Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-02
CHAPTER VIH.-(Continued.)

G0wslips for dinner when she heard some
one calling her name; and looking up,
she saw Jenny hurrying toward her, her
Sunbonnet hanging down her back, as
usual, and her cheeks flushed with VIC
Bent exercise. AS soon as she came up
she began with, "Oh, my, amt [ hot and
tfred, and | can't stay minute, either,
Cor | ran away. But | had such good
news to tell YOU, that | would come. You
are going to have a great deal better
home than this. You know where Rice
Corner is, the district over east?
Mary replied that she did, and Jenny
continued: 1--WE all went over there yes
serday to see Mrs. Mason. She's a real
nice lady, who used to live in Boston,
and be intimate with ma, until three or
four years ago when Mr.. Mason died.
We didn't go there any more then, and
asked Rose what the reason was, and
she said Mrs Mason was poor now, and
ma had 'cut her. and when l asked her
what she cut her with. she only laughed,
and said she believed | didn't know any
ching But since then I've learned what
1T means"
What does it," asked Mary and Jenny
replied:
"Tf person dies and leaves no money,
no matter how good his folks are, or how
much you like them, you mustn't know
shem when you meet them in the street,
Or you must cross over the other side it
you see them coming; and then when la
aicS call and speak about them, you
must draw Il great, long breath, and Won
der how the poor thing will get along,
she was so dreadfully extravaganza l
positively heard mother say those very
words about Mrs. Mason; and what is so
funny, the washwOman the same day
spoke of her, and cried when she told
aOw kind she was, and how she would go
without things herself for the sake of Civ
sng to the poor
After 4 moments pause Jenny proceed
ed: This Mrs. Mason came into the
country and bought the prettiest little
cottage you ever saw. She has lots of
nice fruit, and for all mother pretends in
Boston that she does not visit her, just
"a soon as the fruit is ripe she always
goes there. Pa says it's real mean, and
he should think Mrs. Mason would see
through it,
Did you so there for fruit yesterday"
asked Mary.
"Oh, no." returned Jenny. Mother
said she was tired to death with staying
at home. Besides that, she heard some
thing in Boston about a large estate in
England, which possibly would fall to
Mrs. Mason and she thought it would be
real kind to so and tell her. Mrs. Mason
mas poor health, and while we were there
she asked mother if she knew of any good
httie girl she could get to come and live
with her; 'one,' she said, who could be
quiet when her head ached, and who
would read to her and wait on her at
other times Mother said she did not
kuow of any, but when Mrs. Mason
went out to get tea | followed and told
her of you, and the tears came into her
eyes when I said your folks were all dead,
aud you were alone and sorry. She said
sight off that she would come round and
see you soon, and if she liked you you
should live with her"
so saying she ran off; Mary, having
gathered her cOwslips, sat down to think
OF Mrs. Mason, and wonder If she should
ever see her That afternoon, when the
dishes were all washed, she, as usual,
stole away to her books. She had not
Been long occupied ere some one called
aer, saying Mr.. knight was downstairs
sad wanted to see her, and that there
vas lady with him.
Mary readily guessed that the lady
y.sust be Mrs. Mason, and carefully brush
sng her hair and tying on clean apron,
she descended to the kitchen, where she
was met by Mr.. Knight. who called out,
Halo! my child, how do you do? Pears
80 me you've grown handsome. 1t agrees
with you to live here, | reckon, but I'll
venture you'll be glad enough to leave
and go and live with her, won't you:"
pointing toward lady who was just
coming from Mrs. Parker's room and to-
ward whom Mary's heart Instantly warm
vi
You see" continued Mr.. Knight, zone
81 the Lincoln girls has taken a mighty
shine TO you, and it's queer, too. for
ahey're dreadful stuck-up folks"
IF you please, SIR" said Mary, inter-
-upting him, ''Jenny isn't bit stuckup."
"Umph" returned Mr.. Knight ''She
aoes not belong to the Lincoln race, then
guess I know them, root and branch
Eincoln's wife used to work in the fac
sorry at Southbridge, but she's forgot all
about that, and holds her head dreadful
8igh whenever she sees me. But that's
neither here nor there. This woman
wants you to live with her. Miss Mason.
ehis is Mary. Mary, this IS Miss Mason.
The introduction being thus happily
over, Mrs. Mason proceeded to ask Mary
variety Of questions, and ended by say
fag she thought she would take her, al
4tough she would rather not have her
come for few days. as she was going to
D. absent Miss Grundy was now inter
Sogated concerning her knowledge of
work, and with quite a consequential air
she replied: Perhaps, ma'am, it looks
SEQ much like praising myself, considerin'
t5at I've had the managin' of her mostly,
Sgt [ must confess that she's lived with
aoP so long. and got my ways SO we'll,
that she's as pleasant hammered. good
sezapered child, and will scour as bright
kaife as you could wish to see.'
SATURDAY. came at last and long before