The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-06-29
RosA wYNN

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table, 10 another q barre, from which the
meal comes TO be made Into paste with
water and Drowned before the fire on the
hearth A 5roadIaced baby crawls into
paddles ofsoap and water, il lis erab-like
voyages across the kitchen icor. John
I has tipped d load Of branches from liis
ieray.baffoH, close by the rotten Threshold.
Nancy Is full Of ihe sllfeTntss of early
teens over maternal seedlings. and sitting
I doggedly Ia the corner, bites her nails
while tile baby makes sllrilE announce
laent Of a recent and painful capsize. a
woman bends oyer d tub on d stool. and
with one hard resting on: lis ridge, grasps
the stained liDei, n the other, jouncingir
| npoa the groyed fibbiug.hoard till tie
kluckles grow white and the arms blood.
red, with tile uutoward eSeEtion. :ShG
stands erect now, 10 taise sa moment, i
breath and ease the aching muscles Of her
right arm, resting both hands on her hips
and gazing yacantly. ON the coiniortless
scene Hair iinkempt; dress, in tatters.
tand oil RwTy; eyes dark, lusierless, but
sharp; thin, ijony features; "a face almost
hard with lifelong, unreqnited labor, and
a won't Of sunshine III the heavy heart. & +.
Twenty years age, this was R6sa
Wynn. Brown tressetl, bright eyed,
dimpted Rosa w ynn. Cheeks tiHtpd md
fall with life, youth ard health. Arms
white, rounded md iimpled NJ The elbow;
failing gently to the slender afist and the
.tapertng hand Head set proudly, nntler
its wealth oil brown hair, apoh u girlist
but queeply figure. ... s. ... >>:.: .s.:
|. Rosas home, too; was pretty and peace
fol and sweet Orer the door.wayserept
vines, blossoming into white aud crimson
stars in tie spring time, and hiding hig
clusters Of purple, glohular .nectaF .nIi,ler
their broad leaves III, the tiuc Of falling
leaves and coming frosts Birds sang
songs in the tree,tops which Swallowed
The eotiaEe.doer, and a%ept in lcafy
,pleaty to the roadside wall. Lilies,
sweet and pure as angels, Perp6d up at
RoSa'3 window from the llttie pond be-:
iOw the hill where a spring bobhted out:
of the, rock, and gave the sweet things
drink through all the HFe-lofig day, Ait
q pleasant home was Rosa WynHfs 81.
Dashing down the bilE, crushing stones,
masking the dnst 10 spring il clouds upon
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s,ooncd anJ' entcrea the co,tars ,loar.
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4, !, lesson in ,l;strnSt
Rosa would have shrank kaak 70 bis
manly beort ore long Inn for fhe sonStiiro.
war1Is and kigb head Of Tho strap,sr Gcr
fooIisb re,ere,,ee and her mothfr;s atn.
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