The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-04-17

.-. BIZ MARGARET HosMzn.
A singular thing happened in our
family some years ago, which ~ mover
could fully explain: =.
Twas 10 this wise. my brother.in-
l.v, Colonel q Ferry, "a. ordered out TO
San Francisco To- attend to some coast
business, and my sister who: had been
in excellent health up to the time she }
reschedsshe tIsthnus, foil i'll on the
Pacific, side, Of : sinking fever that
seemed to PROSTATE her in mind q well
rs body. -. j
She was so weak and nervous when
We reached the city and got on shore,
that hotel life with its noise and hustle
wasunendurable 10 her, sad her husband
and went out to look for = dwelling.
house where We could establish some.
thing like homs-lifeI,; and nurse he,
back to health and shesrf fulnissss; again
, We wandered about for two or three
days, going back in the evening with
descriptions Of the result of each day.
search, and having Ill the possibiitie.
70 calculated on rendered impractie:
able BY, Berthas, dispiritsd criticism
uotil at lest ws quit and gave up in
despair. ,::.. .: ...s.:
g, Either George or l could have deeid.
ed on . dozen places if loft to ourselves
'sb bat BE- would s.y TO ne i, io . help's'''
"Nov Mary, vh.t: DO you, ,;uppe,t pp,'
Bertha would think Of such : hill -
this 2" or. "Do you believe Berth. .
would like 20 many vines around the
windows, or could she be satisfied with
basement diuing.room, TO-, 80 p
and I would answer by propounding
suggestions on my own account, and 90
We never came to conclus ion.
. Thus Bertha grew worse, and We
we're hourly more undecided, until she
found a morning paper and IN adver-
tissment, aud suddenly waking to en-
ergy and = business manner reqestsd
10 to 60 and secure ito house n,med 10
it. ~. .;,..: ...
George took the jaurosl and found
the advertisement, and begsn its care
fal perassl. ~ .:.~: :,@5 7s::
"Wby, it is furnished" be exclaim'
Cd i; -. .."::... =: 3i~ 81 -
eyes; that will save 10 much trou.
ble., fH7;:s&.' II. i rE:.r,s,; -e2
"And there are twelve teoms.':,
I'VE :nssa only occupy - many n
wo hinted.. ,>,:::.= s... jss.,
81 dare say it will be very expensive ,
I please" ~>~>~~ %.~....~
'1t expressly says terms reason
able.'" ~ :. - <, =. l.: -.
"But thought you had rather haav,
q home Of your own, Bertha" (:
"Well, IL will be our own - long d
We pay for it," rhere w.s oonelu'
slveness about my sisters tone; and IL
unusual determination In her maune
that quite startled us. She locke,
over the advertisement enoe moro, an,
it seemed to increase in otivenes
At the second reading.''@ ';**<. 80 T.!
4 l"Beaatifally furnished, fine room,
every eonvenience aud excsllsdt nn1eigh
borhood, what more would your Bu
Mary and ysu have fallen into : habi
Of vaoillstiug, George, and I do no
dare to trust you with; this gem Of {
house, you are sure to let it slip through
your fogers. 80 / will 60 With you.
can. ride there, and it will do me good.
Now this was tho 6rsteleam, Of inter
est she had shsvn in anything siae'
our arrival in the city, and We were to
wise to discourage it.: She really seem
ed to forget her weakness, and dresse,
briskly 90 ., to BE- ready u 30. .
either Of us, and ~ all started toset th.
OF. q SO; '.'' 49, 1 ;''I = : ~.
S'~ Go tho way just I glimpse Of her in
decision returned. - ) ~ %Hss' :
"Will you take Il right sway
Georts :" she aAksd. @',' e s'es:'.s'
"Assuredly, if il pleases you :" ''F>
y: "Yes, but suppose there t should b
come one there shat;!we could. not tsll
freely before, and you should be re
qui,ed to, decide. ati once. :: Wait, le
me eco ;sif; - We come out in tho ha'
aad you and Marysa ars suitedsI L will q
yes, dear I an quito satisfied that; wi
decide it and then you can clos. tn
bargain At once ..s..3 .;,s:. >
Esst Il .'a1'1 understand" said George. .sss q
"But if I say Let Us think about it
pray do not be preoipitate. .
9 ''Ns, certainly not = saia George.
7 ID y. ~ rather hanot,d her; I,
| usually she was Just the dearest, bsa