The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-07-09
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springs fitted 10 the wagon, and
a comfortable bed placed in the
back where the invalid mother con-
stantly reclined, and where Nellie,
too. often cast herself.
But both Nellie and her mother
were more glad than they could
say that Pixies Peak was 50 near,
and their journey nearly done.
"stop a minute, Harry cried
the young girl, excitedly, as they
passed the Balancing Rock in the
Garden Of the Gods. And out she
sprang to rescue a shining object
from beneath the crunching wheels.
at is a saucepan, mamma, per
fectly new and bright Was any
thing ever more fortnnate2 We
have needed one somuch since We
lost ours in that storm on the
Platte"
"Willit fit our camp,stove2" ask
ed Harry.
Exactly, / think"
at must have been dropped By
persons a very short distance in
ADVANCE" said the mother. "At
supper.time they will bewail their
loss"
"And at suppertime," laughed
Nellie, i've will rejoice over our
gain"
An hour later the travellers had
passed through the picturesque
village of Manitou, nesting at the
base Of Pixies Peak, and halted in
Englemann's Canon, near the Iron
Spring.
1--WE have selected the loyelest
spot for our tent that you can
imagine, mamma, announced Mel.
lie, breathlessly, after a short ex.
ploration of the camping.ground.
"Frank and 1 were divided as to
the north or south side ofthe road,
but we finally decided on a little
south.side knoll, which slopes to a
gurgling brook at the back, and
faces the road in 'front.'"
"It is all among the pines, too,
mamma, and l am sure it will
make you well to breathe such
pure air in such a lovely spot"
The tent was soon pitched, and
when the early twilight fell the
floor had been laid and the wagon
unpacked-
"0h, love, l am lonely,
I'm whine hero for ihe-en
warbled Nellie, at her work in the
extension or kitchen.
elbow glad 1 am that we have no
near neighbors," she remarked to
her brother, who was feeding the
stove with resinouS pine, "for l
shall want to sing all the time
out here"
"But we have neighbors," he
answered. "They came a few mo.
ments ago, and chose the very site
l first selected, and are putting up
their tent now"
"Is there an invalid with them2"
eyes, an old gentleman, rather o
cross ono, too, | am afraid, for |
heard him scolding quite sharply
a short time ago."
"Poor old man, he ought to have
been brought across the country as
we brought mamma, and improved
health may have made him more
amiable,"
"Bring mamma out. to supper,
Harry, the porridge is ready"
"Now, mamma, this porridge
ought to be doubly nice, for we
have had none for so long, and be-
sides it was cooked in the new
saucepan. Tomorrow we'll en-
gage meat, bread, butter, milk and
vegetables tobe brought as needed
by the wagons from town, and
then we'll fare like princes,
Nellie arose early the next morn
ing for there was much yet to be
accomplished in the way Of be.
coming settled in the new home
While preparing breakfast she
heard a pleasant "Good morning.
from the back door, and glanced
up to find a young man standing
there.
"Pardon so early q visit" he ex'
planned, "but have you a saucepan
you could conveniently loan2 We
have lost ours, and my uncle
thinks he can not possibly do with
out his porridge."
"Ours is not in use and you are
quite welcome to it," was the cor
dial response. \
"Are you the cookP" she con
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