Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-05-14
RUTH.

flower around IT, not a suggestion Of cotafort
or beauty within it. the nils stretching
brown and bare under the July sun, and not
a shade tres IN sight
Zone might know there never had been
woman near this place, sighed Ruth, her
eyes slowly filling with tears. II seemed 50
comfort less and barren after leaving her mo
Their. old fashioned farmhouse in Maine. full
D. overlooking with inviting, comfortable
things and surrounded with flower gardens
and orchards and where every nook and
corner suggested the deft hands and delicate
faucis4 If women She felt her very heart
sinking within her. Then seeing the eyes OF
her husband fixed upon her, she forced back
the tiaars
Had she not said, like the Ruth Of old,
"W hither thou goest, | will go; and whittier
thou lodgest | will lodgep
Would any place, no matter how full OF
comfort it might be, ever be home without
hint Had she and her baby Ruth not wept
tears Of Joy when the letter came telling
them that papa was coming from California
to take them homef and had not every foot
Of the way been joy to think she was once
more with him and that they were TO have
homef
She stroked the hand of her husband,
who held their little Ruthie in his arms,
smiling through her tears.
II know dear 1t Is new country" she
said cheerfully, and you have done the best
you could.
1t was the truly wifely spirit, and in his
heart he blessed the true soman who said it.
IAN the ranches look kind Of desolate,N he
said. when there's no one but men about
but now we've got little woman here
things Will soon be looking different
Inside Of the house She found everything
neat, at least and that was great comfort
to her and II the parlor was barren looking
with 20 carpet upon it, the kitchen was full
Of contriyances which women like, and she
knew that John had thought Of them for her
After supper they sat down on the little
porch IN front Of the cabin TO talk OF plans
for future work 1t was just at sunset, and
as Ruth sat placidly looking at the view in
front II her--whch after ALL was fine one
taking III glimpse Of the blue Pacific, and
background Of purple mountains-sho began
to lose that undertone Of homesickness which
hat marred her home coming She thought
how beautiful home might really be under
tie shadow Of the lifted peaks, and she re
solved that with Johns help She would make
hers one to be proud Of As If in answer to
her Thought john went into the house and
Feturl'eh III "a ih''iii'lV ltieh WIN t"o PaiVeh
which he dropped INTO her lap
There Ruth he saii, you can't guess
what those are, can your
- nm afraid not t'uth SAD, eyinS the
mysterious looking packages wonderingly.
Wei, You Know the house isn't very beau
tiful vet John said, his good face fairly
shining with the little secret he had in store
for her; but guess you'll find something in
each of thnsp parCpls that will helm Won bean
thy IT.
nat could te mean' Ruin took up the
lighter hut larger one hrst 10 her surprise
1t was iuI oil garden SEEDS small packages OF
every bind almost she could think OIL
eh, now l"Neiy she said Vow we
snail rniSe an the Vegetables we need and our
garden M'i' rival aear mother at nome
res J"lh fephei, ana 60 aheai "i III
for thlitoFn"' ,"a'S the world Tor howers'
ana your sArueu Will he JUST as lovely IN
winter As ~ summer mere arr twenty va
rle'''s 'i '''''N "''''o "''0"s 'nat 'ohectioh Oh
seeds.
isn IL wonderful to thlnk OF cried Ruth
Us delSht'd As vhiil over her treasures.
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us she opened the second parcel wv "nders
viii mover cease Sheexclaimel the next mo
mont, as size poured "a whole bas of silver
into her lap And what Is tins for
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