Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-09

something about your coming, but I
told them it was of no use to ask you,
for 1 knew you would not leave the
baby all the evening"
"Of course 1 could not" said the |
wife, picking up her baby and the tray. |
"You will have a beautiful day; half !
envy you the nice ride; but I'm sure !
you need it, and if 1 were you would |
not write another word to-day. Just
lie down on the lounge and take nap
and you will be all rested and bright
by dinner time. If any one calls 1
will say you are engaged you are, you
know, engaged for dinner and I'll call
you in time to dress, and bring you
some hot water. Now take my ad-
vice." and nodding and smiling, the I'M
selfish woman drew down the shades
and left him.
And this was but a sample Of their
daily lives.
Mrs. Briant, Lucy's mother, was
widow of some property. After the
marriage of all her children she had
broken up housekeeping, and had been
making q long visit to each of her two
married sons, and now she wrote to
say if it was agreeable to Mr.. and
Mrs. Holland, she would come and
make them a visit of a few weeks.
OF course Lucy, who was the young
est child and only daughter, was de-
| lighted. She came all tears and smiles
and bushes, to show the welcome let
ter to her husband. OF course he was
not quite so much elatod at the pros
pect; 1t was not to be expected he
should be; and most wives would have
resented his unsympathizing coldncss;
but Lucy had such q pretty, winning
way, and then she had, all uncon-
sciously, learned the habit of arguing
with him through his own interests.
Mother is so cheerful" she said,
land so pleasant, you will find her
excellent company; and then she Is
such a splendid housekeeper, and
knows everything, and Katie and I are
so inexperienced. She is a capital
cook, too, and makes things go as fal
again as l can. And such nice things
as she can makel l am only afraid
after she has been here you will think
I don't know anything; but l shall
keep my eyes open, and try to learI
her way of doing things. l did no
think half enough of it while l lfvet
at home. And then she has had 81
much experience with children, she Il
as good as a doctor; and l am such
little goose if anything ails the baby
but shall feel as If he is all right i
can pop him into mothers arms
and l shall not have to rout you VI
at night to go for the doctor ever.
2 time he screws his dear little face III
into q quicker; and then she is so fon
} of babies l dare say she will tend hi1
2 half the time: and think how niue
more time 1 shall have to read to 20
! and make parish CALLS"
In due course of time Mrs. Brian
made her appearance. She was del
cate, pleasing, lady-like little woman
with sweet brown eyes and marve
{ ously sweet voice, that 'exceller
thing in woman" Never yet can
u Nemesis in gentler form or more a
Turing guise; but it was Nemesis a
! the same. She was an acute and OIL
i serving woman; there was quiet bl
keen penetration in those soft brow
eyes, but there was no bitterness abol
her.
She read her son-in-law's charact
at once; the soft brown eyes wei
straight through his shallowness dow
;, to his selfishness and Incidence.
course her motherly instincts were G
>. on Lucy's side, who, she saw, W;
dropping under burden of care b
yond her strength; but she new
= thought of making her unhappy
=. pointing out her husbands faults
- her; on the contrary, she always prai
- ed him wherever she conscientious
- could, treated him with marked deft
ence, and made him more comfortat
in a dozen little ways, while she W
all the time quietly loosening his wifi,
bonds and transferring them to him.
"Mr. Holland" she said to him o
70 day, in her sweet, gracious way, Wv
you have the kindness to pick us sol
NJ, peas for dinner to-day?"
me? 1 pick the peas?" asked
astonished son-in-law.
"Oh, no, no. hastily 1nterpos
Lucy; 81 will get them; was just
ing"
of "My dear child, no! The vines G
Nv wet with last nights rain; and w
nv your thin dress 1 would not have Y
do it for the world; and 1 am sure
w. Holland would not hear of such
nv thing"
"a, mo, no! certainly not" said the r
nv erend gentleman; at is not fit for b