Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
Little Lily's Visit to the Days of Yore
ny Maud walker.

--ILY, dear, l have Just had a
phone that -grandmamma is not
very well and that her com
- panion has been called away
t&k8S2u.l on a matter of business, leav-
49, ing the dear old lady alone
except for the cook, Jane. And grand
mamma wants either you or me to come
and spend the day with her. As you
know. l must attend to my preserves
which ] have Just started-and shall have
to ask you to give up your day with Ethel
and go to grandmamma's instead. Next
Saturday you may go to visit Ethel"
But, mamma" demonstrated Lilly, II
have planned for a whole week to visit
Ethel at her new home In the country.
And she viii be expecting me! And some
other girls are to be there, too. / shall
be so dreadfully disappointed IL / nave
TO give up my day with Ethel"
Mrs. Parker meditated a bit, then said:
"Well, l do not see any other course
open, dear, As you know, my preserves
has reached that stage where l must
either let the fruit spoil or remain home
and attend to it. Mary has her hands
fun with the Saturdays baking and clean
ing, and | cannot leave the preserves to
her. l hope you can make up your mind
to go to grRndmamma for this one day.
You must remember she is papa's dear
old mother, and her little granddaughter
will not refuse to so to her when she is
feeling In need of companionship.'
"Oh, I'll so, mamma" said Lily IN a
half-hearted way. But l shall be max
kRS a great sacrifice. ! have planned so
much on this day with Ethel And Ethel
has made, such arrangements to have a
fine all-day party, too. But l shall phone
her at once that l cannot come-that |
must go and stay with grandmamma in
stead. Oh. II is 30 hard to have either
a grandparent or a baby sister or brother
TO mind, There's Pearl Graves. who has
10 remain at home SO much TO care for
her baby brother. l think It a real hard
ship SO l do"
Then. in a very unhappy mood, Lily
'phoned her regrets" to Ethe and hur-
riedly made ready to 20 TO her grand
mothers cottage, which was in the eoun-
try, about a mile from the city limits.
Lily got off the street car right at her
grandmother's gate, and could see the old
lady sitting beside a window overlooking
the roadway. on seeing LILY the grand
mother waved a feeble hand. and sent such
a sweet smile that Lily's heart melted. aud
she could not bring herself TO go up to
the old lady with an unpleased c0unte-
nance.
"oh. so my little grille has com to
pass the time with me-" said grandmother
as Lily entered her room. How glad I
am TO see you. child. And how like your
father you are tOdaythe same blue eyes,
the same color coming and going in your
pretty checks, just as Il used to do in his
face when he was a little, chap"
Lily kissed the wrinkIed cheek. and felt
q glow OF pride pass through her as the
eyes and bright complexion. She loved
TO be told that she her father.
How are you. EranhyG" she asked,
sympathy In her voice, for somehow just
coming into her grandmother's presence
had driven out the hard feelings she had
entertained against the dear old lady, II
hope you are better, now"
You make me quite well. dear" said
granny. And l have planned a little
party for you tOday-I have decided TO
invite IN the children Of my ohlldhood-my