Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17
a rr,p to Butler County,

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We left home Monday morning In
tending to start to Greene ON the $40
train, but the accommodating agent
told US that we could get to Greene just
as soon by taking the 3:l5, 80 we took
tickets for Independence and soon
found ourselves at DIR. Buchsnan's hos
pital. A glimpse of white robed doc
tors through the curtained windows
gave us few shivers, for we knew
that on the operating table some poor
invalid was making brave fight for
life against some desperate disease.
We found no one in the parlors so 1
gave the good man an easy chair, took
off my wraps and appeared" in the
kitchen, to the great surprise of my Sis
ter, who was busy with her roast chick
ems and gooseberry pies, for of course.
Belle was in suds on Monday,soI had
"a finger in the pie" and we visited
while peeling q kettle of potatoes and
slicing beef and bread And the child
rem came from school, and how hungry
We all were, and did mt that dinner taste
good? And how the time flew until
3:45 when we took the train for our!
pleasant ride to Greene! For though;
the fields we're sodden, and water stood.
in every depression, we saw bits of green
here and there, assuring US that spring
was here at last. We saw no blowing
or "spring work. except few plowed
fields near Greene.
The sunshine was comforting after
our miserable March fogs and rains and
SHOWS, and we rode on toward the sun
set until the brightness was gone and
thankfully we heard the brakeman call,
&c r-e-e.n-e" and we stepped off the car
to be met by the very man whom We In
tended to surprise at his own Preside,
and tall bronzed grandson who had
grown past recognition.
How pleasant it is to be with the
happy growing children. full of school
interests aud youthful hopes and
pleasures, and, all anxious to make
grandpa and grandma comfortable.
And here is the young man, in few
years to be "the bone and sinew Of oul
nation" starting out to begin life fol
himself in Dakota. An but this is hard
for the mothers. However proud they
are of the sons taller than themselves
however anxious they are to have the
boys get into business while father IL
able to give them little help and good
advice, it is still hard to have them
leave the old homo and go where
mothers love cannot help them through
days of illness, or cheer them in timer
of trouble. But the mother bravsly
smiles through her tears, while her SOM
start out to take mans place in the
world. All, 1t will be many years be
fore the boys find another place so des
to them as mothers house.
u We took walk last evening AMI sse-
ing quite blaze over on the hill
wondered II it was bonfire, .Oh no.
said Master Ray, "a bonfire has boy
and things jumping round"
While waiting for the favorIte decto
we went into store where the mistress
q lively German woman, told Us hov
much garden she had planted, spadinf
up the ground herself, and talked o
how she enjoyed parties and dancing
and does not intend to grow old fol
want of fun. May she be many yea,
young.
The sun is shining softly, and tn
. meadow larks are singing. The goot
. man sits by the blazing CRATE and
think he wonders if our own robins ar
D not lonesome without us, and in da,
or two we will 60 home and hear thei
merry "cheer up, cheer up.
Ktndest regards to the Democrat from
!, old friends out here, and from
RID. B.
A Love Letter of Prince bismarck.
ION my window SILL among all sort
Of crocuses and hyacinths. stand tw,
camelllas which always inspire M
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