The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-04-01
OUT IN THE RAIN.

Sprinklei shower! rain right down
on Millie Warmers tasteful little hat
and Oh her graceful choulders, un-
protected save by thin shawl, not
withstanding the beseeching glance
ofthe prettiest pair ofhazel eyes that
ever looked up to a cloud that way.
When Millie came to a large farm
house she very glad, and rather hast
ilv-for just then there was heavy
peal ofthunder-opened the gate and
went up the flower bordered path to
the house and knocked for admit
tance. Nobody answered, and as an
other peal of thunder was heard, ac-
companied by vivid flash of light
ening, Millie entered without cere-
monY. She took at glance the
contents of the room she came to, a
large square room, plainly but neatly
furnished-the cane seated chairs
the chintz-covered lounge, bookcase,
filled with books and sheet music;
the violin in its place in the corner,
the vase of faded flowers, and the
ornaments on the mantle. There
was no one here, but she heard q
childish voice. IN the next room and
again knocked. a dark eyed girl Of
ten or eleven years opened the door.
Millie explained way she was there
With the case and good manners of
one much older, the child bade her
welcome, placeda chair near the
stove and took Miles dripping hat
and shawl,
Il was just beginning 30 get din
ner. that was the reason 1 didn't t hear
YOU knock. Tt viii be s long time
before the shower IS over, and you
must stav with us 10 dinner. II viii
be ready by the time Ben comes
but that VIII rot be before an hour.
"Es, dinnie'll be weddy when Ben
ltums," lspod and laughed little
child Of three years
The elder child, whose n9ae was
Hetty. resumed
q can / get q very good dinner, !
lain c quite old enough, but Ben says
II do very nicely. He puts ii on iol
Inc. and 7 see to It. But he does
mot allow me to take off the kettles
for fear I will burn OF scald myself
Ibut / think 1 am large enough to dc
THAT I like 20 have everything
ready. for him when he comes in cold
land hungry. can't make biscuit
wish 1 could, for Ben likes then
lever so much; hut Martha, whc
lcomes in and makes bread for us
lsavs she viii teach me.
| "Where Is your mothcrf asked
j 1Iilie OF the little Eva, when detty
Twas out Of the room.
1--WE is get no mudder but Ben.
1.-THE little one lisped,
When Hetty came back, Mlili'
said:
aNow that have gotnicely warm
ed, and my dress will dry as well a
work as sitting still, I will help yol
get dinner, If you like, l will MAJ
| Some biscuit, and we will have din
liner ready in very short time"
Hetty was delighted. Ben wOul'
be clad. Might she look on AM
Ilearn how?"
Millie was young, and frank, an,
CAV, and she and the children 500
became very well acquainted owe
l the biscuit. She said, presently try
ing a potatoe with fork:
"The potatoes are done. | wi
pour the water of so. then put the1
on again to dry. That will max
them mealy. In a few minutes W
will peel them and then dinner wi
, be all ready except tLking 1t up.
The dinner seemed very meagr
to little Hetty as she ran over tn
r items in her mind, potatoes, pea
pork, butter cucumber, milk, wate
She had wanted to make tea for he
visitor, but she declined decidedly
s The poor child said, apologeucally
"When father and mother wei
= alive we used to have a good man
e things for dinner, and Martha, OF
hired girl, used to get them, bI
= when they died, and Squire John
J. said he bought mortgage on OF
farm and that we had got to pay e.
o cry cent the day it was due or los
a everything, we had to do without
good many things, and we are yer
9 poor now, and Ben is afraid we can
= have enough to pay it, and they a
Isay we may look for no mercy fro
a Squire Johns, for lie is very han
. man to the poor, and he has alwa1
y wanted our farm, because it jon
Ie some of his own land where he wan
to build. I heard ali about it wh(
one of the neighbors was talkir
with Ben, although he didn't wa
me to know about it.
Mille had listened to this with