Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-07-02
JOHANNE.
ANTHONY 2. Anders nj

brown, l angtry bangs and the other ho'u-
ing two letters
vne of the envelopes was large and vel
low and the other smaller and creamy
white
The light from the chandelier was
rather DIM and she found it difficult
matter TO decipher the SUBSCRIPTIONS
However. she soon discovered that the
white one had Miss Edith Nj, Ward"
written on IL In bold, rather angular
hand.
She slipped il into her pocket with o
subdaed, alert air of being watched, which
necessary
The letter was from Jack Field, and
every one In her ~set" knew he was her
lover She had seen the postman come
up the steps, and had flown TO the door
lest anyone should furestall her.
Edith found the writing on the other
envelope harder TO make out II was In
cramped. queer hand, by no means legi'
BILE
The foreign stamp in the corner aided
her little.
Evidently the sight OF this letter pleased
Edith almost as much as the other had
done.
-Ah. il Is from Norway" she said to
herself. 81 hope Sister Anna is confirmed
at last. and is coming 70 America to make
johanna happy.
Johanne Knudstaiter was sitting in
the kitchen, pairing apples and singing In
q low key TO herself
The air was Morse national hymn
indeed you could never have caught Jo-
hanne trying to sing anything which was
not Norwegian Her love Of country was
q sort Of religion with her and her love
for her sister was very much like II,
though far above Il in degree. Every
thing connected with Norway was right
and Sister Anna too could do no wrong
Johanne was not pretty. Her thick.
bare arms were rough and ungraceful, and
her face was red from constant and close
acquaintance with kitchen fires Her
cheek bones were high. and her coarse,
scant locks were OF a nondescript hue.
But she had BEAUTIFUL eyes, large and
gray. and with lark, long lasheS
~Oh, Norge or NIT Hjem!' ooh, Nor.
way,is my honey Johanne was singing
when Edith stepped into the kitchen. the
yellow envelope snugly slowed away in
her pocket
1--WE got something for you, Johanne, |"
she said, her brown eyes shining with
Johanne laid down her knife and apple,
and assumed an exaggerated expression Of
thoughtfulnesS She pursed up her
mouth, she closed her eyes for a moment.
and en- folded her hands
lis 1t IA kitten. Miss Editf" she
asked with puzzled air.
Edith laughed
NO. you foolish Johanne, IL isn't
kitten What should be giving you q
kitten forf Here-you'll never guess 1t;
it's letter from Norge
Johenne's eyes opened like fash.
"A letter. oh, gif i'm me, Miss Edit"
With fingers that trembled she took
small pair Of scissors from her pocket and
cut the end Of the envelope. Her hands
trembled even more when she read the
letter
When she had finished she hcaved a
deep sigh and her gray eyes were illum.
ined
-Oh. Miss Edit dis letter is from my
pastor, an my Sister Anna was confirmert,
and she stood high. an she is on de way
here. Oh, she will be here TO. morrow"
And she shall be my maid!" cried
Edith, with sudden inspiration she was
no less excited than Johanne. "You Gan
have her near you always then, Johanne.
-Oh, Gud is goot-Gud is goot!" the
warm tears coursing down her cheeks.
I'm so glad | sent her the money, Miss
Edit. do de pastor he say she no can come
till she be coniirmert Dat seem pretty
long. Miss dit but now she will be here,
an ] be verv glad all day She hat no
fader nor moder Miss Edit only me. an
she mus stay in de pastors house till she
be big enough TO come TO me She can
spek some Engelsk, too dey learns It
dere
Edith had heard the whole story often
before. but she listened with the tears Of
sympathy shining on her brown lashes.
-Oh she is SO YER pretty. Miss Edit-
NIT hair yust like gold or do sunshine. an
cheeks Ike a rose, an eyes-oh, nuts
prefer dan de sky In de himmelL Ak.
never see no prettier girls dan she. even in
de richest house
Her love made Johanne eloquent Edith
could not help wondering If II was her
love that MAZE sister Anna so beautiful.
too ...H.
Hans viii be glad to hear de news, an
soon We can git married, wen we safe a
leetle more money, an Sister Anna can
If nit US. Ak, We will he so glad all de
time"
Hans Steen was the gardener, and Jo.
hanue aud be were engaged To be married.
They had lived In the same parish and
had know each other since childhood
He was a stolid. slow man with a
broad emotionless face and small. blue.
white dashed eyes dith had often de.
clared her conviction that be was un.
worthy Of JohAnue.
Mrs Ward did not exactly approve the
plan of taking Anna knudstatter as a
maid, but was won over at last; and
Anna's position was secure when she ar.
rived.
Edith he'd expected 10 see pretty,
rustic face, but was not prepared for the
vision OF loyeliness that threw itself with
the inn etuosity Of childhood on Johannes
neck.
Anna was very plainly but neatly clad.
but her garments were unnoticed. She had
one Of The most exquisitely pure Monde
faces Edith had ever seen ff
The small features were perfect In
shape: her eyes were like johannes but
they haf. the advantage Of beautiful set.
ting. and 30, appeared TO be larger and
longer.lasbed, and deeper gray In re-
aiity they were almost exactly the coun.
terpart OF Johannea ssIF Fr.
II shall be afraid 10 ask her 10 dress my
hair, said dith looking at Anna with
pleased wonder ~She h the most grace.
ful creature ever saw Is she not per
fectly lovely, mammal ~ .tslh ID. VIZ ~
The bappiest woman IN Boston for r
least q month was Jobanne knudstatter
She had smile on her face from morning
a /. a. a " -...fa