New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-26

bed with a many-colored quilt. There were
a table and two chairs. Also. roughly Ll'N0
To that window | walked, and put aslde ulc
vines that ! might look ont
Before me lay the enchanting valley ana ai
the end OF il the sea. y turn OF my eye aIIoMru
cazc across the valley at the mountains. Inc
whole scene. the whole world as il seemed' VS.
lying happy beneath the henignant sun whicn
filed the vale with a mellow glow. made the
mountains even more noble, and the SEA even
more smilingy Respondent.
Il suppose even Spanish woman h2s some
means Of washing her hands, said Miss Hancock.
rs she came 10 my side and pccrci over my
shoulders There are Washtub6 AZ ans rate
Certainly, there on the veranda wcrr ranged
three tubs on bench. and all Of them were iu!l oil
water. %.
1t won't do any good TO soy anything to her, "
said Clari>Sa.
on 10 This vcranda and we went ont and washed
our faces and hands IN one Of the tubs, ana dried
them on orr handl;crchielS II was not a-rcc,
able As VIC were doing this ClarsS1 remarked
that she was afraid that all We should have
here would he scenery and climate. and as for
her. sho was beginning 10 feel as II she would
like some victuals as well
Yes, |. too, felt that Nictu3ls would br accept
able: nav | suddenly became ravcu"1s.
We kept smelling onions all the time, and
presently we were sure there was also the fra
GRANGE Of fried chicken and other things whose
names we did not know.
We went ont and SAT on the vcranda. and tried
not to think how hungry we were. James sat
down ny us. ana kept SnUhlllG, rs stronger Will
of frying would come on the air.
IL was Ecmuel who came and took us along
the vCranda into still another room. where stood
a square table without any cloth upon il. But
there was food, and great deal Of t-ch!ckcu.
which Lemuel announced hc had inst fried himself
steWcd dark-c0lOTed beans. which he warned MS
against oS having oil in them; some corn bread,
baked potatoes. and large dish Of something
Of which Mrs liancOc.; ale SO proiuscly that we
did not dare 70 touch il. fearing some Combna-
ton Of oil and garlic. We found. however. thot
Mrs. Hancock, who smiled at us when We came
in. ate as profusclv of everything rs Of the I'M
known dish. We had black coffee without sugar
or milk. and our hostess drank great deal of IT..
Sometimes She would motion MS to take more Of
this or that. but She did not speak.
She was very agreeable to look at and
sitting opposite 10 her. looked until |
was ashamed. If she had been trife
less lazy she would have been still more suggcs
tive. | did not feel that | desired her to he
animated, but did thinl, one hint of auimption
might be an Improvement Sometimes She lifted
her Indifferent cycds and rested her glance ON
me Then would gaze right into the velvet
Soltncss OF her eyes, and read thcre-notlnng
licr lips were full, the upper one short; they were
extremely red
Perhaps it's not strange that Lcmucl IIancock's
vito became Immediately for me part OF santa
Barbara, and that continued to study her while
studied H. tdrhsa's terrier oprcaT"d = shlr"
my interest I'm the mistress of the house. lie
would slip away AT every opportunity, and he
found sitting in front Of that queer old corner fire
place. watching Mrs. Ilanoocl, rs She lay back IN
her YANKEE rocker ana lNilcu away M Inc eternal
cigarettes. Sometimes m indo"n' hand huns
down, which he would lick in approval often.
also. Mrs. Hancock had scraps of meat. the cg of
a chicken. or part of baked potato. which wore
appreciation II was rue. loTrvcr. t'lt tine ter
rcr began his attentions before these scraps We're
produced, and continued them with or without
oh. Claris-Soo." said Mrs Hancock one day
10 her sister. between her whiiIs from the cicnr-
cite, the small doc has heart large heart he
T.. t.rI
is a cord between MS Of what yOu call sympatErc
Is not that ia" word "'
The speaker turned her eyes toward me rs she
asked tie question. ] nodded. t.arl'sI looked
eXaSpcrtod. She summoned James away He
came with great chccrfulncs5 and lnel saw Linn
90 with perfect resignation. She liked to hINr
him with her; but Size did not care too much
when he went
She u~ci very often 10 invite her sister - smoke
and seemed utterly unable 10 comprehend why sine
refused. Iemucl would roar with laughter Some
ilurg ''r,,a would Tool, ~ 10. .;I l"I,.
uantly what lc s'p.>cd Aunt Jarc would think
Once he replied that he thaukcd't The Lord The
were good many miles from Aunt Jane. 81 this
his sister turned and walked from the room, call
ing James with aspcrty.
When size had gone LoWucl SAT down ard
stretched ont his thin legs toward the fire. His
wife leaned back and closed her eyes, with hcr
cigarette between Ter lips.
We had been in Santa barbara a week, Every
day Mr. Hancock Rad said We would make trip
the next day, and every day We had not done So
had strollcd out among tie oil Spanish housc, :;
! had sat hours ON the ycrauda lU front ~ ogr
room and looked past the WaeAiuhs 1T the scene
before me-. Tie waS.tuhS were always there, and
We washed our hands and faces IN them each morn
ing. Tho Mountains and the sea were always
there, also: and weary with my long Journey
across the continent and sleepy from IN" change
! had not. rs vet, cared TO ~ anywhere Il Wa,
enough 10 81 and gaze, and breathe, and DE healed
Clarissa said size could bear q good many things
but she did wish size could have her yiciuals reg
ytlg | GotrlI I.lu tttu fft hot
was an iucOntroNrrtlb!e fact that We did not have
them regular. When we rose In the morning We
could only reckon upon the fact that we should
have meal perhaps three o.: them som" time Doe
fore the end of IN" uIy. When We did have any.
thing 10 eat, wee had il i'm lavish quantities. II
may De that This very uncertainty aided the eli
mat" in maxim MS hungry. ! thought that bad
never known before what hunger was. Ny com
pauion, IN these periodical times Of starvation.
used 10 threaten T. ct her shoes. She was even
TENTED 10 take from James some Of ms chicken
bones. She said something must be done. She
must speak 10 IrmucL " II was clear Shiflc>s-
ness, and nothin' else. There was victualS enough.
How on earth could anybody brought mp in the
Hancock uci@hno:h'od submit - I've like tl.is'
To make matter, still more taut3liZug. there
was always an oior rs Of something frying some
where, and pcm2ucut scent of Garlic all over
the house and ycrdndIs II was ail the time as
If a meal were just ahout 90 De served.
What time 90 yoI folks have breakfast Sister
IncZ| asked tlarSsa one day ~ about /. after
wc had provided about Tor hodrs like wolves for
SISTER lnrl Vns sitting before the fireplace when
Claresa stall,cd into the room and Rrcd 81 This
question with n grim determination that some.
thing should como Of IT,
The Spanish woman turned with aniablc Ian
guor toward her mtcrlocutor.
"Do YOU 10 10 be- hungry. Claris-spc?1 she
asEcd; and ! thought she smiled a very LITTLE, rs
if in wonder that any one should take the trouble
30 stand as straight this sister Of her husband
now stood.
Il want my brcokfast,-or my dinner. was the
response, and | should think You would.
i? Oh. ! have coffee in bcI. GO ~ The kitchen.
Do there what thing You plcnsc.'
Lcmucls sister did not wait 70 De tol again.
| followed her through five rooms, all dark and
diE2y, all with vines over the small windows
Our only guide was the garlic odor, which led MS
by our noses.
Clorissa nj last pushed open a door and stood
looking This was ia" lowest, darkest room of
all but "A biz fire bazrd in the adobe fireplace and
there were two dusly-laccd women and three
children what might be- called lurking about lib"
ROOM None Of them seemed 10 be employed about
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