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WILLOW GRANGE.:
A . Btobt or Lire in Eastkbx Okeooit.
",BY BEUjTw. COOKE,
ASTHO Of HT4M JfJCf iiT." 1
fEntered In the Offlee of Librarian of Confreae 4 Waahlng-
-Txm.frr - - - ton,D.a, In the year ugxj
- v-7'. . --, . CHAPTER XVL - -,
- Afewdayi after the events narrated In oar last
efiapter, Charlie Cleaveland and Johnny Thomas
went with. Will Banders to a barn-ralslng at Jim
Bander' place. On their return home, Cleave
Xand acted very strangely. . lie ihanned the
fitting-room, and Just before nightfall he took his
things and his bedding, to the wool-house, saying
. to Earle that he thought It would be better for
him to sleep there.
Earle made no objection, , but Bertha said she
feared he might not be comfortable there.
"As much so as here, I think,1 Mid Charlie ;
and I shall be out of the way." ..
"Look here, old fellow J You da: not suppose
you could ever be In the way In my house, after
all you nave done for roe, do you 7" said Earle.
. "I nope not," saia uieaveiana, oiusning like a
girl ; ,"but," and be stammered and finally said, "I
think I had better aro." H
. "Go where 7 asked Earle.
"To tn- wooi-nouse, jor tne present, if no
furtherl said Cleaveland. .
Earle, saIL nothing -to this, for
Berhajrho
her finger
stood somewhat behind Charlie,
on her Hps' and motion! him to be silent.
When he was goneontJJertha said i
",'4Wt those
ridiculous stories that Mrs. Zimmerman was tell-
.ln. rn..theothejr dayJWaJt till you can talk
with him alone. I cannot bear to have anything
said to him about them in my presence, lie has
always been such a perfect gentleman here : and
to think of Ida being suspected of anything wrong!
- I believe It would shock his feelings almost as
much as If he were a woman.-'
"indeetl, so no I," said .Kane. "i l fyon nce
-. kirn blush ? Irio pnt iflfl.n IryTril'iTiiilii nnt hurt
fuel as much as it-would any girl to be slan-
elemL. A pure man loves his good name as much
a a pure woman does hem, or at least he ought to.
But what a contemptible world this Is, thai can't ;
see anything done the least put of the usual way
without making evil out of It. cannot set for
tlio life of me, why It Is any more out of character
r dangerous to the well being of society for 'a
well-educated Christian gentleman like Charlie to
eook in a lady's kitchen than it would be for a
- . heathen' Chinaman, who has never been taught to
mnttttl . his passion v and nft no highl and Jioble
. ... sfftnilardoLftcUoaVliyjroqjnlght.havehada
"Clilriaman-here twenty-years, and Mrs. Banders
would n6t have found fault with you."
"Unless she was a Chlncso-hatcr, or wanted
hUn herself said Bertha." T. yj t r
' ' "Well sftldl" repliwl Earle, "Envy is at the
Z' "root of it, no doubt. But I am going Jto sound the
thlnj? tothofaitom." ' - : '
s"Ob, tlear ! sahl BeHha. "I do not know as we
.had better eep Mr. Cleaveland any longer, If It Is
jroing to make gossip, - What have I done ?-Have
..I I ever done an Improper thing ?"
-t ' - "io not eversk me such a question again, my
wife. Your actions have leen perfect. No living
being could havelfound fault with you, If they
had teen here all tlu time. If you were an angol.
would be willing to have us take her,' replied
Earle.:-..' - .....
Bertha rode over to the bouse of Mrs. Zimmer
man that very evening, to see what arrangements
could be made, and all the family were delighted
with the Idea of Greta's going out to service "
Bertha 'did no wish anyone to come to her and
spend the time in idleness, and she thought It
might be a good plan to educate her own cook, as
she might need one toon. Bo she propose that
Greta should come, and she would teach her how
to keep house In the style which would suit
English" people, with a view to giving her good'
wages when - she should become competent,
Meanwhile, she promised to clothe and board the
young girLUll she was fitted to earn something
more.
This proposition was accepted with thanks, and
Greta was established as waiting-maid and assist
ant dish-washer, a position that Johnny Thomas
had formerly filled with considerable success.
Earle Russell had a long confidential talk with
Cleaveland as soon as he had an opportunity, and
Charlie told him all about the slanderous stories
which he had heard Over, at the barn-raising.
There are always plenty of people who, with mis
taken kindness, are ready to report to one the evil
which is said -of him, and think that they are
thereby doing him a friendly service; but such
people are seldom among the wise ones of the
earth. Unless,' indeed, there be cases' where one
may doubt a friend and wish to"" give him an op
portunity to defend or explain himself, or caution
him about his future action, the practice of re
peating gossip to One's friend Is to bejsyolded as
one which la sure to give pain and unhappiness.
There are circumstances where It Is well to in
form one, if he may be thereby placed on his
guard, and prevent a recurrence of like mlsrepre
sentatlonsr Then it is an act of friendship. The
great, grand Golden Rule is too best test, and is
as fitting; In such; a case as in a thousand others.
The person who told Charlie Cleaveland about
what was said of him may or may not have been
his friend: but he felt thankful to know it, be-
cauHe hecould now be on his guard.And his re
spect for Mrs. Russell was so great that he would
have preferred to leave immediately rather than
to have her subjected to suspicion on hi, account.
The great fact that the gossips had' to build on,
was the Incident that happened on the night of
Kane's accident, when Bertha had gone out to
" . a a oai i W 1 V L a
rescue tne perisning lamo. wiu manners to
his brother's house, that when he had looked put,
pn hearing persbnf passing his 'sleeping place, he
had seen, with his own eyes, in the clear moon
light. Bertha In Cleaveland's arms, and that when
he spoke to them, "Cleaveland dropped her like, a
hot potato." as He eleirantly expressed it. " " -
lt shar)-nosed sister-in-law said it was Just as
she herself had suspected; no man in his right,
mind wouidjtJave in a wopxan's kitchen If there
was not something wrong. She had been sure of
it when she was there and saw him waiting on
her like, she was the Queen of Hheha. "Anil, as
fot me," she went on, "I am not going to associate
with no such high-feeling women, that are too
good to. live like, common -folks and cook their
own victuals and wait on theirselves,-without
having hien to do it for 'era."
ginning of a few things, child. I hope to, go on
learning more and more till I die, and perhaps a
long time after that.'
"You learn I Will ybu go to school more
How will you learnt" asked GretaT . .
"I learn from books that I read, and from my
rambles in the woods and over the hills t learn of
the flowers and plants, their habits of growth and
formation. I sometimes watch the birds and In,
sects, too, and Jearn of 'their habits, and I learn of
people. When I bear your mother talk, I learn of
what we call the idioms of the German language,
and I have even learned some things of you," an
swered Bertha. . . -
"How of mefasked Greta, in aatonlahment
"l nave learned how neat and careful and pa
tient a child -of your aee mat be made bv
mother's faithful teaching, and I am glad to know
the fact It is a good lesson for me."
J'Oh, Mrs. Russell, I am glad to hear you say I
am neat and careful. J do want and try to be,
and I wish to learn ail that Is good and of use, to
make my mother and brothers and sisters happy.
and you too, If I might y and I would so like to
learu to make things lovely, as you do."
The warmer Jays of Spring came swiftly on,
and brought for Bertha more of the pleasant out
door life that she so delighted in, and. she found
Greta an Invaluable companion in her rides and
rambles. She took pleasure In teaching her the
names and habits of the wild plants, and gave her
lessons in several studies at home, besides teach
ing her to keep house and sew. This was a pleas
ant occupation for Bertha, and, served to pass
away her time in a manner that made her feel she
was doing some good, and Greta. Improved very
perceptibly.
Early onemornlng in May, Hans Schuman
came riding swiftly oyer from his home, with the
intelligence tliat the baby had been bitten bya
rattlesnake. - . , .
"And mother says Mrs. Russell, and Greta must
come over quick, and Mr. Cleaveland, too, if he is
a doctor. Poor little baby Is swelled all up."
Then there was haate and excitement in the
BlnTs-nest, Earle protesting that" Bertha ought
not to go.. But she silenced his objections by
asking: '' ' ; .
"What i.f li wasyour baby, and only one wom
an who could help within ten miles." :
me iitue cavaicaue . was soon on the way,
eland and-Gret goingon as fastas possible,
while Hans and Earle, with Bertbarode'more
slowly. :;; .-"T
When Cleaveland first saw the patient, he knew
It must die. The wound was on the child's foot,
and i'Uflewh waa purple and swollen clear up to
Its body. Tim lilUn Uii)i lll'piuil In IsIjufTii liijj.
intensely. Hie mother was almost beside herne
uur iioiiqay uispiay
" 'f - . - -
I ,F ' r tar i-n--tn f
you -would be no purer In every thought, word
and deed." . - . ; r.
'There, dear! I believe you are In earnest
You need say no moreloaftsure nie that my ques
tion was unneceanary," Maid Bertliawlth tears in
her eyes. . .
'As for Cleaveland's going away, we cannot do
without htm. I cannot, and It la certain you are
not able to do the work for this house now, and I
do not Intend to glveMn to Ihe opinions of such
slanderous, narrow-minded people," said Earle,
emphatically. ;
"'Butrmy lear, it may be that Mr. Cleaveland
"will not wish to stay, and it may cost me too
much worry of mind to be advisable for. us to
wage the battle against custom and popular opin
ion very long." :
"I kiibwwhat must bedpne," said Earle. "You
must have a girl for conipauyYou ought to have J
had one air, along, perhaps. I think that would
-atop the fault-finders ; don't you 7"
"IVrhapa so. But who could I get? I do not
want one of Mrs. Banders1 girl, I am sure, and-do
oa suppose I could get MrsZlmmerman's oldest
girUXlrtta Bchuman?:7I would like- her, ri am
Welte sure, if I must have anyone. I do not know
as I would like to have anyone all the time."
' "It is true we would prefer to be alone togetlter
much of the time? but I do not think the little
dArm.n w-onld feel above staying In the kitchen
at such tlmeWand I thlnkx?u-nMJ hvL4at knoWTaearly everything, I think.1
w after a while. I have no doubt they
Uimn this, one of her girls told her that she used
to associate with Mrs. Jones,-who lived down In
the valley, and Mrs. Jone always kept a Chlna-
maulo cook for he. - -r--..- - r --.-rv
"But that was a very dliterenl thing," said Mm
Banders.
"Yes," said the snocy Matilda, "I should think
it was, powerful different: for Charlie Cleaveland
In a long sight better and smarter tlian any China
man ever was." . .
II,er mother advised her to "shut her mouth,'
and went on berating Mrs. Russell. r--
Of cOUrsd this conversation was repeated to all
the: neighbois,jLA
children; and probably many additions were made
on each repetition, as is usuaUn.sticJi cases. ;
Earle persuaded Cleaveland that the talk would,
cease if Bertha procured a companion of her own
sexrand shomMt hlnrliow Impossible It would be
for them to get . along without his help while
Bertha's health was so delicate. . Bhe had not felt
so well as usual since the night when, she had so
nearly frozen her feet The great nervous excite
ment of that time had produced such an effect on
her nervous system- that she had many sleepless
nights and restless days. '
Her brother's marriage was celebrated on the
appointed day, and the wedding-cake which was
sent came in good order. Bertha made a little
feast on that day, and trimmed the cosy sitting
room with pressed ferns and 'maple leaves, and
mate fresh wreaths from dried mosses and ever
lasting flowers, and found quite a pretty display
of wild flowers. Owly a few varieties were out in
bloom so early, but a little crimson, bellshaped
iirrass flower and the white trilllums and purpL
dentariasj together with the luxuriant grasses and
some gray, lichens and dripping mossesmade a
very sweet and pleasant sight, for the middle of
March, when arranged lu a large white platter and
placed in the J center of the table. : - ? -- '
Greta was delighted with the little display.
- "Oh, Mrs. Russell, it is so lovejy ! How do you
make It so pretty, with only the little wild-wood
flowers? I never knew one could.
"I love the wild flowers and mosses Just as well
as the cultivated ones,' said Bertha.
"And you know how to name them all, too,"
said Greta. "How' did you flndjDiitJthat?-you
pour down whisky, which the father said would
be: certain to cure it ' " -- " .
Cleaveland could do nothing but endeaypr to
ease the pain, and he told the parents frankly that
there was no one who couM save the patient when
the poison nad become, so disseminated-all over
tlie body, lie administered sobthlng injections,
ami the child became more quiet? - -
When Bertha came, she took the baby from its
weeping mother, and held it till Just before Its last
struggle. Bhe closed its waken Hds over the clear,
blue orbs with gentlest touchT
"Anil now," said ' she, "little Katie is Jn
VygP.i;,sr rirri i. ..T.. "
8he comfortetl the poor mother as best she could,
and helped to prepare the little one for its lowly
bed under the violets.
The itory of the baby's accident was told by
Hans to Earle a;nd Bertha on the way over. - t
"I was out In the corral milking the cows," said
he, "and the mother came out with the baby to
help me, and while she opened the big gate she
set Katie tlown on the ground. - Bhe had not more
than tuWMwl-iu-ound from her be"foreKat tf lxpan
to scream ; but the motlier thought she was mad,
and would, not take her up again to spoil her, but
sard, 'Bad girl, to cry so,1 and went 'on to her
jnllklng. it-was .too-dark- to- much, but she
was so- near to Katie she thought it no harm to
leave her there, for site believed her as snfejthere
as inside among the cattle. But the child
screamed awfully, and I said, 'Something Is hurt-
IngJr.JJhinkjjMoUierXs
I was Just through with milking my cow. and I
went to tlte baby and took her up, buLahe did not
stop crying. I, heard the leaves rustle afe I took
op the child, and I said, 'Something bit her, I be
lieve, mother.' But the mother said, 'Der klndt
la mad, I tells youy Hans. Coom-mit me andj
work.' o I put the poor little thing down, and
she cried so pitiful and clung to my feet so that I
said, 'I will milk the other cow, mother, if you
will only take Her in and see what Is the matter
TheTnother took the (baby intothe house, and
when she looked to see, Its foot was already
swelled upi - a- place as big as an egg, and looked
red and angry Then the mother cried out, 'It is
von rattlesnake 1 I knew 'they would sometime
bite mine Katie I Oh, mine leetle Katie I Bhe
vill diet Bhe vill die V Then we could d$ no
more with the mother, she was so full of grief." -
. : (To be eontlnqed.1
"Oh, no," said Bertha j "onlyavxery small he-
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ment The wheelbarrow is now called the uni
cycle. But it is Just as hard to run with a big
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It.
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