The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-24

finish it; and, meanwhile, he could get en-
broideries from Yankee peddlers.
"'Polly,' he said pleasantly, Pm going to Sa-
lem in few days. They are making Oregon
blankets there now, and can sell a yoke of
oxen, and purchase what things you want at
the factory did think I wouldn't sell the
steers, but they don't do anything but help eat
up the grass, and as my hay crops pretty short,
they might starve next winter
"If you had been so considerate years ago,
your wife might have been spared many hours
of painful toll, and dozens of somebody's cattle
would not have starved. It's never too late to
learn, though I added as 1 departed, in the
best possible humor with myself and them too.
"Three mornings have passed, and she has
not yet failed 10 meet me in our rides. She
takes the baby with her, and says he isn't half
so cross as when she keeps him in the house
constantly. Her cheeks were like June roses
this morning, when she bantered Mrs. Welden
and me for a race. But you are wearying of
this long story, so 1 will change the subject
81 expect to meet you soon. Accept from me
all the love 1 can spare from Maurice and the
children, to be divided equally between your
brother and yourself"
tI would have known where this let
ter hailed from if had found it in Can
ada, without name or postmark. The
words drop from her pen just as they do
from her tongue"
81 believe she is the happiest creature
I ever saw" Effie replied, thoughtfully.
"But she has passed through days of
darkness, my dear sister. Think of
that.n
~ know it, brother, but she knows
nothing of the bitter sorrow of long
years of hope deferred suspense that at
last ripens into a certainty"
"Pshaw sister. You were my COM
forter one week ago.
"'sister, as you and must brave'"-
"Hush, Herbert; don't want to hear
that now. You are so happy that you
can't appreciate my troubles"
1.-THE darkest hour of the night is just
before the morning, pet. The exhibi-
ton day will soon be here, and want
folks to see that my sisters long term at
school has not been lost"
'I shall do my best. as have always
done, to prepare for the occasion, Her
bert. I don't often repine. Never,
when see that other folks are sad, but
when I witness the happiness of others,
it seems as if my own were long in COM
ing. I want to know what we are 60
ing to do after school. shall teach, il
you are willing for me to do So"
mo, sister mine. Our home will not
be complete unless you are in it. The
money I earned in the mines is now
every dollar-at my disposal. The in.
terest of eight thousand dollars has over.
paid our school expenses. loaned the
money to a responsible speculatOr, who il
to refund it on the first day of June
next. The half section of land to which
we were entitled as orphans was secured
for us by Maurice Stanton several years
ago. AS you know, it joins his lanC
and is lovely location. L am going t.
be a farmer, and show these Oregonians
who don't care how anything looks
what can do to beautify claim. Flo.
is eager to live upon farm, and L hav
sent some carpenters, with all the build
ing materials, up the river. We ar
going to have Gothic cottage erecte
upon a spot that Maurice and Ada ar
to choose. The first of October, you
birthday, is to be our wedding-day.
you desire it, would be glad if it coul
be yours too; but 1 am selfish enough t
care nothing about it only for your sake
because I want you to live with me
Look upon the brightest side of ever
, cloud is your motto, dearie. Wei
' see grand times yet"
"Guess the news Guess the news !
said Eliza Crandall, stopping Herbel
a and Effie upon the front steps of the II
stitute.
Seven years had made but little diffel
: ence in the appearance or disposition {
/ this fun-loving girl, except that th
wild, easy abandon of childhood ha
given way to more quiet grace, thG
softened the roguish outlines of her fac
o into a semblanGe of womanly beauty.
y. "Guess the news p' she repeated.
o A dozen girls came forward, eager
= hear what their Punch had to commun
cate. Some of these girls were I'll
), smaller children of Effie's first acquain
ance at school, but the majority of theI
had not been connected with the Inst
; tute but two or three years, the old,
II ones having almost all either marie
o or moved away into the country. Aft
keeping them in suspense until she WI
Il satisfied, Eliza began her story:
'There was certain girl, fair to b
is hold, with raven curls, and eyes iii
. ebony, once gazing listlessly into Il
1t singing waters of a limpid stream. H
face was perfect as seulptor's mode
( and upon her snowy hand rest'
: thoughtfully the queenly head. A
e open-browed youth, an Adonis in a
Le pearance, with thoughtful mien al
t. downcast eyes, pursued his solitary ws
y y along the shaded margin of the gleef
IF brooklet. Suddenly a vision stopp,
s. him. Eyes from whose dark, Gle
p depths light CLEANED forth, bright
II II than the most effulgent sunbeams, we
is gazing into his own. And the you
bowed as though a goddess smiled upc
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