The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
thing can bring her out of it, sight Of


that young one will"
So Thomas gravely led the way ia
Mrs. Muchmore's room, Patty's card on
his salver, and followed by Patty her
self.
Miss Patty Hawkins" he announced,
throwing open the door.
Mrs. Muchmore raised her languid
eyes, and then sat up in surprise.
''Ah! Miss Hawkins, are you well?'
''Yes'm, SO as to be about" answered
Patty. remembering the oft-repeated
phrase of an old woman who visited heI
mother.
Thomas placed her a chair and de.
parted with grin. Mrs. Muchmore
hesitated for moment, and then asked:
us there any thing special you called
to see me about?"
"Yes'm," answered Patty, lit is about
your carriage. 1 should like to borrow
it." Then, seeing tho lady's look of as.
constituent she fastened to add: cts
for PARTNERSHIPS lame, you know
can walk. If your man is to- busy te
60, my pa can drive real good. He
drives the grocery wagon lots of times
Il do not think quite understand
you," faltered Mrs. Muchmore. II dc
not know who Patience tsp
why, she's the little girl over to thu
hospital!"
And Patty, forgetting that she mus,
hold her head very still on account Of
her hat, which was very much toe
large. nodding toward the building.
Down dropped the hat to her shout
ders, completely hiding her fat face.
She fastened to push it back, crimson
with embarrassment, stealing quicb
glance at her hostess. But no one
could have told from Mrs. Muchmore's
face but that she was accustomed t.
having her visitors hats extinguist
them like pair of sniffers.
BY few words she succeeded in max
ing Patty feel at ease and was list
ening with interest to the story of Pa
| thence.
Tell her when you see her agail
that shall be very glad to take he,
to the woods tomorrow, if it is pleas
ant; and my man is never too busy t.
drive me-" she added, with smile.
Patty. full of excitement, ran home
to her mother, forgetting the borrowed
hat.
why, Patty Hawkins" she cried,
angrily, giving her little shake
where have you been with my hat?'
'l've been to call on Mrs. Much
more, answered Patty, eagerly, ''and
she asked me to come again"
well, you are the most presump
tionest child have ever heard Of" And
Mrs. Hawkins, forgetting vexatlon,
burst into peals of ringing laughter
"Asked you to come again, did she,
Ha, ha, ha! with that hat, ha, ha, ha
And those mitts, no, no, no! If you ain,
the very funniest looking figure eve,
see. You're enough to make the most
melancholy woman in the world g
| into Mysteries, ha, ha, hal"
"She didn't laugh at ALL" cried Patty
the tears starting to hor eyes, ''anG
she's going to take Patience ts ride"
True to her word Mrs. Muchmor,
called for Patience the next day, and i,
| seemed to her, as she sat by the child,
| side, that she looked at the trees, the
fields and the river for the first time,
for she saw them through che eyes Of
the little invalid, whose pleasure wa,
too deep for words.
ITS more like Heaven" she SAID
| once, in answer to question from heI
new friend. mo, ma'am, never saw
any thing so beautiful bciore. I go,
hurt when was little bit of thing,
and never could walk since. Oh! no.
don't mind 1t 50 much now, because
can sit in chair by the window. 1t il
hard to stay in bed all the time"
That was only the beginning of many
drives for Patience, and before the sum
| mer was over she went for a week to
Mrs. Muchmore's cottage by the lake,
and Patty was invited to 90 with he,
and help amuse her. When she had
once begun, Mrs. Muchmore found il
hard to know where to stop, and the lit
| tie inmates of the children's hospital
began to think Of her as their good
fairy.
What a pleasure it must be to b.
| rich, " said friend to her one day.
EYES," answered Mrs. Muchmore, "but
never found it out until this summer,
and shall never cease to be grateful to
Miss Patty Hawkins for helping me ID
see the real blessedness in it."-Louisa
T. Brooks, in Congregation alist