The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-02

would be right again. And II that never
came TO pass here. why there was all
heaven and the hereafter. Yet she fire.
quentiy felt as II. before that time, her
own mind might be gone. with the care.
the worry. the sleepless nights. the
sorrow. Now. the moon hung in the
window. looking upon her like a gra-
cious friendly spirit promising peace:
and Sally repeated to herself the texts
that in some occult way gave her com
fort. and took heart OF grace for the
morrow: and her slender arm still
clasped round Humphrey. as n mother
folds her baby even in her dreams, she
slept at last herself.
But there we're other wakeful people on
the shore that night. Try Hodge was not
sleeping This is really-as you might
say-really--'' he kept saying to himself
without getting any further. while even
Ann tossed and turned in her dream. For
that afternoon their only son, Mather.
the rosy little lad who had longed 10
catch the birds. the delight OF both their
hearts, had been led homo by Miss
Rhody, a great deal more than rosy, both
stupid and silly, and with feet treading
the air. And they had put him 20 bed.
and had sat down. all three crying to-
gether
''There" said Miss Rhoay. at length.
~ take shame to myself for crying this
away. There's no need or II. It's an
accident happens TO the hens whenever
Sally throws out her cherry stones after
she's dreened 'em. Humphreys stole her
cherry bounce and treated: an there
amt boy on the shore butts come home
the same way. Mis- Or. Niles husbands
nephew's one OF 'em I've thought that
boyd bust wen he's et eight bananas at
a settin'' ses she. I'd Jest as leaves cat
raw squash myself ses she. but never
thought to see him so't he couldn't tell
his name from BelEebuhs,' ses she
I'm goln' to give him sech a dose Of
thoroushwort tea ses she that he won't
want 20 50 much a. smell cherry bounce
again til the longest day he lives, ses
she. but Tor. irs nothln' at all. Try.
Don't YOU fret. Ana boys got 70 be a
boy an know life an see the world some
time or other. and guess the headache
he'll have tomorrow. poor little dear
creotur vii be all the lie OF that sort
he'll ever care to have. An g Was only
In the way OF an accident. wen su's
said
'An'-an' n Il Mas said Try 7 don't
know- really-hm--T don't know what
we're eolnw 70 DO about Humphrey"
IT'S an accident ihat1i happen again
u we don't watch outr' sasd Ann. sharp
~. "Humphrcy'a oughter be restrained.
ara there's no doubt about w."
1T would kin sally r he Is. saG Miss
Rhody
"ttu k1 me 81 hn isn't"
There were a number ~ the mothers
or the shore who agreed with Ann that
this vas an accident that might happen
again And although their husbands
laughed az them they we're Ia state of
alarm Ike that - a brood when a hawk
hovers ln the air. = don't care what
ia says cried Mrs- EgFuss. letting her
nat-iron caol when Libby and susy wayne
ran IA next morning. IRA rutheg SEE ny
Benny brouga; homo without a breath Ia
his body than With that breath. You
keep stlll. Bennyi 7 know your throat'z
dry. and itd orier be- An his tongue
you'd oTter see his poor little tongue. the
dear iunctceEtl Ny lord. ] shouldn't thluk
a mand want that tongue twice. To
I think Of that chIi1's being made tippler
I without KNOWN it,
Twouid break me all up" said susy,
/ looking sorrowfully down the orchard.
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