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hmnminp 1 and the slender branches of the jpcat green j willows that shaded the road moved mjflly with every ltht puff of wind away oftiii the field over the hills polly coold hear the ring of the mowers scythe everything waso j feasant and peaceful that she wished her parents were there to enjoy it with her jnst as aunt 5xary wa hidden from aight by a bend in the road she heard the crunching of wheek in the opposite direc tion and on looking up foand it was an- other wagon driven by sir ward the rgrooer and poatman of willow grove he cbecked his horse at the gate and began fumbling slowly in his coat pocket for something after considerable searching he drew j oat m white envelope ud- taming it first i one way and then the other shook his head and began feeling in his pockets j agaiu broagh forth his spectacles ftdjpst j ed them carefully upon his nose and once more began examining the letter at last he read in a loud voice sliss polly gardner iu care of ilrs j man- vvcst willow grove iu haste then he peeped over his glasses severely at polly and asked iharply whos miss polly gardner lo you know little girl j oh uiats me cried polly jamping from the horseblock and krs man- west is aunty pleasegive me my letter it is from mamma i am so glad can yoa read v aaked kr ward he still holding the letter far above poljyi reach yes of coarse i can crffcd polly in dignantly i am nine years old next week- well well mils polly gardner heres your letter but if your ma hadnt put in haste on the outside of it yoa would have had to come and fetch it yourself said mr ward as he handed the letter down to polly thankyou ever bo much said polly tearing her letter open nervously after reading it qucg she said oh in a de lighted voice j kothiug the matter inquired mr j ward who still sat looking at polly j ko but mother and father are coming today it this is the 2ith of august yea its the 2uh of august bat lets see your letter and i can tell you- what they mean polly handed her letter back to mr i ward who read it aloud slowly dkabebt polly papa finds he can leave his business for a short time bo we have concluded to spend the remainder of yoar vacation with youandaunt mary we will take the train that reaches willow grove at 430 pm on the 24th tell aunt mary to meet as if she has the time love to oil and a thousand kisses from loou ixd papa well said mr ward s he gave polly back her letter theylt be here in about a half hoar for its almost 4 now i guess ill be moving aiimfl i very few people h topped there just before reaching the station the rail- i coad crossed a drawbridge polly liked to watch the men open andlnt the draw as the boats in the fiver- passed through there was a footpath over this bridge and polly hiwfonce crossed x with aunt mary they had utopped to speak to the flagman who wiwi nlcaiauland goodnatured he i told polly where she could find toroebeanti- i ful whitelilie in a pond not far away that was more than a week ago and the flower were not then open and now as polly ran down the road he thoaght she i would have time to gather some for her parents before the train arrived i when polly reached the station she found no otie there and on looking at the j clock saw that it was only ten minutes pati so she bad twenty minutes to wait then she ran on quickly t the flagman stood by the draw and polly saw some distance down the river a small vessel coming toward the bridge she ran along rapidly and as she passed j the flagman he called out going for the pond lilies 1 the pond was all white with them wheu i went by j this morning yes sir i want to pick some for papa and mamma they wrote me a letter and j said they were coming in the next train i you dont say w i weil i guess youre j glad look out for the locomotive and j dont take too loug picking yoar flowers and youll have plenty of time to get hack before the train comes in polly thanked him and ran on in about five minutes she reached the pond- how lovely the lilies looked with their snowy cup rctiug upon the dark water bat their stems were long and tough and the nimt of them grew far deyoud her reach she contrived to secure four polly was sorry to leave so many behind but was afraid if she lingered too long 6he woald miss the train so gathering up the blos soms aha pinned them to her belt and scampered back toward the bridge the boat had just sailed through the draw and the niau stood ready to close the bridge when polly came op he looked overeat jier from the centre of the bridge and called out with a smile couldnt you get auy more flowers than those 1 u i had time to go ou to the pond yon should have a many as yon conlil carry polly bmiled back a1 him and then be gan to watch him a he mad ready to torn the great bridge back into place for the train to pass over his haud was already on the crank when a rope dangling over the edge of the bridge attracted his atten tion as he tried to pall it in it seemed to be caught underneath polly watched him lean over to get n better hold when to her greatlcirror the piece df railing to which he hcldgae way there was a sudden scream and a great splash in the water bat before the waves of the swiftlyflowing river closed over him polly heard the cry the train the flag poor little polly she was so alarmed for the poor mans safety that for 6ome moments the could think of nothing else and ran backward and forward wringing her hands in despair as he arose to the surface she saw that he made frantic res tores to her and pointed up the road from which the train was to come he seemed to be able to keep himself above he water with very little effort and polly saw with joy that the accident had been observed by the occupants of the vessel the man in the water struck oat toward the boat and polly could hear alio ate and clioera from the men ou board all at ouce she was startled by the fox- off whiatle of the approaching locomotive in a moment she understood the meaning of the flagmans gestures she looked at the open space and then at the bridge in five minutes or less time the train would come dashing into the terrible chasm pollys hair almost rose on her head with horror it was as much as she could do to keep her senses there must be some way to avert the awful calamity 8he ran swiftly along to ward the rapidlyapproaching train lying on the ground just by the small wooden house where the flagman generally sat polly saw a red flag she remembered having heard that this flag was used in case of danger or when there was any reason for stopping the cars she did not know whether there was yet time bat she seized the flag and flew wildly up the track f on my papa oh my- mamma bhe cried they will fall into the river and be dkjwneai whafahall i do f and polly wavetf the flag backward and forward aa she ran then caraehe train around the curve she could see the white steam puffing from the pipe and conld hear the panting of the engine i know theyll ran over me but if mamma and pap are killed x dont care to live she said to herself as ahe approach ed the great black engine when it was about 800 feet away from her she viva head thrnrt out of ihe little window by the locomotive and whittling it began to move slower and alowe until the engineer stared in amazement as well be might to see a small girl with a flushed face hair blown wildly about and four lilies pinned in her belt waring the red flag as though he had been uwd to flagging4rains all her life at that moment another remarkable figure presented itself to the astonished j eyes of tbe passengers a man dripping i wet bruised and scratched aa though he j had been drawn through brier came tear- j ing toward the cars stumbling and almost falling at every step as he reached little polly be hiiatched her up and covered her face with kisses yon little darling he cried do you know what yoa have done youve saved the liven of moae than a hundred people polly nervous and excited began to cry one after another the passengers came harrying out of the train and crowded around her praising and kissing her until she was quite ashamed and hid her head upon the kind flagmans shoulder whisper ing puase take me away and find papa and mamma almost the last to alight were pollys parents r why its our polly they both exclaimed at once the draw was now being closed again and tbe conductor cried all aboard tbe passeugejs scrambled back to their seats agaio pollys father took her into the car with him and now she looked calmly at the people as they gathered around and answered politely all questions put to her bet refused the rings chains bracelets and watches that the grateful passengers pressed her to accept as tokens of their gratitude for saving their lives at last polly grew tired of so much praise and spoke oat beally i dont desene your thanks for i never once thought of any one bat papa and mamma so keep yoar presents for your own little girls thank yon all the same those that heard ber laughed seeing they could do nothing better for her than to let her remain unnoticed for the short distance she had to go when polly was lifted out of the car and stood upon the steps of tbe station while her father looked after the luggage the pajoengers threw kisses and waved their handkerchiefa to her until they were oat of sight a few days afterward polly was aston ished at receiving a beautiful ivory box taining an exquisitely enameled medal with these words engraved on it preseutod to polly gardner whose courage and presence of mind saved a hundred lives a doubtful friend i confess that i had rather have butterfly summer friends ready to smile with me while i am happy and to sheer off when the days are dark with a frank shudder than the sort who only come with the shadows like the black beetles we all meet people who if we win fame or for tune a friend or a lover or have a new handful of lifes good things in any form stand aside with cold unstnpathizing faces scarcely repressing their sneers and evidently thinking that fate has been too kberal and given us more than we deserve people who try to take the conceit out of us iu every imaginable way when we are happy yet who are always on hand to symjxiihiif when misfortune falls upon us they hate to see our ships come in after prosperous ventures but they like to tare at battered hulks that have made shipwreck of our dearest hopes and say they are to sorry for na true friendship that sticks to one through thick and thin is a treasure not often found ni this world and when it is there is no value high enough to put upon it but nocne is my friend who is not glad to have jme happy who envies me a triumph who is even sorry to see me comfortably conceited the sodden sym pathy in hours of misfortune ia at best only a pang of remorse at worst a hypocritical mask under which the pretended sympathizer grins trimnphanv i dont believe in himj or her with pleasure he responded and piercing the potato cooly lifted the fork extended from it again we hear of a very polite trnd impressive gentleman who said to a yonth in the street boy may 1 inquire where robinsons drag storejs certainly sir replied the boy very respectfully well sir said the gentleman after waiting awhile where is it i have not thejeast idea said tba urchin there was another boy who wastopped by a middleaged udy with boy i want to go to d street well madam said the boy why dont you go then sometimes this wit degenerates into punning as when flora pointed pensively to the heavy mass of clouds in the sky saying i wonder where those clouds are going ithiuk theyre going to thunder her brother replied also the fallowing dialogue holloa there how do you wil your wood by the cord how long has it been cut four feet i mean how long has if been since you cut it ko longer than it is now pleasantries a man who takes life easy the doctor r the good die young bat the old dye for various reasons extremes meat said a boarder as he tackled a couple of pigs feet the cremationist maintains that the human race should end in a dead heat it is claimed that the seventh son of a seventh son possesses marvellous gifts of healing beta race of scoffers are prone to believe that all he can heel is an old stocking why do you takethe long road liomo cncle abe was asked of a colored preacher case the bible commands it sah how commands it dia short road leads by a pen whar ders some ob de fines pigs i eber seed ise powerful fond ob shoat meat de bible says keep oaten de way ob temptation them up if she has common fa3rt at la9 jriientt was alqt ijpon b4fo i ca b al y rre theoriee bits of josh billings never run into debt not if yu can find anything else- to run into y be honest if ya can if you kant be honest pray fpr help marry young and if yu make a hit keep cool and don t brag about it avoid tieoots tv excerciae in open air but don saw wood until yn are obliged to laff every une yn feel tickled and laff once in a while ennyhow eat hash washing days and be thankful if yn have to hut yure eyes to do it dcaxt jaw back it on proves that yon are az big a pnool az the other phellow never borrow what yn are able to boy and always hve sum things that yn wont j l never git id a- harry yu pan walk far- thpr in a day ihan yu can tuu dont swarp it may convince yu but it ju sore not to convince others if yu hev daughters let ynrewife bring she off his bearings when the milkman drove up to a house on thirty fourth street the other flay to deliver the usual quart- of mixture the gen- tleman of the boose kindly inquired thomas how many quarts of milk do you deliver now ninetyone sir how many cows haveyou nine sir the gentleman made some remarks about the early spring state of tbe roads etc and then asked say thomas how much milk per day do your cows average seven sir ah urn said the-gen- tleman as he moved off thomas looked after him scratched his bead and all at once grew pale as he pulled out a short pencil andbeganto figure on the waggon cover nine cows is nine and i set seven quarts down under the cows and multiply thats 63 quarts of milk i told him i sold 91 quarts per day sixty- three from 91 leaves 28 and none to earn now where do i get the rest of the milk ill be hanged if i havent given myself dead away to one of my best customersby leaving a darned big cavity in these figures to bo filled with water let the frogs be frogs it takes two classes to make the world those who complain of everything and those who find nothing to complain of those who look up and those who look down those who look forward jand those who look back those who mak t a success of life and those who give it np be forehand those who know how and those what shall we do about it let ers croaks they enjoy it and it is as with frogs in a swamp the best exercise of their capacities and let the rest of u- go on oar way rejoicing vho dont the croak- satisfactorily settled dialogue between a young cler it and his employer did yoa wish to speak to me young man yes sir if ypu please sir you see sir at present i am doing precisely the same work that x does and x get thirty francs a month less pay i am bhure that when you come to consider this you will quiet right my young friend and i thank you for calling my attention to the irregularity it shall be adjusted i will dock xs thirty francs r i huaband with these terrible explos ions one cant be too careful youll be pleased to heir my love that tve insured myiiije mstissifmw of course ttfceer d 45u t insnre jh mp