The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-16
A
COMPROMISE
Bv MRS. RACHEL l.. OLMSTEAD

noticeable in the choice OF place TO
spend our summer vacation.
Last wear Frank and | discussed for
two months this question as to Were
we should go for two weeks. FRANK
wished to go to some secluded spot In
the mountains where he could take
rest. He works very hard. anu fourteen
DAYS is all the recreation he gets our
ing the whole year. That being the
case. couldn't see why he should
want to 90 to a poky place where he
wouldn't meet any one. with nothing
to see and nothing to do all day long.
am shut up at home all winter
with no maid and a couple of little
children, and I can't get out at all In
the evening because they must not De
left alone. The consequence is that all
the nice dresses and things | buy are
for summer That's the only season l
can wear them. Now, isn't 1t provok-
ing that when the summer comes l
must go to some out of the way place
where q calico gown would do me as
well as silk one!
Last SDring when it came time TO
engage board for our outing, after dis
putting for two months where we
should go. Frank maintained that since
he must have his rest in his own way
we had better go to different places.
He would get rid of the continued
clatter the children make and the an
noyance of having to correct them ev-
cry time they misbehaved. | could
go TO a seashore resort. where, as he
put it, | could show my fine clothes.
That's all the sympathy wife gets
from her husband-just as if there was
any use to buy nice things for no one
to See
Well. Frank went off to one horse
town in the mountains, stopping at
hotel near by. went to large sea-
side CITY where there were thousands
of people coming and going every day.
1t was very nice to be in the Wh1rl.
but unfortunately | struck a spell Of
bad weather. For three days there
was nothing but rain and fog. Then
chill northeast wind sprang up. and
thought | should freeze The chill
dren. who had anticipated so much
pleasure playing in the sand and run
ming in bare legs in the foam, couldn't
go out at all. and | was obliged to
devote myself to them all the while. l
couldn't play nurse and wear, good
clothes: besides the weather was too
cold for my thin dresses.
So there l was
| had been on the coast for three
days when | received letter from
Frank saying that he was doing
splendidly in the mountains. The
weather there was fine. the air was
bracing. and it seemed as if he drew
in strength with every breath, He sup
posed and the children sat all day on
the beach with the warm sun pouring
down on us (when it wasn't too hot)
watching the beautiful blue waves roll
in. He could almost hear the children
laughing and shouting as they ran about
in the sunshine. And he could fancy
me dressed in those clothes had been
all winter preparing for the occasion
looking as pretty as peach mingling
with we'll dressed people
Wasn't it aggravating?
just made up my mind that I'd
wait till the first week was up and
if the weather didn't mend Id pack up
and join Frank. There wasn't any use
In my staying where | was on account
of my clothes when couldn't wear
fhnm I u hD
could relieve me of the children He
would have had weeks absence from
them and would now doubtless he glad
to take them out walking and driving
and boating
Well. the weather didn't improve
that is. it cleared up for one day, then
the clouds came again and it was
worse than ever. Every day l studied
the weather reports. and when on the
sixth day there was a prediction that
another storm was collecting in some
out OF the, way place in northwestern
Canada ]. telegraphed Frank that | was
coming and took the next train.
We reached his place of rest In the
evening and drove to his hotel in beau
tiful moonlight. But the next morn
Ing we awoke with the rain coming
down. worse than anything l had seen
at the seashore. And what do YOU
think Frank said? He accused me of
bringing the bad weather with me.
Well. here l was with MY costumes
that I'd had so much trouble to pro-
cure still in my trunk. The only com
fort In this was that even If the wealth.
er had been fine. nobody wore finery.
and it would have been out of place.
Tom did help me with the children.
playing games with them, and when.
ever there was a temporary let up be-
tween the showers he would take
them out for walks The boats were
too wet for rowing and the roads too
muddy for driving. What were nv
Feelings when | read In the papers
that at the seashore where had been
it had cleared up the day after I left
end the gaiety was boomingi
One day before We went homo xx,o