Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-02-13

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CHE was just little, clean-aproned
~ girl of Guernsey tgem extraordi-
nary Of the Channel islands), and her
grandmother had dled--.ihe grands
mother who had led her through soft
lanes with long lovely vistas after
her hard-pushed mother had spanked
her severely for some real or fancIed
error. Both her grandmother and
mother had loved her dearly; but the
mothers patience had been short,
while the grandmothers was everlast-
ing.
Her name was Elspcth, and after
her grandmother dled-after there
was no one to walk and talk with, she
went twice weekly to the bare little
grave near st. Peter Port to render
silent homage to the departed one.
These visits became ritual; sooth-
ing ceremony with but one naw to
mar their perfection. DEW
Always the whispered plea as she
knelt before the scant, unadorned
headstone
"J'essairai de lie trOuver un globe"
Which meant that her whole soul
desired to place on this beloved grave
one Of those unique glass globes filed
with artificial flowers, which mark the
grave as one that Is cared for and
cherished. These globes were expen-
slve.
True, Elspeth knew how to make
the artificial flowers from odd rem
nants Of gay-colored material; but the
glass globe to cover them and It's
pedestal seemed unattalnable.
One evening, after her devout
prayers for the soul of the departed
one, as she was leaving the little Gem
etery, she came face to face with n
stalwart and good looking young man.
He lifted his cap courteously and
smiled trustworthy smile.
"You, too, have come to mourn, Mad
emoiselle?" Guernsey, Il should be
known, Is greatly of French origin,
and nearly all Its people speak French
and English both.
"Ah, yes, Monsieur. And am sorry
that you also have lost a loved one"
ut was my father" the young man
continued, leaning against the mas
slve, moss-grown cemetery portals,
"and II Is loss that leaves me very
lonely, for we always worked and
laughed together"
"And with me-" said Elspeth, ut
was my grandmother. We, too, laughed
together, and she taught me the little
that l know Of the world. All, Mon
sieur," Elspeth spoke impuslvely
perhaps you would know what Is the
smallest cost for which one of the
beautiful globes and Its standard may
be obtained In st. Peter Port. wnnt
one for her grave-and the flowers
themselves | am able to make
we are very poor, my mother and my
self :"
The young man broke in upon her
speech eagerly:
ut seems impossible, Mademolsellc
that we are both longing to place tho
same tribute on our graves. Miracu
l0us that we meet work in the
identical shop In st. Peter Port where
the globes and their pedestnls are
produced. I helm TO manufacture them !.
but I am. Mademoiselle. unable 70 buv
the artificial flowers which are most
expensive. I could procure for you
the globe at a trlalne cost. And I
would be 80 bapDy TO do This for Mode.
moiselle."
EIspetb's ewes were ioyous stara os
her answer followed close ON his rove
Iation:
"But YES. Monsieur. and for Won 7
will make the flowers which Won can.
not afford"
"MademoIseIle. my name IA An.
bert Ozanne. pleose coIl mo iust
Aubert and nleose see into tho 1entI
of nv heort ana rocognIzo tho oxtan,
of NV yrotitudeD
As Elspeth wolked bone tbo, pio,,,
she reolized ynguelv and wifi a mvs.
terious glow of bonn,ness tho, sowo
thing now ana beoutIsu, had en,orod
her life.
And this slmnle commandments
rinened aa the weeks nassed during
which Elsnetb iahored lovInrIn a, ,vo
clusters ~ ortiecio, aowors ana A.
hort worLod Ioto into ,ha n,aI,. ~.
hIs sbon In g, po,er Dor, ~ ,no sh,n'
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