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Show I 'I JESSICA'S LILY i ' I I Jessica huil a ilri'um. Often of a Huniiay moniliiK. when Mho ut In ; rhurrh with her greot liluo eyes fixed , mi sfcndfnsily mi Hip minister late, alio wax dreaming It. It was Icj liivi' a Illy In cure for nnd love until It grow to ho lull Hint graceful with a Ix-aut If ul white bios-Hiim bios-Hiim in tup. thi n with hrr own hniiiln take It to rhurrh on Knstcr morning anil place It on I In' pulpit H'. Thu niiirnliii! or Jessica's birthday I ho posiuinn hft a IHMi' square box addressed to her. Inside, wrapped In many folds of Hhsiu. paper, she found an aihl looklnx object, something llko an 1 1 1 h h a xil oulun In layers o( dried lirown leaves. Outside I ho hox, theso words: "Kaater Illy bulb." Then alio knew It wan a gift from tho mln-v mln-v later, anil that he wished hr dream 'mt0' , . 't to come true. ' J What a happy alrl aim waal She 1 went to the florist's anil had a pot nihil with earth, then with careful, loving hands ahe patted the bulb down aafo In tin hod of earth and sot I. II away far back In a dark, nail closet hs lly and by four tiny green sacks l , ' commenced to prow on top that Yjr awelled larger nnd larger, until tho green cane hegnn to critek and the very night liefure Kaater Jessica had four lieautirul sweet while Ultra. Now all thai remained In fulfil the dream was to carry it to church, no easy task for a little Klrl like Jessica, but early In the inornlnK she slarted out, hugging It close In. two smut, loving little anus, that often ached under their heaullful burden. Unco alio set It down on the sidewalk to rest her arms. She pulled the paper away from tho lop and looked Into tho blossoms. They looked to her like beautiful white, gold-throated hells. Hhe felt sure they were a act of flower chimes, and w hen tho breeze, , , aet them swaying gently, she Imag ined she could hear the music. Hut tho tapping on the window op-poslte op-poslte was not Imagination. Jessica waa a little f- Ightened. Then ahe saw the Klrl. "Won't you let me look at It, Just a minute?" the girl asked, In a thin, high voice. Jessica lifted tho Illy and carried , It acrosa the street: then sho braced II tip agnlnst tho rickety fence. I "You may smell It If I can come In a minute," she said. Thore waa a cry from tho girl. "Oh! granny! hurry! hurry!" and tho next mlnuto Jessica found herself In the bn.ru llttiu room, and the Illy art on tho floor and the poor, mis-ahapen mis-ahapen mile uf humanity bending In awe over It. Finally she leuned lack In her chair with closed eyes and said: "It must be right from heaven!" There was a very tender snillo on Jessicas lips as she leaned over her 1 beloved Illy nnd kissed eucli hlimsom, hut a teiir tricked down Into one guidon throated cup. "1 will glvo It to you." she sold, moving It yet tieurer the Klrl. "1 guess tiod will see It here quick as ho would In church." After scryico Jesslcu and tho minuter min-uter walked down tho street, hand In hand, and she lold him about the girl and the Illy. 11" was silent, so silent ahe thought hu was offended. "I am sorry If I did wrung." Jes-alca Jes-alca siild. "Hut sho was so poor and alck, and " The minister looked down at her and tbero woro tear In hla eyes, ' which sho thought very atrun6o In- ! deed. ! Wrong?" he said. "Why, my child, you placed that Illy on tho very I topmost atep of (lod'a throne!" Jessica gnve his nand a happy little aquueif). and nor foot would skip, for : the world la uch a beautiful place I when one'a d-wtua rcme true. I I I I ! |