The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-07-18
ALL THREE HAPPY
so Shines a Good Deed in a
Naughty World"
Beautiful Iris Flower That Old Color
ed Man Carried Led to Pretty In.
cident Witnessed on Busy
City Street.

He was quite old and very black
His tired eyes we're like those OF
faithful dog who has had long day
and sits quietly looking up at his mas
ter just before lying down on his rug
for the night. A neat and clean old
black man was he, but not so prosper
GUS as one would wish to be, perhaps,
In the evening Of life. He was not
moving as rapidly as were most OF the
people on the busy street, and from
time to time he almost stopped his
slow, shuffling walk to enjoy looking
down at the lovely blue iris that he
carried tenderly In his wrinkled hand.
Any lover of flowers could see at
glance that the old man was likewise
a lover of flowers, and more than one
busy passer-by turned to look at him
and the beautiful bloom he carried.
The woman who finally stopped the
old man and spoke to him about his
blue flower was kindly looking, elder
", soft-spoken. A listener might have
thought she talked just little In the
southern manner.
''You have lovely iris there, uncle"
she said. "Just the kind always adj
mlre every spring. And If you'd like
TO have some one have II who loves
the flowers I'd be very glad to buy 1t
from you"
"Ma'ah,' said he. taking OF the old
hat that kept the white wool from
blowing In the breeze, 'ma'am, ef 20
all like iris All sho wish to gio him to
TO- Please to ax'cep' him fun me,
ma'am"-and he held out the flower
for her to take.
"Oh no, uncle. I couldn't take 1t from
you like that. didn't mean you to
give It to me, indeed l didn't; but 1t
was so lovely Just couldn't help ask
ing you to let me buy 1t. Thank you
Just the same, though" she said, pleas
antly and smllingly, and started to go
down the street.
"Ma'am, ma'am," the old fellow call
ed after her. wont yo' all wait 1es
one minute, please. Ah'll tell what Ia
lax to do eff yo' dom min. Dere's
Salvation gal dar on de co'ner and An
didn't hab money 'nuf to GLIB her any
Yo' all take de iris flo' an glib her dc
money, won't yo' please, ma'amT
Certainly" said the lady, land Tn
sure the girl will thank you for th'
money. Good-by, unde"-and she
took the flower and crossed the street
to where the brlght-faced Salvation
Army girl stood collecting stray dimes
and nickels and quarters from tn
9 hurrying passers-by. And this is what
: the old darby saw happen when TN
D smiling woman reached the girl.
= First of all he saw her open he
!. nurse and drop some of its content
d ipto the tin pan the girl held read'
i and waiting, and then he could see
h as they both looked across the stree
, at him, that the lady was telling tn
girl the source of the contribution
i. and the girl waved her hand an
y smiled at the old man. And then NJ
S saw the girl look at the flower as tn
s lady held It, and then the fiowe
e changed owners once more and wa
e quickly pinned on the lapel OF tn
a blue coat the girl wore. The old ma
d smiled, and shuffied along his way
d happily. The lady went her way too
s. and she looked happy. And the sa
e walton lass proudly wearing the blu
IS flower, was radlant.-Hartford Com
3 ant.