Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-05-01
ONE OF THE LODGERS.
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W ret pc3:nc OF my lttl1 MIS- lLF " ny,
my dcal', do you remember her: Yes, knGw
y>u did meet her. hl1 OILY onca-that was
The day yol spent with lue when you were
gong east. through from DAKOTA.
""cn, need no: er that you 90 re-
member her. Twas q iaco to make an i'll
Erc&a.ou osonc, am sure A dear, sweet,
teHder face, indeed. OF course, my dear,
ali only TOO pleased to tell you about her.
"Iet me SIC! We were IN that c0zy flat on
the north Silo then, aud it was altogether tire
most desirable place / have lived in since we
cane to Chicago SIX years ago. l was sorry
indeed 10 make q chang.
"Gh, my dear, many thin%s happened th'n
whicn would interest you to hear | am sure.
We tooI, lod@ers, YOU know. NJ, not to
uH!;o mony, hHt t, help about redt, an |
Ike to lave eople about me. Iov sec Ml.
Ray AID are growing odd Yes, oit it
VII be soon if we are inclined to
cling to midlie-aged as or ri.,h fhl
title. Aud nos n dear chil OF our
own have we ever hal. So We have room
in oar hca t. fer all who come I'M
q, r OGv roof, anl sooner or later all my lolg-
ers have come to seem lAe our own ftuitY.
Why. there were those three boys VINO hal
the north room for two years. Noble II ls,
and away from the ho!ues IN their mOti:ara,
in a great city. How could help mothcring
tHem n lit,les My boys | always cai!el
them, and think Of item as my boys to THIS
day. Those are their photographs on t&e
mantcl, my dear, ard one Of them was quite
an artist. wi show you some bits Of his
work by-anl-by.
"Hut about little Miss L. | always called
h.r ,hat and | came to love her dearly; |
did indeed.
"she was in my house almost year, YOU
sec, and sle cIept into my heart, and had
no reason to regret it. l liked her the very
first time saw her, and the itt,e parlor aad
ha !.rooGl pleased her 81 much t@ut she en-
gagged them ut once, and hrotll bit her few be-
lJnsinss in IN" very next day. l was peusei
to see her ss she went about putting her
kuckknar.S here and tnere III a quiet way
OF her own.
"ou'ct contontmcnt there seemed to be in
her face and Vt | saw u shadow Of some
thing, | coul not tel what in her eyes
which ] Cane 30 long to drive away. |
wanted 10 see her merry Che was not oh
enough to be 50 quiet and nothing she told
me aiterward about herself seemed to eX
plain il to me. But don't think she seemed
unhappy! How we'll l remember her
saving a.ter only two or three days:
Dear Mrs. Ray, haven't been in 50 home
like Il place Tor years IHu have no ea
how coutentei am That pleased me don't
you see! Thai was what | wanted it II
SON, my dear--homelike Well, tie light
hourl;ecpins helpe. me to get acquainted
quickly. Yes, My dear, She hal her little
otl-.tove, and cooked for herself, AMI |
coaxod her to use my oven whenever she
liked. Indeed, was only too pleased to
have her do so. Taen begun to think she
dill rot eat enough hearty food, and trel
to persuade her to eat more meat. Now,
you need not laugh, my dear! My hobby!
Well, letter meat tLau medicine, anyway, |
shall always say. wanted her to srow
bright and merry don't you sec:
"lut no, i'll spite Cf fresh air and hearty
fool there was the same quiet, and almost
knew it wasn't her natural manner To to
sUre, there we're reasons for her to br sad
sometimes. She was all alone. She told mo
about Ter dear, dear mother, and how ten
derby she said !t.
"ler mothers picture was in n ,i.'l frame
on Il bracket, and there was n tiny buuc4 Of
pressed NIoiets pinned against It.
Mamma died Wien | Was r. she said
one day, and after awhile papa married
again.' Then size watcl for q moment AMI
then said, with II .rln look coH.iitg alD nd
Ter mouth, AID feel happier to take care
OF myself
And She carmel enough ,noHcy, my d,a.,
,,doit Th,o waro tLn niorn r,l,--.r.
most every day she was a"ay down here on
the south s.de-givins h9. lessons Then.
beiween time She painted the pt",t'est I'tt!e
l"'"-N' "''' ''i's s'''' ','' '"o"=A ''". y i''
"iat hey were w:'5h, an sure. Yes, so
was away" n'1J. ''"'> " o', an.' %''e.,.'I'
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=, sac ~ ''i '''''''' ~ '-'l' "''' s'''' y
an i"' ",'"'".9',
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h'' "'"' S"' '."@", w. "'' ~, u - '.e' ''H
'U'' "",' n'i'A' "''a 'I'''l " ns' sic "rNel
s'ns' An' S'o "' u VOC, '"' S"0 ''""
t''' "o VI S',S'"H i''r "i' '"''' III '"'S
gone VOW ""'" '"e'i '"'.e ~ " '."'y
ha!P9 nc''' " >''s " n'' 'u"''1''.' w n''l
II no" AZ" '''eH-' "''i' mum mas o'SF '''e
WORK 'n" Nllo"' ny "1a'' ~ I9a5., y 10 l
never nc''o !" l"F S''rN OF e'','O hioA'N''
l'ch, n"nay morning ienei'o5r II ".,S
a"n l "o'4coo ~ 'o' AZ So' i9eu anu oo-
hoIt, NE:
ny " H''a''' sati l V.'O M'' hfE
y u kAo", hS "'"J' ''''ie Miss l" Is sHo'
hS,
ana we b,Ih i'''o''e'' ana lheh She "1hS
the "of"N fShV out' ana "n'I % you l'!hi
tnY "rfef No. NOT DIV el hylNA' June
'A"aa ihIs;
FarI VIII marry nv ot,n logo,
Ny own love, my own We.
aqv,o, s,o ..on,a, but ef.or a li.tIa sno
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