Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-06-17

eaCn. SOAK a teacup1ul OF taplOca IN q
| quart of lukewarm water for an hour,
then pour on, and bake till the apples are
pink and tender. Milk and sugar.
Marianne gave me this recipe. Tom
says he wishes he could have it three
times week, but tell him apples are
Gerry erpe1osige.
| 4" N0U. 1--we been to a party.
quite large one. 1t was at the Almys'.
Ellen Alme asked me, and papa said
might for once, because it did no harm
to see the vanity of things. l think the
vanity of things is very pleasant! There
| was great discussion over what should
wear. Alice invented trimming for nv
| poplin out of mammals old blue silk and
lent me her locket and pocket handker-
| chief trimmed with edging. Alice is 50
dear! left my hair down my back be-
cause Tom likes it best so, and the
blessed boy made me a present of pair
of new gloves-kids, pale yellow, with
two buttons. nearly cried over them,
| the poor fellow has so little money; but
he said Flossy must be swell, cost what
| 1t might. | had a rose for my hair off
Alice's bush and, altogether, regarded
| myself as very fine until reached the
Almys'; then, as papa would say, found
my level, for the girls were gorgeous,
Lily in white silk, Ellen in lovely pink
Grape, with her hair powdered. Oh, /
can't pretend to remember, but they
looked beautiful! After all, I had just as
nice time, for danced every dance, in
spite of my old blue, the German in
Guided. Such kind, pleasant boy took
me in to supper, and / spoiled my gloves
by getting ice-cream on the thumb Alice
has put on benzine, but they won't ever
look so nice again. However, I never
expect to go to any more parties, so, ex-
cept for their being dear Toms present,
ii doesn't matter.
Why, what baby this is" solilo-
quized Singleton, at this point. Ct
didn't know that there were any such
girls left.''
Moo. 10.-Studied, read, practiced,
made gems for tea. Papa called them
capital.
MOI. 15.-DittO, ditto.
Christmas Day.-'The owl for all his
feathers is a-cold' Just come from
church. We decided not to give any
presents to each other this year, but
spend the tiny bit we could spare on
Mrs. Malcney and the chicks. Tom pre-
sented me with his india-rubber pencil,
Mr.. Squires having given him a new one
Hay 2.-How long it is since I wrote
anything in my diary! All our time has
gone to papa. He is better now; but
how frightened we have beenl It makes
me SILVER to recollect it. What could
we do without papa? Now summer is
near and ne will grow strong. Alice and
| have lost so much sleep that we are
droWsy as owls.
"Jatne Papa is better, but Alice is
all tired out How hard it is to be poor
when anybody is sick! I don't mind it
IN we'll times.
"Aag. 10.-Papa feels little weaker
but the doctor says it may be only the
heat. / was thinking just now of the
sea, the long, cool roll of the breakers
and the s0ash, the gulls diving and
plunging, the crunching of the sand I'M
der-foot, hard, yet soft. How delicious
it would be to feel it all again! Perhaps
l shall dream about it tonight.
dag. 11.-No; dreamed instead that
we were frying doughnuts in a hot kitch-
en-. What midsummer's dream! l am
afraid have a vulgar mind!
Oct. 4.-How little | guessed when I
wrote such foolish words what was 60
ing to happen! Papa is dead. 1t was
the 18th of September / can't write
about it yet. Oh, papa!
"Christmas again. Such a sad day!
We three have been sitting over the
register all the afternoon, and making
our plans. Papa's life-insurance is all
we have to live on now. Tom must give
up being doctor and take clerks
place. Mr.. Squires has found one for
him. He is very brave, and does not say
one word to show how disappointed he
| is; but we all know. | have written to
ask Mrs. Morris TO find me a place to
teach children. Alice says / am too
yoohSJ boo l. 1CC1 O1lI, etuu IL Iuo
are not very big | think | can manage.
Anything is better than letting Alice
work SO hard. If no place opens as
teacher shall try for something else, for
do something must
SIAN. 17-Nothing yet, and dear,
dear Alice has been i'll for three weeks.
She is a little better, or I don't know
what | should do.
March fl have heard of a place
in shop" .
Here the writing broke off abruptly.
John hastily turned over the remaining
pages. Not another word, except in
| pencil near the end "Black ribbon, 81
cents; boy at crossing, cents; oranges
for Alice, 6 cents" and underneath
single line: Patience isn't always
pleasant, but she leads to pleasant
| things"
Here's a pretty business" he solilo-
quized, slowing the little book in his
breast-pocket. CAS- well search for a
needle in a hay-stack as for this girl out
of all New York city. Why can't women
write their names and addresses in full