The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-07-26
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aboard" was sounded handsome equip
age drove slowly up, and from it alight-
ed Mr. Lincoln, bearing in his arms his
daughter, whose head rested wearily up
on his shoulder Accompanying him
were his wife, Jenny and a gray-graired
man, the family physician. Together
they entered the rear car, and instantly
there was a hasty turning of heads, a
shaking Of curls and low whispers, as
each noticed and commented upon the un-
earthly beauty Of Rose who in her faith
er's arms lay as If wholly exhausted with
the effort she had made,
The sight Of her, 50 young, so fair ana
apparently so low, hushed all selfish feel
ings, and a gay bridal party who had
taken possession Of the ladies' saloon inn
medatey came forward, offering It to
Mr. Lincoln, who readily accepted it, AMI
laying Rose upon the long settee, he made
her as comfortable as possible with the
numerous pillows and cushions he had
brought with him. As the creaking en-
gine moved slowly out of Boston Rose
asked that the window might be raised,
and, leaning upon her elbow, she looked
out upon her native city, which she was
leaving forever.
Toward nlghtfall of the next day they
reached GlenwOOd and Rose, more fa-
tigued than she was willing to acknOwl-
edge, now that she was so determined to
get well, was lifted from the carriage
and carried into the house. Mrs. How
land hastened forward to receive her,
and for once Rose forgot to notice wheth-
er the cut of her cap was of this years
fashion or last
81 am weary" she said. LAY me
where | can rest" And with the grand
mother leading the way, the father ear
ried his child to the chamber prepared
for her with so much care.
Its worse than thought twas" said
Mrs. Howland, returning to the parlor
below, where her daughter had thrown
herself with sigh upon the chintz-cover-
ed lounge. Its deal worse than |
thought twas. Hasn't she catched cold
or been exposed some wayY
mot In the least" returned Mrs. Lin
coin, twirling the golden stopper of her
smelling bottle. 1.-The foundation of her
sickness was laid at Mount Holyoke, and
the whole faculty ought to be indicted for
mansaughter."
Jenny's clear, truthful eyes turned to-
ward her mother, who frowned darkly,
and continued: "She was as well as any
one until she went there, and consider
II my duty tao warn all parents against
sending their daughters to a place where
neither health, manners nor anything else
is attended to except religion and house
work"
Jenny had not quite got over her child
sh habit of occasionally setting her moth
er right on some points, and she could
not forbear saying that DR.. Kleber
thought Rose had injured herself by at
tending Mrs Russell's party.
"Dr. Kleber doesn't know any more
about it than do" returned her mother
He's always minding other folks busi-
ness, and so are you. | guess you'd bet
ter go upstairs at once, and see if Rose
doesn't want something"
Jenny obeyed, and as she entered her
sisters chamber, Rose lifted her head
languidly from her pillow, and pointing to
a window, which had been opened that
she might breathe more freely, said,
Just listen; don't you hear that horrid
croaking|
Jenny laughed aloud, for she knew
Rose had heard that horrid croaking'
more than a hundred times in Chicopee,
but in Glenwood everything must neces-
sarily assume goblin form and sound
Seating herself upon the foot of the bed,
she said: "Why, that's the frogs. love
to hear them dearly. 1t makes me feel
both sad and happy, just as the crickets
do that sing under the hearth in our old
home at Chicopee."
Jenny's whole heart was in the country
and she could not so we'll sympathize
with her nervous, sensitive sister, who
shrank from country sights and country
sounds. Accidentally spying some tall To-
Gust branches swinging in the evening
breeze before the east window, she again
spoke to Jenny, telling her to look and
see If the tree leaned against the house,
for il it does, said she, "and creaks
shan't sleep a wink tonight"
After assuring her that the tree was all
right, Jenny added: Il love to hear the
wind howl through these old trees and
were it not for you, | should wish it
might blow so that could lay awake and
hear it."
When it grew darker and the stars be-
gan to come out, Jenny was told ''to close
the shutters"
Now, Rose" said she, "you are max
ing half of this, for you know as well as
/ that grandma's house hasn't got any
shutters"
"Oh! mercy, no more it hasn't. What
shall doY" said Rose, half crying with
vexation. THAT coarse muslin stuff is
worse than nothing, and everybody'll be
looking in to see me"
They'll have to climb to the top of the
trees, then" said Jenny. "for the ground
descends In every direction, and the road,
too, Is so far away. Besides that, who
is there that wants to see you?"
Rose didn't know. She was sure there
was somebody, and when Mrs. Rowland
came up with one of the incest little sup
pers on a small tea tray, how she was
shocked to find the window covered with
her best blankets, which had been packed
away in the closet adjoining.
Rose was afraid somebody would look
in and see her." said Jenny, as she read
her grandmother's astonishmeDt in her
face.
Look in and see herr repeated Mrs
Rowland I've undresSed without cur
tains these forty years, and I'll be bound
nobody ever peeked at me. But come,
she added, 'set up and see if you can't
eat a mouthful or so. Here's some broil-
ed chicken, a slice of toast, some currant
jelly that made myself. and the swim
miMest cup Of black tea you ever see.
It'll eenamost bear up an egg"
"Sweetened with brown sugar. amt
it2" said Rose, slipping little Of the tea
In great distress the good old lady re-
piled that she was out of white sugar,
but some folks loved brown just as well.
Ugh! Take it away" said Rose. at
makes me sick, and don't believe can
eat another mite;' but. in spite of her be-
lief, the food rapidly disappeared. while
she alternately made fun of the little