The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-04

ooh, darlint. wait till Mike comes! Come
Down, now 1.-THE good angels be wild you.
There should have been way at the back.
Walk tinderly an hould tight. Heaven
above sind there'll be no wind! Oh, why
wasn't his uyly rooms at the back. where
tits only yards an bedroom windows"
The voics grew fainter and stopped. Sis
ter Ursula was at the level of the first
floor windows when the two children
caught sight OF her. raising together
shrili shout. The devil that delights in
torturing good nuns inspired them next to
separate and run the one up and the other
down the avenue, yelling. Ooh There's
q run up the fire escaped" nun on the
fire escaped" and. since one word at least
was familiar q score Of heads came to
windows in the avenue. and were much
interested.
I'm spite Of her prayers Sister Ursula
WIS not happy. The medicine bottle
banged and bumped in her pocket as
she gripped the iron bars hand over hand
ana toiied aloft. ut is for the sake of
liie." she painted to herself. ut is a good
work He might die il did not come.
Alb. it is terrible" A fake Of rust from
the long disused irons had fallen on her
nose. The rungs were chatting her hands,
and the minutes were flying. The round.
red face Of the care,aker's wife grew
smaller and smaller below her, and there
was rumbling Of wheels in the avenue.
An Idle coachman, drawn by the shouts of
the children, had turned the corner to
see what was to be seen. And Sister
Ursula climbed in agony Of spirit, the
needless black cloth shoes that nuns wear
slipping on the rungs Of the ladder. and
ali earth reeiing hundred thousand feet
below.
she passed one set Of apartments, and
they we're empty of people. but the fire, the
books on the table aud the child's toy cast
on the hearthrug showed ii was deserted
only for minute. Sister Ursula drew
breath on the balcony and then hurried
upward. There was iron rusted red on
both her hands, the front of her gown was
speckled with il. and n reelection IN the
stately double window showed . stainless
stu told of her headsear battered down
over her eye. Her shoe. yes. the mended
one hal burst at the side near the toe in n
generous bulge OF white stocking. She
climbed on YEARLY. for the bottle WAS
Swinging again. and in her ears there came
unbiddea the nursery refrain that she used
to sing 10 the little sick children in the
hospital at Quebec;
This 10 the COW with the crumpied horn"
between earth and heaven. it is said. the
soai on It's upward journey must pass the
hug,eting OF many evil spirits. There
flashed into Sister Crsula's m.aa the re-
msmbrance of picture III a man gazing
from the leads down the side of house.
wonderful piece of soreshorteuinc that
made one diygY t. See. Where had she
seen that picsnre9 Memory. tha. works
ind:i,ereatly on earth Or in vaego told her
| OF book read by stealth In her novltiate.
| such a book As per,ls body and soul. an..
/ SISTER Ursula hsushed redder than the
! brlckNoTs loot te!orc her nose. Every.
| thsus that she had read or. thought ahou,
! that Book raced through her mind as ali
+ AZ & "a = b.As ~
I oi \ drowning man. 1t was horrible. most
horrible. Then rose a ierce wave o:
rage and indiga alton that she. a sister
/ OF irreprCachabe life and demeanor
/ tthc book had been all in,.iscreiion.
! long since bitterly repenied or should he
/ singled ou, Tor these Illuminating exer.
/ c,>ss. There We're ether auas cf her &c.
quasntanoe. proud. naughty and overhead :
1 lns cher loot slipped here rs q reminder
against sin and hasty judgments. aud she
isli that /: ~as small and nigsiing jus.
/ tie that counted olseuses At such . crisis
! and~snd thinking too much of thei. ho.i,
! nrss, TO whoya THIS modification with all
The rust aakes in BOSOM and kerchief,
/ w.'ua3 have been sanitary and wholesome
! bA, that sac SISTER rsula, " ho ouir de.
| sired a quiet life. should climb IRE es
| capes in Tie face OF the shameless sun and
a watching population. II xss too terri.
! BILE. None the less she aid not Come
| down.
/ sraying to he delivered from evil
| thoughts. praying ths; the sw IN g,r- hog tie
/ would no; smash itself against the ,rop
| ladders. SIZE iotsei on. The second and
| shsrd iiass were empty. and she heard q
/ mgg@ar in the street. 8 ham of sncoasax..
/ !ns tamu!t, cAeefial oa;cries bidding her
4 &c Ep higher. and crisp ingasies "a Il
| waesaer this the eua al tie perform.
anse. Her Saint--she saaf had not pre-
/ vsalsd against the nuu.-would not heir
I Slater Ursula, AMI !; came over her. as 90. ]
water slides do1n the spine. tia, ~ Aer
lalraey's end she woasa have ;o-ro-
through the window. There Is no .w,,i
+ oGee. porisco. o. Tooane-Yoom a. the unre:
/ enA Of .ire-eseape. /; is designed tor sucs
SIS move ia q harry, uas;gaioas OF sAx
/ grsees. eeing tor tae naoss part nos over
i dEssssa. and yet seeking paolscaty-shal