Six trees; short stories . rTt>dellaham TijT THE BALSAM FIR. >ARTHA ELDER had lived alone for years onAmesboro road, a milefrom the nearest neigh-bor, three miles from thevillage. She lived in the low cottagewhich her grandfather had built. Itwas painted white, and there was agreen trellis over the front door shadedby a beautiful rose-vine. Martha hadvery little money, but somehow she al-ways managed to keep her house ingood order, though she had never hadany blinds. It had always been thedream of Marthas life to have blinds; 103 SIX TREES her mild blue eyes were very sensitiveto the gla
Six trees; short stories . rTt>dellaham TijT THE BALSAM FIR. >ARTHA ELDER had lived alone for years onAmesboro road, a milefrom the nearest neigh-bor, three miles from thevillage. She lived in the low cottagewhich her grandfather had built. Itwas painted white, and there was agreen trellis over the front door shadedby a beautiful rose-vine. Martha hadvery little money, but somehow she al-ways managed to keep her house ingood order, though she had never hadany blinds. It had always been thedream of Marthas life to have blinds; 103 SIX TREES her mild blue eyes were very sensitiveto the glare of strong sunlight, andthe house faced west. Sometimes of asummer afternoon Martha waxed fairlyrebellious because of her lack of greenblinds to soften the ardent glare. Shehad green curtains, but they flapped inthe wind and made her nervous, andshe could not have them drawn. Blinds were not the only things whicharoused in Martha Elder a no less strong,though unexpressed, spirit of rebellionagainst the smallness of her dole of thegood things of life. Nobody
Size: 1581px × 1581px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookpublishernewyo, bookyear1903
