The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-31

The two Cit girls game 10 see little
Mary one afternoon.
We thought maybe you would
like TO 60 picking daisies they sad
H'AInther said We might go !: we'd
each bring her home IA big bunch
She's gotn., L, dry them for daisy
tea"
What are daisies good for" askec
a neighbor. whp had Just dropped
In to borrow an almanac.
-''For night So eats" said thd eldest
Colt girl in a. capable manner,
Mother dries them up In tbs garre'
'ry summer"
Mays mother rock tiow11 her lit
tie girls hat from the nail.
You may bring me a bunch. too.
she said
Away they went. the Colt girls and
little MARY. beyond the wall into ghe
gathered their ha nsis full md theH
aprons fun II it was Play. it was
pleasant, and, If II was work, II wac
the prettiest work LA the world.
NJ last they came under the shade
of n great spreading apple tree, and
sat down on a broad rock 80 res, and
ta-Arrang e THAR daisies-
'paisies are good for torture
telling" said Fanny Colt Shall
tell your fortune. Mary? See, pull
on the leaves one by one, and each
leaf has word The last word is
your fortune First / will tell you
what you Will ride in. Coach, car
riase. wheelhar1-ow. whip; coach. car
rage" and so on and ON 10 the end
OF the daisy. With each word Fanny
pulled out white petal and threw
II on the erass, The last petal was
''Wheplharrow" and then they all
laughed
Now I'll tell what you will live
H., - said Fanny, and she began again
with a fresh daisy: White house,
yellow house. brick house wood
house over and over she said IT,
ending with.
Youth live in a wood house"
Il do now. said Mary.
Fanny took another daisy.
Now we'll see what you'll wear, -
she said. SIX. satin. muslin. delaine,
silk satin. muslin, delaine."-
The last petal was silk"
"Ho." said the eldest Colt girl. Il
wouldn't wear silk IL was going to
ride in a wheeibarrow and then
they all laughed. They laughed al
everything; II was so pieass.1t out
in the fields that bright. warm June
day. with the birds singing and the
DAISIES nodding all anout them,
Then Mary learned the words and
told Fannys fortune. and then they
both told Hester's. They didn't care
whether they got coaches or whips,
silk or deIaine 1t WAS enough TO be
sitting uGder a shady tree. pulling
daisies
My aunt that lives with Us" said
Hester. can make a little face in the
centre of daisy, and trim off the
white leaves So they will look like a
ruffied cap.
Father says daisies are weeds" re-
marked Fanny; hut ] think they are
good for lots Of things. even II they
are weeds"
II love daisies" said little Mary.
Suddenly Hester started up.
Fanny" she exclaimed, don't you
remember mother was getting ready
to fry doughnuts2 am going
straight homet
So she and Fancy departed, each
with an apron fun Of daisies.
But Mary stayed under the tree
long enough to make her daisies into
a great bunch which took both hands
TO carry Then she went happily
home.
Here are your daisies. mother"
she said. Are you going to dry them
up garnet
Not these" said her mother snil-
ing. and she brought out two blue and
white ginger jars and a little red
crock, so that Mary couid MAKE bou-
Duets for the sitting room and tea
table. Mary looked at the dear daisies
with their golden centres and pure
white encircling petals Thoughts CAME
INTO her heart that she could not pu,
In words. but she said softly:
~ think tfsttstes are good for d
great deal. i do,''.--MarY l. u Branch