New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-01
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A STORY OF THE FRESH AIR FUN
WRITTEN FOR THE TRlBUNE.l

80 and sbe rave an emphatic twitch to her
purple calico sun bonnet. ,,..,
There was a faint murmur Of dissent from little
woman On the other side Of the moss-grown renee
.No--of course YOU don't agree with me-, con-
,;nrod Miss Reliance as the clusters of ruby anu
nearl few into the six-quart pail at her ioo.'
sYou're so soft hearted thar your ice"Ds' "
forever running of with your common sens'. 49,
,avar sav q word about the national oeO' VI
nov. Coy onr navy. nat let anybody start sub
,ntio, for sending blanket shawls to BRAIN VI
.,.,tinc mn a monument to Methusaeh on inc
roo,inshopse green You'll give your last Qua" Vei'
And now. you're going TO open your no"So " NV
90 little raCamu lns from New-lork'
nro ,otberlv brown eyes on tho other side oil the
= nara fnll of tears and pleasant voice re-
piled; 49,. .,i,,. hoy, t,e poor
.T+ makes my heart ache to think now Vhe pooi
.tioos suder. crowded together IN dirty stree's,
Nth never a breath of clover helu OF " s'''' =,
;,r II vond Just read about IT, Reliance YOU"
oorr il blessed privilege TO give them Dl' Oh our
sunshine ,, .bo r,ocn,
- ,,iso Reliance and if You'll take my advice
yon,u save yourself lots OF trouble
H. ape stopped her work for Il moment ana
said: r,o,;o..o
uIiakim and nc are all alone now Reliance
~ ~. ono we've laid Kate and Sarah and baby
Ii,zie over there in the old buryine ground; ana
1oct is in Colorado and Richard in Boston ahu we
cot hungry sometimes for the sound o. niue lee,
When began to read about the Fresh Ar una II
kind of sent thrill al over me. ana LiaA'n Ho
-. ,ho,t n every day. before he ever looks at
To,i,n war. and he wipes his glasses pretty
- roo Then when We heard the pafson say
,hot = marty would come here If places could be
fo,1 for ,4m. liakim spoke right OH for four ana
tbov,u he here next Tuesday. and I'm gong 10
,,oke Il INST rs much ike heaven as can
.vo,,n make Yourself sick, that's what you'll DO
,oDda Lane replied Miss Reliance, but II yon
want vour garden OverIuD, and your SILVER spoons
stolen and your house full OF flies au@ your nerves
rostrate1 why it's your own fault: 1 must 10 IN
ard get my Jolly started .,
MI, Rcvbnrv went up the path between tho sun
ao,rers and uol'yhocks, entered the large. sunny.
80. litcben and SGT down the pail OF currants Tor
TIov,ah the honse-mad to pick over. Then she
hrr the nurple calico sun-bonnet on the nail thai
a., forty wears had been devoted to that purpose
and went into the cool slttingroom to resi- IN her
Iovori,o chintz-covered rocker. Miss kehahce
Ro>bnrv lad beer for twenty years with TIE eN-
cert,on of gardener and hOuseInald, tie sole oc-
cn,ant of this ancient stone dwelling thht had
s.aaa for more than a century beneath its Gins
and NAPLES the pride Of the village oil LyAtoro'
She MAS a stern woman, who liked hut few people,
.1 had horror of children dogs and sentin mt.
The village boys with keen perception of her
,,r,uDothetic nature. called her Old lronsides'
She WAS proud OF her birth and or the suDs an
al rronrrtv that had fallen to her at the death OF
her father. old Judge Roxbury.
oh ,ras n member OF the Presbyterian church,
srd maid high rental tor the Roxbury pew but
With that considered that her pecunlary opllga-
tions 20 the cause were 1T an end. As genera
So she had not allowed convictions On the sub
.,T,I hov hfff
since Sunday. when the pastor stated the work OF
.ho rrosb Air Fund aud made a fervent appeal for
.,bsse little ones that suffer- she had been sub
;.,ad IN numerous vague but uncomfortable sen-
a,,ons She rocked back and forth in the spacious
sittipQ-room that fly dared to invade, and noted
| TIN perfect order Of the apartment FROM the
china shepherdess on the mantel.to the braided
/ rnps at the doors. everything occupied the same
nost,on as in the days of Miss ROxburys girlhood
There was torture in the thought of having the
tabe.cover pulled awry, If seeing the shells and
prim old dagueueOtypes disarransed on the what
not nj having sand tracked in by small feet over
the faded Brussels carpet, and her pet VeiUena Ded
invaded by eager young myers. .,
Snr,y religion and humanity could not demand
such sacrifice OF her
please, ,naam the currants Is ready to'be put
over. said Hannah. at the door. .,,
Miss ROxbury rose at once. glad OF another chan,
mel for her thoughts, but amid her weighing and
measuring and her careful calculations OF plnts and
uoauds the strange impression did not leave her
After the rich crimson syrup had been poured
into the row of shining tumbleTS on the taVle sac
returned to her chlntz.coyered rocker ana TOOK up
the Bible to read her daily chapter opening IL at
random, her eyes fell upon these woIds:
Then shall lie answer them saying, " lnasmuch
as We did IT not unto ole of the least of these"
Miss Eoxbury read no further on that page, but
hurriedly turned hack to Chronicles which she felt
was perfectly sale ground. But mingled with Tho
long genealogical tables, she saw other words De
tween the lines, that The lsraelitsh records read
The son OF Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of
Azarah. Ye did il not
The son of Tanath. the son of Assir the sor of
Ebiasapb, the son OF Korah. Ye did 1t not. -,
Finally, the whole page seemed to resolve itself
into these four mOnosyllables
She closed the Bible and put il in its accustomed
plote on the table bonnded on the north ny the
lamp the south by the Matchbox on the east
by Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress, and on the west
by a bunch of worSted roses under glass Case
She was restless, miserable, tornented. she en-,
deayOyed TO read the Life of Napoleon Bonaparte,
but evan the thrilling story OF the Russian cam
paign lacking In Interest, compared VITA heI
own in ward conflict between duty anu INC coIu
sefSEuess of lifetime. go
She did not enjoy her dinner, although the butter
beam from her garden, and the black rasp-
berries were the first Of tho season.
She could not take her accustomed AFTERNOON nap,
and for the first time in years NE DAILY iMBUNE
lay unopened. She even PIT II out OF slght IN the
china closet. a wonderful new design IN patcn-
work known as the Rocky Mountain pattern could
not fasten her attention.
She ordered the horse aud rOckaway ana drove
four miles after wild cnerfy bark for which sue
had 20 need as her garnet wac already great her
baTium
At ast tue dreary day came to its close but was
succeeded by an ,sualy uncomfortable night.
And frequent tOSsinl mt waking. Miss koxbury
dreamed OF thin little hands stre ched out TO LeT In
pteOus appeal aud OF sad, wonderful voice that
sad with Infinite reprOach
ie did il not
The Rev. JOSEPH Alder was surprised after
breakfast the next morning by the appearance OF
bliss Reliance ROxbuTy in the parsonage porch.
Sbe brought basket of raspDesiies, and said:
Il won't Come ia this time, thank you just
oh dIen