Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-09-27
BIidget's Blueilg Bottle.
By MARGARET JOHNSTON MERRILL.

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Dear Jim:-Cousin Clara has an
er bad spell, and l have been sent
this morning, so l must go to her.
n had all OUT arrangements made to
hrn to the city tomorrow, but this
[znges our plans. Fred was obliged
10 last week to attend to business,
4 cannot be back here this season.
hi you manage to spend your nights
+ Ne until l return, which will be in
s. weeks? Little Mabel asked if l
bid get Uncle Jim to stay in the
.lse at nights. Bridget is capable,
<elligent girl; and is quite willing to
" alone with Mabel; and Mabel
ghed to stay with her rather than
with me; so, you see, my Bridget
\ jewel Do not give her any trouble
you come. 1 believe she does not
fe to have young men in the house.
fase answer as soon as possible.
Your loving sister,
FLORENCE"
Dear Florence:-I will try to give
pr paragon, Bridget, no trouble. But
n about me? If she wakes me up
Ia o'clock, humping up and down
&irs, l suppose l am to consider it
81 trouble. Where did you pick up
jewel? But / will not teaze you
shan spend every night at your
hse until your return, and ] shall
Rp out of Briuget's sight. Don't
i rwork taking care of Clara.
'BROTHER JIM"
How good Jim is!' unused Mrs.
&hpbell, upon reading this letter.
f bw | leave the house without anx-
t."
Will Uncle Jim stay here nights,
mma?' asked little girl of seven.
Yes, dear. 1t may be you won't
Pm see him, as he will probably
be late. But Bridget will allow you
wait up tonight till he comes. Tell
that many things were packed up
sent to town, SO he must excuse
condition Of the place. / forgot
speak Of this in my letter to him.
n, good-by, darling. l must go
poor Clara"
bat evening, as Jim Hamilton en-
I'd his sisters summer cottage, his
be was joyfuliy called by Mabel.
he passed into the sitting-room, he
conscious Of retreating figure
mother door.
Jay, Uncle Jim, mamma says to tell
she's sorry SO many things are
to town; but I like to live this
Bridget is SO good and funny,
mt get lonesome"
dare say she's funny. / knew
Old woman named Bridget, who
very funny, and she wore the fun
caps"
b, our Bridget isn't like that!
s as pretty as mamma. And now,
e Jim, won't you write the words
bat song for me? You promised
Bridget can play it, but she hasn't
words"
laughed.
Is good that you are not q musical
probably anything in the shape
pise suits you for a tune"
b; 1t does not. Bridget can play
than YOU" was the answer.
fell, get me pen and ink, and I'll
the words" he said.
pc ink is gone, and l used the
pencil all up this afternoon;
S only the little one Bridget has
string to mark the account book.
get that"
\. l don't want greasy kitch-
encn. I'll see if l. can find any
OF marker in my pocket
found nothing. as he had lent
encil to boy on the car who fell
return it.
tier go to bed, Mabel. If I find
anywhere tonight, I'll come in
in the morning and write out
song. Goodnight, dearie."
found no pencil: but before go
put next morning he went into
tting-room to take another look.
ing bottle was on the table and
of its contents poured out into
LII glass. A note addressed to
II lay beside it. He read:
ave before now used liquid blu
a substitute for ink, and found
good. BRIDGET"
at writing does not remind me
old Bridget. Yet this girl is
ply fresh from the old country,
hese Irish are uncommonly fine
s." thought he.
bluing answered his purpose
ably. On the bottom of Bridget's
he wrote: