Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-24
ROSAMOND'S VASE.

the Lord ever made-eXcept my Wiz
And in the scene that followed yer
trude's wet lashes became dry, anu "e'
dewy eyes clear and shining. NOW
don't fret" commanded Herbert
VIII make you have a wrinkle J" yo''
forehead as deep as Mrs. Wlhpie ..
Do YOU want to look just IKE ner
You WILL If you fret" And Heroe!'
closed the door and went Oft 10 MS
business to the echo of his little VIE ;
laugh.
Mrs. richards came and proved de-
lightful visitor She was full of quaint.
bright stories and if she was moth
ciin-law' she laid aside the law III
place of laying it down in her inter
course with Gertrude. So that instead
Of going on her own way without CIV
ing her guest a chance to know what
this was going to be. Gertrude TOOK |"
consulting her To be sure she did IL
in the manner of the old proVerp
which runs. You ask advice put
mean appreciation" She received Il
good deal of appreciation, ana she de-
served il.
After time. however. Il test rues-
ton came up. Gertrude's heart was
set upon "A thing which Mrs. richards
thought under the circumstances eN-
tremely foolish. 1t was not her ioiiy'
it was not even her business. Dut
different course was sure To save III"
household a good deal Of friction ana
apart from the fact that this was hef
sons household. she had grown very
fond of her sons wife. But II she
should really make up her mind L"
speak at the last moment she would
not do ii before. She had a proNerb OF
her own which she liked ms well as
Gertrude liked the spirit Of hers. II
was about never giving advice. nor
salt until you're asked she hhd INt0
long enough to find out that many
things point the way when ones heart
and ones wits are set To find II.
one dav Gertrude herself actually
preached th, subject In a manner that
made Mrs. Richards wonder II telepa-
they had passed on the thought from
her own mind To the young woman =
When was in town yesterday, she
b.gan-for she lived in the suburbs OF
a city, lunched with Mrs. clark.
and afterwards she wanted me 70 go
with her while she picked out new
coking stove. What a beauty II was
a., ya,.,. raasonahIa in price. w. do
r..d = now rang. sn dreadfuIIy"
Tn. listeners eyes mashed. She
o,.rad nor Inns hut did not speak:
sh. ,nlv k.nt them parted enough for
s,,ila I'm, von know" Gertrude
went on. that can't possibly buy
range when | have to get the new hall
,,,d s,,i, r,rn.,s and ours ar, 50
.r,hhv IN, ashamed NJ them" Again
!. lash IN her listeners ewes. and this
tim. &, mos, annarrnt smile without
,n,. a,ternnt at speech. Now. moth
. ..ri.d ,.artrud, .'ynu'rc lust laugh
IT, ,,,.or -, a,vfu,ly. funny story that
-, ,u, ir,o ,our head cant see
INV I'm, do noka IL at me and bo
5oro ,,i,b !, and let m. laugh. too. IL
must ~. laughed at"
NJ cirhards looked kecnIv into her
da,,rh,ar,s fnce -R.a1lv. Grrtrudc7"
~ ,slaa
.nb ~ sirhod he Young woman.
,,,,ir.d b,,t amused in spitc at her
,.Ic and d,cid.dIy curious. And
.h,, ,.be had had Ia ask for thu story.
:, had NOT beou thrown ut her.
Nv doar Won remind ne ~ Miss
i'iupWnItl 'I,0S.IIl1BIlD. AZ ~ N sic
-, , ,;,,i. Girl -, dcar ri,tlr Girl she
,,,, ,o, ,rd fun nf charming WAYS.
III, Iii,o iii IN. r.st ~ IL thu sens,
III ,,rorrr,ion in Her could develop
n,,1, VI ,xnarionr, Now Ensamuna
MN j regular allowance out of which
Ga ,yo. to my her wardrobe, ana her
nl,asures When she had spent this
Sb.. was rompcIlcd To wait until the
,ext ,,outh or quarter. whichever il
,,-.,s. b,t bcr Nancy came. This WAS 10
,,,cb bar Tn he nractical. But Rosa
r,,ud WAS esthctic Going through
~. town ana day sb. saw a beautiful
nnrn1e vase in q shpp window. She
mus, buy II Uo. mother reminded
her that stc had vrrv little money left
j, IittIn th,t if III. hnucht the vase
sho could not huy a pair nI new shoes.
and bcf old ones were very bad. Not
c., worry, worry had nIeadcd Hosamoud.
i ook' That's such a tiny hole in the
too !, will never grow any size at all
i, tbr.a weeks I forget tie child's
60, words b,,t ,,.r reasoning was to
tins effect. I'm quite sure II VIII oe
All right mother
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er'ru"e r"'".n 80 III.
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