Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-01-01
VARIED VIEWS.

problem is not impossible but the
woman's husband had tried in vain to
solve it
He could not understand why his
wife in a comfortable house. with
plenty of silk cushions on her couch
and more books and magazines at
hand than she could read, should have
any just cause for complaint
Life on the ranch is so broad and
Tree, he said one morning as he stood
at the window looking out over his
precious acres. so different from
being cramped up in the city,"
Different indeed" moaned the
lady. who sat with her back turned to
her husband.
But my dear, just look out here ~
he argued. See that view! Doesn't
it compensate? Sayr'
Half turning she glanced over her
shoulder 'Oh yes, of course. It's
all very grand; great sweep of sky and
same old mountain always standing
exactly so in just the same place. l
tell you it's lonesome. Think of the
dry-goods stores on State street in
Chicagor'
The door closed abruptly and she
realized that her husband had left the
room. After she had wept little she
felt better.
Its no use," she told herself. He
can't understand A man is NANNY
and woman is womany, and he
can't understand a thing about it.
just as she reached this conclusion
she was surprised by the entrance of
pale, poorly dressed woman who
announced herself with the words:
I'm your neXt-door neighbor live
seven miles from here up the mount
ain. and thought as long as l am the
only white woman you'll see while
you are here I'd just come In and see
you"
She found a ready welcome. and be-
fore she left the lady of the ranch had
promised TO bring her husband the
very next day to return their noun
tain neighbours visit
p The cattle owner, gratified TO have
his wife show even q hint of in
terest in her surroundings, was in n
lubilant mood next morning when
they started forth behind their fine
horses for the three hours pull up the
mountain side.
The way grew more picturesque
with every mile. At last in a spot
surrounded by the widest OF mountain |
scenery. they came upon little log |
house with an expectant man and |
woman standing just outside its door.
Dinner was waiting. and they we're
quickly seated about the table spread |
In the only room the house contained.
MSuch dinner! 1t would have been
good one anywhere, but when you
reflect that 1t was served in a hut on
the mountain-side and that the woman
who cooked it had raised every part
OF 1t observation-disclosures, vegetables,
everything, and had even pounded out
the Hour OF which the delicious gra-
ham bread was made-that dinner
grows to be something like wonder.
When it came to the POTATOES the
guests could not help from exclaim-
ing.
They are good; that's fact" adj
the hostess, with a sad sort of
smile. Il always say that when YOU
can bake potato and break it open
and have 1t look just like a ball of
cotton In your hand it's pretty good
potato' Why, he must take YOU out
when you get through and show YOU
our potato patch. It's the lovliest
little valley with just an mere in IL
and it's the only level spot in our whole
farm" ''0-' (
Yes" added her husband, we've
got perpendicular farm here and no
mistake Out of the whole piece
there's just five acres that can be cul-
tivated, but tell you there ant any, ,
hing you can think of that we can't .
grow on these five acres"
After dinner the men went ont and :
ooked about with the result that the .
,attle-owner struck n good bargain
Ind bought 81. 80 worth of Vegetables
rom his neighbers. Meantime in tbo
louse the women talked and svm- :
'athized and grew to be old friends :
,efore the day was done. =
The cattle-owner's wife nestled c ose :
o him as they turned their horses :
leads toward home II have so much :
o tell you. she began. :
Go ahead" said he; I'm all at !
ention." He was watching the wis 5
ON with which his horses chose their g
ooting on the steep incline. :
We'll it's what the woman told 4
10 and she never would have done IL I,
! the world but almost set my chair 7
} one corner OF the floor. and just to d
over my aw5wardness laughed and I,
lid: Did you run short of boards :
hen you came TO this cornerP You
In think how | felt to have her sud-
emily drop her face into her apron and
,gin to sob as II her heart would HI
-eakl 1t was the longest time before &C
could quiet her at all, and then she -
Id me all about it-poor little thing: th
you see they came straight to San W,
ego from the East. and not having W,
oney enough TO travel around any WI
ey just struck right out in their be