Putnam patriot., 1909-04-09

mont one Thursday evening after pray CT meeting and added that he hoped ali would be pvesent and that the ia dies of the church would arrange for 4 tasteful and appropriate decoration.
 Afier service he women stood about irresolntels, booking nt each other with blank. questioning faces,
 'I guess you'll have to excuse me Mir. Kent one of them said at last biuntiy T aln't got any flowers. an besides l dout know anything about deeoratius."
 Nor me- eNor me" Nor me e came iu rapid succession and in eSi deut relief from tie other women. "'Tntn't time yet for flowers to bloem .
 Cant we tind few eallas and Eas ter lIlles and naresssllsee and perhaps some other white towersfe asked tho minister. with less confidence in his voice
 sAl the houses in the neighhorhnod canst scare un white posies enough for hnttanhole bouquet declared oht woman aRQresslsely An for Easter lilies. | sint never seen one. an' uar, la sus | aiut even heard of The Idea . dscoHtln' whole church nt thIs tlne Q year
 tT'se heard Mis- Bray speak o' mar. 's,issus@ said woman refleetiveiy 'sshe that was the florists wife. you know. An. come Ia lhiak. she's likel. q master hand al thls deeoratin hasl neas."
 Who ls Mrs Bray f' asked the mln istef quickly 'rerhaps she can help me out sith thls. Curious l have not heard of her before
 ssDh. dout know" dryly: folks sort 'o' de away from the world after they go Into the peorhausc. Mis- hfay \ husband was for gettln' en, 50 he went te the elts all learned lhe florists srssie i'or d lime he done well Thea hIs business broke. an he dled An tsS vii. coMe back here an ltNed uR what lliile she had After that there Was uofhlu' bnt the paerllaaSe.s
 Well. We VIII find her eagerly "NlA you % with me. Mrs Ferry v
 @Nhy. yes. l don't mind if de. cynthia EIaA NNA aa nun VT ssse s~ anybody ronnd."
 rke next afternoon the minister's blackboard stepped In front of the pooFhouse. and he aud Mrs Ferry aiighsed Several men and boys were siouching about the yard. and on a nench near the door were four or i've old women Mrs. Ferry looked them .ever critically.
 Not there she declared concIsely. "Cynthia wouldn't grow to look like that Wen go in"
 In answer te their knock hard fea tured woman came te the door.
 eMls' Brasy' she repeated. "oh. Aunt cynthia. as We call her. k good Seorker. se we keep her tn the kitehen. | don.t spass shes had q visitor afore sn i've years Won't you come inf'
 They entered Five minutes passed . then s little old woman. with drprsN ealory manner. stole softly Into the rsoan.
 ssltid. dii soa wish to see mey' she asked trenulonsls,
 Mrs Ferry sfrane forward ta quick ferTetfulaeSs of tue immeasnrahle dis tAnes which lay between her seclal pe satian and the peaFhoa~e
 ~AYhy. you peor soul. she cried sym pashetlcalls. .hov oii you've erewu NJ hatr aint begun to tuFa yeg. an hefe xoaF'n Is perfectly whise
 ~gt's hes.n a long tiinr sinee yeu and were young answered the osa 50 man gently Then ste eoleFed witt kusiden Fenemh1ance and drew herself up NtisEiy.
 x fhere anything can de Ger you 7 nhe aHke3
 s's'ane. rynfhA. don't talk that way. remmlstgated Mrs- Ferry. You know farmers wives are always work 1n. Aa an it's good psece from our place fo she"
 .poorhoase.~ said the oid wemau caimiy