Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-09
! Mission Of Miranda.

\ Mission Of Miranda.
# o.el to wonder if all women
gu ..5 J mission were as intolerant
' Amt Miranda, Stel's father was
n. i man and seldom at home
s', roSber was absorbed in her club
and her aspirations toward au-
In So Miss Miranda Baxter, who
, or;to old enough to have a daugh-
t her own had not perverse tate
.ntsd This possibility, took upon her
rnrb Of the are and training of
onward niece. At least Miranda
l~red StelI hayward, because she
, r,nld be brought to see the dole
hide Of existence.
rr I don't want to 60 Summing"
Irorrd declare. The only time I did
nh Won cried half the night at
# seemed so dreadful to go into
=, houses without being asked. l
afraid of hurting their feelings.
I'm not wise like you. don't
ANYTHING about sores and rheu-
sn and botted-no, bottle babies.
med to have been only impairment
I couldn't help. You may take all
months pin money for the poor peo-
|. will help them more than being
I'd by an ignorant girl"
bercat Miss Miranda would heave a
e sigh Of resignation.
have always supposed that every
iduaI has a special mission to per-
in this world. I cannot discover
yours may be. You do not admire
pictures"
hot the shocking ones, Aunt Miriam
Not some Of Dore's nor those by
Russian artist with the long name.
are app2lling'
You do not read the papers, do not
abreast of the current events"
read the papers in-in spots. I
read about murders and mutilations
dreadful things like those. l should
Sure to dream Of them"
be was wondering if, to have a mis-
in Life, it was necessary to have a
shining like a welI-poIished door
for lack OF puff of pearl powder,
pne must confront the unpleasant
OF life. Only last week I spent an
reading an instructive book on the
history Of the Abyssinians to a
pan who was dying of a cancer
e"
, please don't" entreated Stell, VIII
grown white as a Snowdrop.
lss Baxter shook her head. SteIl
dered how that scant drab hair
ID look if it were softly waved in
q OF being strained back in so un-
promising a fashion.
here. You shrink from human
erjngr
Dont yon-ever?"
face it unhinchingly. I fear, Es-
that your sensibilities are blunted.
don't even enjoy music"
Isl Dont l, thought" cried Estella.
the dreadful, dreary things, of
Sc. Not the dismal music which
es Me wonder why God made flow
and singing birds, and waterfalls;
Eo,0oows and little children, and
!"lAS beautiful! But the gay, hap
,I"'lS which makes one want"
~ BAKERS weary gesture checked
"HPeIuous speech. Il fear you never
ma worthy mission in life, Es-
's1 lrrcverently hoped she never
ID II such discovery necessitated
'oTSetIeSs. Perhaps her aunt
so well enough when her form was
ana Young. But now that thirty
O,oStry winters had drifted over
''Sao one tancied her bulky proper
"oold be improved by properly
nat IS yours, Aunt Miranda?"
DO good to all with whom I come
Y"'1>'' Now, mean to offer my as.
r,'Ne to that gentleman who has NOV
1lIoSS the street. His two mother
S"HoFen shall have the advantage
~ ~ nsIFucuon-of my advice"
:" Sa$ped. You mean the Stan1eys.
People who have bought that place
@"oaTthyn'S! Why-the bow is
rsn' the girl sixteen. They have
S,"SSS' tutor, and l know the house
bSF IS most capa-'
= accomplish my mission in life l
LOOK after the welfare of those
OF hireIings.' - '''s
) put the girl is almost as old as !
SteIl was aghast. 90 ''0 As
-. ~. ~ tour years. You are almost
n.y. ESteIla, and you still require
b was otens turn to sigh. She could
Sns tp wishing one could be vaccinated
49, ,''e conviction of mission. Bar
'r ,,s She wished one might, after a
Ill., s'1Ss Of the ailmeut-enjoy im-