Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-09-16
A MONTHS VACATION.

"T0 let?" said the agent. "Ready fur
nished? For month"; Really, ladies,
I'm very much afraid l haven't any
property in my hands-nOt at present.
at least; plenty of unfinished houses
and plenty to rent for year. But for a
month? There isn't any such real estate
i'm the market-there isn't any indeed"
eve don't want an unfinished
house." said Angela Frost.
"And we have no occasion to use
house for year," added Josephine, her
tall, blooming young sister.
"We are school teachers Miss Angela
explained, land we have months va
cation, and we want to spend it in a
healthful country resort, where can
bOtanize, and where my sister can sketch
in water cOlOrs from nature"
Indeed. Pm very sorry, ladies, but
do not think there's any property in
the market hereGbOut that would meet
your ideas"
The ladies went slowly out of the STUFF
fly little room with its high desk, its
floor covered with cheap oil cloth, and an
atmosphere of tobacco smoke.
81 am very sorry, Angela said the
younger. "The aid OF these pine wooden
glens is the very thing for your asthma"
"And the little river in the deep gorge
is such an exquisite study for your
painting, JO," said Angela, fOudly.
Couldn't we live in barn% sug-
gested 10, with cOmical arch of her
eyebrows.
"Pm afraid not" said Angela.
The real estate agent, in the mean
while, had hardly smoked a pipe and
read the local paper before the door
burst open and short, stout lady in
pink hat and feathers came in.
"Mr. Muggridge," said she, handing
him key, you may let Ivy Glen, or you
may sell it-ready furnished, with cow,
a poultry house and the pony chaise
thrown in"
"Madame," said Muggridge, bewilder-
ed
"Pm tired of it," said the lady.
"YOu couldn't let it for month";" ex-
perimentally hazarded Mr.. Muggridge.
''Pd let it for three days." said the
lady,"
ii could find you tenants for month";
said the agent.
"There is the key"
And away she went, and Mr.. Mug
gridge clapped his hat on the back of
his head and set off, in hot haste, to the
hotel, for an interview with the two
young ladies who had so recently left
his Office.
And so it happened that 10 and Ange-
la Frost took triumphant possession OF
Ivy Glen, a romantic cottage, half cover
ed with dark green, glossy leaves OF the
vine from which 1T derived its name,
with bOudOir, piano, all the pictures
10. I,I xysfh mr. ri
autumn leaves, and library of novels.
"Mrs. Fitch must have been very
literary person." said 10.
"And musical" added Angela.
"As for servant. one would only be
a nuisance" said 10.
"Pll groom the pony myself" said
Angela. "He's no bigger than New
fOundland dog-the darling"
"And I'll milk the COW and feed the
dear little chickens" declared pretty
10.
ats really an earthly paradise" said
the elder sister.
$50 it u.s." assented 10.
The two sisters passed two days of I'M
mitigated happiness in the deep ravlneS
and cool, flower enameled woods that
surrounded Ivy Glen.
Angela made various valuable addi-
tions to her herbarium, and 10 sketched
leafy hooks, bits of falling water and
sunset effects to her hearts content. I'M
til finally an old fashioned rain storm
set in Of a July afternoon and prisOned
them In the cottage parlor.
"HOw stupid this isp' said 10, starting
up from her book, as the twilight
shadows brOoded darker in the room.
Lets 60 down to the barn and talk to
Dick and Frizzle. Poor dears, They
must be as lonesome as we are"
Dick was the pony and Frizzle was the
COW; and 10 and Angela were already up
on the most affectiOnate terms of init
macy with them. Ltr
1t was quite dusk when Marmaduke
birmingham opened the half door and
strobe in, shaking the rain drops from
his shoulders, as If he had been huge
Newfoundland dog, and flinging his
fishing creel and tackle on the table.
LOU" he called, all over the house,
in a CHEEKY stentorian voice-"L0uisa."
But, as might be expected, no answer
was returned; and he went up to pref
ty little circular walled room, where he
had been wont to keep his slippers, gun