Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

girl was already seated and had told me to 20 and sit
there and share the desk with her obcycd and at
once began to look out OF the OF my my
companion. She had curls-ong black curls which,
a straight hared girl, ! bound to adore. | had
small boy knew TO grab them for rcinS, and fairness
OF skin that filled my dark DESIGNATE with envy;
white aprons produced seeming equality that pre-
vented modification and wounded feeling, One thing
impressed me deeply This little girl eating stick
OF candy for school had yet been called order
Now, had many little girls many sticks of
candy, but never, never had that very ordinary
action invested with so much grace and dclicacy She
never crunched-one might rather say she nbbed
She held the stick lightly with the tips OF her fingers
and the little finger kept we'll from the others;
while about the lower end of The candysck, as pro-
lection, was carefully rolled narrow band of white
rekned. ''''''' 'N NV O'''s ''''S p'l'''''
For some time we examined each other with side
gances Then She of the black curls drew piece of
paper from book and with pencil printed some
thing with much pursuing of TIE lips and leaning of the
head to side. Then she showed the paper toward
and turned her head away and nibbled candy. |
~ II-E-R-ME"
After bit took the pencil and with much unncces-
sary moistenng of the lead printed;
"CL-A-R-A-ME'
She read then put her hand in her pocket and drew
out pearr1andled knife and nickel looked on 81
lently and then drew from my pocket penny and
broken comedian ring, and held it my hand.
Oh, she cried mend it!'
q Cant" | answered
yes you cant! she insisted shook my head. We'll,
Zach can-yes, he cant He's my brother and he
do most anything!' Just then school was called to
order anG friends.
= At brother Zach consulted about the
broken ring He decided that it could be mefded only
to look But Essic-as he called his sister-showcd
disappointment at this TO tears that he finally
declared he could mend the ring | could it,
if | would always remember to hold very still while
/ had it
Zach was older than Essie, and he was a manly little
fellow. He didn't bully the girls, but he fought the boys
when they called him He had big lustrous eyes
II remember ] called them shiny then, and told
Essie he looked like church picture But she said
flush! don't let him hear he'll be mad you
Then she asked me did know what a cherub was.
said Il thought not and she said: You know a
Cupid, don't you?' And | said, Yes" Well" she
"a cherub is just pretty Cupid only he hasn't
grown any back OF his wings That's all there is of him
lady said that Zach was Il beautiful chcrub, and he
called her sat and then he got punished and he just
hates her since-boys funny that way.
So time passed. and found the beauty and dainty
airs and graccs OF my little friend quite cqualled BY her
Kindness and gentleness One day she cried, with
about my waist, Il wish were ssers! and heartily
and ungrammatically responded, Me- too!' SO from
the brief sentence, Il wish you my sister, grew
the plan that brought the wedding altar.
One noon they took to their house. heir grand
mother and grandfather and their mother at home
all the pictures and books and the big piano on
which Zach played with both hands, hardly ever stop
ping to find place anything. And there was
cande-box full of bran-ncw little cats, without one
eye open among them yet and when the old dog came
TO look them, too they all spit and Missed like any
thing. And never many toys in my life before
and we had frucake.
On our way back 10 school, Essie said for about the
twentieth time: III only you my sister, and then
she ciasped her hands and cried "Oh, Zach! Zach
h1t'S the ma TOR