Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-15

Some pain 10 fraught
Our sweetest songs are those
That tell of saddest thought"
Sang Mary Browne, as she ran into the
house from the garden. She had large
bunch of chrysanthemums, which she
had cut for the dining room. Putting
them IN their accustomed place, she
went into her mothers room saying,
''Mother mine, | am going down to
Janie's for awhile to cheer her up bit,
and 10 loan her Louise Anderson's
Stories and Sketches
Very well" replied Mrs Browne "Be
sure and return home early. Your
father told me this morning that Her
bert Bruce was at the Jackson's for a
week He will bring MIN home to din
ner this evening, If he Is not otherwise
engaged"
Saying she would not be away very
long, Mary was soon on her way to
Janet Morrison's. The Brownies and
Morrisons had been friends of many
years Mary and Janet had been bosom
friends from bsbyhood. Janet was the
older. Mary being one year younger,
Janet had sprained her ankle badly, so
she was to be housed for an unknown |
length of time. Mary and she had been
ont to the park few days before on
their wheels On their return home
Janet's bicycle and stone unseen col
iided and this accident was the result.
When Mary arrived at the Morrsons'
she found Eleanor Jackson there. She
had called on Janet to invite her to her
home the following Friday evening to
meet Herbert Bruce of the Globe. who,
she informed her would be with them
for the week only.
"And cannot come" Janet was say
ing as Mary entered the room. "Oh. /
Mary" they both exclaimed, "isn't this
just too dreadful for anything" After S
being told the cause of all their ex I
she agreed with them, "that 4
L was just too mean for anything. n
"But what can't be cured must be en-. I
iured." said Janet
"Now girls" said Mary, al have an S
dca Herbert Bruce may dine with us I
onight. and II his highness attends l II
siil tell him all about my invalid friend. "
will get him so interested in Miss f.
snet Morrison that She shall see this 7
wing genius before the week ends. "
And who can tell the result of this B
ceident after all Here's book of such b
lteresting matter that Il will make you n,
orget for while this unfortunate IN
orained ankle" an
The girls spent an hour chatting as If
My girls can. Mary happening to look so
the clock as It was striking four so
mes, jumped up, saying, "Well, m,
mt be with you always, my dears. My wa
tile mother needs her daughter very
'on So, adieu, until we meet again" 70
Mr. Herbert Bruce, who had been so ms
UGH talked about this afternoon had ba,
me down from Milwood 10 spend
eek's vacation at the Jacksons He jar
a. an artist employed on the Globe, me-
&c leading paper of Wildwood. He -
as an ambitious young man. hoping In
ne TO make name for himself These
,ung ladies had seen his sketches IN
{ paper and were very anxious to meet =
e young artist sed
Mary's mother had been an invalid clio
any years Much depended on Miss .s~
airy, As one can readily imagine Her ~
'thef's sweet gentle ways, made her ma,
ends And an afternoon with Mrs. rot,
owne was an occasion always looked not
ward TO- see'
On her return home, Mary found Her hitl
IT Bruce there entertaining her moth.
He was showing her some OF his
stches he had made while at the L
inns" the Jacksons home. of
After introducing the young people hea