The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-05-13

1lVAl Vi 6OTIOW AuU tTOuOl0 CAfJe6O
came with earnest sympathy and friend
ly words for q time, but that reserve too,
fell away, and he showed her heart
long filed with love for her. Love
which had striven with q pride which
would not allow the poor struggling
artist to aspire to the rich maiden. But
the time for REFRESHING his love had
passed away, and in this one fond heart
che found refuge, the first since grand.
mother died.
A time for decisive action came to
Hope, and with time the recollection Of
her promise to grand mother Alliston to
find something to do, to still be happy
in." =.
So she sought for wee, pleasant
rooms in the great city, and found them,
sunny and pleasant, and these she fitted
up with the few dainty belongings she
had been allowed to keep out of the
general wreck. Here, before she had
finished her house-furnishipg came Ger.
ard. the senior of the firm of Ger
ard and Lyons, to tell her of a chest of
china and quaint furniture left in their
charge, in trust for her, and as an old
friend of her grandmother's he had
called to ask what disposition she wish.
ed to make of them. So they were
brought to Hopes little home, the
great chairs and the chest of drawers,
and looked very stately and imposing
in the wee sitting room. Then the
china was to be unpacked, and Car]een
came to see the bright dainty ware,
which Hope was sure would please hia
artist eye. So they brought the fragile
treasures to light and Hope exclaimed
at each. as at an old friends appear
ance. Then the spirit of hospitality
awoke in her heart, as it never had
done in the old days of lavish expendi-
ture and entertainment.
She invited Carleen to participate in
the first bread-breaking in her new
home, and he, nothing 10th, consented,
and went hither and yon, at the nod
and beck of his princess, often bring
ing the bushes to her cheek as he
playfully alluded to the time when
they together, should set up housekeep.
ing-then vaguely uncertain time,
when his new picture should be hung
in the academy and when his lassie
should revoke the stern decree that
they were better off as they were, and
must both be industrious people and
earn a fortune before ever they thought
of marriage.
II think that shepherdess in lovely,
Carl, don't you! Hope asked as she
poised the cream jug upon her rosy
palm, after emptying in the two.pence
of milk from her cupboard.
"1'm not to blame if I know fairer
maiden" replied he, coming closely to
her side in apparent inspection of the
pictured lady. 81 must fill the sugar
bowl" cried Hope in great haste, and
away she went to get the fat little bowl
and the parcel of sugar.
tive forgotten to wash it." she ex-
claimed, as she went to the table.
"Why what is this I have in it?" and
she showed it to Carleen, stuffed full OF
something.
"A mouse's nest" he asked. mo,
indeed! I've no idea. See here; what
is it, and she pulled out green silken
bag, stuffed with papers. 'Grandma-
ma put that in here with her own dear
fingers, to keep the precious china from
breaking" she tossed it over to
her lover, while she busi]y polished the
rare old china into shining beauty.
slope! See here!" said her lover, in
a strange, husky voice. She turned.
He had united the little bag, and held
an open paper in his hand, while his
face was pale, and his eyes bright With
intense excitement. Hope looked and
with little cry of Joy and exultation
she caught the bag from his hand and
and pulled out the papers. Govern
ment bonds were they, a comfortable
little fortune for Hope.
It was enough, and after Carleen,
foolish fellow, had been coaxed into
submission-for his pride had again
arisen and Hope in after years declared
she asked him to marry her-it suficed
for pleasant home, for books and
flowers and works of art, as well az
plenty to place upon the rare old china.
1t was home where friends came
and caught glimpses of pure, happy
life, that gave them faith again in their
kind, home which was a rare inspira-
ton to the genius of Carleen. Who rap.
idly made q name and fame. And
cherubs came-lovtly as Raphael's, but
more delightfully."- human-to the ar
lists home. The old sugar.bowl yields
its riches up to coaxing tongues and sly,
dimpled fingers, but never q store
which can bring such true happiness az
that which grandma Allston hid therein
for her darling Hope: :9z*<. ,ss51 I = ::
|. FOOLISH. think the more a man
eats the fatter and stronger he will be-
come. To believe the more hours chit
dren study the faster they will learn.
To conclude that If exercise Ia GOOD. the