New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-19

door stared in astonishment at the
queer little figure before them. The
fat, freckled face, surmounted by the
tall hat crowned with waving feathers,
and the monstrous lace mits, brought
a smile to his usually severe counte-
nance.
us Mrs. Marchmore to homer"
asked Patty, serenely handing her
| card. Thomas was about to reply
that Mrs. Marchmore was engaged
when the voice Of her maid at his ell
bow stopped him.
Don't send her away The mis-
tress IS in one Of her worst spells, and
II anything can bring her out Of it a
sight OF that young one will"
So Thomas graveiy led the way to
Mrs. Marchmore's room, Patty scard
on his salver, and followed by Patty
| herself.
Miss Patty Hawkins he annouc.
ed, throwing open the door. Mrs.
Marchmore raised her languid eyes
and sat up in surprise.
"Ah? Miss Hawkins, are you well?'
"Yes'm SO as to be about ans
wered Patty, RENE mbering the oft-re
peated phrase of an old woman who
visited her mott er. Thomas placed
her a chair and departed with q grin.
Mrs. Marchmore hesitated for a mo-
ment and then asked: 'Is there any,
thing special you have called to see
me about?"
! "Yes'm," answered Patty; "It's
about your carriage. should liketo
borrow it," Then, seeing the lady's
| look of astonishment, she hesitated to
| add: ITS for Patience-she lame,
you know; [ can walk. Ii your man
is too busy to 90 my pa can drive
real good. He drives the grocery
| wagon lots Of times"
81 do not think quite understand
you," faltered Mrs. Marchmore / do
not know who Patience isl
"Why, she's the little girl over to
the hospital" And Patty forgetting
that she must hold her head very still
on account of her hat, which was
much too large, nodded toward the
! building. Down dropped the hat to
her shoulders, completely hiding her
lat face She FASTENED to push it
back, crimson with embarrassment,
stealing quick glance at her hostess.
| But DO one could have told from Mrs.
| Marchmore's face but that she was
accustomed to having her visitors
| hats extinguish them like a pair of
shutters. BY a few words she succeed
ed in making Patty feel quite at ease
and was listening with interestto her
story OF Patience. .S.: .
'Tell her when you see her
| again that shall be very
glad to take her to the woods to-mor-
| TOW if it is pleasant; and my man is
never too busy to drive" she added
with q smile.
Patty, full of excitement, ran home
to tell her mother, forgetting the
borrowed hat. -.
"Why, Patty Hawkins," cried her
mother angrily, giving her a shake,
''where have you been with my hat?"
owe been to call on Mrs. March
| more" answered Patty eagerly, "and
she asked me to come again"
"Well if you amt the most pre-
sumptuous child I ever heard oG'
And Mrs Hawkins, forgetting her vex-
alton. burst into peals OF laughter.
"Asked you to come again, did she?
Ha, ha, ha! with that hat ha, ha, ha!
And those mitts, no, no, no! Hyou
| amt the very funniest-lo oking figure
l ever see! You're enough to make
the most melancholy woman in the
world 60 into mysteries, ha, ha, hap
"She didn't laugh at all. cried
Patty, the tears starting to her eyes.
"and she's going to take Patience to
ride" -
True to her word, Mrs Marchmore
called for Patience the next day, and
it seemed to her, as she sat by the
chi'd's side, that she looked at the
trees, the fields and the river for the
first time, for she saw them through
the eyes OF the little, invalid whose
pleasure was too deep for words.
Its most like heaven" she said
once, in answer to aquestion from her
new friend mo, ma am, I never saw
anything SO beautiful before. I got
hurt when was a little bit of a thing
and I never could walk since Oh, no,
l don't mind so much because I can
sit in q chair by the window. It is
hard to stayin bed all the time"
That was the beginning OF many q
drive for Patience, and before the
summer was over she went for week
to Mrs. Marchmore's cottage at the
lake and Patty was invited to go with
her and help amuse her. When she
had once begun, Mrs. Marchmore
found it hard to stop, and the little
inmates of the children's hospital
began to think of her as a good fairy
Had Broken Something.