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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1887)
w THE WEST SHORE. tl trader with a recital of Wintcrmute's pro- store for them in the morning. Grade won- to bome U.e husUnd of Mary Garland, dered if, after all, Santa Claus would not bring hen oik was free. Hi absurd harangue back to her, her own dear, papa, and her bast ii rcr.-hHH fWemmt that be and art before wandering off to dreamland, yas Mrs. IWky would call in a carriage for Mrs. hang a childish offering on the family tree for liarland and the children on Christmas day, dear papa. and tliry would all dine toother at castle Win- . i "T ,.,., ( ....... ' Inrnute. And then Wintermute bowed him- Chistmas morning in the year of Grace, 1885! wl( wtving his hostess in what is generally Seated by the fireplace in the Garlands' temp u-rntti " a state of mind." rary home, a pale, but happy, man held his wife's Kiitht here, let us do an act of justice to Mrs. hands, and awaited the moment when, awak- iwkjr. Mm iu no fool. She had seen enough ing from the deep sleep of childhood, a girl and to know that the ilea of divorce was as foreign a boy would come romping in to see what Santa to the mind of Msry (iarUtid as the possibility Claus had brought them. -There was not much thai l rmild, or would, become Wintermute'a delay. , An opened door, a moment's pause in ile under any circumstance. But she had de- wide-eyed and delighted wonderment a shout in mined to wound this tender, faithful, devot- of childish joy, a shower of kisses and a tempest rd uman, and when Olied Wintermute, drunk of caresses, and father, mother and children with hi Idle h, returned home that day and were together once more. " And did you find rented his adventures, she felt that nothing the 'Home Again Ledge,' dear papa?" was mU. kimt tmt the Christinas day ride to the almost the first question Grade asked after the TJ . l" let ,Ven,ion ,ived' and the knd caresses of the first moments of meet ly , ' ith Mmme anJ ing- We' the aiid the readers of this nar tl' , u'P . r'V,T- Thu8 mat- rative' have but little to do with the sacred con TTTf I'r '--ichwereexchangedbyhusbandand SI I J7.no a,,mun unVu wifeon that briKht mornin. but Xl ot (t Ji "7rv,nRn,tt t,'n Jy 11 a. m.. that day, which was "J 'J"l ol the ( hnstmas dinner, until a re- worth looking at. . , - to appointment. Garland's partner i'mi.iilUr.n?. n ameuvertothehoutnineo'dockChriHt--. nt!TT'MfM ma8mornin' and. hour later, Jabe Long muL a ,nfl" H,ron'r . wife called in, bringing a basketful of I Murn, fur . ,ntMwn, a ,,. . ' " iiil " to the1 Christmas dinner to be ....WUndhia f-iXul we ' " ? hU8e that About" - .hi .ould JTtrr 1" a,-m-Grie Wh Wai liking out of the win- UtW, pnunt toUsrUnd's ilw T", ' ,nfonned the I t "iage had nu,J.,. Iw.rtSfZ; topped.t the gate. . It was an open Wche. H-l-H o .rriw JlJ, On the back seat, sat Mrs. Beck'scritaegour, n.hMuu.,ve, Ugun ,P0 nP.ently, without regard to expense. Mr (iu,,, Um. u J ere mething truly wonderful in the hat "-tirr . pn froTaU 1 P nd as for the flamboyant colors of ?? Bal IM, rem.! n m7 "7' chal,en alry. On the front y-lUm nKsrmorlit; TT glossier, if Jossible, as to i I t'r" IS ' J hat' and Zzling as to .U..lMorntoMrs.iud:."r d chain and the gold headed knob of .1 nnt, wCS '! lf'ng 8titk' ever 8t8mirk vSZT i,h Irmtion. U the' Pinchbatk tyr. .Before he could were, and leave his seat .ui;V1,r,,h4n,U ncerTi Coffer to esrt hi proposed W alj! "uW ile,and 5 the of the X 4 llnd JMW formed: Geof- ,,hr,ir,trol,the hUl, !, m her Other's and Harry's in h, M ii JJS !' wife, and it is .aid that although " Chm,ro" day, and her heart was over-