Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-19

Went AH0 plHnt0u IHefu lUy6sAl III t0lktuS AHUIa.
That done, I tied up his roses 30 that his wi 8
might have the full benefit OF their bsauty.
Aud now all care was over, 8,f we we're really
happy 81 Far avn Ny wife had her pony
Co. riago and sxp.pred the neign borhood, and
had nv garden aud my b,x 81 books from the
and MIR. Shuts himself cams TO ses all made
ready for his delica' wife. He stayed with Us,
but he was 40 busy that We did not see much Of
him. He WA. however, . very pleasant
fellow, and VS. liked him s.
y. II won't trouble you with my furniture
Peverll," said he, shut there is Que little favor
] should like to ask Of you. Would you mind
having that trellis lowered . little? It would
be such Great to my poor wife to have just
3 glimpse Of your exquisite garden from her
sofa She Is 80 unfortunate as to be almost 3
con 6rmed invali 10 - T':t ''''E. VII
81 shall be very glad" began .,<A.@
''Thank you! fel' sure you " 'uld be kind
Shall CIV, 8, orders to have the trslIs removed,
'R-moved" I had imagined that no said
lowered Now, ike to throw off nv coat
and waistcoat when am working in my ga~dea
but one can't behave i'll to adeicate woman.
''she is ming Tomorrow" said he; ''there
ie no tim" to lose "
had MT the courage to plead for it. only
being lower d. and now tn, windows Of Eslan-
tine co.tag rahed NV hu pv hunting grouA DIS,
and 30 alone. My heart ached for the poor
TO es which had lean thrown down with the
trrl is. Mr.: Shu began t., . uck them, and
said be won'd put hem in water TO help 10
make the honte gay for bis wife. Thon he
threw them d,wn, exclaimlng: "After all.
she won't be here to- morrow. / am sure you
will give mo handful Of fresh ones in the
morning."
'sYou have roses OF your own" said impa-
tien'ly; or he had flung down all those lie had
Just eatherrd--an4 it iufuriates me to see
'wers 'li-tr' g ed.
Il In w hav'." said he calmly; s'but I
don't want to touch mine They make the
ont Of tre ou~e look we'll NY wife, Mr.
r varil, is quite the creature of impression!
me and SEE TOW you like the look of tho
hit 9 place now that the furuifure IS ill.,"
Everything lrokel most charm ng. The
rooms were large a d low, witt low. wide
!attc"d windows aud wiudow seats The view
int nv garden was delicious nev n thought
the Shntes raid too much rent aft r had seen
that. Their furniture wa Of the 'Queen Anne''
tim and sni ed the rooms to perfection.
Egiantine Cot age was intini ely pref Ter than
Fairlawn ! began to feel unbrunded respect for
this scion of the Shu of Shelf III, for all this
delightful result had been obtained 80 eaei y
There was very little furniture in the drawing
room; the ho)r was cove"a with Indian MAJ
ting I'D Persian rugs; the curtains were Of
Japanese muslin: thu walls hung with the
most exqu site water colors in pnrfe ely simple
wooden frames. Tnare ia tw live or fifteen
magnificent Turner's! That O NV one, the gift
If a Itch uncle. and was a 'cus omed to con-
SID r it i"eless POSSESSION. Mr. Shnts
act ALLY had thirt .en and Girtiu and o Bar
| rett as W II 81 les this. ere were shelves
+ IL of beautiful china plat 8 l had never
seen such q dainty abo Ia before. Such richly
lung wallis were N 81 agreeable sight to q
landlord! Full OF comforting inner warmth,
exc aimed: well, there is no fear of Mrs.
ue Tot admirin t ls!''
'Y:u think so?" sd d he; I'm so glad! I
have had to be very careful what did. u
see, she il quite the creature of impression. !
should be mi.-rable If she SAID the cottage wa
not pretty. By the bye. dill you know tuat she
was ono Of the Wilmuts Of Taunto ~"
Now was not going to stand that 7 had
made mp my mind 10 feel great respect for
the Shutes of Sh tfi II, and if they had a.
good an idea Of furnishing as Edward Shute,
they were emphatic lily worthy of it,: but was
not going to allow myself 10 be 80 much i'm
| pressed by y o'hr family. Besides, what
We'll acqnaint d with every rose that was
grown knew every pansv worthy of place
| in my garden, butt had never heard Of tne
| Witmots OF Taunto,.
We went over all the rooms; one was fitted
! up as a udio Mr.. Shut3's easel Was SGT up.
| his colcr box and ralettes were ready, but, Of
| course, he had not bsgun to work % earlv
u shall he ad wl7n ges her safely here"
! said he. SPY tue bv, how am to fitch her
from the ra lway s'a i'm? Dc you mind lending
| me the po y 'rria5e?"
| said would lend it to him; but wished he
| had not said the pony carriage; If he had -aiii
! your pony carriag4 it woull not have looked 50
much ike vehicle which belonged Just as
! much TO him as to me-
Mrs shu1e was a tall, pale, languid- looking
! winch was by no me ms sill her own--,nd dull
! b.ue eyes. She spent most Of her time on the
| sofa.
II do 80 wish we had little bit of ground
| at the back Of the house" said Mr.. Shute one
day to his wife; 'sf it were ever SO small NV
| poor wifi nev-r gets out; she can't ss in our
garden, for it is go near the road, and being 80
mucn in tue house and 90 dull"
! Having said this he looked arxiously in'o her
! eyes. to see how much Christian charity she
posses ,ed
My wife, poor dear woman, was t,ken by
| surprise, and replied: II wish Mr.. shute
won d use our garden sonnet mes-whel nv
husband is not working in it, m 4au; for
| when ne is busy he likes to be careless about
appearances.
Oh! thank you. How truly kind!" exclaimed
| Mr. Snute. "FheD VIZ will have q KEY made,
u know there is q door from our back ward
| into your garden, and we will nave kew mad 9
| for 1t at once, unless you lave one You can lend
u.s."
And now my poor wife knew what she had
| for az inva id like Mrs. Shute to walk all the
way around by the lane to tue proper entrance.
aud YET, If she had key, and could come and
60 when she liked, all my pleasure in my gar
den would be gone. ''You MT 20 when NV
husband is at work!" sue said, in desperation,
| to Mrs Shute, and then trusted 70 her dslioscy,
What poor, weak thing to trust tol
They got the key-they used it. Mrs Shute,
who was not strong enou4 III to 90 round to the
proper entrance, 1neandsred for mles al ing
our gravel paths and lawn. I could always
trace her presence, for she plucked every
flower she fanoled, AMI flung it as quickly
away, and saw my slaughtered innooents w.
ing bruised and withered in the sup, and could
have slain her IN turn. Mrs Shute might be
the creature Of impressions, but the flowers
were the creatures of Impressions too, aud bore
the Llarks Of h5r ridiculous high heeled shoes
as she crushed them down ia her ind. ference
aud passed on. For soms little time she re-
apected my feelings aud never entered the gar
dan when was at work Soon. however, she
came whom she chose, and frequently I, hard
at work in my gray flannel shirt, would see
sylph like form arrayed i'll spotless white glide
toward me and seemed dete. mined to enter
into prolonged conversation. II moved
away, Mrs CHUTE was certain to follow ma It
wa best to try not to mind her beng there,
and let her sit admirlng her pretty feet and
open-worked stockings. and uttering weak lit
tie remarks.
She was always affable. 81 sec, Mr. Peveril,
You are quite au bout ges doigts wath all your
howers!" she said one day, most kindly.
"H'm," replied. eyes, like flowers" "
$50 do II I:worship theml Il even admire
q lot OF great u ely ferns We have IN our gar
den!'' Thus did the creature Of impression
speak of the lovely, rare ferns which had sao-
rificed to the tenants who wore to help nae pay
my rent - ~. -
'.Dont you like ferns ~ said, half Inclined
to make an er,rt to get hem back again 7
swell, yes. in the woods: but l.k, Pelar-r-
rgon;uuas In the gardens; nothing looks better.
If had plenty Of mouey I'd just put hun-
dreds Of them il trout Of our house. What .
thing money is, Mr. Peverll! and there are
actually some people who are so crowded with
make an osteutation Of it'll" =. -