Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-17
Sunny Bank Farm
FLOYD LIVINGSTON
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but the words ran together. the objects
in the room chased each other in circles.
the teachcd seemed TO be great way oil.
while between her and me was gather
ing darkness which soon shut out every
object from my view.
For few moments all was confusion.
and when at last my faculties returned
| was lying on the recitation bench, my
head resting in the teachers lap. while
my hair and dress were so wet that ]
fanciod Id been out In drenching
shower. Everybody was so kind and
spoke so softly to me that. with vague
impression that something had happen
ed began to cry. Just then father, who
had been sent for, appeared. and taking
me In his arms, started for home. while
Lizzie followed At the door father
asked of mother. who met us. "Whcre
shall | put herr but ere she could reply.
! said, ION grandmothcr's bed"
And there. among the soft pillows and
snowy linen. on which had often look
cd with almost cnvious eyes, and which
now seemed so much TO rest me. ! was
laid. or the weary weeks which follow
ed. ] have only confused recollection
| know that the room was darkencd as
fur as possible. and that before the VIM
dow ut the foot of the bed. grandma's
black shawl was hung. one corner being
occasionally pinned back when more light
was needed. They sent to Spencer for
DIR. Lamb. who. together with Dr. Crit.
fin. held u council over me. and said
that ! must die. | saw mother when they
told her. She turned pale ms death. and
| with II cry of anguish pressed her hand
upon her sidc but she did not weep
wondered ut Il then. and thought she
cared less than Lizzie. who sat ut the
foot of the bed. sobbing so loudly that
the fever burned more iicrcely In my
veins. and the physician said 1t must not
be; she must leave the room. or keep
quiet.
II was Monday. and n few hours af-
tcrward. ms Sally was passing the door
grandma handed her my dirty. crumpled
sun bonnet. bidding her wash II and PUT
II AWAY. Sally's voice trcmbled as she
replied. mo, no; leave II ms 1t III: for
when she's gone. nothing win look NO
much like her ms that jnmmed bonnet
with Its chcwcd-up strings"
A gush OF tears was grandma's only
answer; and after I got well. I found
the bonnet carefully rolled up In u sheet
OF clean white paper and laid away In
Sally's drawer. There were days and
nights of entire Inconsistencies. ind
then with the vague feeling Of one awnk-
cning from long. disturbed sleep. I
nwokc again TO life and reason. The
windows Of my room were closed; but
without. ! heard the patter of the Sep.
TENDER rain, and the sound Of the Hli.
tumnnl wind ns II swept past the house
Gathered mt my side were my father,
mother. brothers, sisters, grandmother
and all. as my eyes rested upon their
faces. l thought. were pnler and more
careworn thnn when I last looked upon
them. Something. too, In their dress dis
turbed me; but. before ! could speak. u
voice which l knew to be DIR. Griliin's,
said. "She Ia better: she will live"
The fourth day after the crisis I wns
alone with Lizzie. whom, for long time
l importuncd to give me mirror tha,
I could see myself once more. Yieldin,
ut length to my entreatics. she handed
me small looking glnss-a wedding elf,
to my northumberland with the con
soling remark that II wouldn't nIwav.
look So" awaited the result, 1 nm olde,
than l was then. hut even now l .,nnuo,
repress n smile us ] bring before my mind
the shorn head, the wasted fuce with
high cheek bones, and the big blue eyes
In which there was n look of ..crnxy
Sal" which met my view. With tho nm
cry exclamation. They'll hate me worse
than ever, I'm 10 ugly" | dnshed th,
mirror upon the floor, brenkiny II In \
thousand pieces. Lizzie knew what
meant, and twining her arms about m,
neck, she said, Don't talk NO. ROSA. w.