The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-28
EY MArD WALKER.

- ArlNTo was little girl who lived
A, T Srca. many ycars ago. and she
aas the daughter Of very poor
w man. who rnGe i ineagcr living by
weaving eomtnor cloth. When Pa
pinto vas oaly seven years of age she
YVES sct TO learning the wcayer's trade,
for her mother was q very delicate worn-
au aud could not assist her poor husband
~ his gora. II was all that she could
De "a look after the children apintc
and a baby boy nat0cd Sando-and her
U;,le house. So PaPlntG was early set to
work ard wien she arrived az the age
OF - she was quite proficient In weaving
common cloth.
But the prize CT commoa cloth was very
iosq, aud K required the most economical
Damaging for the family TO get enough
10 c!tt. and they suffered from want
many. many times, and i'apihto often
saw tears H. her anxious mothers eyes
aud look IF deep concern and worry in
hcr father. eyes.
~ waa tie day before Easter Sunday.
and Il SLOW. cold rain WIS falling in the
cuuniry whore i'apinto lived And as she
scrLcG at tire great iopni her heart WAS
hr.,y The morrow would be Easter,
Gar the Holy Day Ia that poor housellold.
Irie ;hey Sill possessed the Christian
sulrlt hlt they would have to remain at
,.sle from Easter services owing To the
80, TIA: tlay had no clothes fit to weJr
- public.
'rha dag grew colder aud darker as the
rlo;tls l;iici:nnod and long before the
usil;:i hour Tor lighting the caudles the
r.ou had Srai.u Gc:te din. and Papinto
~ Il . No.. al Iii
ire loom HI an adjoining room she could
hear her dear, SICILY little mother sing
i,, the baby boy. Sando. to sleep. The
either had gone 10 the village, half Il
mile distant. 10 deliver piece of cloth
To tailor. from whom he hoped to re
cciYe eaOugh money TO euahle him to get
course food for the morrow.
And 90 little I'apinto. 10 years Of age.
Sas :.ioae In the big loomrooIn working
nHay 0iIh ali her energy. She was al
ways 80 aHXionS to show a COED week 5
result from her iabors. And usually rs
she worked she built air castles for the
II ture-Eor her father. her mother the
li;tle Sundo and herself. Aud on Easter
I've she Eegun again building air castles,
oh, 1t only We could hid pot ~
gold under the stone floor OF the kitchen.
she unused Wed all 20 To Easter Serv-
lie tomorrow, and we'd burn candles Oh
or little altar in the best roon. aud
we'd have IL nice dinner for dear rapa,
l:.aH.na, baby brother and me. And in
iha e. uing we'd sit aroHnd the fire and
Iana would tell us stories of the days
" hrn the wlr.d j gun oh. we'd hive
stic, "A Sl,lputi.G Gay. And Easter is such
:. dtar LIE. e. time When every person
Suudld du some good IN the world.
And VIA good would You do, little
veaycr:'' aSECd voice from over the
lr0a And TO Papinto's astoniShment she
heheid hy the dim light of the room Il
ijtti,. form hanging above the loom. Pa
,.utu iuDbcd her eyes and looked more
-.o5tiv hen she discerned the figure
10 ne that of fairy, and fairy on
wings The pretty little thing was just
over the loom. and it was She who had
aliul,ru IL Hapiuto.
SHE repeated the question: And what
would you do. little weayerf"
And ,hen raplnto. not at all afraid. an
severed. But first she stopped the loom
ttuIn running Il would do good 10 all
thc poor know" she replied. First