i tearful in bio pleodings and sho showed him the wings of the dead butterfly. B y JuincH N o « I Johnson. A t last Albert Osburne a,bachelor Old Ben Madden was one of the thought to he wealthy came to woo the richest men on Bowie creek. H e Certainly I ’ll marry you said had not always heeu wealthy how- i Flora almost before the question was ever. Twenty years ago he was finished. quite poor. H e was a big, tiDe- I had feared you didn't love me lookicg young mountaineer then said the happy man seizing her always rode a good horse, and in cool hand. spite of his poverty he wns consider­ Did I say I loved you? she asked ed a great catch even among the with a queer smile. well-to-do girls. He was sober, in­ They married. After the birth of dustrious and thrifty. a daughter Osborne died, and then One day he stopped at the house the widow learned that the estate of o f old George Latimer to look at her lato husband was in .such a a yoke of steers the hitter wished to wreck that only a bitful sum could sell. When lie entored the door ho bo rescued. Her father soon died was greeted by a young girl of about and ,cft ber ,be old bomo j,iace 16 who stood in the middle of the where she lived alone with her little room and blushing softly bade him daughter there after. The child take a seat. grow and ns she neared the line of Pap is not in jest now, said the womanhood she turned into the exact young g irl but he’ ll come soon he’s image of her mother at her nge. out to the new ground field “ fixin” Bon Madden had long been a rich some gaps in the fence. old widower. Passing the house of Ben did’ t caro whether the old his erstwhile sweotheart one day he man came or not, The beauty was startled at beholding a girl in o f the young girl astonished him so tbo yard tll8f %vaB tbo ]iving l)icture that his mission was forgotten. It of one he had loved just 20 years was strange ho had never before beforo. Tho sight of her stirred the known old George had a pretty damp ashes in his old greedy heart daughter. H e lived within throe and lo! Some living coals were miles of him. In passnig he had found. often socu a beautiful child sitting Tho old man thought of a mort- on the fouco or playing in the yard. ago he held on the widow’s farm, But that was only a few days ngo, and he fairly hugged himself with seemingly. Now hero was the bud j»y- ■in full, luscious, ordorous blossom! The next day he called on the H o wns nlways before instantly Widow Osborne. ready to start conversations with Flora ho said ns he seated himself girls, whither acquainted with them and pushed onck a layer of sweaty or not, when chance threw them in irou-gruy hair from his forehead, I his way. But now for the first time, passed boro yesterday and saw what he felt a flush of embarrassment, looked liko little Flora of 20 years The girl sat down and occasionally I had to give you up on account of timmidly glanced at him, but duck­ poverty twns better for both wo ed her bead liko a bird whon her afterwards learned and now that I ’m .eyes met his. rich I think I ’ll experiment with It was a case of lovo at first sight. love agoiu. I felt my old heart leap The young people had few words t • again ns it did when I first saw- you exchange. Their hearts were to I thought it dead ’twas only sleep­ busy with the first delicious sensation ing, Now you are getting up in o f love. years, and are poor and I've come Time went on and Ben beamo a to tell you that if you will give me weekly visitor at old G eorge’s log your dagughter iu marriago your house. now leau hoard shall creak with One day the lovers wore sitting on plenitude tbo balance of your days. a rude bench out in the orchard. I 'l l take away tho mortage nnd put Birds sang love songs up among the a new house in its place. The old waving foliago. Bees hummed in the lady shall have fair adornments so clover, and butterflies dappled iu that all tho old widowers from afar the air with many fast changing will lieai to her and hasten to place hues. Soft breezes wheeled softly their vows end kneel at her feet eh? about them, half swooning with do- Flora? He-ho-he! licious odors. lake a rose overborne The widow's face caught flame hut with dew, the head of the young ho took it for (lie rose-hue of joy. girl rested on a leaning shoulder. At first sho was tempted to order A small hand liko a little brown bird him from the houso but prudouce nestled iu a big strong palm. All engendered l>y thought of the the joys known beforo all the blisses mortage he held restrained her the future promised, scented to righteous impulse. gather and commingle iu that sweet You should he ashamed! she cried hour. Tho couple wero speechless, almost choking with arger aud awed into silence by what they hoard humiliation. felt and saw. I see nothing to be ashamed of in Ere long a golden butterfly, on the offer of a rich man to divide all wabbling wing, zigzagged to their with the needy. harbor. It flashed about their heads Ben strangely spoke the widow- for a second or two then hesitatingly after a long pause, let me show you rested on the twined hands of tho somethiug. And sho went into tho Jovers. N ot knowing what he did room nnd returned to the porcl'. aud Ben lot fall his free hand nud crush shoved below Ben’s eyes the wings ed the butterfly. Its frail wings of a dead butterfly. fell in Flora's lap. The old fellow at first smiled in Oh poor thing! sho exclaimed, a silly way then ho uudorstood and looking at Bcu with eyes of soft re- his face turned pale. buke. Now coino out and walk with me I didn’ t aim to do that said Ben to tho rear of the house. remorsefully. The old follow wonderingly fol­ I he next day Ben Madden receiv­ lowed. Look she said what do you ed an order from a Ciuciuatti factory seo sitting on that bench yonder? for a half million staves. The prico Beu’s eyes almost started from offered convinced him instantly that uis head. On n bench on tho sniuo could he raise the requisite capital, j spot at the same season wlicro ho to begin filling tho order, a sm all; and another had sat just 20 years fortune awaited him in a Tew mouths. ago bo behehla tall handdome young The Broken Butterfly. The money making spirit seized him fellow aud beside him a beautiful and drovo lovo into the rear. H e ; girl, Iu their love's sweet dream rode here aud there ami there trying they wero blissfully unconscious of to borrow the money hut failed. thu bard practia! world that beat on Bnt he wouldn’ t let that fortune the highways near them. Soft go by after knocking so loudly at breezes flowed about their bowed his door. The widow of tho late happy heads drenching them with John Armstrong hail $2,000. He »•uterine odors. Birds above flash- instantly wooed and wou and wed in 1,10 ®woet lush foilage and ded the widow.Flora while >,t 1 chatted about iovo. Butterflies young uirl, closed her empty heart 1,18 »ir with swift cluing against love forever. In the hot ’ < hues. t)u® b’ icat fan.winged buttor- blighting heat of everyday life her ■ rigtagged about them dawn dream melted away. Hand- t0t a m<" ueul t,u‘u »lowly dropped some young mou eaiue a winiiug llu<* ou the warm d a s n c l, On H er Feet Cottene For J. Cottage Grove. Oregon. little paradise yonder? Behold my daughter behold your sou! Tho old f e l l o w t u r n e d t o t h e afresh F!Co.s,k , i Wnrwm «m l Children Always on , DUca*.* ol Women ana cnmirca THE LEHDER. Leads in C I Z R C T T H k A . 'X T C i T Speciali] j hand to do your Job work In Gardening Cottago plowing. Etc, Etc. Grove, Oregon. And is ihcrolore the bc.-t Otto* !n building formerly occupied by Dr U. & u r m >. | STOR Eugene E... Oregon, I j \ A tlx c rtls ii g M ctllu m . i G. , B e st G o o d s at L o w e s t P rice s, j. W. KAYS’ FUBH1TURE CO. Under New M ANAGEM ENT (Supctvi-mr to IJnn & Kays; U N D E R T A K E R S A HD E N B A L I Y 1 E R S * And with »com pletestock..f Japanese G-oods, widow. H e tried tried to laugh hut i School Books. tears broko throu0h his forced ex-j Stationery prossion. And n full line of Not for anything, Flora, would I interrupt tbnt scone, I never know Photo Albums. before my sou was coming hero. Iv'o When In our city, give us a call and see tnafc kept my eye to much on the dollar to notice such things. Thank the I I C M IL L E R , Prop. Lord he’s got no poverty as I had to destroy at the beginning all thuts EAST A N D SO UTH best aud sweetest in life. —V IA — He looked down at Flora and was j Orders by telegraph promptly filled. i EUGENE - Opposite Hotel Eugene, OREGON The practical side of science is reflected In Price are Right, startled at tho expression ou her face, A young fuee seemed to push through 20 years and shine beautiful again. Flora ho spoke taking her hand, we aro not so old yet. 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