The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-08-24
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Mother and Iss.t costly working and
chatting tl' tll' together q through the warm
hours 4 Of Of a. an afternoon in early autumn,
| till 1.-The the sun, sinking low. seemed to;
wrap his heat around him and draw it
away from US, as if it were in his bed
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GLOW cool these September evenings:
grow !" said mother then, shivering and
drawing her little shawl about her
shoulders. ~ - = z-'' - :.'* - ,:
Eyes, indeed, ,"assentcd I, her daugh.
ter Frank, with answering shiver. "Let
US have a little wood Gre, shan't We.
mother dear Pit will be so nice when
father and Will come home.". - .-.....
'Theresis no kindling in the house" !"
said &m"ther .doubtfully;: Sand .Almira
has gone off somewhere, in her usual
Independent fashion, Of COURSE"
s"oh, I'll have the FIRE ready in five
miuutes,slf L may only make it, mother.
ltlsam a new comer here, hope I
eo~',the way to the woodpile,s and
where the apd.irons sand too.''
And of started to disinter the lat.
ter articles from their summer repose
and, that accomplished, snatchsd down
a coat OF Wills, tied the two sleeve,
round my neck, to mako it an extern.
porized cloak, and twisting an old rcd
scarf round my head, sailed out TO thu
voodpile. -.':
"Oh, what 6gurev' Dried mother,
sending laugh after me; for I had
turned the coat wrong side out In my
hurry, and, no doubt, looked absurd
enough every way. .
"Fine enough tor these blessed praii.
ries, T m sure" 4 answered back, as. 1
ran.
For this new Indiana home Of ours
was@"remote, sequestered, melancholy,
slow" in respect, to any society to be
found there there Was no denying that.
1t was a great change from our former
beautiful home on the Wissahickeu
where We bad constant access to and
Intercourse with what and whom we
liked best in the neighboriug city of
Philadelphia; and 1.-TWO gowns, and
everything handsome about u.s." as |
added to myself, halt.sighing, as l
mentally reviewed our changes while
busily filing my chip basket.
1t was just as well worth while to
laugh as to sigh, too, for 1t was SO good
to know that fathers loss of fortune
and return to tho laborious habits Of
his youth had not vitality touched our
happiness. 1 felt 50 proud of my pa
rents, seeing how cheerfully they took
up the burden Of life again, strong in
their mutual love and integrity. They
felt it most for my sake, feared. Will
liked the chaDge-the Indiana farm
suited him exactly. But that their "ae
docbter" should turn out in the world
to earn her bread, they felt more keen
)y than l did myself: liked my work
as a decorative designer how fortunate
that I had prepared myself for it,
when studyiog in the School OF Design
was only a ,whim and a past,me, aud
had pride:in showing myself my pa
rents true child in energy and cheeful-
ness, now that there was some trial for
them. both. But 1 meant not to be
separated SO far from them any logger.
No Indeed ! had stayed in Phi,adel-
phia to complete the engagements has
tily entered upon there, but now 1 was
determined to 6nd something to do
nearer home.
"For it will be home, again, aad a
p'easa nt one, too," meditated, when 1
had got thus fer in my retrospect, sit.
ting down among the chips and taking
a thouyh,ful survey Of the little white
house before me. 1t stood on a gentle
rise, that varied the some what too level
surface Of the rolling prairie land, so
called, Of northern lodiana. A pretty
grove shaded ono side of it, and two
bright little lakelets near at band
muckshaws they call them, from the In-
dian name Of their aboundiug water
lilies-brightened the landscape like
two clear eyes in a face, almost making
amends for the lack Of flowing streams
we had been used to. x L q So; 'j::l: ::
The franc house WAS small, to be
sure, but it would be pretty enough, l
decided, wh N mother had ! fair chance
with the flowers and vines, and shrub.
berry, her heart delighted in: At pres
ent she protested, with touch Of bit
;terness, she would "uot put, sdibble 10
earth to set one slip Of themY any more,
till the new paling father had promised
to erect should DO there to protect
them; wandering animals Of various
kinds having SO often m,de assault up
on her precious plants, that she .verred
they were making her life a burden to
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ij'' Frat, 'Marius-like, among the out
skirts of the woodpile q while longer
than I need have done, rambling off in-
to these aod various other thoughts,
till a quick little rap of mothers finger.
Oh the window pane recalled me with !
start to my present duty, which I
stralghtway hurried to fulfil BY the
time tho FIRE was lain and kindled, > the
dancingelight of.ths flames wss contend:
ing on: the walls with.the last CLEAN Of