New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-03

osinse .n".r -. for happiness. Don't you
.h,rL tb.t,, an excellent rule, Mrs. gerry
49,. Won DON'T. You are one Of the rigid nn1'
-, ..,L;rU hacsuse have sat in the house .'eio
.,,.,t until was ready to do any dreadiui '''l"e
:. Ms 20 talk but one likes to be hurt vno
,;,.. .n c,v oh how much can suf1er' MIS-
corrv suddenly advancing upon the woman W." W.
uei'9' - tow wards to the shelter OF the
. .ha, tho wind might not chill her, Ni'S'
| c.--r what did the doctors say to you
Mrs Gerry tried to reply promptly n,,,,
| .Thor smoke about Mr. Moore's YOUTH incS
told how great a percentage recovered
a.. ,,erceutagei The brutes!' She waiReo
| 1T, ord then stopped in front OF MIS-. uerry'
1T asked them, and they gave me some worus-
aor,t know what they were. Here, take your
shawl | am going on up into the PASTURE anu
am not cold. have fire In my hear' Anu
Salome is asleep" At.
Portia laughed little az she maze 'his ia''
Wrs Gerry watched the girl as she went away
toward the upland field, springing forward as IL
tbere were superabounding, defiant lie sui III
her frame ,.. .,..
she might carry out in her physlca' apP"r'"0o
tho 6erce resentment that in her soul
Me- Scudder going about the kitchen in large
cloth shoes that she might make no noise. She
cola Mrs Gerry that both doctors were still in
tho bedroom. She said that the Boston man was
Going to. send out two trained nurses: muses.
,vos the term she used She also said that II
trained muses. was as particular about their victnas
90 che had heard they was, she should try to
boar il but she s'poscd II would come some hard.
And sbe had been goin' TO have company And
ala Them misses wear uniforms? She had been
told that they did.
Mrs Gerry did not know Mrs. Scudder was
evidently very much excited Her mild, promi'
nent blue eyes were prominent now that II
was painful to look at them. She was PALE ano
n slight tendency toward hanging down in the
III ,erlip was now much increased
Nelly was cooking some bacon in frying-pan on
the stove She often looked at her mother IN
way that showed that she felt acutely that Una
underlip ought not to hang in that way OH.
said now that she had no. doubt that 'ra'he'
nurses were exactly like other people, ana s"'
boped that they did wear uniform she nopeo
il was red She hoped il was plald' she nope'
they had short hair and that they knew all .''
WAYS there were to give people meolcihe. on'
was glad for her part that there were u, 'e''' WV
coming: she would like it better II 'here "eI'
|
there
"Nely.n said her mother in hoarse "hHpe
of disapproval. hes dretful sick
ooh know that still more recklessly, lift
;rc IN niece of bacon on her fork and slappn
Il down in the bubbllng fat so that the cat, si'
ting close to her, received a drop of the scaioin
s,ue at know that we'll enough, but hate hlr
all the same don't love person Just pecaus
hos sic, or we'll And that girl that's engaee
20 him that's come here; where's she going I
s+av 7 sbould like to know ?-that girl with Una
kind of an upper lip ready to curl at anything
that girl who says eyether and nyether-where
she going to stay :"
J Nelv. with her cheeks burning. faced roun
with a knife and fork held belllgeren'iy'
II told Nelly she mustn't git excited, apoi'
retically remarked Mrs. Scudder, who was try'n
IN co. the table for meal that was neither preaF
fast nor supper; N told \er we'd got to as
that Young lady to breakfast, if T
hrealsfast m them doctors, too
lest happens that we amt got nothi
in the house to speak Of. was goln 10 COO
I'D lot to-day for company t we was eSpec,n
to-morrer I've got 10 cit word to em some way
Mrs. Scudder notwithstanding her general a.
appearance of mild cllmness. was one VINO cou
become very much nustered ana sne k fner he tT
, trcmev little when she fiustered Ter NJ
hand had been known to say that hed run, u,
have an earthquake any time than 10 nay "a ~ ,
cit flnstered But then Mr.. Scudder had na9 -
S ent tbat they might be even more discomposil
$ than was his wife when she was DISTURBED.
Mrs Gerry went n3sclessy up me So sae' v
on one the ' bed She was still sleeping Flung up
chair were Miss Nunalys wrap anu ha'.
window was open. and the branches ,t OF an &C.
IT stood moment to look at the girl, then
d went away As silently as she had come. In you
it nature stands ready to assert Itself IKE co,n
cent power The mother was sure thar caio
had not slept soundlv for many a u"s
y night but now the time had come , ".
Mrs. Gerry went back to the kitchen y,
had nut the frving-pan on the mex %.
stove 10 keep warm while she tried to SET
lg table Her mother lowered over her meanwh
lip aIO" %dnr % "oEed ana at MFRS MRS Gerry as
o. said pointedy that size didn't know she
ct sure. how many plates they needed. ana
10 nearly positive there wan 20 p'ea make
-. emit hut somehow she couldn't seem to GIT
- it. She had took No the cr c;n Mt romd
put ltd DOWN %nnsd ns of Water and
If Mother" said Nelly. 81 wish you'd go 60,
Pew wish y %' keep Ua ont 1T Of this kitchen
en- don't care cent if there amt bread eno'
to round There are potatoes oe, sn04gh
'n' crackers and coffee and II have a Gun Of co
strong enough TO take my head off,
ep. Mrs. Scuddcr smiled in feeble ad'niratIoni,
o.. glanced at Mrs Gerry. who was rearranglng
" plates on the table and bringing dishes from
'n' pantry. =, NJ,
I'd know what should do 'thout Nelly:
WIN exclaimed But l wish | could make ont
,all many there is to breakfast We amt got mott
Mother" cried Nelly, pausing TO look ro
aid after having brought the pattcr for the ha'
Twill you go out of this kitchen? You II
You're flrstered." ,
well. I know be-" was the response :,
ecudder did not leave the room. but she sat d.
one and vaguely watched her daughter and Mrs ';'
as they finished the preparations for the meal
II was the Boston doctor who came to
box them leaving DR.. Sands with the patient J
rs quite hated him, because, after chopping
one up as she said to herself. he could part
so heartily of bacon and potatoes, and coffee
milk ~ 49,,