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you of th«'1 beautiful elms and
maples that cast their grateful
shade «ivory where, of the ol«l mon­
ster apple trees that this yi-ar hang
full of fruit, of the absence of plank
si«l«‘walks, wide walks of much
trodden natural earth bordering the
roads or streets. Too 'many rocks
h«'re for mml like oufs. The river
Charles murmprs and ripples on
its way toward-th»' seal just a little
way down th»' slop»' from this hot«'!,
wh i ch Stan «I s rm- th r sit« ■ o f - o ne- o f----
the old taverns whose hanging sign
ch»'cr«'«l th«' daily line—of JHartfortl
coaclws nearly on«' humlrc«! years
ago. Th«' ol«l ston«' walls, the blue-
Terri«'s, th<~potato bugs ami apple
worms ar«' all new- to, me.- Reu-
l«ena was wibl for apph's ami slw
l«ought tiv«‘ c«'nts -worth Satunlay,-
tluit is four small apples, one of
which I ate gi'ee«Tilv, but 1 stopp«'«!
to inquire what was wrong with
the next, ami Reul»ena mildly sug-
gested I would never-know how
+nany worms I had eaten.
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by two mortals in pursuit of hoard, not a place.” I lost the rest
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New England Letters.
ing Framingham, where we wer«' to find a place to board or how would
change for the accommodation to he have been there; the mention
NUMBER I.
Wellesley, for. you iinderstaml th«' of Dana Hall was a sort of “open
B ailey ’ s H otei ’.,*
fast express does not begin to stop | sesame ” to me, for hadn’t I heard
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small places, tTmugli fTTey ar«' of" its hospitality* till it se<>m<‘<l a
Aug. 10, 1882.
near Boston. Deafcn«'«l by th«' I utvcu of rest to weary students,
Dear Friend» at Home
Shall I take up the p«'n my sister roar, covered by smoke ami cinders ’ but, madam, there are only three
lai«I down more than a year ago, from the open window, bewildered .ladies there, they take their meals
and tell you of the «lust, the blazing by th«' mad whirl, and receiving a out, and the house is all torn up ; I
midsummer heat, an«l the general nervous-shock with every recurring will take you there if you wish,
discomfort. «>f‘ the—Aixpuxixx- shriek of the whistle.■!<>ymi ayuw JL u - however,” and lm d i dr-but hardly-
’ that lande«! Reubena ami myself at that we could scarcely stand when st«ippe«l to ring for us,lie wanted to
South Framingham on last Satur- shown to the Framingham waiting get away so. A man’s head at last
Down went, Reubena’s appear«'«! at th«' side window asking
<lav night? Slwll I tell you that, room.
Lake Erm and Samlusky Bay are basket, and down went my basket “ Who’s .there?” H<> was very
-—but a ilrenni, w«' cam«' so swiftly w i th val i ses and shawl straps upon humbly (old, wh»'n"Tie took our
by them, that-break fast at Syra­ them. Those baskets had.traveled cards ami showed us into the par­
lor’ th«' very parlor < ’assie has told
cuse, lunch at Albany and supper lw'fore, hers
I •- from
r,-nrj Lohisiaiuv north,
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< >f tea, brea«l ami butter,telegraphed then to Oregon and back again; UK-of _sa much, ami went to call
.1»y Miss- Fastman. That p«»or buly
for at Springfie.1,1, ar»' but an indis­ mine, brother hands, ha<l - gone,
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tinct rem«;mbrance. Of what shall devious roads, across the continent* <iragge«l herself but of bed, and
I tell you'first, when I cannotTbegin three times. We sat, or rather fell qam«' down stairs presently, look­
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to say fast enough all that 1 want <lown each side of them with ing very, sweet, asThough she had
scarcely
strength
or
reason
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unearthly hour.
Thy plains •-of Nebraska wore- buy tickets for the train.to Will 's Larians at an
lovely in tiieir greenness, bands of lev, which left in fifteen minutes Reultena, in th«' meantime,' was
“fat cattle |azily lookt-d "up as we” I The- -agent look»jd^ through“Tus . looking ai>out at "TRe- piano, the still, thopgh I know nearly four
passed, while pi-osperity looked wicker window at us curiously and books ami the statues. “ It smells thousand miles are Ixstween us, and
forth from homes nestle« 1 in groves smiled a little when we wanted lik«- a school,” she whispere»! ■—Miss the davAVeTame away"seeins
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tickets
to
Wellesley.
A
motherly
E. could not k«'ep us ami she said, in the past nlrea«ly, when our little
of poplar t.re<ss. Where were the
sort
of
woman
sat
near
with
two
it
was no use going to th«' College group stood on ttfbrear platform of
signs of marauding insects and
frightful
tornados. Wo did not see” little girls fresh and sweet in white that time of the night, -so she had the car, looking back lovingly upon
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them. A slower mode of traveling «liesses; to her we went with our the man call a carriage to take us our little college towjL_set like a
might have shown us the mildew, trouble, was there any place we to Bailey’s Hotel, two miles away. gem in the beautiful valley. .
and the canker-worm, but we are coul«l stay all niglit at Wellesley.»? That night ride how delicious it —I sh a ll -write- to you ofteft-till t ny—
thankful we saw them not. Iowa “ I am afraid not,” she said, “ you was, we were away from th«' flying real work begins, but I hope not so
was drenched by rain as was had better stay here." “ We can’t, train, our anxiety was over, and often that you will tire of hearin»*
our trunk# have gone on.” Reu­ through
Illinois and Indiana.
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bena
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s
lip
quivered,
but
we,
both
light
tlie driver showed us th«' Col-
Grinnell,'Iowa, that unfortunate
M ary S tump ,
I
felt
lighter-hearted
when
we
were
lege
lodge,
th»'
summer
mansions
of
town whose destruction by a tor­
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nado not long ago, was the subject on the road again with our loose the rich, and the Hunnewell’s
of much remark, as from the illus­ baggage piled on the seat in front famous grounds. The cool night
S an F rancisco , Aug. 11, 1882.
tration in Harpers Weekly, every­ I of us. “ I know we can find some breeze was upon our faces; the
Since my last, I have preached
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one was anxious to see for himself place to stay,” we both said in the lights over rich men’s gates looked once in th,' city, twice in Oakland
the place brought into such promi­ same breath. “ Yes," the lady tie- like fairy lamps in crystal rims, ami «leliver»'«! two lectures, one
nence. A few new roofs were fore mentioned, echoed from across and our hearts forgot to be lonely theological, in. the (krngrogational
being put <m but no evidence of tlie th»• aiski, ” Che stores w i I1 st i 11 Tie anml th«' loveliness ; then the 1 ian< 1 - church for the benefit of the
’ terrible struggle with the elements open.” She coul«l well give us that some room we were .given, the bath Woman’s Home Mission, the other
were visible. The picture told hope as she got «iff at Natick ; but an»l the feeling of security, made Us on Temperance, in an open session
the stores at Wellesley were not | nnr real-selves once more. Sunday ofThe Inbrnational Lod«e I.’ O. GT
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open, nor was the ticket office we rested.
1 ' Monday visited the These lectures seem to be favorably
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into the-strong sunlight attain; the Now what Would you have done4* Col lege, 'which is not yet ready for received, which encourages me to
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We v had
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arrive
fields and homes and gardens upon i nr
Tuesday we . loitered
hope that I shall not, when I get
the hills of eastern New York were «laytime and go immediately to the Wednesday Reultcna left for Blan­ fairly harnessed «TownTo my work,
pleasant to look upon; an«l when College, but there we were landed ford to hunt up her grandmother, be wholly without success. I have
we creased the Hudson, rushing at 10:30 P. M., and not more than ami Thursday finds me still here made the acquaintance of many
through th«' ,f btfle hills”'of Massa- 1 half a dozen people visible by the enduring the heat, in perfect health,1 brethren and sisters, both., ill! the
chusetts, along the banks of her light of tlw street lamps What I and thoroughly in love with the city and in Oakland, who have wel-
green bonlp’rcl streams our spirits you might have «Jone, might have village of South Natick.
coiihm I m«' to their homes ami ma«le
began to rise, though we grew 1 Ix'en very different to what we
1 have gained access to the Bacon my sojourn very pleasant.
hotter an«l «lirtier every minute. I «lid ; tluye men were passing, one Fret' Library her«', and am studying
The congregation in the citv,
As night ln-gan to fall ami the ; of <• whom; we accoste«!, th«' other, * t wo enthusiastically the history of this umb r th«' leailership of Bro. McCol­
village lights gleame«l at us as the «•leaped./* “ Can we find ,a place to especial spot of eastern Massachu lough, is in peace ami enjoying a
train whirled through, we wished stay over night-in this village?’ setts. 1 am not OCT.
going Y«> weary
«/ healthful, though not rapid in-
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Not
a
place,
madam
;'why,
1
came
Prine»* ha»l not left us at Council
you now with its history for ‘ two create. rp
They are at the very great
Bluffs, an» 1, I think, a dirtier more her«' to Work on Dana Hall, ami «1«» centuries and more that, are «one «lisa« I van tag«* of nmeting in a Hall
gnxious half hour was never passed you think I can find a place to at least not now ; hut I want to tell while other rt'ligious bo«lios have
Correspondence.
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