Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-20
CHAPTER XIX.

stood in the depot, waiting the signal to
start, and just before the final "all
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 YEARLY up
en- 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,
shaking of curls and low whispers, as
each noticed and commented upon the UNI
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, so young, SO fair and
apparently so low, hushed all selfish feel
mgs, ard a gay bridal party who had
taken possession of the ladies' saloon inn
mediately came forward, offering it to
Mr.. Lincoln, who readily accepted it, and
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-
Igine 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
1eaving forever.
Toward nightfall Of the next day they
reached Glenwood, and Rose, more ia
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
Band FASTENED 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.
Il am weary" she said. Lay me
where l can rest" And with the grand
mother leading the way, the father car
ried his child to the chamber prepared
for her with so much care.
ITS worse than l thought twas" said
Mrs. Rowland, returning to the parlor
below, where her daughter had thrown
herself with a sigh upon the chintz- cover
ed lounge. Its a deal worse than
thought twas. Hasn't she catched cold
or been exposed some way"
Not in the least" returned Mrs. Lin
colin, 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
granddaughter"
Jenuy's clear, truthful eyes turned to-
and continued: "She was as we'll as any
enc until she went there, and | consider
it 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
aBh 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. RusselPs party.
DIR Kleber doesn't know any more
shout it than l do" returned her mother
Hes always minding other folks BUSH
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
aanguidly from her pillow, and pointing to
a window, which had been opened that
che 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,
out in Glenwood everything must neces
sarily assume a 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
Aome at Chicopee."
Jenny's whole heart was in the country
and she could not so well 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 if it does" said she "and creaks,
shan't sleep 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, l should wish it
might blow so that l could lay awake and
near it."
When it grew darker and the stars be-
gan to come out, Jenny was told ito close
,Ehe shutters"
"Now Rose" said she, "you are MAX
ting half of this, for you know as well as
4 that grandma's house hasn't got any
shutters
oh! mercy, no more it hasn't. What
shall | do?' said Rose, half crying with
-yexation. That coarse muslin stuff is
worse than nothing, and everybody'l be
hooking in to see me.
They'll have to climb to the top of the
sxces, then" said Jenny, for the ground
3escends in every direction. and the road,
100, is so far away. Besides that who
Is there that wants to see your
Rose didn't know. She was sure there
vas somebody, and when Mrs. Rowland
came up with one of the incest little sup
Pers on n small tea tray, how she was
shocked to find the window covered with
Ser hest hlnnkets which had heen nncked