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The Record Newspaper 13 May 1899

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Cure.

Julie's

Has A

CANADIAN

IDYLL.

By

J.

Gertrude

Menard.

the

largest satisfaction

stood

So close,

roadside.'

to

the

that

the

close

in

.fact,

sidewalk wooden planks high the doorstep, and the almost touched and of wild caraway tangle chicory that all 'summer blossomed long at the edges of that footway creaking, the worn over threshold reached up with a and sent of wind every gust across whirl of blue and white petals the kitchen floor.

FOR

FURTHER

APPLY

PARTICULARS

TO

of the

RICHD. 128

to

with

its

green

see

of

bed only the high and yellow patchwork

brown,

Assets

life

other

that

formed

was

the

the

was

the

attraction,

buffet,

of

patchwork

office

A

quilt

it perhaps the with

impressive old age, or

to

ripe

was

POSITION

Large

Policy-holders.

A.

Forrest,

the

is

of

of

Future

is

conducted

on

1897.)

PERTH

£10,5t)8,995 than

larger

that

of

any

Test of StrengtlTand Bonuses. the

Mutual

Plan

;

all

Surplus

belongs

BRANCH: .

G.

Esq., H.

F.R.G-.S,

Johnston,

Edward

Chairman;

M.L.A.,

Manager.

Special

T.

Hooley, S. J.

Representative,

M.L.A.

Esq.,

Chenhall.

what

Pierre

true, old

an

is

one's legs, not

Is.it "

Yes, yes,

am

stiff

as

.

?"

or

(C/o

:

107

much, But

so. me

one's

wag

bit

a

was

ADELAIDE

I monsieur Come in an old turkey to-day, for piece of news you. !

as

And

J ulie

would

her

tale

in

and,

for forget sion, which affliction

Mere

For

I

!

J ulie

a

forthwith innocent

moment

weighed was

a

the upon

PRIZE

LIST

:

at

CUP,

July 8th. July 15th.'

GRAND

Free

the

truth

were

colour

thin cheeks, the silver hair,

in

youth.

the

And

while

ease

showed

delicate

a

fresh

and for

brief,

a

Julie

blushed

long-forgotten

beauty

moment

with

for.

SighkTesting

OPTICIANS

Royal

8

encompassed by

AND

SPECTACLEMAKERS,

cottage.

told.

National Library of Australia

-

&

DRAKE and

Ironmongers &

BUILDERS''

GENERAL

REQUISITES, ROLLED

Agents

for

Merryweather

John &

Danks Sons',"

Importers, IRONMONGERY, GALVANISED STEEL

Hay

GIRDERS

TUBES (All

&

began suddenly

corner,

familiar

&

of colour

flashes its

faded

recesses,

its

foot

were

PLUMBERS

Sizes),

"Windmill.

Telephone

358.:

Julie

pleasant

and to

once

,

more

her

home upon

with them,

scarcely at evening when

attractive

'

were

contemplate

glamour of noonday a they made, perhaps,

-

less the

picture to faded a faint amber streak western at the edge of the and the deep hush of night plain, the had settled world. upon /Then the tiny and lamp had been lighted, sunset

Alston's

if

the

FITTINGS,

Melbeurne; & Son, Ltd.,. Fire London, Brigade Appliances.

the

if

thus

Perth.

Street,

FITTINGS

BRASS

its

polished length of a reminiscent pensive brilliancy untarnished The former splendour. touched here and there spinning-wheel, a of the with spider's glint dainty fost its air of perpetual handiwork, and seemed to stir and thrill repose

But

S ,#

STTJBB 351

in

.

;

Perth.

Arcade,

cot

the treadle. Even the faded tapping took on a look of fresh rag carpet ness and the bedimmed picturesother ornaments and humble upon the walls, the infection, catching contributed a few fitful gleams to the of the hour. general magnificence

KNAPP,

&

CLARKE

,

of the

mistress

the

thus by tage was being rejuvenated of, the sun the magic touch genial was tak beam, a like transformation household ing place in the humble her. ancient articles around The and sombre a grim buffet, usually

as

,

if

'

good

little,

of blissful

one

feeble send forth from the depths of and to revive along

cripple.

to Hard sit hard at first. that bear the and tugged pains all day at her and wrenched muscles at her see to the spinning.Hard joints. and the loom, and wheel set aside, of all hardest to And the churn. at ths about watch .Pierre fumbling to make his stiff housekeeping, trying to their themselves adapt fingers but and succeeding woman's tasks,

poorly

to

A faint

of her

was

It

some

to

great her.

since was almost five years now little feet had clattered active house. Five the little about years since she had risen from a bed of pain in the clutches of fast to find herself dread enemy, rheumatism, and that the

the

sentinel

It

world henceforth four walls of the

the

like

place

content.

again

1899.

run

unfold diver

her

her

ga ve

it

unconscious

NATIONAL STEEPLE, 5,000 at 5, run Flemington, COOLGARDIE August. CUP, 10,000 at 5, run Coolgardie, CUP, 10,000 at 5, run KALGOORLIE Kalgoorlie. August. MENZIES CUP, 10,000 at 5, run Menzies, August. October. CAULFIELD CUP, 25,000 at 5, run Caulfield, November. MELBOURNE CUP, 5,000 at 5, run 7tli Flemington, at Perth, PERTH CUP, 50,000 at 5, run January 1st, 1900. Wales. Bank of New South Reference, V.R.C.

i

please." that

J ulie

see

of great shaft the that entered through and sit there in door, basking

ness

MAY

as

much

to

departure, into

over her worn countenance. passed and Its multitude of lines tiny wrinkles seemed to fade and disappear. of suffering habitual The expression

in

10,000 5, Adelaide, May 10th, Helena 3,000-at HANDICAP, 5, run Yale, May 13th, 1899. at run 24th BIRTHDAY 25,000 5, May. CUP, Perth, GRAND V.R.C. NATIONAL HURDLES, 10,000 at 5, run Flemington,

tongue.

:

as

her chair

At times, as the warm, penetrating her blood and re rays began to stir lax the tension of her limbs, dreary she would her eyes and drift bff close half into a delicious, dreamful state, half slumber. At these wakefulness, moments a sweet and subtle change

.

Perth.

Barrack-st.,

day,

taken

and

CHARLES).

cleanliness

pristine

was

move

but I have' a me not to tell for told it, Pierre would like to have me deaf and Pierre dumb as well as lame. However, he and since he is not I shall here, is not talk

J.

MONSTER

do

to

cannot

one

must

one so

If

too

says like

woman

day long?

"all.

Italk

!

for It

gossip.

in

'

too

is

in

saunter

Oh, monsieur

"

it

to

TATTEIiSALL'S

A.

in

times.

the golden flood brown fairy.

to

W.

pleasant

the

open

;

of Julie's

herself

had

-

valuation

Best

Guarantee "Society

-

the

gradually adjusted of young daughter had in to a been called neighbour and the to cook daily right cottage the and now, after five simple fare, more to was able once years, Julie

jerk her sunshine

31st,

Surplus standard

every

Surplus

of the

the

on

t

always ready

The

mer's

States.

(December

£49,349,231

-

liabilities in the world.

business

The

it perhaps her her with hair, snowy Julie her eyes, and nervous, gesti bright at the hands but, any rate, culating one that passer-by having given was and apt to give another, glance the welcome was in the end for

beauty

-

over

Surplus

and cheery.

bent,

it

United

FINANCIAL

rocking:

Perhaps

the

when

of neatness

on sum a pleasant, bright the rooms had been after the and Petite Alouette, put in order but diminutive efficient maid-servant,

Society

the tall stove midway m the quilt, 'the the wheel, partition, spinning the in table, and, somewhere buffet, half-buried in her the foreground, Mere herself, chair, Julie small,

Equitable

Assurance

_

much

Life

something

had

But matters themselves.

It

The

the

was

PtittTH.

STREET,

disorder,

of happier

-

for

WILLIAM

into and

degenerated

like

sun

he had passer-by,, only over to see to his shoulder glance the whole of the plainly tiny quite two-roomed interior. Not that there As

& Co.,

PURSER

home

to accustomed became at once unattain all indulge her had able luxuries, strong spirit chafed within her, and it had required to her powers of self-control bear all with some semblance of patience the her. evil upon days which had come

TERMS.

OR

tiny very

hundred' small excesses been which she had

Australasia.

CASH

her

.

house

little

better

gives any other drill

than

in The

and

sale

in

.

Mere

DRILL,

FERTILISER

AND

GRAIN

seven deadly sins inscribed Mere had Julie prayer-book added an eighth, the always mentally name was uncleanliness. of which order of the And so, when the austere

To the

FAVOURITE"

"FARMERS'

-

THE

.

S'TOKY.

OUR

had

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