The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-12-20

plenty to eat; it is like the Garden
Of Eden. If her mother and Jan
could come, she would have nothing
more to ask"
"She might save her money and
send for them.
at costs a good deal. It would take
her years to earn so much. Besides,
Jan is under bonds to pay a debt of
his fathers. / don't know how much.
One or two thousand dollars. No;
she'll have to carry her burden like
the rest of us. Where's the count ?"
and She skipped out of the kitchen
humming a song, while Christiana
turned hopelessly to her work.
The few stammered words in her
own tongue, however, had made the
poor girl slave to Julia. She followed
her around from that day, waited on
her told her her story a hundred
times.
"I am horribly bored by this unend-
ing talk Of 'mutter, mutter,' and Jan,
JAM said Julia, stretching her tiny
mouth in yawn.
at is the only thing she knows"
said mother, gently.
" Do keep her away from me to-day,
then" impatiently.
To-day was to be signalized by an
oyster bake on the shore of the bay.
The count and four other worshipers
were supposed to act as cooks and SER
vitors, but Christina did all the work.
Ghn httilf fha nP Irtf
the bread made the coffee and baked
the oysters, running necessarily to
Julia with the biggest, her round face
red as peOny.
1t was gray, gusty day, too gusty
for us to use the little sailboat which
was drawn up on the beach. This dis
appointment offered Julia a chance for
petty willful pettishness.
"Too provoking 1 had set my
heart on a sail p she cried, pouting.
" l will wager a rose against a pair of
gloves that have it yet, count r. her
eyes suddenly sparkling.
The bet was taken. Half an hour
afterward we missed Julia, and the
next moment saw her in the cookie
shell of boat drifting out of the little
cove, the sail half raised, tapping in
the wind. She stood on the bow, her
red ribbons fiuttering, kissing her hand
saucily.
az have won have won the bet |"
she cried.
PUT aboutP' shouted the count.
" You are going out to sea p
We rushed down to the edge of the
water, all shouting orders at once.
Julia, terrified by the sudden conscious
ness of her danger, sprang on the low.
A heavy flaw came just then and the
boat was capsized instantly.
Mon Dieu I cannot SWIM" cried
the count. The other men were in
the same case. Two of them, how
ever, threw themselves into the water
but were washed back. A
solid tOdy leaped into the surf with
splash ! 1t was Christina divested of
shoes, stockings and outer petticoat,
striking out boldly for the place where
the girl went down.
"Hurrah for old NorjeW cried the
count. "She swims like frogp
She came back with Julia, a very
wet and drabbled butterfly, in her
arms.
There was no justice to my mind in
the end of the accident. Julia, when
dry again, was rosy and pert and
charming as ever; but poor Christina
had been thrown against the hull of
the boat. She was quite badly in
jured, and was laid up in bed for a
month. Mother and l had her work
to do, while Julia took wing to New
port.
Things are strangely order ed in
this world" l said. as laid down
half-read letter from her one day in
October, full of her gayeties and sue
cesses, and glanced at Christina, be-
ginning to limp heavily about in the
"They always come out right" said
quietly. "What is that on
the other sideY"
l turned the letter and read:
"Oh, by the way, thought l owed
old Norje' some reparation for her
injuries in my behalf. So wrote to
our consul in Christiana to pay JAMS
debt for me, and to send him and his
mother out by the next steamer. You
told me that old Sanders had finally
grumbled himself into his grave. Why |
not take Jan as farm hand and put |
him and his mother into the tenant |
house? l have ordered from New |
\ York few odds and ends to make it |
for them. They will ar
rive in Philadelphia on next Monday"
l could hardly finish; the tears
choked me. 81 have been very unjust |
to Julia" said.
We agreed not to tell Christina, but |
to surprise her. We had grown very
fond of the patient, affectionate crea-
ture with her everlasting chatter of |
" mutter and Jan"
The "odds and ends" proved TO be |
a very complete, though plain, plenish-
nO for a hOIlgp Christina halnad IN /