The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-02-21
WISH FULFILLED.

" pretty white cottage standing
NS from the road, within its large
Al of garden, wherein clustered beds
lNweet-scented flowers, woodbine and
natis creeping about the porch.
& wiplow of the little squareparlor
Ned 20 the ground; seated in the
ihiow, darning O mans cotton sock,
Ne young girl with pleasant face,
f6oth brown .haif and dark gray
les: and overSdL shining and spark
tg. Ue golden rays Of the hot sum
1.sln. 1t &s affair, peaceful pic"
81 kI too peaceful In its monotony
" ksDe. Denlson. She had been
IA JDehison's wife nearly four
>6Nt&land. She found the home life
4 eIttage just a wee bit lonely,
Nv to-day; for the little maid
Jape, had been sent for to the
Th age at dsybreak, her mother
eeeIIn 'Seen taken suddenly i'll, and
IN s. II 10 be back before night.
rs wAIs own occupation lay in the
d pe1Btt land, one mile away. Some
'.x elel DIT home to midday dinner,
: :, y, i,ni q i|cSssy; and though he ought
Ii sA2H8t home every evening at
4 bee ikled often that he was kept
far, towS@ two after it. A hard
&nEs erg.Sks was he, not too well
ktso1 4, se,lhacyey. were both young and
e.. tnA buoyant, content to work
KY and cheerfully for the
,sS5ts.E money might be more
M, fins day George had not come tc
Yer, and Katie, maid as well as
lress for the time being, had taken
own in solitude, cleared things
IN A,Gone James work generally anC
ID sat down to her sock-mending
Is bees hummed lazily in the
Ter air, the clock on the mante
ked drowsily and the afternoon wa
Using.
faOh, dear, how dreary it all is !
hned Katie, quite overcome by th'
Ikhotony around. "Who would hav,
bught that Jane'sc absence coult
Ike such a difference? 1t must b
d n consciousness of being alone that
feling upon me. Jane, shut up in he
\. chen, is no more of companion +
III other days than she is to-day owe
a Bestly. do wish something woul
'$ppen ! All days here are lionel
1lough, for that matter; so dilferen
Am home, with the eight of us in il
lis only the same routine over an
4 Yer again; the housework to be see
III the bread to make and the meals t
la apd then the sitting down in til
|2Eephoon to mend or make, or knit c
FM. OF course it is not Georges fault
: d would be with me always if h
4uld; but it is a shame of tina
lketched Office not TO let him com
alme to dinner p
Here Katie paused to thread ht
a4edle and the clock struck the ha
@Fur.
q k'Only half-past four. An hour and
ltalf yet to teatime ! If ] had on
y.bt little bit of sociable life-mar
~ hers have. Is it always the san
With young wives l wonder? But
bn't feel quite like this when Jane
llq the house, She is a silly thin
sEbugh well meaning, but she is con
I wish we could go lin
'aeforge and l. l wish some nice neigl
'ilSrs liveG at the end Of the garden.
u dlsh carriage would come along nc
ia break down the opposite gate, aI
mebody be hurt and have to come
ire and rest awhile. No chance
+ b lat, however, in this lonely, crosse
IN ay. l wish it was a high-road
I lly a beggar-woman came along
al ould be something"
eEa Here Mistress Kate Denison look
: tb from her work to groaa.
Eel am tired of the sunshiI
Atlere's SO much Of it," decided Ka
4 II am tired of the flowers, and I
hrubs, aud the hedge that hides I
bad, and of the green ga e. GeoI
lancies this home is perfection;
y a0use he was always in it he forgets
I'll heliness. l do wish something wo'
N ppen-good or bad-yes, bad )!
te There was acurious hush all throu
,dq4 little parlor; to Katie it ne
hbmed so still before. Even the ii
q of the clock had an ominous sou
T That wish it was-something g
WI bad
atH.I have a great mind to move I
flse bush" She cried presently, al