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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1879)
February, 1875, 5 THE WEST SHORE. BOTH SIDES Of THK MATTKR. tvtorr r"i t M ..! S M .All imn ba II. - - its rbaarto to MM. TV. . .rf 4 kto "" fart i oa. Ma n fh IM aa to an atoabalto aara Meab IMS, ato to laaa tfc I ill '! ) l a ml) a ImWi akrt. vi T-o kith. torMr. m; M U toil, lui ton tkto ) Tmrfuuinl tto ik ofea;, Arkto UMftaM m ao Waaa J o (to mm tto a.n.1 au IIMMmf.lkl .i.l 1.4 .art I aa ali a Uraarr ftrt. ta total a kto Www M ( a. My ton a J. . ) a kooa H wtt. tto II I . or ito tralk to toll totokIM to) to to' tot kto bWi aa; natoaol ItoSsainaa) I '. M al U- wm ton to Tto to Mil into tour aato r.n, tto toman tori 1 aa tot) toni Btol on I tor tot loltok aad' Tto Jo. hi. oil at towt rat took T too; to. tto uoaon ton toto oto tto tonttok auj. Ato an Sara an atora al toll Itoto y . nb. I ao art Waaft ft. Aai toe o i oroo-i toto. a 1 4 rotor to kto to kto kaaakar Ma Tto. to tor a to Mr. I MM aM I a tot to to' ! a ko to aatoaf a; aaan al aa H I kto WM tor a ttoaaraaj Tto Ot Mi to... tooto. to to. a art aai nto tora to toni Aol la. p- -an aaa .a rbof.' kto kaato aotoa aatoi. ato (to toot Wat, I nam I. ato toaa ltoaaa tto aiatoj. M I too tto or. ato toot tto atoM. Ato t i Itoo itoto i fa faartolf I 4 I aoto UM aM kto a aa. to. ato Mtoto Us il tto pa aaa kaato an, tool M ika a IMtoa to. ato. (to kto I laakaL ato aatoto tto Man Tom I lot avnt baertai, UMaTaK u a. aa- tto lolin ton. tto aato u . tto Morton' too kto ton to ftoO. ato a la kto Ma aaa I too fon naxkMikn Mao i to to aa aM aattoeaj a ro at i WA HK A MISr.K I aotUa I aa; aaok a afciag In the ararU f akd Akt H.j. atoatnalt ' Pol )e art tojltof il " naah.il ual Janet "aatol roj art nea Cluaa and pmi , act 1 I ato jrtoto. aa Itoaf a. Sow Jaaat Kltora kaaol uurij re,iatt. anK tor cnatoo aoaka aol rtaaaikf e) aa. uvl Utota; aartda took cart, paaaaj back (rat bar tow Ska aaj oolj eae sf the "UTBBUk kAtoU' a MtoOaJB Ko.,a..t Nilth Arau aAiUltorry, atotol a .to. a rokta LUri kiroro draaa, a lib a ka.to al atmy.nl ri rttooto at to lama, aol a UtoT kara aaajafaaaaat na( aa aa tomta ga. bat ato aa aa aaaaulal aa a aato 1; afaaarj raaabaJ. to aba akooto Ukara aolrttotboa Ua ara.W4.nMt .to.Otorr.lt. aaoro tor io bv without giving you o much aa a itriug of ihe thought. "And I dare lay the will gtt Cl... .1... lo.T. .M Tell m that!" I alnncr with hlf of annt Karoo'. 1 ,1. i,l hcraolf. Janet crimsoneil Afreh "He rloee aa he thinks projicr, I uKae," aaid ahe haughtily. "And hen getting a aalary of a thousand a year." added AuntHepay, with agrin. "Now, Janet. I'm a deal older thAn you, And I've aeen mure of the world, And I feel it my duty to WArn Tot tbAt Hugh WaIUi thinlu too much of money 1 aroto ato " aaad AtoAt llafat. taval oo.ii. oM.to. lb. aool l,..ki.. 1 J aato. -art baaai araa "Yoa koM.nl Skat ay beat mi "Tbaa." onat JaMa. IrnUlin aad paaUto(. 'taaa in yaa toy aaca draollal Uuatoa- I rata a araak. laaarM 1 Anal llrr.v , "aad f A Ttoaaf aaaa a kranraoaa at bra aad larntt a a to a ra(toUr aai arorto tar it" "U.M a ato to "IVaa." anhanihr laat.a Aaat Hriar. W aaaa it aafaaa tUt kw Uta ,u buttoUy " cried Janet. lint li.f.. 1. ..hilil " nmli led the old laxlv. "That Ain't the wont of it When all of the fAtnily Are clubbiug together to raise a little money fur your lame slater to hire a room, so that ahe can rent A setting machine And get A Uttle work to do, how much did subscribe?" "He said he couldn't afford to give anything,'' Aid JAnet boldly. " And I suppose he knows his own AffAirs best " " Humph ! ' snorted Aunt Hepsy, viciously ; "end he with a thousand dollars a year ! And alaays making a fuas over lame Initio ; one iiuld think he was in love with her, instead of you. Hut alien it comes to putting his hands in his pocket - why, that's quite a different thing. Hut loyAl little Janet still stood valaintly to her colors. "Aunt Hepsy,'' aaid she, "you seem to forget ti.at it is not lor us to dictate to Hugh ! "My goodneaa gracious I" aaid Aunt Hepsy, "I'd like to know if you Ain't as good as his wife ' " " His wife should lie the last person in the world to iiueation his motives. ' SAid Janet 1'intnilv. And ahe went oat of the room, leaving Aunt Hetay rather disappointed thAt she had not lieen Able to sow the aeetls of dissension between her uirce Janet And Hugh Walliv Itut Janet was still to line frth Utteries lereled Against the shield of her true, brave heart. "I do isb, Janet,'' said Mrs. Black, who aaa a fretful, ciinplaiuing woman, with a sharp if or and a skin thAt looked as if it had been de. cvAte.1 by aome patent iirocess. "that II aaa had i;itrn you aome little thing, if only it was a Ml pin. to show that he remembered your ill lima . ManintA: cned .lAnet, veied to feel the hot i.l r rising to her face, "what difference tan it ..aitly make' He understand each othei (arfectly. Hugh and 1 1" "Yea, my dear.' said Mr. Hlaek iaa uloaalv. "but it l.s.ks ao queer: And now UiAt I think of it waan t it t en strange that he never ootnbutod so much as a cent U the fund ! latlir's arising machine?" And Janet waa heartily gUd when a summons . .1.01 nun ner moiiicr awav N uy. my girl. ' said her oldest brother .iiing ner aade aa Abe came home to teA thAt asaa? na, nuahe.1. And a litUe dispirited What .as the reason thAt Hugh Wall.s re .aaal to jn our Orehis Soeittyr " I don't know, I am sure," said Janet " He aaid it waa becauae he couldn't afford it ' il. 1 auppiae, that was toe real reason' Ittrarasa Janet "Now look here. Nettle, ' said Roland RlAck V0"1 ti free handed liror.1. 'Zi J! . 1 "7. ""-N for a man U. M MoaMt S ' .. " " arn an 1 1 . 'rr' "I anm.o. Il..k v.ll. n - ..aim ta anir to manace cned J Aaet, the Angry tears spArklini mt Ttov And ran op stAiri to her own 1 a i"4 i'1 1 ,1,U' mMmi And Annoved "k-b was rkjtt- he was alwars right and S 'J' ' have them all "I Wdl yy fivj j mmm it utu.'. to-ia jyyjl events, I know that if Hugh 'oW have afforded to help us he would." And when Hugh Wallii came, as usual, to sit with his betrothed that evening, he was it a loss to Account for the troubled, wistful gaze in Janet's dark eyes. ".Netty, sain ne, as At length he rose to de part, "I launched into a little extravagance." "Have you ?" said she, her bright smile kind ling back to bis with instant response. "I have lured a carriage to drive yoa and Lettieinto the country to morrow," exclaimed Wallis, "It is Decoration Day, yon know, t holiday alike for rich and poor. Janet clasped her hands rapturously. "Oh," cried she, "it will be such t treat for poor Lettie !" And she sat np until midnight, washing and ironing a piece of seal brown ribbon to trim Let tie's black straw hat afresh. With the golden morning sunshine of the next day, Hugh Wallis and the little livery carriage came to the door, and lame Lettie was tenderly helped into it, with Janet sitting til rat'iant at her side, and Hugh Wallii opposite. The color crept faintly into the poor invalid's cheeks And the light to her eyes at they left the brick and mortar wilderneu behind and emerged into the bowery lanes and cool, delicious breeres of the country. How 1 should like to live here always,'' laid l.ettie. niteonalv. "If ever I eat rich .lariat I hould buy a little farm and raise poultry and strawberries and green peaa." "Mop : aaid Hugh Wallii, authoritatively, to the driver. "Do yon like bits little cottage, Lettie?" They came to a panse before a low, one-storied house draped to the very roof with honeysuckle and black-green wood pine a house over shadowed by the mighty boughs of a huge aim, and nestling beneath a ridge of gray rock. " It il like a picture," cried Lettia, enthusi astically. "Ah, Hugh, if yon and Janet ootid have such a house as tbil whan you are married, and I could only come and live with you ! " It is mine already," aaid Hugh, quietly. The title deeds were signed last week, and I have furnished it with a few thinea. inch tl I could Afford. Will you get out and look at it f .Moving like one in a dream, Janet followed Hugh and U-ttic into a cheerful little uarlnr. with its Swiss muslin window draueries and red and green ingrain carpet upemng to tbe left waa an airy apartment, plaiuly but neatly furnished with a matted floor, an invalid chair, briuht-colorad uictures hanging on the walla, and wonder of wonders! - a new sewing mAchine, occupying the place of honor between the windows. "This is Lottie's room," said Wallis. "And this is Lettie's sewing machine, if the will in cept it Ai a gift from her brother that it won to be," They were married the next week, these two lot em. And moved into the little country house, where lettie's machine makes the sweetest music in their eara. "I luppoae you can understand now, Aant Hruay,' saiiI jAnet, with softly brilliant eyaa, "why Hugh couldn't afford to contribute to the fund and why he didn't give me a birthday present " 'ell, I am beat!" laid Aunt Hepsy. A Qi-artz TiiEiuioiitTBa. -Quito, by nu rotary lower, XI. Jonbert aaaerta in the CoafUt .Vied,.., constitutes a thermometer of extreme sensibility, fulfilling the essential condition of every thermometer, comparability. When ones the apparatus is fitted up it il merely needfil in order to find a temperature to read off an angle, and refer to a table calculated once for all- It may therefore be hoped lata science, and even industry, may find in thit sew ther mometer An instrument comparable to tat totr curul thermometer for the simplicity of its ttl and the certainty of its indications. Ins au thor's experiments extend from -20 degrees pi" MO degrees, or perhaps 1,500 dsgrwss.
