Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-10-14
answered Question
~ DORA HASTINGS

;, ~ us told Oscar better,
= az Frost. speaking of his son.
i, l., nrly laugh and say he always
w., O.I deal of vinegar, and SO it
H. 5"'1 he continued, Ticking the
w. nth the end of the whip.
-, ,tar self-willed animal made
E sTpbtest response to his sug-
!. s ~bs was the greatest hand for
oror did see. Sally, that's his
rsod to say she believed that
vas sweet to him"
J, tbe evening Of a summer Gay.
ind stirred gently. The omnl-
life Of summer found voice in
,ntos and insect chirpings-
II . foreground of naples or
Sno caught glimpses Of white
|orsps. contrasting with long red
= harms, that added a dash OF
,olor to the sober white and
Mr. Frost had little apprecla-
tbp values of color; but he
Il tbe crops along the way, with
of . connoiseur, noting height
,sIiry with the precision of long
ence and intense interest.
at's Oscars wife's,' he said,
he to an oblong, five-acre strip OF
Looks first rate. She's a bet
inner n he ever was. He had a.
toion of carpenterin' and ma
" Init he never took to the land.
beds always come up kind o
in like and the later bugs and
rpgerlarly laughed at his scare
and pisen. One time the squash
at up all his squashes, and Dor
with a short laugh-"she told
ed better plant bugs next time
- if he couldn't raise some
les.
Is tartar, | tell you, a black
EOman with a temper that
Is. We all on us told Oscar bet
eturning to the chief motive
led laugh and say he liked his
a little tart. Well, he found
guess. There never was no peace
house. She was one of the ar
kind, and she was bound to have
Fn way from the start.
she tried to make a MethOdy
i but Oscars kind O. set like, if
O0d-natured, and it didn't work.
Prgued On fallin' from grace. Os-
ID it made him think of havin' a
pack door to one end of the Ark,
a body could fall out, and that
her madder'n a wet hen; then
FlOSe communion and the mind
Fnd then they quarrelled on po-
She used to have a tantrum ev-
ction day when he went away to
ald went over to her mothers
she took the key and made him
n the suller way, and several
Sne was took with lockjaw, not
word for a week; and q bless
el 1t must ha' been to Oscar.
On 1t was women's rights, and
III cure; but Oscar stood it we'll
Always laughin' an maxim fun
way things went, till it come to
uAo OF nails-wire nails she was
and cut nails he was bound to
Quarrelled about it all the
before breakfast, and when
away she called out spiteful-
u the neighbors heard her
eeun | come home, Oscar Frost,
VFihs them wire nails That's
years ago, an he amt been
V0nd these parts SINCE"
Dorcas got on?"
crate" said the old man with
lOn' Paid the mortgage and
pey by. She's got more head
4lA than two of Oscar. That's
ve as they drew near a large
UAsd brown house. She's got
'A'I 0 Oscar lately as if he
V :, nome in a day or two. She's
@Nn cream puffs for him for
1e- mazin' hand he is for
I0nS' She keeps a stock of 'enl
'ouS'ant. l should think
p'e''y near over hankerin' at
u pulls herself, by this time.
uer' said the old man, stop
'le sate, I've got some kero-
HeF' | guess" said he, nod
~ 80 companion, "if Oscar ever
1i v Oack, she'll be middlin' glad
Dorcas. Dorcas!" he
fo,, en ooor opened, and a tall
yorr D came towards them. She
Wy Trim and neat in a new
or.' @Lu had even attempted
Iss W. decoration in the way OF
b ~. IT'S the season makes q
h nAs It." she said once, apollo.
est;r0 s'flng to the flowers. Her
lpsn ne eyes fell carelessly upon
bt that. VI me wagon; then wan
The. r own will down the
b how s h''le strip of road lead
s,ara s nome to the village cen.
b srm ooIsped upon her memory
I'd ssn ner and winter, morning
Red 5G;t t la,1 at nightfall, she