The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-24
A SISTERS LOVE.


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3eetfaI fsezaslng rstbsr than Of restless Nv
inf. Eysn the rufnhse Of : wagon served
= mark. more than 10 DISTURB, the silence
: thst pxsyailed. AZ sueh sounds Aunt Narsy
would lock up from her easy chair and
knitting and say
IhAr's team . comm Mtliy Jane.
3ssu MiIiy would so out % the Lever osr
f. I'M pisxza and appear g watch TIE com
lng wagon But, Though shs moved Lightly.
Der steus and gestures seemed uneertsin. In
DR. mild, grey eyes was helpless. wavsf-
lik lock. that II only seen when those
Windows Of tbs soul are forever closed.
for MiIly JAMS sas blind. II must not
y thought. though. that she was idle or
ffztfuI. or helpless or sad. Her slender
fingers, alive with the kesnsst sense OF
eppeb. we're very busy. There was knitting,
neHink snd general Homework.
Tho Kitchen garden behind the house was
eiss part ct Ter cars. Had her eyes really
1eAstad 5poh the Zen green Of the growing
3 plants, abe uouid not have handled them
Nth create nicsss Il looked - y, be
tWesss the skaFp hoe snd TIE young shoots
Y mutual fruss and care were sxcnangsd,
80 hss source Was n Milif1s heart. that
NJ tender toward every living thing.
Aust Narsy vas fat and siuggish: Uncle
GoIon hardly ever stayed ct the house. Thus
y fell uron Milly % attend % the gate. But
elEee the building 81 TIE railrokd. travel
had decreased until the task was easy, even
fo< her.
The sound OF the great wagons was to
he hind girl never failing source Of In
fefs<E. They came from the great worlds
strange. iar-otf life. and they crept down
into 4 again. bridging noise and bustle for
mOnaenf and leaving siis1ce behind. bae
never tired Of listening 70 the stamping
horses. me rait.ing whss's. Tue strange
Voices mat masksd eacn siow passage.
Even the long, white road had Its unseen
attraction. u stretched from town 20 town
- Grsaf vein Ct TIE worlds iite. sweeping
~ yet barely touching her own.
When the teams would halt for q rest.
Miliy Jane took great Interest IN the fired
Wnyfsrerss the more 70 Il families OF
movers" were along. she would nurse
5he hehits. bring Hwset cakes for the child
ren end water for the mothers, and hsten
eakexiy 10 their talk.
Shr alrays felt ss Il she knew these peo-
14e. A<d IA was rleasant 10 bes hcw they
seemed 70 ike bef Enatis interest IN their
hehslf when thsF were having, she would
lock after them arid listen. as L old friends
we're going cut q her life.
One night two fnen came in buggy and
stepped for supper. oae- mere youth
~ on the porch wrapped IN cloak, with
BIZ bat pulled over his eyes. The other
talked 10 Unsle nsslon In the diningroom.
bat kept an eye oia the afst. saying that he.
himself. was constable, and he had the
Lad under arrest on quite serious charge.
ss1Es do declare, though, as be ain 4 guilty,
BUBBLES yo-thsy usually all does that. !"
Hell eat bite, reckon ?" asked Aunt
xnrsf. not wanting to see anyone go hun
ery.
ssSays be- aon 4 want nuthin' est him 10
come ii. hui rs sssm'a packard, nd /
lou'd "a humor him,
Miliy InRe was listening. She did not
say ans thing. but she STEELE out with . cup
q ssss1ee and biscuit. As she drew near.
feeiine before her wsth one hand. the lad
UIf T1!<z&orch turned bis head away.
ssMehbe If you'd eat something" she
nasa, YOU'D feel better
aNo.h he returned eosdly. "I'm obliged
q Ne butt don7 want anything"
There was lantern over the gate. and
"a rays shona full upon her sightiess eyes,
A. abs tarnsd 20 80 hack the lad said inter
estcdly. Are you hlindfs
Something In his voice startled her; she
seemed 60 listen closely, Then she smiled
sssFss=~but aon8 mind il. Everybody
4 "a lind.
.nld yom always live here 80 be asked.
III VAS raised UP In the Blue Ridge nm
asr cid snow bird mountain. Rut after
neither 6iea. brother Ned went OF. Their
pnels scion come nd TOOK me away
The boy uttered groan.
vlsm afrAla yoa ain1 well, +" she said
ssne Try md aat lite.
sNo~-no-aI cam. I" he repiiea in Low
tnne. $50 yoa had q brother nance
Ke<l %
s.Yss--f was little then. Ned was older
bus--he was such good brother.
she had turned her face, hut lie san tear,
IN ths reniie. unsesing eyes. lie mattefel
.nnaethsnk and slroye 10 rise. bat sank
back sgain.
sWhatss thatfs ertnd Mlily Jane. 81 as
xoar pardon. has thought thoueht--'
a4oN what do yoa mean -
~ sinnt know, Taking OF Ned set m,
Al fsncyins tlslngS. | reckon. las always
seossns Tor him back
Nd vet yea cant see. said the lad il
: hfaksn vosee
Where's something's can hook Cor thou
f<.ss abe b see, . she returned. ia sensl,
sxproslng tone.
Do ycu Eeesen be- ever eoiae
vl'sa nsost sure an IL Uncis Scion say
not. bat ever sence was blk snoaeh 4
+ knax. I've est tsod g ssnd sisn. 'nA--sosasl
stnss hen be ohaaged 10 eouae.