Evening journal., 1900-12-13


place the volume. Come" he said,
you have listened TO the poem which \
Of all / have written | Ike the best, 1
now l wish 10 show you my favorite
view Following him to the deep bay
window. they looked out across the /
river. IL was much the same view to
which Julia was accustomed in her
uncle's house. and yet IL was looking
at the river with new eyes TO have the
poet pointing out all the towns, seven
or eight IN number which he could see
from that window. Somcryllle Medford /
Belmont, Arlington. CharlestOwn. |
broOkline, and one on two others, per-
haps. besides Cambridge with it's
spires and chimneys.
I'm Winter" said Dr. Holmes, "therel
rs not much to see besides the tug
boats and the gulls But in the early
Spring il is a delight TO me to watch |
the crews rowing by. and an occas. onal |
pleasure boat. Ahl / remember"
but what IL was he did not say, fOr asl
Edith turned her eyes toward an oil
painting on the wall near by he said, i
"Of course you know who that is: OIL
course you recognize the famous Dor
Othy Q. Now. look at the Portrait
closely, and tell me what you think oil
that cheek. Could you imagine any
one SO cruel as 10 have struck a sword
into &c? Yet there. II your eyes arel
sharp enough. you will see where a Brit
ish soldier of the Revolution thrust his
rapier."
When both girls admitted that they
could not see the scar "That only
shows he said, how clever the man
was who made the repairs"
Before they had turned from the
window he made them notice the tail
factory ch mneys ON the other side Of
the river, which he called his thermome-
ters, because according to the direction
m which the smoke curled upwards. he
was able to tell how the wind blew
and decide in what direction he should
walk
Remember" he said. when you
reach my age always to walk with
your back to the wlnd". And at this
the girls smiled. they. feeling that it
would be many years before they
should need 10 follow this advice. Yet
during their call how many things they
had TO see and remember! He let each
of them hold for a moment the gold
pen with which he had written Elsie
Venner" and the Autocrat papers. and
Julia turned over the leaves Of the
large Bible and the Concordance on
the top Of mis- writing table. Dr..
! Holmes called their attention to tho
| beautiful landscape hanging on one
wall done in fine needlework by tha
hands of his accomplished daughter-in-
/ law, and he told them q story or two
/ connected with another picture in the
I room. Julia, as she looked about
] NIIHnIf I'D lu
/ prettier room than this. with it's cheer
l ful rugs. massive furniture. and fine
! pictures all so simple and vet so dig
/ niied When the poet pointed out The
/ great pile OF lerlers lying on his desk
be told them that this was about the
number he received every day.
But You don't answer them ALL"
exclaimed Edith almost breathlessly
No. indeed and he laughed; my
secretary goes through them every
4 morning, and decides which ought tc
be given me TO read, and then-weil
Il If IL Is anything very personal try tc
answer 10 myself. Often, however.
let her write the answer, while / sim.
ply ad dthe signature"
i Edith gave Julia a little nudge. they
Il We're both at the age when the posses
i sion of an autograph of famous mar
Il Is something to be ardentiy desired
j But neither Of them had quite dared
TO ask DR. Holmes for his 1t is posi-.
Bile that he saw the little nudge. on
perhaps he read the eager expression
ON their faces, fer almost before the,
realized it he had placed i'm the hant
/, or each one of them a small volume IL
a white cover, and, bidding them oper
their books, he said. well. I must pu
( something on that bare hy-leaf."
b SO, seating himself at his table Will
a quill pen I'm his hand. he wrot
, slowly, and evidently with some effor
the name of each OF them followed b,
the words, with the regards of Olive
I Wendell Holmes" and then the yea
and the day OF the month AS N
I handed them the books. he opened tn
Loor, and with a word or two more O
t half-bantering thanks to Julia for he
assistance on that windy day he bowe
s them down the stairs
y SO impressed we're they by the visi
a that they had little to say until the
I reached home, where they found Mr.,
r Barlow a very sympathetic listener
n Brenda, who happened to be at home
Y looked with interest at the little vol
r umes of selections from DR.. Holmes
81 NlAllhBsi WIN tnef valuable auto
1 graphs and said well, YOU Nigh
r have taken me, too"
> Why, prenda, I am sure that
y asked you,' said Julia but you dc
e clared that you would not speak to
poet for anything In the world"
nj They all laughed at this. q proceed
e ing which this time did not ammo
Brenda.
% Mrs. Barlow admired the little book.
But I hope that YOU did not sta
1 too long, she said gently, for hay
a been told that DR. Holmes has a way q
e sending of a guest who tires him b
p bringing out one OF these little gift
books"
e "Oh, I don't think we tired him.
" said Julia; "at any rate he was TO
A" polite to show It, but I'm glad that W
i have the books. From Brenda. He
e School and Her Club" by Helen Lea
Reed. Copyright. 1900. by Little. Brow
/. and Company.
a For a Cold in the Head. Laxativ