The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-12

| "HcsS oOui - new lie. Huf 0ttf
beyond that there was keener hurt,
OF threatened loss and bereavtm
The wav flowers, all stiff and star
as they were, were all that remained
her tar-oh happy girlkood. She
made them in her last year at scha
her father had gloated over them a
the way home, riding beside her il t'|
carriage instead OF mounting his horse
with the precious bouquet held CAREFUL,
upon his knees.
Yes. said her wax flowers. Dona
| think, Miss Leslie, you know evefy'
thing, Mrs Murdoch said, with an utl]
little sheer. Not even ef you do set 81
TO be as high-toned as your grandma.
Why, It was only last night that younH
man you think is such great shal1A<
Mister Benny Lighton, was tellin' us{
me and Mist Murdoch-about ths<
Eye-Rlian churches-said heap of
was trimmed all the year round Va
artiheials, just the same as a ladyS
bonnet"
Leslie looked at her grandmothe,
flushing like a wild rose. She. too. ia
heard some of the Lighton wond
stories-not told for wonders, but cas-
ally, IN response to her inspired list,
irg.
Lighton was an outlandcr who /.
come 70 look over the mines. The loo|
-rg over, Of course, had taken al z
pretty well everywhere; but. odd
enough, all the way to everywhere Ii,
managed to run within hail Of the CT.
place. Since Leighton was stayinp
her house, Mrs. Murdoch resented n T
interest in the Grays. Mrs. Murdoc
was childless, but her niece and nan,esakt|
Euphemia Angelina Butler, now awa1
az college, was coming home In Tnnf
with a diploma and any number OF ac
complishments. Lighton was to be hacll
tthen--and Mrs Murdoch wanted him
be also fancy free.
4 say wax flowers don't suit East
no matter what those strange peo,
do" Leslie began.
Mrs. Gray gave her silcncing Ia
and said:
Il will bring the flowers. " vol
quite sure they look we'll enough
Leslie was very prefty--her M
high coloring blended exquisitcly
her grandmother's chiselled otitl
Moreover, she had vcritable bird
throat, and sang with heart and 81
a bird must She had sung in, 49,
choir until Mrs. Murdoch 10
melodcon, which had been SIX
her parlor with piano. Alona
instrument, Mrs. Murdoch
the opinion that il was best
by male voices only.
Mrs. Murdoch, greatly notified
ed briskly about, bending. sotiint
searching for dust and cobwebs
vision.
IF we'd only thought In time for
to practice, you might have helped
the anthem, Leslie" she said II
after pause, tentatively: NOBODY
deny your singin' is nice, and I've b
thinkin when Phenny--Angciihe cor
home, maybe you and her hid bel
sing regular" -.
Mrs. Gray said nothing leslie is5S
quickly away. Then. ally III them fcli
work helping black Jimmy. Mrs. MI
1ocll's hotisemaid. make the church
clean as it was bare.
Easter weather. is triclysv. There ~
been hardly a hint Of Spring until Ehste
morning, yet IT dawned bright an|
'almy, ard swept quickly into aln,o,
midsummer heat. Buds expanded
bly, IN the strong sunsilif1zAH
lardy blossom burst out III
essamine trellis over Lesll
After she was In cllurchy q y
q her head so as not to fess1r
'ouduet, set boldly fory, Il. PEI
nake-shift font Eveas,sr c IN
verybody would ~ beOa ~
gs KS there Of Gfanhys \ ~,
Everybody In Lcslie,s Y
hen meant one particular "
boxed Up quickly as lie ca,,S
aught the subtle ripple betw;*{
cr and amusement which
cross his face. Then A.
own again, so as 10 see nofI.;,,
er worn praycr~book. Il ~
'rannys confirmation
rannys oversight hernandez
e Georges had supplied
the hands which held the "A
ellcate, although work had III,
lem, Leslie drew hard breafI,
Mechanically, she followed }6n
&, trying hard TO keen her z.,s.
cart in subsection. In th,s t,.A
elped hcr--the quartette f<s{7.,
Try well, and with strength s..,,...
ask the teasinQs Of the r,clod. y -
e did not raise her aead.
was time for couan,iI'
Nv then made her sink Il
quickly beating heart.
The wax flowers u
losts Of thernscivc
alks, to be sure, were
Irtly clothed in faded
q there remnant
err lumpish tcrmin;
Iunted as flower-he1
as Uttered .g,fft -