to which Peleas and
| had assented only after proper heal
tation They wished to give her a
kind of play, and they had selected our
attic for the simple reason that the
heroine Of the piece lived In an at.
tic chamber, all cobwebs and rafteis,
and fell asleep and dreamed that she
was princess by fountain In gar.
den, and met there the prince waiting
for her. After which, she awoke and
found herself In the attic, fountain
and princess crown gone but the
prince was still there among the cob
webs and rafters.
''It's nice and warm up here" he
said.
That" said !, smiling at my own
image In a dusty mirror, lis no doubt
because spring Is in the world. In
spite of the snow"
It'll be late spring, along O. the
almanacs,' said the man, throwing
down his kit of tools.
"Nonsense!" said !, 1T will be an
early spring. | can tell by the way
the snow Is Piled"
How dare any one prophesy a late
spring? Why should not everyone go
through the winter prophesying an
early spring. happy in the confidence
that the prophecy would lure on the
spring itself? Everyone ought at
least to understand that spring Is
really in the world all winter long II
only one knew how to look for 1t.
ut will be an early spring." re-
peated firmly. How can you help
thinking SO when you can make the
spring wherever you go-you, yourself,
mean"
The man looked startled.
II, ma'am?" he asked.
Certainly" ! cried III could go
about all winter carrying little tool
in my pocket which would make an
attic floor and lead pipe blossom
into fountain, | should not find 1t |
hard to believe that | could make it |
spring whenever wished"
Why, yesm," he said. I've thought |
hat myself sometimes"
Let us have" said | to the man,
this fountain of spring come up here,
between this old chest and the dor
ner window. hope" | added, that
his is a quick spring, BECAUSE they
re coming mere to rehearse this after
room, and they will want the foun-
ain"
This here spring he said, 9TH !,
axe about two full hours to bring up
hat fountain, ma am"
Very we'll" said l. II told you
here would be an early spring"
At four O'Clock Lisa and her friends
are to rehearse for the fountain
,lay. saw them all safely above