Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-30
REPINING.

REPINING.
. Time, dull Time, go faster,
l. have not fOnnd my rest;
am not with my Master,
Unsanctifed, unblest,
I roam in sin and error, .'
In grief and pain | roam;
mourn, am in terror,
My heart is not home.
Opatience, restless spirit,
Resist not, nor repine;
My peace thou shalt inherit ii.
The promises are thine.
1t thou with sin and weakness,
No more wilt walk below,
Have patience and learn meekness.
And thou shalt be let 60.
AT THE HOTEL SPRINGBANK.
What a jolly time we had at St. Cath
crimes, IN the Autumn of 1877; it is al
ways such pleasure to look back on it.
when I say we, I do not include poor
Aunt Betsey, Tor she was rheumatic, and
l don't imagine that rheumatic people
| ever do have very jolly time-not even
| when they are as sweet and good as dear
Aunt Betsey. 1t was Cousin Fred and
who had the jolly time, when we were
supposed to be taking care Of dear Aunt
| Betsey. You see this was how it came
| about. Aunt Retsey had suffered TEXTURES
| all the previous winter from rheumatism,
| and spent the Spring and Summer going
| from one resort to another to try to shake
it off, but was nothing bettered, but rath-
er worse, as Scripture says, for her tray
| els; so, IN the last days Of August,
friend came in and said: "Why don't
you try the famous mineral springs at St.
GATHERINGS, and put yourself under DR..
Ms care, and see what he can do for you?
l will venture to say that4you will have
reason to be thankful if you follow my
advice. Take Amy with you for a cheer
full companion, and go at once"
"Poor Aunt Betsey readily made up
her mind to go, Jtaking me with her as
recommended: AS for me, have always
enjoyed perfect health, and OVERLOOKING
spirits, so much that I'm known among
my intimate friends by the sobriquet Of
the 'Sunbeam." So you will understand
how was supposed to be bright COM
panion for Aunt Betsey. l think people
had an idea that I was sort of a bottled
up cordial, portable and ready for use at
any moment. The trouble was that J.
was not exactly bottled up and sometimes
eHervesced at the wrong time, to the
great discomfort Of discreet and sober
minded people, who like to take their
pleasure sadly, as the Frenchman said of
the Scottish nation in the time of fai,
Mary Stuart. But to return to our mou
tons. No sooner did Cousin Fred hear
of our arrangements than he discovered
that it was quite necessary for him to &C
company us for a month. He said that
he had been working hard through the
law vacation, getting up evidence for a
case that was to come on at the Autumn
assizes; that his cases were all worked up
now'by an unheard of expenditure of
energy and perseverance Gt is wonderful
how hard-worked ali the young lawyers
are, by their own account; Fred. should
tell you, IS Montreal advocate), and so,
poor fellow, he was perfectly used up,
nerves all unstrung, ETC., and nothing, he
was quite sure, would be of such service
to him as taking course of the mineral
baths at Springbank. Aunt Betsey
thought it was a very commendable filial
attention for him tc wish to come with
us, while for myself I was only too glad,
though I could not see that Cousin Fred
| looked so delicate as he represented HIM.
elf.
You see st. GATHERINGS is pleasant
place to visit, only twelve miles from Nj
agara Falls, and in the midst of fruit
| district. The town itself needs brushing
| up, but the country around is lovely,
| with beautiful drives in every direction
and water communication with the great
lakes; so that while you may live very
! comfortably, and at moderate expense at
the Hotel Springbank, you may make
delightful excursions to various points of
interest about the neighbroheod, and so,
in fact, think what Cousin Fred wanted
was pleasant lounge, with me for his
companion.
| Arrived at Springbank, we found
small! but pleasant party in the house.
| The people we liked best were a cham
ing middle-aged lady, Mrs. Lindsay,
| who had travelled over most of the CONT
nent of Europe, and good part of Asia,
aud could talk delightfully."- about ali
tina. she had seen, which IS more than
many people can do, for, as somebody
says, "a stick May go round the world,
and yet come back only stick STILL"
| Then there was her husband, Judge
Lindsay, very intelligent, high-bred
| man, an American, who was unfortunate
| ly suffering from an attack OF paralysis,
It seems this mineral water proves very
eficacious in the treatment Of paralysis,
| as we'll as for all sorts of rheumatic af-
| fections, and DR.. M. is noted for his sue
cess in treating hat class of disorders.
There was also fair, delicate girl, with
a mass of golden curls over low, white
| forehead, over eyes Of the most lovely vi
olet blue, Miss Forester, whom we
found most attractive, but we were most
intimate with Mrs. Lindsay, who proved
most useful chaperone for me.
Aunt Betsey found herself so we'll at
| tended to that she was constantly sending
me off for little amusement, and Judge
Lindsay, who was devoted to his wife,
insisted upon her going out also, so that
one day Fred would bring a carriage to
the door, and we would drive over to the
Falls and have lovely time wandering
about Goat Island and drinking IN the
spirit of the great cataract, which chal-
lenges ever-increasing admiration the
more frequently we visit it, only called
back to the prosaic realities of life by the
unceasing opportunities of hackmen and
showmen: How happy were those whose
eyes rested on the mighty waters in the
midst Of the forest primaval! Another
day we would go in the afternoon, carry
ing picnic basket with us, and drive
down to the lake shore where Fred would
take me out IN boat, for Mrs. Lindsey
did not like the water, and used to take
book on the shore, while we rowed
about, now drifting on the water while