Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-12


does no good to abuse that woman-we
must simply go on and stop it,"
No dissenting voice was heard, and |
the old lady arranged the entire plan |
before they left the table. Mrs. Reming
ton and the girls would start by the first |
train In the morning. Mr.. Remington
would stay home to look after the estab- |
llshment.
II am glad he didn't want to go, Mrs.
Remington conided to the girls, she
might say something harsh to that poor
boy and he sorry for it afterwards
The next day-wiil Minnie and Bessie
ever forget it to their last hour-the dust,
the heat, and the depression OF spirits
combined. At last the conductor yelled
some unintelligible sound in at the door.
them was Eastrodes.
A lank kind of cattle-shcd was pointed
out as the depot, aud IN the oven like
waiting room of it they bestowed them
selves.
''This is dreadful, girls" sighed Mrs.
Remington, surveying the blistering
hayfelds on every side, and the long,
straight, tree less road, where two COWS
were choking themselves with the dusty
grass on the edges.
II wonder if there is anything like an
hotel in the place. Just ask the ticket
man, child
Minnie crossed the room, and held a
consultation with a blank-minded old
man, who was postmaster as well as tick
ct agent, and who insisted at first upon
| informinging her that there were ''no
letters" At last she made him under
stand. and CLEANED the fact that there
was s'sorter hotel" Just back Of the
| depot.
A tall, angular woman here entered
the building strong-featured, big
eyed, black-haired woman, who might
have been very handsome, say hundred
and fifty,years ago. She stalked over to
the postmaster, and Minnie joined her
mother.
"Well,'' sighed Mrs. Remington, Il
suppose we had better go to this hotel, or
whatever it is, and send word on to Fred
but, oh, dear, it's dreadful-to think he
should ever do such thingl I'll never
forgive that Miss Boggs as long as I live
she has just entrapped my boy for his
money, dreadful old thing-oh, girls, on
ly think Of lt!''
''Air you Mrs. Remington" asked the
gaunt woman, stepping up to the group.
eyes, answered the astonished Mrs.
Remington, ''and are you she could
not finish the question.
ayes, I am" the gaunt woman tartlY
said; sand I'd like to know what you
mean by dreadful Your sen amt none
too good for Boggs, can tell you
and you needn't suppose you're going to
marin it over Us, cause you amt" wax
ing worth, and glazing down at Mrs.
Remington with her big eyes.
"You awful womanp' the poor old lady
gasped, "what would Fred say to hear
his mother abused in this way-perhaps
that might cure him-oh, dear! oh
dear!''
"And as for your sou, he wouldn't be
half the man he is, if it warn't for me
if hadn't nussed him, and nussed him
and rubbed taller on his nose, and here
| you come raisin' fuss about lawful
woman, indeedv'
"Mother," cried the girl, "you shan't
stay here-c0me to the hotel at once.''
So Minnie picked up the sachels, and
Bessie gave her arm to Mrs. Remm1ng.
| ton, and they all three left the depot, the
gaunt woman snorting and exclaimins
after them to the last minute.
The ''sorter" hotel proved as close anG
ugly as it was possible for any building
to be. They we've shown directly to al
. apartment commanding an extensive
view of blank wall and the roof of the
depot-anything more unlike their OWE
pretty bedrooms could scarcely bt
imagined. The girls tried to make Mrs
Remington lie down, when they had dis
; patched message for Fred, but sht
would not
''What dreadful infatuation'' she sob
bed, sitting on the edge of the bed. 81
can't understand it."
"Just one of these coarse creatures mer
fall III love WITH said Minnie.
'"Fred talked of her eyes-great sau
GERS pouted Bessie
81 can't understand it" repeated Mrs
! Remington; ''ehe has neither youth no
beautv-nor even mental attractions
vulgar-bad tempered; but 1 suppose
, she got round him by taking care o
him when he was sick-rubbing "taller,
as she called it, on his nose--ugh art
full creature working upon his sense o
gratitude-oh, dear, oh, dearr'
"But suppose Fred persists in marry
ing her-we can't do anything" sait
Minnie.
! 81 wonder if we couldn't fix her up,
suggested Bessie; "she's not really bad
10 king. YOU know.
Minnie caught eagerly at the idea.
mo, she's not bad looking, and ores
has so much to do with ones appearance.
ooh, girls, don't give in that way; d.
try to persuade him." begged the mother
ooh, of course we will; you needn'
be afraid of our giving up--only in case
you know"
And so they rang The changes unit
their messenger returned to say, "Mr
Remington was coming now
GIL go and meet him. said Mrs. Rem
ington, getting up; 'you stay here, girls.
So down she went. crying all the way
, In the lower hall she was caught in tn,
! arms of her son, who kissed her, exclaim
ing:
"My dear, dear motherl What on eartl
is the matter9"
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