The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-23

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 nightfall of the next day they
reached Glenwood, and Rose, more ia
tigued than she was willing to aeknowl-
edge, now that she was SO determined to
get well, was lifted from the carriage
and carried into the house. Mrs. How
land 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.
II am weary she said. Lay me
where | 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.
"It's worse than | thought twas" said
Mrs. Rowland. returning to the parlor
below, where her daughter had thrown
herself with a sigh upon the chintz-coyer-
ed lounge. Its a deal worse than
thought twas. Hasn't she catched cold,
or been exposed some way|
mot In the least" returned Mrs. Lin
coin, twirling the golden stopper of her
smelling bottle. THE foundation of her
sickness was laid at Mount Holydke. and
the whole faculty ought to be indicted for
manslaughter."
Jenny's clear. truthful eyes turned to-
ward her mothes. who frowned darkly.
and continued: "She was as well as any
one until she went there. and consider
it my duty tao warn all parents against
sending their daughters to n place where
pntfhar haa1fh .sfa
is attended to except religion and house
work"
Jenny had not quite got over her child
lsh habit of occasionally setting her math-
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.
DIR Kleber doesn't know any more
about it than | do" returned her mother.
Hes always mindng 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
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 hundred times in Chcopce. |
but in Glenwood everything must neees-
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 criekets
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 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 AMI
see IL 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: II love to hear the
wind howl through these old trees, aud |
were II not for you, | should wish 1t |
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 ito close
the shutters"
Now, Rose" said she, you are maxi
ing half of this, for you know as well rs
| that grandma's house hasn't got any |
shutters"
"ohl mercy, no more 1t hasn't. What
shall do!' SAID Rose. halr crying with
vexation. THAT coarse muslin stuff is
worse than nothing, and everybodyll 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 your
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
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 establishment in her
face.
Look in and see her." repeated Mrs.
Rowland. "Tve undressed without cur.
tains these forty years, aud I'll be bound
nobody ever peeked at me. But come"
she added. set up and see II you can't
eat a mouthful or SO. Here's some broil-
ed chicken, slice of toast, some cnrront
jelly that | made myself, and the swim
minest cup Of black tea you ever see
tn eenamost bear up an egg"
"Sweetened with brown sugar. ain,t
itI 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 we'll
Ugh! Take it away" said Rose. III
makes me sick, and don't believe | can
eat another mite" but, in spite of her he.
her' the food rapidly disappeared while
sne alternately made fun of the little ,
silver spoons, her grandmother's bridal
gut and found fault because the ielIv g
was not put in porcelain jars instead of !
me Old blue earthen teacup, tied over /
with a piece of paper!
Until a late hour that night did Ross1 A.,
,,eep the whole household on the alert ,
'sins The thousand useless things which :