Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-24
BOHEMIA.
At SEVENTEEN.

toss their bushes against the Sky.
RiSht and left close hills hedge in the
house, and on each side is a touch of
the primeval forest. Back Of the house
ON the incline Is a flower garden. a
kitchen garden, strawberry bed. a
strip Of green corn and a field Of yelloys
grain.
In a corneDOf the garden. beyond ths
beds OF vegetables and rows of thyme.
rosemary and sweet marjoram. grape
trellis and clump of currant bushes.
where rips fruit hangs like punches Of
coral there IS a chestnut tree. and I'M
der It's shade In Janet TOwnsend's ia
vorite retreat.
Janet IS seventeen. Her black hair
is braided TO her waist, and beyond that
fails In q silken bush that touches the
grass as she sits With her hands claSped
around her knees her body leaning for
ward. her eyes are dark. and have I'm
them that wistful, inQuiring look YOU
sometimes see In the eyes OF the youn1
Janet is dreaming of the future. watt
Ing for the kingdom 70 come 10 her.
and it IS 50 much nearer than she
dreams.
Overhead song bird rustles among
the leaves and fits upward from limb
10 limb until the topmost bow Is reach
Cd. lie pipes two or three short. IN
curing notes, turns his head this way
and that 90 see IT he Is % be undisturbed
and then he balances forward. while
tho rich, round notes Of hts wild song
seem 20 fairly tumble from mis- throat.
Janet. JANET q voice Is calling.
Janet. your father wants YOU" The
girls hands unciasp; she throws out
her arms. numbed by the tension Of thu
clasp about her knees. and then she
lightly runs down the path to the house.
Father wants you. Janet" one of
the children repeats, as she bounds up
the steps Of the back porch; he is out
on The front stoop."
What is 10, Gaddy?"
Were YOU busy. Janet?"
I'm never busy, dad"
The man looks at the girl half re-
gretfully 81 am afraid you don't like
work, Janet. Work is a good thing"
Yes, know work is a good thing
the right kind Of work"
There was silence for q few minutes
and then she said, reaching ont for the
paper ne held In his band:-'Do YOU
want me 10 read the rest Of that con-
tinued story? They had just reached
the TRIAL in the last chapter
No. not just now. Mother and
have been sort OF talking things over,
ami we have decided that We will use
the honey money each year FOR the chill
drens' education. Now, YOU are the
Oldest Janet, and mother thinks you
ought 20 have q chance because you
have always had 10 take care of the
Younger ones. I saw Zekial Hale In
town to-day and he tells me Elizabeth
is going 20 q business college in the
city. Mother and I concluded we'd have
YOU 90 with her. Elizabeth's a good
girl"
What would DO with business ed
Ucat.Jn. dad?'
oh lots of girls are Tearing to be
F bOOkkeeDers and stenOgraphers and so
on DO yOl want to go?'
"Not 'o be bOckkeeper, dad"
"Why?"
"l ave got book learning enough,
buy If You viii let me 90 and study
drawing the girl goes behind her
father and puts her arms around his
neck. 81 can draw well now; Mr.. Mum
Gle says I can learn no more from him.
I want to be an artist"
The mans face IS thoughtful. Il
don't know about that. Janet. I'm
afraid mother won't agree, but I'll ask
her. Children nowadays do learn dir
ferent things from what they used to-
Dear old dadr'-and the arms hug
closer. And l will 1--we in Bohemia.
He didn't say anything more. He is
very proud OF this bright, dark girl; he
+ has an innate feeling that she really
would not make q boOkkeeper or an
office girl: she IS so different from the
other children.
The matter Is finally settled, and She
+ is going away. Away from the cottage,
/ AN voodblne covered the sweet damp
woods the birds that sing in the tree
/ tons. Away from the deep. clear
/ wstered creek and the fayOrite spot
/ where the eddy is formed by iutting
/ hank and the speckled trout skins the
/ water and leaps at the wide winged ny
/ mat h0vers over. No feather fly and
/ snoon hook have ever swept that water.
Tr was all about her, but he girl ala
NOT know it-Bohemia. land Of child
hood and innocence, Of all good things
/ I'm life
AT TWENTY-FIVE.
The curtain has gone down on the
last stage picture. the immense audi
arce has turned It's back upon the or
chest~a. which is pouring ont IN stem
torian tones the stirring strains OF Inc
| star Spangled Banner Fashion ana
5oautv have been present to hear star
of unusual magnitude read one OF
Sheakespeare's wonderful characters III
the process Of a play and they are gong
ou4 more than ever impressed with me
erest bard's wonderful knowledge OF
tbe natures and manners and genius OIL
men. ,-,,...
In the right hand box some ladies'
have beeD sitting during the perform
oDco deeDlv interested until the next
~ the final Get. when the principal
character leaves the stage. He has
beon the guest Of the eldest woman al
DINNER. for he is one Of societys favor
ties wherever he goes. With the box
party there Is a dark girl in q RED CLOAK
rich velvet rufles about her throat
/ rcd aower in her jetty hair. and Few
more ere IN her hand. This IS Janet
/ Townsend a. twenty-five the cleVer
artist whose work depicts many scenes
IN the books Of the day, whose pen ana
ink sketches arc sought by publishers
everywhere.
TIE ladies are waiting for the crowd
to pass cut. so they can 20 ComrortaolF
[ o.. ~, DIV. ~ov~f 90 fhOu the STAGE QOGr