Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-27


And spreads along glided train;
Blu when It's short-lived glories die,
Resolves to common air again."
So it went on.
Bellenden was not blameless; but he
was less to blame than perhaps ap-
pears.
He was really fond of children,
whether boys Or girls: and had he pos
sessed either sisters, Or nleces, Or
daughters OF his own, would have shown
as an atfectiOnate relation. There was
simplicity in his disposition AMI
tastes which made him the most de-
lightful of companions to the very
young; they never bored him; in their
sports and pastimes he was deeply,
truly, and seriously Interested as them
selves: he could go a-nesting or a-nut-
ting with the enthusiasm of lad; he
would spend whole mornings in con-
rlcting a bri ige, or damming a.
stream, or making a minnow bed: he
would be quite pettish If called away
to attend to weightier matters.
Now Cecil Raymond cared for II one o
these things. Geraldine had long
ceased to bring out for his inspection
her drawers full of birds eggs. her
shells. and her seaWeeds. She had
heard his every pretty so often, had
instructed his ignorance SO often, and
had seen him yaWn behind his hand
such times innumerable when she had
endeavorel to interest him in her SIM
pie spoils and treasures, that she had
lost all heart for showing them.
Indeed she had almost given up
bringing them out for any body till Bell
enden came.
She had found that so many of her
grandmOther's visitors would look to
please her, would admire when told to
admire, and listen in order to seem
compaisant, that she had learned to
suppose no groWn-up poop 9 really
loved such pursuits for their own
sakes, and that it was only because she
was still young that she chung to them.
But Bellenden had dispersed that
idea.
He had not only explored every
corner of her cherished collections,
and handled deliberately each separate
ACQUISITION. but he had displayed an
amount of knowledge and interest that
was at once novel and enhancing.
More. he had informed her that he.
too. was collector. Not that he had
been''-she had known chad beens'
before several elderly gentlemen had
been laborloasly anxious to assure ner
of their having at some remote period
of snhColboyhoOd themselves collected
and arranged, but her new friend was
her contemporary on this ground. He
had he said. his collection at home,
and whenever he went home he looked
il over. and when he has chance ne
added to it, His collection was OF eggs,
and if he were ut home at the nestln9
season, he invaribly got some new
eggs. he did not approve OF eAcnang
mo eggs with other people. He llkei
to have them all of his own finding. 1t
was stupid to have other people $ ma
ings. Jerry had got some that ne
had not, but it was far better Tor each
~ l-eep their own. 1t made a variety.
He was quite sober and serious over 1t,
and promised his young friend that II
cha ever came to his home, she should
see his cabinet, when she could have
one made on the same principles, II
sbe annroyed of the design. With re-
nard 10 the shells and seaweeds he was
not so learned, for he had never lived
mon the sea. But he picked up
SCATTERING OF knowledge fast. and then
= was ouite a treat to behold the pains
he took 10 assist the little concholog1st
IN her travels round about the shore
There happened to be very low TIDES
oil the time he was at lnchmareW anu
a. such times, he was informed by
Terry. much could be done in the way
Of angmenting the shell collection. 10
the little girls great Joy, the line
shooting weather had proved to be OF
hrief duration: and, during the un-
sattled off-and-on wet days that sue
eeeded. Bellenden found no better oc-
cunation for himself than poking about
among the long reaches of sea-Weeq
and briny fools in the bay, IN search OF
ANYTHING that might turn up. 49,
The shore at that point was frulIiul'