The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-06

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Mrs. The interior or the Swedish province Q
.,,i t vormland, on small farm called Mar
M backa.
from d It is evening. Towards nine o'cloc
/. Ca clnahahe wife of tic pastor on the neigh
Or. boring farm puts her head through
Army, The Kitchen door, She is small. oil
cisco asverybody calls Aunt Ncnnervik Sh'
Miss has n shawl thrown over her head
at carries lantern and nd has ~, come By
Miss % hear IL there is any news.
OF the They take. her, into, the little room
old Mrs aferlor has lived az
other Sitting on her platform she Is knitting
ON keatockings for her grandchildren. In
honor Ter room everything is calm and she
about very calm herself for her SON. Lieu
me iaenant Lagerlof has just told her OF
dec, deeera 2, e, birth Of little girl. ,.,nn
retresnoifee and cake. and Aunt Vennervls
Mrs. md old Mrs; Lagerlof SIT on The plat .
3 IN Whose lives arc almost over talk of
afioratiWhat the future may have IN store for
eoar hs e t girl bd has as sa
Eastersid Mrs Iageriof
home hon Aunt yennervik, there is such thing
is visfhpens the satche which Aunt Nenner-
Miss ik carries This satchel contains n
soy nd things or Aunt Sb IS
served or everything Before she married
twenty'astor 'vennervik. brother Of Mrs
Card Cn several noble families. She knows
Teryi,hins from cooking big wed
blifu demask tablecloths.
tSr Mrs Lagerof very quickly finds in |
Buenhe satchel. among spectacles and Keys.
tserma,ittls square parcel
bonse II see you have brought your cards
az the With you,'' she says.
Of the Aunt NenneryilS bushes to the roots
to the 4 her hair She knows how TO read
led by he cards, and md, eXerytihng she S,, tells
and fhow how pleased she feels when any !
introd,'ody asks her TO tell fortunes. She
supper eally does not understand how the
The ards happen to be in her satchel.
Monda, But since they arc there you may
with DIS we'll try to see what the future will
the sai su,orn." old Mrs. Iagerlof says.
day. Aunt venncrvik let's her ask once
era nj dies the cards and begins. Mrs Lager
Al Oof looks at her as she sits there with
in Richer, brown wrinkled face. her bright
Mann. ,dmires the dexteritv with which she
f. BniHes the cards She looks like a real
eral dorophetess There is not spot in her
t,on f1les, but she has not single gray
aftermath Her lace cap comes. little down
Va. isong English curls. She runs her nm
Ella Ber over the cards spread on the little
able. nlumbles something between her
Neeth and seems displeased.
We'll. what do you see?" asks Mrs.
tSpagerlof
Wad, sickness which it appears she will
Tuesdsuffer from her whole life"
X. w. Every one has a cross to carry, and
happy Without that We should never amount
was pro much in life says Mrs. Lagerlof,
its conFho is always very optimistic. IF
luncheehe Is not strong, her life will be less
The 'esuess, more quiet. and that in itself
before a blessing"
with Aunt Vennervik again runs her fin
numberer over the cards.
splendi II see" she says rather maliciously
a number of long voyages. and she
P"ill change her residence very often"
Rolling stones gather moss, says
lSMrs. Lagerlof, who has spent her whole
focaife under one roof. and who is dis
tne h,5leased to learn that her granddaugh-
by MraRut nnderstand tbat as lone, ~ @ ~
nis not to be strong and cannot make
nioi liter own living, She must go visiting
ny, ny ino:he other members of the family In
h,tus urn. Life is not very conf ortable
ply S iffafr when one cannot work or make
good oneself useful"
Jesse "T21,t So vii, ~, o,, ~, ,,or ,;fo - eo,,r