Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-30

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sosn9 NJ - nwnka - VSSs ~
- - tou1ng ! - . - - -
ny ynd0U. kftsr t1S 4 r. - ~ (
wo9sd fstch bouk, ana. -, -
sssals for thAs puxposs, I vsns info ~
SITTING ruom a1d DIV a - No.
80 not l!tt1o purpxind Is - -, -,
qoor netRhbur nfr6a1y q wosk =
her garden, and fr0m l6at - 4 49, !. =
nef u my ON mind s6rnriss -
want Of 6eetor name. annrf5 -
seemed, IN th4t ohabbv. dfrfv -
end sunrise, no donbt. - - =, ~ 4
0yss Who we're % Often caxinC n -
IRON the sofa; and from fh~f s.s~.s-s
- oecane ounFiss 10 ne; and. oonsi1.
- s1as uef real name was unknovu
= -, ! 40 not know thst / oosld havs
1880 mere appropriate choice.
Letter canf1se vas pretty % not /
Z u,o net tsil soe always sat with her
D.ck 70 my window, and esrdsned in :
Iarke sun bonnet. % that her faes wss
nos familiar % me; bat I knsw she had
pretty TAR hair, and = pretty bead and
was confined 10 the honss fer nearly
week With my ankle, and during fhis
time. when / vas NOS writing. 4 -
amusing myself with vatehing mv
neighbors. Sometimes I We aieo IN.
elined TO relsnt in my sweepiuo ssrer
Sion that all women we're hearfIesa. and
make an exception In favor Of aunriae !:
bat then the thouahf wou,d ovorr INV
MIND that she was out Of the World.
ana therefore free from tsmutafion'
Day after day she would Be ssafed Al her
eaeeI; but sometimes, when her vindOw
and mine weFs both open, I could hear
the Rentleman's voice reading te her.
and occasionally Distinguished here
making comneuts supposs. Certain.
ly this individual must s. q hauuy man
20 be % waited upoa and cared FOR.
Supposing l wore III, who would 10 the
same Tor me And / Was forced 10 own
with humiliation-nobody.
argued. from Suurise's dress ana
from their mode Of life. thst thsy were
poor, and yet there vas thas In her man-
ner and bearing which showed that they
wsrs gentlefolks. In5unriss's faos, too.
there wsre lines Of thought, OF rather, /
should say, there vas Q sober gravity.
zhich told Of sadness and Of battles
fought and Won.
My neiRhboFs bad been In more thnr
4 month, and kEcw no more sbout
them'than on thsir arrival. Twas put
ting together my mannscript one day
when heard steps on tae gravel oath.
and then voice sayinQ
Lady, do buy-this nice heliosrops
for eiRhteenpenoe. or lovely rose tree
for ninepsnos. Lidy. do buy"
listened, and another voice replied.
i vent nearer ~ r. vsrSow sh.s
miobs sse ~i.sans h .su ILL VI. :
nan vas standino IN tbs nsxt es,i~r
and Sunrise vas taIkinc Ia hsr from an
opsn window. S y 1'' ''''A -
"Inde a don't rant ans TO-DAY - shs
aid. II shail Re rnired ~ b,v ~
many planfe.n
"Sure. and n hind aet usvsv yuiuaa q
ladv yet.n sa,d tina vomer aIs,Ii ~ q
real Kindness il Won buv ons. Do. NV
Iadv. IA huvn W
an are v,.s., To-. -a,.. s..,
Oava the niants "a sbo shsor -, naa5
.Indeed' san;t s0ord r. ), a.. IA
.Bnt. lsdv'- rs,sisssd IN. -.,ran
apm tired ana bnngrv ana -sr. =,
take somethino nome n nv ehi.drs,' !"
A@N<>-s~ - - s1As>ss o2s
could not hear what followed. bat
presently Sunrisc came 70 the door,.
then the woman set down her baskst
on sne gravel path and went into the
house. waited till she came out again,
which was perhsp, q quarter of an
hoaf; when she had hoisted her basket
on her head and was going Oh, got my
hat and followed her. ! walked behind
der Tor some distance, TIL we we're quite
out Of sight OF any houses, aud then !
otrne up TO her.
''My good woman said 1, 81 want
one OF your plants; what price are
they2"
She took the basket and put Ii ON the
ground.
Here's q rosebush fer ninepenoe, a
geranium for sixpenee; and this is tan
pence, and this fourpeucs, and that a
shilling," said she, indicating each.
'sYou don't seem 10 have sold many"
| remarked.
But two this day, sir" she replied.
"You mast be fat,gued with c,rrying
this heavy basket in she heat" said.
'Sure, and It's we'll nigh ready to drop
! am" she replied. But for . kind
lady up at the village. don't know how
I'd be getting aleng."
"Indeedp' said i; land what did she
do for yeuf"
"Took me inside her house and made
me rest awhile" said the woman;" gave