The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21
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At Mr.. Londale's ~aristocratic mansion
the earliest letters were brought in will
the rolls and coffee, so that Mrs. Ions
dale was languidly eating orange mar
malade when her husband read out tn,
contents of the letter with the blacl
edge which had just come from Moor
mountain.
LEFT a widow - echoed Mrs. Ions.
dale '.And with six daughters. What
a very unpleasant circumstance ~
"She was my favorite cousin" said
Mrs. Longsdale. "As bright a girl as
/ ever saw. l suppose, Naomi"-with
a little hesitation-''we couldn't take
her in here p"
Take her in hereP" repeated Mrs.
Lonsdale almost in a scream. s'Why
where could we put a widow and six
young womenP We actually haven't
space enough to accommodate our
selves"
well, well, I'm sorry for poor Ma
ry," said Mr.. Lonsdale. 81 think she
had the bluest eyes / ever saw. Six
daughters, and we never had one. Per-
haps, Naomi, with the h~esitating for
mula-''you wouldn't like to adopt
onePn
THANK you," sarcastically observed
his wife. when l do receive an adopt
ed child into my house, it will not be
the country article"
At the solitary little farm on Moon
Mountain, however, the anne subject
was being discussed while Mrs. Dirk
was sewing on the simple mourning
which the bereaved family could af-
ford. Il =
Helen was washing the dishes, Rosie
was darning the carpet with a piece of
wooden yarn of the same color, and
hats with bands of crepe, as inexpen-
sively as possible. Susy was picking
over a shining tin pan of the dandelion
green's for dinner. Esther, the young
est and rosiest of all, was feeding a lit
tie flock of downy chickens, and Sarah,
the eldest, was absent at a neighbours,
helping to make up the spring outfits of
half a dozen boys.
Sarah was always so handy with
the needle" said Mrs. Dirk with par
donable pride. |
"But, MOTHER said Rosie, looking
up from her work v it'll a troubled coun-
%tenance, ''what are we. to doP" Noe
Mother" said Lizzie, 'our Ions
dale cousins are rich. Couldn't we 60
to themP'
sCertainly not" said Mr.. Dirk with
a sparkle of the eyes that had not yet
lost their forget-me-not blue. 81 wrote
to them, telling them of our affiiction,
and they sent back a letter full of COM
monplaces, without even offering to
help u.s."
but they are rich and W. are
poor"
Eyes, and they live in splendid style,
Hattie Cooley says" added Susy.
VERY likely" said Mrs. Dirk. but
as long as there are sever pairs of hands
in this family, and God spares our
health, l do not propose to turn genteel
beggar!"
"But mother" began Rose, who was
the caretaking member of the family.
81 thinks vi
'I've settled it all in my w mind,'
SAID Mrs. Dirk, stitching away until her
needle looked like a CLEAN of steel
lightning. 1.-THE house is large, al
though it isn't built after the latest
fashion. The air is wholesome, and
there is the Black Spring, where people
come to get the water for ten miles
around. | mean to keep boarders!"
''Hurrah for the little mother!' cried
Essie, clapping her plump hands, land
up preserves, mayn't |, mammaP"
''Susy and Esther shall help me-"
declared Mrs. Dirk. Sarah can always
earn her living at tailoring work.
Helen shall go to the glove factory; Tn
told they need new hands there. Lizzie
help Mrs. Dart, the milliner, and
Rosy is to be governess at Mrs. Milling !
And if, between us, we can't
,arn a decent livelihood, it will be very
trange."
Susy and Essie were delighted. Rosie
naturally regarded her position as a
promotion. Helen, however,
a tear into the pan of hot wa
er which she has just poured out. 4
s'The glove factory, mother?" she !
'epeated. But it will be such a strange, t
onesome place. don't think 1 shall
s
'.We must all of us try to like our
luty, child" said the brisk little S
widow. {
ssMary is going to open a boarding I
said Mr.. Lonsdale again to 1
is wife. ''She has requested me toin d
ert an advertisement in the dailies for S
PtttA.
Very laudible of her, I am sure" \
aid Mrs. Lonsdale, with a yawn. b
''Suppose you were to go there for a
wv weeks before the Saratoga season .
suggested Mr.. Lonsdale. a
You can't very well stay here while il
lie painting and repairs are going on. L
Il don't know that / can endure that
,rt of living" said Mrs. Lonsdale, h
ubiously.