The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-29
tates of modern fashion, she present
ed a cleanly, pleasing sight.
A TWQ-STORY HOESE


Right across the stream the visitors
caught sight of house which made
them forget their errand. 1t was the
only two-story house around, and it's
construction was ingenious. 1t was
not taller than the other structures. for
the second story was reached by an
outside stairway of six or seven steps
and entered by door from which
hung an old-fashioned paddock. Clean
White curtains protected windows
through which it would have been very
difficult to crawl. But at the front Of
the house, which to all appearance was
III the back, was the masterpiece Of
workmanship. A little bower, not more
than four feet high. six feet broad and
seven feet long, was attached to the
side of the house and covered with
lattice work, over which was trained
a densely-leaved ivy. Under this swung
q homemade hammock; and the whole
was shaded by low bending tree
There nowl' said Nine. Blank, as
she surveyed the improvised rest grotto,
one home on st. Anthony hill shall be
furnished with device from Swede
hollow"
The good woman finally succeeded in
calling the attention of the ladies to a
double house (the whole thing not big
ger than a good sized dining room),
work. The little fellow offered to act
as pilot, and, thinking to confirm him
in his good intentions, the ladies each
gave him nickel. A gleeful CLEAN
shot from his eyes, but he astonished
his benefactors by uttering a hasty
tank you" and scurrying away toward
his home as fast as his bare feet could
carry him. Nevertheless, the designat-
ed house was found after crossing and
recrossirg the crude bridges, and a girl
in working garb, but clean and tidy,
asked the strangers into the dining
room. While she excused herself that
she might arrange her garments more
to her own satisfaction and call her
mother, an opportunity was afforded
of looking over the room. Not a sign
of dust: on the floor was a rag car
pet. worn but spotless and fresh; the
walls were plastered and covered with
what looked like imprinted newspaper:
table and two or three chairs made
up the dining room furniture. But
there was freshness, "kept-clean"
atmosphere which convinced Nine
Blank that she wanted a maid from
this home. even before the young girl
came back and said, with pretty,
half-embarrassed smile:
INTO THE PARLOR.
Wont you come into the parlor?"
If she had not turned to open a wee
door, she would have caught a look of
surprise on her visitors faces as they
glanced about quickly in search of evil
dence of the room. But she didn't turn
around and the ladies were glad of it,
for they accepted the invitation with
alacrity. All thought of propriety went
to the four winds at the sight of the
little pocket parlor. 1t was not as
large as an ordinary vestibule hail. but
was carpeted with a bright new rag
carpet On one of the walls, which
were arranged the same as those in
the dining room, hung a picture of two
young girls, members of the family;
on another wall was a bunch of cat
tails tied UP tastily with ribbon. Small
lace curtains were drawn back from
one window, in front of which was a
small stand, two straight back chairs
and a rocker put the finishing touches
to this parlor into which the young
hostess showed her guests with such
evident pride that it put away the last
restraint from the impulse to exclaim.
"Oh. did you ever!' calculated Mad
anne Blank.
mo, 1 never!" responded her COM
panion.
1T is the dearest little pint of a
parlor that ever was" and they both
n,
While the girl looked on with an ex-
preston of mingled surprise and graft
fication. 5t go
won't you GENE and work for me?"
pleaded Madame Blank Immediately,
forgetting all her good resolutions of
caution.
''Why, I would like to work if I didn't
have to go very far away. All my
friends are here, you know, and the
T tn
often"
"Are you an only clnild?"
"Oh, no! There are six brothers and
sisters besides ma and pa, but we like
to came back always"
Did any of your brothers go off to
the WARP" asked the companion, who
would forget the object of the visit
mo, they all work up on the hill in
the daytime"
HADN'T HEARD OF WAR
you aren't very much interested in
the war down here, are you? I spoke
to one woman about 1t, and she didn't
seem to know that there was a war"
Yes, she knows, only she can't speak
English very well, so she gets out Of
it by saying she don't know But the
old people are awful interested in it.
They can't read the English papers, so
that's why we young folks like to come
home. There's always one in each
house who can read the English pa
pers and explain it to the old folks
Where do the young people go to
school and to church," asked Nine
Blank.
They go to the Lincoln school and
to the church on the hill"
Why, it seems just like coming into
foreign land" said one of the ladies
| dreamily.
"And that's just why our fathers and
| mothers like it here. That's why we
! all like it. We work in the city. and
then we come back here and rest"
| Soon the toi1-Worn mother came in
| and in very broken English expressed
her perfect content in her little home
where she had reared her six children.
| The respectful manner in which the
| daugter referred to the mother in re-
| gard to going out to work was a pleas
| ing contrast to the swagger independ-
ence, approaching insolence, which is
| so prevalent among hill children.
| In a few moments the visit to Swede
hollow was over, and it was without
regret that the ladies noticed, upon
coming out on the top Of the hill, that
nan nan a T gay had been spent in the ra-
| vine. They did not regret it, for Will,
they learned that from the stately
| homes which crown the brow of ST
| Anthony hill to the cottage-dotted
/ groove known as Swede hollow is but
a short distance, yet in passing over
| it they had looked into Kaleidoscope
| of human nature and physical environ
| ment. Marie du Barry.
To Be Ordained June 4.
| Bishop Gilbert will. June S, ofdain Harvey
| Officer Jr. The service of ordination will hs
| held at st. Paul's church WA 'e
bishop WhippIe at ST. Johns.