The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-12

company letters week before the
boat sailed, but we had done that at
the expense of the home mail, which
was left to the last, alas! Then, just
as we thought we could devote Mon
day and Tuesday in peace to our
home letters, some business matters
that we hadn't allowed for, demanded
space and time and spoiled our calcu-
Iations. New observe from the date
of this bulletin how 1 proftted by the
lesson of last week when say that
the next boat does not sail until a
week from tomorrow e must con-
fess on an aside that this does: not
represent an all-around victory over
time and inertia, as at this time some
of the business letters are still un-
answered.)
To go back to last week-on We'd
nesday morning, after we at last
showed our contribution of mail into
the box, we went to the dock where
the Royal Mail S. S. Avon was taking
on passengers to see Mrs. McCarrol,
the wife of the young man who was
Henry's travelling companion on his
last trip North. Mr.. MeCarrolf went
to Pernambuco, half a days run be-
yond Maceio which was Henry's des-
tination. Mr.. McCarroll was going
for the purpose of taking charge of
the Y. M. C. A at Pernambuco and
took the trip two weeks ahead of his
wife so as to get things ready for her.
l had never met her as she had been
visiting friends in Sac Paulo at the
time we became acquainted with her
husband. Henry formed so high an
opinion of him during their associa-
ton on the boat that we were both
anxious to meet the wife. When we
went on board we found her with
friends who introduced US. and we
had nearly an hour before the boat
sailed. We found that she had come
from Germantown and knew Charles
Corson! She said, indeed, that her
mother, whose maiden name was
Richards, was cousin of his mothers
Wasn't that an. unexpected discovery
or coincidence, whichever it should be
called? We liked Mrs. McCarroll ev-
en- more than we had expected to.
which was saying good deal. She is
about thirty but looks as if she had
some time left before reaching that
age. She works splendidly with her
husband, so Mrs. Carpenter told me,
who knew her while she and her hus-
band were living here in Rio prepar-
ing for the work they were to under
take in Pernambuco. Mrs. McCar-
roll organized the first band of Camp
Fire Girls in South America. She
said that most of them were girls born
here of American or English parents
If she undertakes such work in Per-
nambuco, as she is most likely to do
girls, for there are only few Eng.
lish speaking people in the Northern
ports, and fewer yet who have theil
families theere for a visit the next
take me up Their for a visit the next
time he went North, but he is not ,fav.
orable to the idea. There is the ex
pense of such trip in the way of il
for one thing, much as we would like
to know the McCarrolls better, and
the trying climate for another. AS the
climate is not likely to change I car
only hope that the powers that b.
in the Y. M. C. A., may eventually
transfer the McCarrolls to a post
where it is more healthful for them
to say nothing of their prospective
guests.
Thus Wednesday was full, with see
ing Mrs. Nc. off in the moring, going
} to the Carpenters for our weekly tea
party in the afternoon, and in between
the two engagements the execution Of
some amateur laundry work operating
with great success on socks, under
wear, and some accumulated odds ane
ends.
For the rest of the week we have
to our credit: our regular Thursday
and Saturday trips to the Y. M. C. A
for lessons in Portuguese; some Of
the last received by Bran.
tingham mail answered; the celebra.
ton of Henry's birthday with choc.
olate cake as above described; ar
early morning trip with Mrs. Pratt tt
the dentist which after all amounted
to nothing as he did not appear, send
ing word that he was sick; and a call
Saturday evening, on the Shepherds
Besides that, Henry has been down
town every day, making various bus
mess calls, and going on with the
preparation of specifications which
he hopes to get accepted by the gov
eminent through Oscar Traves &
Company.
Yesterday, after Henry and I had
carried out a long-intended plan of
calling on Mr.. and Mrs. Lowndes, a
a young couple with whom Henry
boarded with awhile last year. Mr..
Lowndes speaks English as his father
is an Englishman, though his mother
was Brazilian and he was born and
brought up here. Mrs. Lowndes is a
pretty, dark-eyed girl Of about twen-
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