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I t wa s a d a y i n M a r c h.
Nev e r , n ev e r b e gin a s t o r y t his w a y w h e n y o u w r i t e
o n e . N o
o p e nin g
c o ul d po ss ibl y b e wo r se . T h e r e is n o im a g i n a ti o n
i n it . I t
i s fl a t a n d d ry . B ut we can a ll ow it h e r e , b ec a u se
th e f o ll ow in g
p a r a graph ,
w hi c h
s hould
h a v e s tarted
th e s t o ry , is too w ild and
im possibl e
t o
b e
thro w n
i n
the
f a c e
o f th e
re ad e r
w ithout
pr e p a r a ti on .
Sa r a h w a s c r y i n g o ve r t h e m e nu.
To e x pl a in t hi s y o u m ay g u e ss th a t oys t ers we r e not l i s t e d , or
th a t s h e h ~ d o rd e r e d o n i o n s , o r t h at s h e h a d j u s t co m e f r o m t he
c in e m a. B u t a l l y o ur g u es s e s a r e w r q n g,
and y o u w il l p l ease l et
t h e s t o r y co n tinu e .
T he gen tl em a n w h o sai d th a t th e w o r l d wa s an o y s t e r w hich
h e would o p e n with hi s s wo rd bec a m e mo re famou s th a n he
d es e r ve d. It i s no t di f fi c ult t o o pen a n oys t e r w ith a swo r d . B ut
did y o u eve r n o ti ce a n y on e tr y t o o p e n it w i t h a t y p e wr it e r ?
Sa r a h
h a d
m a n a ge d
t o
o p e n
t h e
w or l d
a littl e
w i t h
h e r
t y p ew ri t e r .
T h a t was h e r wo r k - t y pi n g . S h e d i d co p y -t y p i n g
a nd
wo rked a l o n e, n o t in a n off i c e .
T h e g r ea t e s t s u cce s s of Sa r a h ' s b a tt l e w ith t h e w or l d was t h e
a rr a n ge m e nt t h a t s h e m a d e w i t h Sc hul e n b e r g ' s Ho m e
Re sta ur a nt. T h e res ta u r a n t w a s ne x t d oo r t o th e o l d re db r ick
buildin g in w hi c h she h a d a r o om. O n e e v e ning , aft e r di ning at
Sc hule n b e r g ' s, S a r a h t ook th e me nu a way w i t h her . I t w as wr itten
in a lm os t u n r ea d a bl e h a ndwr it i n g , n e i t h e r E n g li s h nor Ge r man ,
a nd was s o d iffi c u lt to un d e r s t an d t h a t i f yo u were n o t ca r e ful
yo u b ega n w it h t h e s wee t an d e n d e d w ith t h e s o u p a nd t h e da y
o f t he week .
T h e
n ex t
d ay
S ara h
s h owe d
Sc hul e n b e r g .
a
b e a u t i f ull y
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t y p ew ritten
m e nu
w ith
th e f o od l is ted in th e r i g ht a n d prop e r
I n th e s umm er o f l a s t yea r S a r a h h a d g on e int o th e c ou n tr y
a nd fa llen in lov e with a f a r m er .
( I n writing
places from
the
b e ginning
to th e
wo r ds
a t the
bottom :
'not
r es pon s ibl e f o r co a t s and umbr e lla s . '
S c hul e nb erg w a s ve r y pl ease d. Be for e Sar a h l e ft him , h e h a d
m a d e a n agre em e nt w ith h e r . Sh e would pr ov id e t y p ew ritt e n
me nu s for th e 21 t a bl es in th e re s t a urant - a new o n e f o r ea c h
d a y ' s din n e r, a nd new o n es fo r b rea k fa s t a nd lun c h as of t e n as
the r e we r e c h a n ge s in th e fo o d or as n ea t n e ss m a d e n ecessary.
In r e turn for thi s Schulenb er g wo u l d se nd three m e a l s a day to
S a rah' s room , a nd se nd h e r a l so e ac h aft e rnoon
a s tor y, n eve r g o b ac k wa rd s
lik e thi s. It i s b a d a rt
an d d es tr oys int eres t . Le t it go fo rwa rd s. )
S a r a h
s t ay ed
t w o
w e e k s
a t Su nn y brook
F a rm.
T h e r e
s he
l e arn e d
to love o ld F a rmer
Fr a nklin' s s on, W a lter . F arm e rs
h a ve
b e en l oved a nd ma r r i ed
in l ess tim e . B ut yo un g Wa lt er F r a nklin
was a m o d e rn
far m er . H e eve n h a d a t e leph o n e
in t h e b uil d in g
wh e r e he milk e d the c ows .
It w a s on a g r assy wa lk th a t W a lt e r h a d wo n h er . And tog e th e r
th ey h a d sat a nd h e h a d put d a nd e li o n s i n h er h a ir . H e h a d
prai se d th e e ff ec t of th e ye llo w flo wers aga in s t h e r bro w n h a ir ;
a nd s h e h a d left the fl o wer s the re, and walk e d ba c k to th e house
sw in g in g l i e r h a t in h e r h a nd s .
T h ey pl a nn ed to ma rr y in t h e s prin g - a t t h e fir s t s ig ns of
s prin g, W a lt e r sa id . And S a r a h ca me b ac k t o th e c i t y to hit the
ty p ew riter keys.
A kno c k a t th e d oo r dr ove away S ara h 's d re am s o f t h at h a pp y
d a y . A w a it e r
a li s t in p enc il of
th e fo ods t h a t we r e pl a n n e d
fo r S ch ul enberg's
c u s t o m e r s
o n th e
n e x t d ay .
Both w ere sati sf ied w ith the ag reem e nt . T ho se who a te a t
Sch ul e nber g ' s n ow k n e w w h a t th e fo o d th ey were ea tin g was
ca ll e d , even i f it s na tur e s omet im es co nfu s e d t h e m . A n d S a r a h h a d
fo od durin g a cold, wint e r, w hi c h wa s th e m a in thin g for h e r .
W h e n th e s prin g m o nth s ar ri ve d , it wa s not s prin g. S prin g
co m es w h en i t co m es . Th e f r o z e n s n ows o f J a nu a r y s till lay h a r d
o ut s id e. M e n
in th e s tr ee t s w ith
th e ir mu s i ca l in s trum e nt s
s till
h a d br o ught
th e r o u g h
pen c il
li s t o f th e H o me
pl ay ed "In th e Go o d Old Summerti m e",
with the ex pres s i o n an d
Rest a urant 's
ne x t day' s food writt e n
in old S c hul e nber g ' s
po i nt e d
h a nd w ritin g.
S a r a h sa t d ow n a t h e r ty p ew r ite r a nd s l i p pe d a c ard b e n eat h
the roller s . She was a quick wor k er . Ge ner a lly
de t e r mi nati on
w i th w hi c h
th ey h a d pl a y e d it in D e ce mb e r .
T h e
city w as s till in t h e po w e r of w int er .
On e a ft er noon S a r a h w a s s hakin g with cold in h e r b e droom .
S h e h a d no wo r k t o d o exce pt S c hul e nb e rg's me nu s . Sar a h sa t in
h er r oc kin g c h a ir a nd l oo k e d o ut of th e w ind ow. Th e m on th w a s
a s prin g m on th a n d k e pt c r y in g t o h e r : ' S prin g tim e i s h e r e, S a r a h
- s prin g tim e is h ere, I t e ll y ou. You 've go t a n ea t fi g ur e , S a rah - a
nice, s p r in g time
in a n h o ur a nd a
h a lf t he 21 c ard s wer e t y p e d a nd rea d y .
T o d ay th e r e we r e m o re c h a n ges on the m e nu th a n u s ual . Th e
s oup s were light e r ; th e re we re c h a ng es in th e m ea t di s hes . T he
spirit of spring filled th e whole li s t .
S a r a h 's fin g er s d a n ce d o ve r th e t y p ewr it e r lik e little fli es abo v e
a s u m m e r s tre a m . D ow n thr o u g h t h e co ur ses s h e w or ke d , g i v ing
the n a m e of e ac h di s h it s prope r position
fi g ur e - w h y do y o u l ook o ut of th e w ind ow
so
sa dl y? '
S a r a h 's ro o m w a s at th e b ac k of th e house . L ookin g
out of th e
acc ordi ng
to it s l eng th
w ind ow ,
s h e c ould
see the w ind ow l ess
brick
wall of t h e b ox
with a w a t c hful ey e .
Ju s t ab ove th e swee t s came th e li s t o f v e ge t a bl es . And then -
S a r a h was c r yi n g
f ac t o r y
i n th e n e x t s tr eet. B ut s h e th o u g ht
of g r a s s y w a lks a nd
tr ees an d bu s h es an d r oses.
ov er th e m e nu.
T e ar s from . the d e pth s
of
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A n d t h e n a s t r o ng vo i ce w a s h ea r d i n t h e h a ll b e l ow , a nd S ara h
ju m p e d f o r h e r d oo r , l eav in g t h e b o o k o n th e flo o r .
Y o u ha v e g u e ss e d it . S h e r e a ch e d t h e top o f t h e s t ai r s ju s t as
h e r fa rmer ca m e r u s hi n g u p , a nd h e l d h er t i g ht l y i n h i s a nus .
' W h y h ave n ' t y o u w r itt e n - o h , w h y? ' c ri e d S a r a h .
' N e w Y ork is a r ath e r lar g e tow n , ' said Walt e r Fra nkli n . ' I ca m e
in , a w ee k ag o , t o y o u r o ld a dd r ess . I f o und t h a t y o u h a d g o n e
awa y o n a T hur s d ay . T h e pol i c e a nd I h a v e hun t e d
h o p e l ess ne ss ro s e in h er h ea r t a nd fi ll e d h e r e y es . D ow n we n t h e r
h ea d on t h e littl e t y pewr i ter s t a nd.
F or s he h a d r ec e iv ed no l e tt e r from W a lt e r i n t wo w eek s, a nd
th e n ex t th i ng
o n th e m e nu
w as d a nd e l i on s
- d a n d e l ion s
w i th
s o m e k i n d of e g g - bu t ne ve r m i nd t h e e gg! - d a n d e li on s
w i th
w h o s e g o ld e n f lo w e r s W a lter h a d d ec o r a t e d
th e hai r of hi s q u e e n
o f l ov e a n d f u t ur e w if e - d and e li o n s,
th e m e sse ng e r s o f s pr in g -
fo r yo u ev e r
r e m in d e r o f h e r h a p pi es t d ay s.
B u t w h a t a m a g i ca l thin g s p r in g i s ! I n t o th e g rea t c o ld c it y of
s t o ne a n d ir on a m e ss a g e h a d t o be se n t. T he re w a s n on e t o brin g
i t ex c e p t t h e littl e me ss e n g er o f th e fi e l d s w i t h hi s ro u g h g r e e n
c o a t , th e d a n d e l i o n - th i s li o n ' s too th , a s th e F re n c h ca ll h im .
W h e n h e is in f l owe r, he w ill hel p w ith l o ve m a kin g, twi s t e d in
m y l a d y's nut - br o w n h a i r ; w h e n y o u ng , b e fo r e h e h as hi s f l owe r s ,
h e g o e s i nto t h e b o ili n g pot a nd d e li ve r s h i s m e s s a ge .
In a s h o r t t im e S a rah fo r c e d ba c k her t ea r s. T h e ca rds m u s t b e
t y pe d. B ut s till in a fa in t , g old e n l i g ht fr om h er d a nd e lio n d r e am ,
s h e fi n ge re d t h e t y pewrit e r k e ys a b se n t l y for a lit t l e w hi l e , h er
_ m ind a nd h e a rt o n t h e co u n t r y wa l k w i t h h er yo un g fa r m e r . B u t
s oo n sh e ca m e b ack to the s to ne s t re et s o f M a nh a tt a n,
s in c e ! '
'I w rot e t o y o u , ' s aid Sa r a h , w ith fe e li ng .
' N eve r go t i t ! '
' Th e n h o w di d y o u fi nd m e? '
Th e y ou ng f a rmer sm il e d a s p r i ng ti me smil e .
' I we nt i n to th e H om e Re s t a ur a nt n e x t do o r thi s eve mn g , '
sa i d h e . ' I d on ' t ca r e w h o kn ows it ; I li k e a d i s h o f s om e k ind o f
g reen s
a t th i s ti m e
o f t he y e a r . I r a n my eye d o w n
th a t ni ce
t y pe w r itten
m enu l o okin g f o r som e thin g
lik e th a t. W hen
I g ot t o
th e vege t a bl es ,
I kn o c k e d
m y c h a i r
o v e r a nd s h o u te d
fo r t h e
ow n e r . H e to ld m e w h e r e y o u li ve d . '
' Wh y?'
' I ' d kno w th a t ca pi t a l W a b o ve t h e li ne th a t y o ur t y p e w rit e r
ma k e s a n yw h e r e i n th e w orld , ' s a i d F r ank lin .
T h e y oun g m a n pull e d a menu f r om hi s p oc k e t , a nd p o i nt e d
t o a lin e .
S a ra h r ec o g n i ze d th e f ir s t ca rd s h e h a d t y p e d t h a t aft e rno o n .
T h er e w as s t ill a m a rk i n th e up p er ri g h t -h a n d corner w h er e a
t e a r h a d f a ll e n . B ut ov e r t h e s po t w h e r e o ne s h o u l d h a v e r e a d th e
n a m e of a c e r t a i n plant , the me m or y of th e ir g o ld e n flo w e r s h a d
ca used h e r f i n g er s t o s tri k e s tr a n ge k eys .
B e t we e n
a nd th e
t y p e wri t e r b ega n t o ju mp.
A t s i x o 'c l ock t h e wa it e r br o u g h t h e r di nn e r a nd ca rr i e d a w a y
th e m e n u s . W hil e S a r a h a te , s h e put th e d i s h of dan d e lio n s s a dl y
t o o n e s ide. J u s t as a bri g ht f l owe r h a d b ee n ch a n ge d i n to a dar k ,
un i mp or t a n t ve g e t a b l e , s o h e r s um m e r h op es h a d d i e d .
At s ev e n thi rt y th e t w o p e opl e in th e n e x t r oom b ega n t o
q u a rr e l ; th e g as li g ht w e nt a litt l e lo wer ; s ome o n e s t ar t e d to
u n l oa d c o a l ; ca t s c o ul d b e h ea r d on th e b ack f e n ces . B y th e se
s i g n s S ara h k n ew th a t it was t im e f or h e r t o r e a d. Sh e g ot o ut h e r
b oo k, se tt l ed h e r f ee t o n h e r t r unk , a nd b eg a n .
T h e
two
v e g e t a bl e s
li s t e d
on
th e
m e nu
w a s
th e
d e s cription:
f ron t
do o r be ll
r a n g . T he
l a d y
dow n s t a irs
a nsw e r e d
it .
S ara h s t o p p e d
reading
a nd li s t e n e d . O h , y es ; y o u wo u l d , ju s t as
D ea re s t W a lt er , w it h h a rd-b o il ed
e gg .
s h e di d !
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