The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-30
ROSE HARRINGTON'S PERIL.

kUSE hANNINUlON y EhlAs
Farmer Harrington had advertised for
summer boarders. His good wife said that
they had plenty Of room, and, as their fam
lily was small, they might as well have an
extra mouth to feed. So it all ended with
the good farmers trudging off to the city,
one sunny morning, with tiny slip of paper
hidden in his coat pocket. Those few sensi-
BILE words found their way into city paper,
and in less than week an answer came to
the country advertisement.
"Would they be so kind as to make room
for a lady and child? Would pay literally.
Object, rest and freedom"
Then Farmer Harrington hesitated. l
think he rather liked the idea of having a
lady boarder, but he hesitated simply on
account of his wife; for she could not en-
dure the fine ways of city ladies'; they were
such useless pack, always "under foot; !"
too proud to make bed, or lift finger to
look out for their own room. Then they
were never satisfied. They wanted to wash
some triaing thing when it interfered with
everybody, or else asked for the horse when
the men were in the midst of work. In
fact, she could not, and would not, when
she wasn't obliged to, endure them or their
fine ways Then the idea of having child
about! Why, in less than week, yes, in
; less than day, every bit of corn, grain and
vegetable would be pulled up. Her house
would be ruined, and herself and one rosy
checked daughter "worn to death"
But, after a serious talk with the farmer
8 Mrs Harrington changed her mind. Per.
haps it was because the old man SO continu
= ally sighed for the patter of little feet tina
t she was thus obliged to give in but at any
8 rate she did, and she and Rose worked ;
3 whole week, night and day, to be ready fo
the expected boarders.
). They came at last. Rose had been int
e the spare chamber they were to occupy, ant
had given the last pat to the tiny cri
n brought from the dusty attic for the smalles
r stranger, when the od-fashioned stage lum
bered up before the front door with it
5, brightly-scoured knocker, and deposited tn
g expected visitors.
g Rose ran to the window to watch, Will
she deftly united her huge checkered work
9r ing apron.
II Was there ever prettier lady? Tai
Ie slender, perfect in form, with dark eyes
dark hair, beautifully arched eyebrows,
d tiny hand, shapely foot, and music;
a voce-oh Rosa drew a deep breath, an
A.. shut her teeth hard, for the first time reali
ing how great was the difference betwee
s. the city lady and the country girl.
n Then the child What fairy-like ere;
q a ture! What head of curls! What
sweet mouth And what blue eyes! An
r was she not dressed richly? Why, IL
$, mere embroidery upon her cloak and DIRE
q. q. cost more than all Rosa's slender wardrol
put together.
IN Yet she was laughing and cooling in Il
te arms of the good farmer. So perfect gif
N N and only two years old. Rose could no
n. out no longer. The babe had won her, al
= when she went down to meet the stranger
II, she was as eager to claim the child as tt
Of Of farmer was 10th to give her up.
ic The lady, Mrs. Ariel Raymond, was
widow, only twenty-four, wealthy witha
~ and mother to the child with her. H
,ts husband had been dead one short six mont
wv and, as she had passed through many
rn severe trial since, she merely wished to
left alone, and she would give them !
no trouble.
"a, Her words proved good, for she seldo
ne yentured inside the farm-kitchen, or allow
70 her babe to go unattended over the meado'
.es and gardens. So Mrs. Harrington had
ok cause to complain of her grain being pull
q, up, or her vegetables disturbed, and S
M m. by-and-by began to coax the child over t
sill whenever shs would peep shyly rou
ne the kitchen door on her way to the b
'p- aarn, her cherished play house.
III Even Rose would sometimes leave h
all work to get her an apple, or beg for kis
or and thus week passed before they fu
learned the childs name.
're They often asked it, and the mother wor
at ,te smilingly say, at such times, "Tell
Dr.. aides, DEAR" while the baby would lau
knowingly, and answer to none other ma