| Show 6 CALLA CALL A LIL LILYS LILY'S S 'S COUSIN U ONE p day little Jack the Jack the In-the was telling the wild flowers about him how hov wonderful was the world In n which they lived Just think he was saying how bow fortunate are we to be out here growing growing grow grow- In ing in the light and fresh air when all those flowers we can see seo through the big glass lass windows have to live Inh Inside In In- h Jack Jack-irr was telling the ow f s side and never br breathe athe the clear crisp air And here we are close to this stream and those poor Door hothouse plants have to wait walt until some one brings water to them We should Le ie very thankful for tor all our comforts Right near the window of ot the conservatory conservatory conservatory con con- which was what Jack meant by the big glass windows grey grew a stately Calla Lily in a big pot She often looked out at the modest wild wildflowers wildflowers flowers that happened to be growing gro near the little stream which ran along by the conservatory Often the wild lowers flowers bad nodded to the hothouse flowers Cowers and some of them had bad bent a little In answer but not the stately Calla Lily She pretended pretended pretended pre pre- tended she did not see sec them or their friendly nod And there was a reason for this for Calla knew that the Pulpit was wasa a relative of ot hers hers distant distant to be sure but still he was related related and and If one stooped to look and compare Calla and Jack they would see at once a family resemblance Callas Calla's dainty cup resembles resembles bles Jacks Jack's greenish-brown greenish pulpit and Callas Calla's pretty yellow upright center resembles In shape Jack himself as he stands beneath the curved pulpit And that was the reason Calla Lily did not or notice DoUce the little wild hewers bowers outside her glass homo home she was afraid that some one would know that she and humble little Jack were cousins for she supposed that Jack knew it and was as bragging to the other wild wildflowers wildflowers flowers about It They will be sure to tell It to some Bome of the flowers standing near the door some day when the gardener ardener leaves the door open The truth of the matter was that Jack knew nothing about the stately relative growing inside the hothouse sad ond If It he had ho he would have pitied her for tor he was quite happy and satisfied satisfied satis satis- fied fled growing out In the air and light and would not have changed places with Calla for tor all nil her beauty and stately bearing He loved the woods and the moist mols spot where he grew and his friends that grew gren about him There were the tIckle fickle late-coming late wind flowers though they never tarried tar tar- tarred red ried Jack was always glad to see them and hear henr them prattle of ot the sights they expected to see and their farewell flutters as they sailed away always made Jack glad he did not care to roam as they did There were vere the wild the of Valley they were friends of Jacks Jack's also and he felt they Sad nad much In common for tor their name was as long longas as hi his there were the birds and the trees too Jack was happy In his bis wild home and gave no thought to toned high relatives But if Calla Lily had but known I It there was was' another Jack not far from the one she could see from the window window win win- dow of ot whom she had more to fear tear for he bore much more striking resemblance resemblance re re- re- re semblance to the stately Lily than the theother theother theother other Jack This second Jack the Jack the Pulpit hat had hata hatta a white green covering which looked very much like Callas Calla's wax white cup and If It sometime you are In the place where the little Jacks grow and you look you may be fortunate fortunate enough nough to find this other other Jack Jack with the greenish greenish- white pulpit though this Is not so 80 common common common com com- mon a variety as the dark colored Jacks But you can be sure both Jacks Jacksi i would rather live In their airy light homes in the woods than In the glass glasshouse glasshouse glasshouse house where here their stately cousin Calla I Lily lives Copyright |
