Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-05-27
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nantic or given to day-dreaming than
other girls of fifteen" SAID Aunt
Phoebe, her needles flashing in and
out of the blue yarn stocking she was
Knitting
Aunt Phpbe took great pride in
her yarn stockings, and truly | never
saw her equal at knitting those old
fashioned foot coverings Her bright
needles flew nimbly back and forth
and usually seemed to carry her mind
back through the years, to the time
when she, like her hearers was
young girl, and learnt to knit at her
mothers knee; and at such times she
.sold us many story of her own girl
ish experience.
.Whether / was worse or better
than other girls / don't know I'm
sure" continued Aunt Ph pbe. ''But
do remember that all manner Of
gomances and crotchets filled my
brain / dearly loved to read those
wonderful, though impossible, stories
In which, by some sudden change or
the wheel of fortune the poor hero
5ne was made suddenly wealthy or
the despised hero did some great and
noble act which made all love and re-
spect him.
uMy brain was so filled with these
tales that l am afraid l tecame just
q little dissatisfied with my own pro-
sale life, and longed for something to
happen which might be out OF the
usual order of things. In the books
read the girls were always doing
something. while l lived on, and on,
with hardly an object in life
II think that ait was during one
July hayng that | become so greatly
disguised with my uneventful life
shat nv parents thought | must be
i'll l don't wonder at it for | moped
about like a chicken with the pip,
and had no interest in anything that
usually occupied my attention.
"sThat child is sick declared
mother. she is studying too hard,
and forthwith | was taken out OF
school.
IL did not mind this very much fol
1t gave me more time to reyel in my
beloved, but to me, unhealthy story
books. | DO not think [ was lazy
girl, but mother would let me hell
her but little in the house and sem
me out into the sunlight Of those
long, pleasant days. never wen
without a book of some sort, anC
with one of my favorites would climl
into the NOW, and on the sweet
smelling hay that had just beer
brought up from the fields, would
read for hours together. Ofcourse NJ
.malady became little better unde
this treatment
zone forenoon, after the men hat
all gone to the field, l stroled out Il
the barn intending to mount 10 m.
usual place on the NOW. The SIX.
was a beautiful blue, with here ant
there a hay, lazy-movng cloud, ant
It was an altogether enjoyable day
The sparrows were twittering Eant
calling under the barn caves, and
pair of bluebirds were flashing bac
and forth in the sunlight.
81 was almost tempted to 90 for
walk instead Of climbing up anon
the rafters; but | had new boo
hidden under my apron, and 1T prom
tsed to he a most interesting story
60 | postponed my walk until after
aoon. Entering the great COO
sweet-smelling barn l carelessly al
preached the ladder leading to tn
lofts. Just at the corner of the graf
chests dark figure crouched in tn
shadow, and as | approached a ma
suddenly sprang out into the light.
"His unexpected appearance sta
tied me considerably; but | did nc
scream, although his looks were b
no means reassuring. His clothin
was dirty and torn, and a rough
stubby beard covered his face, partl
hiding a long, red scar on one cheek
His face was pale and he walked wit
limp as though one leg-the RICH
one was injured
He uttered terrible imprecatio
when he saw me, and grasped N
wrist with grip that almost Grew
cry OF pain from me
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spoke be staggered and would Ia
fallen had not the grain chest bee
within reach
wThs Is my fathers barn. |
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