Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-09-23

nssd now AZ q store and lumber rooms
"a a. Mira Bonner often said. Was
s.chuck full OF stories.'
Miss Heck had grown thinner ana
houeIier than ever. The doctor had ex-
hanstsd all her skill over this refrao.
tory patient, who obstinately persisted
In being sick. While busy with her.
school duties. Miss Beck often averred
sbe felt middling we'll, but nights and
mornings she was al fuil liberty "
nurse all her chronic ailments, ana DOC
tors could do her no good
Pearl Davenport had written two
charming books, and Herewith earned
herself q home. Nelly West had be-
come famous as sn artist all through
the State, and her pictures were In de-
mand. Florence Benson, the origiE-
ator OF the club, had been practicing
law to good advantage in . neighboring
CITY and was now homo for her vaca-
ton.
A merry party they were, in spite Of
Miss Beck and her gloomy forebodings
They had Just arisen from bountifully
snread table, when Squire Bonner came
in and handed his wife letter.
oDeary mel" said the old lady, In
pitvinr accents, after reading the first
mage; sif that poor, dear Hetty Sands
hasn't got on the war-path again. It's
only my way Of saying that Hetty's .
eoin' to break up and travel, my dears,"
she continued, addressing the society.
.It's a sort OF protegy Of mine, is Hetty."
she added, looking over her spectacles.
1.-THE poor thing has moved twelve
times in as many years, always trying to
run away from that cough of hers. Now
she wants to try Missouri, where she
started from, and s'pose Glenn Sands
III bring her on. He's always humored
her. No sooner does she say go than
he up stakes and goes. II she told him
to take her to Heaven, it's my opinion
he'd jest try his best to do it. But bless
me!' she added, after another inspec-
ton of the written page, so much
movin' makes people kind o. shiftless,
too, an there's eight children, all girls,
but the boys; there's two Of them. | be-
lieve."
Eight childrenp cried the club, sim
ultaneously.
eyes, and every blessed one OF them
as handsome as a picter, too, like their
mother" said Mrs. Bonner.
They're poor, of COURSE" said Miss
Beck, after swallowing powder sup
posed to aid digestion.
Poor as a pipe without BOWL said
Mother Bonner. How can they help
it? Some of their furniture has to be
sold every time they move, and they
are coming here with the barest neces-
stiles, she writes-two beds, a stove,
kitchen-table and three trunks. Now.
as to the trunks, they can't hold sofys
and chairs in them, you know, so
s'pose I've got to help them. Well, I'm
thankful can. There's some old fur
inter in the cabin that don't do me any
good, but bless me, eight children!
and sick woman, and father that's
had all the sperit took out of him,
movin' about so much! They'll want
considable lookin' after, that's a fact
81 should think she'd rather stay
there and die" said Miss Beck. .srm
sure | should; | often do, any way,
when | think how sick and useless
am"
''You useless!' and Doctor Ada shook
her wise head at her, half savagely.
You have done better work, perhaps.
than any of us, in teaching the young
idea how to shoot How can you tell
what big guns may be the conseo
For all you know, you may be training
the to-be President of the United
States"
81 hope he'll remember it" said Miss
Beck, grimly land be grateful"
why, of course he will, and make
you postmistress of the town, perhaps.
who knows?" laughed the doctor.
1t was just one month from that time
that little wild-rose-covered. onaint
cozy cottage on the outskirts of the
thriving Western town was riotous
with blooming little maids, and noisy
with sweet laughing voices. At the
windows, the doors, among the flower
Ing vines that ran Of their own sweat
VIII up to the swallows nests in the
chimneys the children swarmed.
"' SoouuesS! CRIED Miss Beck
when they all marched into the school.
room, the twin boys coming last one
peasant morning; and then she was
kissing their rosy cheeks and untyinp
'caris and hats and sun-bonnets. Nor
,ouio Inc woman keep her eyes off of
them. The lovely, laughing faces fas-
slnated her. She forgot her medicine.
Qer aches
magic ~
i never saw so m lch beauty in all
my lie" she said afterwards IN Dr
HUMPHREYS. " "
NOT SO much misery said the doc
-or i've been round there and fna
we mother in the last stapes ~ cor
'sm p.ioh' Missouri won't save her:
'he VIII never move again. And then
.hey are so destitute, though too proud
- confess 1t, Our club will have 70
lake hold and help"
Aney ala so. Mother Bonner sent
'urhlture and food. Miss West hnntaa |
~ rev pictures and hung them ON tho
y VI, hlte -"ashed walls. Then she CO.
III her attention to the sick won,an
' - studied out picture that eventual !
a. o,ougnt her more fame than anv one
'n 1,t hao ever painted before.
No ne poor mother faded and faded, till
,hu sweet June morning she kissed ber
'nlluren one by one, then her hushans
md died. "'i husband
me club paid the expenses q, -.
uneral pen'es Oh the
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year had gone by. Tho rose-bnsho.