The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-02-06

veled across the
continent to reach
the home ner husband had prepared
for her, and this is what she found;
A lonely ranch among the foothills
in Southern California, with a PLAIN
log cabin for home. Not a vestige
of plant or flower around it, hills
stretching brown and bare under the
July sun, and not shade tree in
sight.
zone might know there never had
been woman near this place" said
Ruth, her eyes slowly filling with tears.
1t seemed so comfortless and barren
after leaving her mothers old fashion
ed farmhouse in Maine, full to over
flowing with inviting, comfortable
things, and surrounded with flower
gardens and orchards, and where
every nook and corner suggested tho
def hands of a woman. She felt her
very heart sinking within her.
Then seeing the eyes OF ner husband
fixed upon her she forced back the
tears.
Had she not said, like the Ruth of
old, "Whither thou goest. l will 60;
and whittier thou lodgest will lodge?"
Would any place, no matter how
full OF comfort it might be, ever be
homo without him? Had she and her
baby Ruth not wept tears OF Joy when
tho letter came telling them that pa
pa WAS coming from California to
take them homer And had not every
foot OF the way been Joy to think he
was once more with them and that
they were to have homer
She stroked the hand Of her hus-
band, who held their little Ruthie in
his arms, smiling through her tears.
~ know, dear, it is a new country"
she said cheerfully, "and you have
done the best you could"
1t was the truly wife!y spirit, and in
his heart he blessed the true woman
who said it.
"All the ranches look kind of DESC
late" he said, "where there's no one
but men about; but now we've got
little woman here, things will soon be
looking different"
In side of the house she found every
thing neat, at least, and that was
great comfort to her, and il the par
lor was barren.looking with no car
pet upon it, the kitchen was full OF
contrivances 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. It was
Just ut sunset, and as Ruth sat pla-
cidly looking at the view in front of
her-which, after all, was fine one,
taking in glimpse OF the blue Pacific
and q background OF purple noun
tains-she began to lose the undertone
of inconsistencies which had so mar
red her homecoming. She thought
how beautiful a home might really be
under the shadow of the lifted pines,
and she resolved with Johns help she
could make hers one to be proud of.
AS il in answer to her thought, John
went into the house and returned in
moment laden with two parcels, which
he dropped into her lap.
There, Ruth" he said, "you can't
guess what these are, can your"
II am afraid not" Ruth said, eye
ing the mysterious looking packages
well, you know the house isn't
very beautiful yet" John said, his
good face fairly shining with the little
secret he had in store for her; "But l
guess you'll find something in each of
those parcels that will help you beau
tify it."
What could he meant Ruth took
up the lighter but larger one first. To
her surprise it was full ofgarden seeds,
small packages Of every kind. almost,
she could think OF.
.sWell, how lovelyl" she said. "Now
we shall raise all the vegetables we
need, and our garden will rival dear
mothers at home"
EYES," john replied, "and go ahead
Of it; FOR California beats the world
for flowers, and your garden will be
lust as lovely in winter as in summer.
There are twenty varieties, OF roses
alone among that collection ofseeds."
"Isn't it wonderful to think or
cried Ruth, as delighted as @ child
over her treasures. "And what can be
In herep" she continued as she opened
The second parcel. "Wonders will meyer
,easel', she exclaimed the next nom
snt. as he poured whole bag OF sill
yer into her lap. "And what is this
t?" u
no buy your parIor furniture" he
Nd, laughing at her amazemens.
AuestY" She looked at him, her
orow >yes sparkling
1t is<r Mrs. DeIano to do with as
sne pleaaA . he said. II have saved
tne money\o furnish the cabin with,
ana thouRhtso have it fixed up before
you came, bun. concluded on second
Thought that you could do better
'nan !; so there's the money. Buy