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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1880)
April, 1880. io6 THE WEST SHORE. MlHrf TANWIAWH TKA PARTY. "Vht a beautiful mow atom," thought Millv. M aha tl I looking wistfully mil o( the window Mhe did ki wish It be out! If she, too, vara only a tittla slraet awawpgr! It waa eo ban! to ba kept carefully within dnore. so nam Nha wee elleol tor full Un minute, buay with bar thoughts At laat a happy ona etruck bar, aii. I aha turtiad quickly Ui bar mother, a pl.ll) fa.i.l i..iii,k wniaii. a I,., .1.-, i,lt n UraaUnl in ratruninnig a laat yaar'a bMMt, and who at thia moment 1. Iliinad, triumphantly "lUelly, It will U aa good aa naw." "Mother," interrupted Milly. Waif' " Than I cannot akale?" "No," dawply . iiigruee. .1 in tha hunnat. "Nor ali.1. down hill?" "No, 1 luld, not in Una an,,, storm." "Ilul 1 out put on my elnak, an.l now lur tip part, Md glove, an.l Uka aa umhralla, ami till a haakat with goodie (or mor Mim Tanahaw. tWl t For alia la ao . n .r, you kaow." Milly hail one thought lor Miss Tanahaw ami two lor hnarll I ..1 11. rralitv. all.. tl,,,..,i haraall vary bailly ueod to U. kept in ieofl wklla aba .1.. .... I u rare luu to ba "poverty Bat," like Mum I'aushaw, la bar bill. play, house roua. liar mother amilod wisely ami gato bar rmu.o to go. Ho Milly, 1,1., u. htlla woman that aha waa, equipped heraelt lor tha walk. Mia than Want laUl tl,.. .t.,t, ,., ,., and pat iaU, a willow basket a l,.al ,.( breed, a ar d eaaeet meal and four red apple. A (tor whnh lirana.atn,.,. .1... ...,i,,l , , .. nllll M happy a laoa aa on. o,.ul,l inn-1 in a .lay a walk; an.l tht I.,.. ,,,,, warm haart laliiik. UiIMib il ,4I, , No Wuu.lar the an.. waa Ml 1 aid la her. "I, Ih.am.aa, Ui beautiful am, , MlB haarikepi . ii..,ti.,g If lUrii, . aaa wakebaij tha at.il.ke a'tyeUla alighting ,. her draea .i '"" ' MaU i 1 witk India. lug a inaa, all. .111 t.l l,, ,i,er l.eauty draped in the Uaiitilul wow. Oh. ,1 ',., iloau a qui.lly ami a.mfarUhly aa i( it had a world ol laiaura, au.l a wurbl of tta wealth t mot. aii 1 tMrh ,i N)lM Uh ehata adi.tr 1,, ,.. ki,n. .... . . Up al II,. ,!..,, it oraehe.1 an.l wriggled , tn,l . littie. .dlh...ug. ..,. , tha... .u. M,. IWhaw. a little .I,,,,, Kg, ara. lb. .akaUn .mined MfkUj tf la . .,, taqueUd Uh, blanket, eajihr,.id.,n .11 ari,un, "-"""" bp.i van...,. ,. , ,, ,,!,., ity. ait in tha middle ol my room to reach every thing. I here'e my Itit.lf, ami there's my bread jar, and thare'i my work tiaaket, and thero'a my , MMm Ixainl, anil thera'a the aUive with the tnapot-ao handy." And her hand pointed IWUd the room aa i( it were a hand on a clock p unting to the houra. "Beaidea, aa (or wood. I'm warm aa Uiaat with liiirning two aticka and . 1 - 11 . .1... Ti 1 nan t.i, it . a lew aiQ.iicra a uaj. 1 ou - r loom, bright aa a haaket 0' chipa, in leaf tlia.li a wina o lime, Millv thouifht thia houae keenini; waa a won- daffal allair, ami IUm Tauahaw a aort of divin- A happy thought atruck Milly a aho aat , .. I ... 11.- ,.t.iv Iibb fnnaliniv tl . t . 'i like a liiiinming bird aliout her. ".Mlaa lananaw. "Wall, dear?" "It'e play tea" "lllnaa the child! I'lay tea? Of courao you ahall." And ehe huued over to a little cup board, and brought out a tiny, ahining teaket tle, and put it on the tiny alnvo, over the blaze. It began to aing and aing. .She then whirled a little round Libia reatiug on one leg with three I'liv,,! 1 liui 111I11 tint I'eiitri, ,,f the rmiin (k-i.r thia aim aireal a strip of old white, home-made linen I IBM this aho placed one plate with a it,. I ,.f lii.llj r i.,l ti..tliMr t.l.l.. mith m ,l,.l cheeao, and another with ad.it of "aaaa." Then uh. nn.ugiii .ml a cruaty piece ol iiread, two mart. -I. .ua little china cupa, and two ancient plat. . Ilgmed with red. I Ml MMM Milly a turn. She climbed down Imiii her perch: drew the basket from under her cloak, which aha had declined removing; put the l.,af on the table, then the jar, and then ranged the lour applra heM.le them. III. a. the ehild: DUM the childl" criwl lit- tie Mlia I'ai.aliaw. lllllllU her two linn, I I rolling M lor tun brtohl tytt, Then ahe'clmt- aanNi ami nui ,1 like Hie tea kettle, aa nln l..k Mill) a atappinga and huug them on a .g. au.l tilled up her Uaaoi and then sat down I., il.. I.I.L 'I I J .1 .... iidid waa a neep ailuni'ii , t,,. Mel even the keltle forgot toamg: all waa ailent but tl I.I ti. king clock. So, in the si. lenc... MM Tauahaw'a laughing eyes cl.,acd- and her lingers, pricked with a score of n ilea Ml now cn swd devoutly on her hreaat, and lor Una moved with the worda: "For our hleaa MM, Lord make us truly thankful. Aim n " Mill) . . ) , . grew l.r., r and rounder than ever Uheu Miss lanshaw l,ft her sweet face it wae aabghta.il in aonie way the Lord hi,,,. sell l.x.ked out ol It. "Miaa Tanahaw,'' '"hat, ,l,.r, Will rat hate Anv It's jutt A tear came into Miss Tanshaw'e eye. "Ves, deary, it shall be ua after this. way, all mat love ine uuiu u. 11 a juae like the 'ring around-a-rosy' in the school pity. We all have a-hold of hands, and are 'us'- 'only .V.J II .J h. wnTA inc riiik; kuco no ,u ,.... 1.1 . , ... ..... 1,. . ,.., ,,f fi.'-i 1 3119S laUSINtW M..I ,,, , lILll. fguOOU IIUIDUOU their tea, and cleared away the dishes, and ., j il. . 4. .(,..- .,..1,;.,.. .:i.. gainemi up mo intinniimi, ,.v ..,s oiiijui, waste, then put them in the basket, and went forth in the snow and the growing darkness to carry blessings to the poor woman around the corner. St. Nicholas. BOTTLED SUNSHINE. sip of ... . V. . lib baa. (man aader the al.au I tw anna. oltbl m u,. bwImI "Ug . t",m "'naaiaflnge, ,,(- N thing ,.. aa .batr to bar, abd it r.Uik.ne. . (. .! iar..en, to.! It waa aat old braaa .UeJI Ilul Imu.l ,,l l,gM , ,.. A f (a with wb.u ht, wk,u, i,, , .,.lb-. an.l ten WwIm, tSE, l.,k bag ay, wkack tmmi b. aav. , . h a MM kaaut It. ,1 yH. tl lb. .kU J A,l ah. .Ira. M,l, , Uu,k ,u , aaal aaratst a lrnm u, .. daar, J . . I. mr MWttA, I m..,( braa. aba akirWd X.hThVlI'.dtt. I ""''' ! Il at I , . ., M hall aa Kg as ,J.y saw ap m aa Bd ana-ekatr Tm U aay mm w.Ura.1 u eKgt m., IM T akaw aatghl he swora ea.fTTn.kl. . . , b. Umtd .,u bwgt. K Tan-i r m I taat.TJ, ' I. V. hi alwava aav it'" !.,. b. U aura I do, have ah...,., su- N'ow liar in II olilt I uauallv .... I ... . . 1 ni. .i.e. ,.,. know 11 . we ami ua." "hydovou aayit' Our llk. don't" Vo M.lly. bar, , U , , Ultra a mora on the .loll .,,., t, "What for, Mtas laaakawf Mill) had forgotten ., ,.,t "What lor Whv ,1 m.lh Il 11 .,Y k. IT" 1 ' .""K. I... t alnils b, make Ir.., ak. I.. L. .. ' lb. new MM a budding ... I , , 1 'JT ,.r"m '' lot "I .-he..,. , , ? ",,l,l'"hl Ihmking M ,h. , Tun ''''n1 ? wmmMmmmi mi mrJTSi an.... not ,,( ... r,... . as l( she a l b. Uk. to SkTZea H hav. I saall,,.. .. : WOMB u.,k.jih.;M,j ""''Hightu, tl) thaaktul ' " 'rd , aay ine yu aav make o, When the cloudv winter davs followed bv the lnmr chillv evenings have como. how ulna.. 0 j D , - . . ant to ttathor around the cobv fireside and sive ourselves up to tho enjoyment of social con verso. tontcnteu with 1110 Home atmosphere, wo care not for tho lack of sunshine in the outer world. and agree that we are moro than compensated for its loss in the luxury of a delightful wood fire. If tho weather is stormy, our pleasure is correspondingly increased. Wo contract th cold ami gloom without with the warmth and brightness within, aud wonder how anyone can prefer the heat and glare of a summar's- sun to enjoyment liko theso. Summer may be a "glori. oussiasou," hut winter, too, has its pleasures, snd lor true comfort wo would not forego the present for tho brightest days of summer. .lust here a question obtrudes itself and (lis ttwhl tho current of our meditations: " How is it that we have the temperature of mid-summer when tho cold winds and driving rains are reminding us that it is mid-winter ? ' Wo are rather puzzled at first, hut the answer scon Hashes into mind : "Our firewood is but a re positury of sunshine stored ud duriuir tbn lon er days." In other word. " bottled sunshine." This may seem a strange idea, hut ct us trace tn hi....... B. , i uur auia see Irom whence aanaass at... i....f i ... oonv. iunay years M a little acorn moistened and warmod bv the rain and sun burst its shell and sent a tiny root downward to Uke nourishment from the earth. At the same time the little.tem surmounted by ts plumule shot upward into the air. Then the leaves-its lungs-appeared one bv one. and rh. oh, Ma .0 .,,,.11, ws,an independent tree a able to gather it, own food from the eje- w e add 1" Tftr,?r bruc and rooU ere added and multiplied until at last it be- Ik , l ' eu"',ti"" perhaps were 5- to Mat moral b'oa oheerful- without it llTiI wmyetid viUl.ty.t beat 0my aaaed nig" tVa''tH. cold, d.rk we hav ."-",""ou".1 romo upon ua. if growing in dark nl.,.- PLty T Somo my MmtmttS!?! Iheiunof happi. 3 task to ?1 7' may Jo s atii.iv. It... " "r. ,ucn advene cirnnm. Md" I' 'V. turntowttrd. y glean, ol .unship PPr,,Pnat. every H-memWr C w' e poMibl.' ' be raquirad m "ttle " given, little r",hi0' i Urge .MMMW they only have en ,k?1 y' but 11 amall g thin tlie, "f Le' C 'amtlvuse. P.Pa sutncieBo for