The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-09
Iron ths Atlantic Monlhlyl
A MODERN CIND Il r ELLA

a3 From the Atlantic Monthly.
A MODERN cIND AR ELLA
Oh,
THE LTTTLE OLD SHOE.
f<s&t $50 ICeafsased.1
Nan, are you tc Mysteries ~ cried ID, ap
pearine, book In hAad. "John, You absurd
man. Maas are you doingr
marm." Aud John dropped cnrtsy with hi
ID, toosea ruined, for the merry words wer,
aenvsfa asss r,4da Of s,sess .s shs 'ss.s
"Wlaeim" out OF the window. exciaimint
"rnassa. say . he way J; Ira never ~her,
ought 20 be, aud never think of any thiag al
irs TO nate; butts all Gsethes iaolt. Whal
does he write books full Of smart 'Phtiiinas
aud interesting 'Meisters' Tor How ean
be expected 10 remember that SAllys away
and people snust eat, when I'm hearing tue
Harper aud little 'Mignon1' Joha, how
dare yon come here and do my WORK, insteao
OF shaking me and telling me to do IL myself
Take that toasted child aMay ana ass am t hss
like . Caiuese mandarin, wnhe o'so uP 'Ais
faan ana Nan fed like chaff before the
wlad, while III, full OF remorseful1 zeal,
chargsd al lhe kettles, aud wrenched OF ne
pgI,s,es, gets, As IL she were rsven gefoily
puIttsig ner own nair Laura had avague
tention OF going to assist; but, getting los
amoag the tights ana shadows Oh Minerva's
evoked IF M cnaos aud peace was restored.
Atsnrec o'eiock,f Dti performed the coronai
tion-ceremony with her IA hers best hat
Laura re- tied his old Fashioned neck cloth
aud arranged his white locks with an eye tc
saiatiy effect; Nan appeared with bcauu.
ful written sermon, And suspicious Ink.
stains ON the fisgers that slipped II into his
pocket John attached himself 10 the bag
and ATE patriarch was escorted to the oooI
of MS tent with the ulumphal procession
which asaaiiy attended his oat-Goings and
ia-coniags. haviug kissed the female por.
ton of his tribe, he ascended the venerable
chariot. when received him with audible
lamentation, as its rne umatic joints swayed u
aud fra. L. rea - sa.=
early on ID oaday morning; 80 take care Of
yourselves, and be sure you ali 60 aud near
Mr Easrooy preach tomorrow. My regards
10 your mother John. Come. Solon!'
Hat Scion Ils3 ely cooked one ear, and re-
manned = tixeai TACT, ier long experiences had
induced The philosopnic beast TO lake Tor us
motto the Yankee maxim, BE sure you're
r'ght, .aea &, ahead J. Hskne" tnings Were
Not right; az r.tore he did not 60 ahead.
''OA ey-thc way, girls. don't forget TO pay
Torfmy Mai:ein TOR bringing up the COW; he
expects II to- night. Anc, ID, don't sit up tall
daylight, nor let Laura stay Out IN the dew
Now 1 believe, I'm of Come, Soion y y-.ss
But Scion only cooked tae other ear, gently
agiCsted his mortified tail, as premoIitery
symptoms of departure and never stirred a
h3oi, being we'll aware that 1T always took
tnrre comes TO make go"
Bless M Dive 70, gotten my spectaclss.-
They are probably shut up in that volume Of
Herbert on my liable. Very awkward 10 fnd
myself without them ten miles away. Thank
YOU, John. Don't neglect to water the let
luce, Naa, and don't overwork yourself, my
little Marina. Come s .sHEtE ktE& z
A, THIS jeiucsure, Solon suddenly went OF,
like Mrs Gamp,'' in a sort of walking swoon,
appsrentiy des,f and blind 10 all. mundane
yaata-rs, except the refreshm enis aSaltins Ia m
len miles away; and the benign old pastor dis
appeared, humming Hebron" 10 the ereaktng
Accompaniment of balgy chaise.
Laura retired to take her SteSta Nan made
small eartoaaro of herself by sharpening her
sisters crayoBs, anc hi, as a sort Of penance
for past sins. or ed her patience over piece of
knitting, in which she soon originated some
what remarkable pattern, by dropping every
third stitch, aad scanning ad !tbitum. II John
had been "a geatlemanIy creature, with refined
tastes, he would have elevated his feet and
made a naisa nce of himself by iAdulging il
weed - but being only an uncultvated youth,
with rustic regard for pure air and woman
kind III general, he kept his head upper-most,
and talked ike 6 man, Instead Of smoking like
n chimney.
1t will probably be six months before sit
here again, tangfing your threads ard mall
treating your needles, Nan. How glad you
mast feel 10 hear ii :" he said, looking mp
from q thoughtful examination OF the hard
working litlIs citizens of the Industrial Com
munity settled Ia Mans work basket.
No, I'm very sorry for / like 10 see you
coming and going as you used TO, years ago,
aud miss you very mach when you are gone
John," answered truthful Nan, whiting
away in a sadly wasteful manner her
thoughts flew back 10 The happy times when a
little lad rode q little lass in The big wh0el-
barrow, and never split his load-when two
brown heads bobbed daily side by side to
school, and the favorite play was "Babes in
The Wood with hi tor somewhat peckish
robin to cover the small martyrs with any
vegetable substance that lay at hand. Nan
signed, as she thought of these things, and
Inn HAd 4 ha haf th,rnh n his I'm
ger-up with increased benignity OF aspect as
LIE he ard the sound. -.ar =. q. 49, 3 "a
When are you going to make your fortune,
John, and get ont Of Lnat disagreeabie hard
ware conc.rn % demanded Iii, pausing after
an exciting around and looking almost As
n Ich exhausted rs # il had oeen ,yeri table
puHlIstic encounter. s@5a afk le5-
Il intend II make it by plunging still deeper
into that disagreeable hardware concern i for
next year, II the world keeps rolling, and John
Lord is alive, he will become partner, and
then--and then'- s~FrsH Sc E 81
The color sprang up into the young man.
cbeei,, his eyes looked ont with sudden shine,
and his hand seemed involuntarily to close, as
IT he saw and seized some invisible delight.
What will happen then, John ." asked Nan,
with wondering glance.
"Ial tell you in u year, Nan,-wait till then"
And Johns strong hand Enclosed, as IL the de-
sired good were not TO be his yet. I'd a-s-s Z
hi looked at him, with a knitting needle
stuck into her hair, saying, like sarcas tic uni.
Il really thought You had soul above pots
and Kettles, but see you nayea't; and beg
your pardon for the injustice have done
you.na &frA fEA HGEH p 8Eh ISIS .-.-
NIta whit disturbed, John smiled. as if at
SOME mighty pleasant fancy of his own, as he
repiiad,- aEs e. les z 90. .t-ftH E85 rsD
THANK you, Di and as a further proof of
The alter depravity ef my nature, let me tell
you that have the greatest possible respect
Tor those articles ofironmongery. Some OF the
nappiest hours of any life have been spent in
hair aisfy loas ,tx>zf
lions are connected with them some of my
best lessons have come TO me from amen g
them; and when my fortune il made, intend
10 she " ray gratitude by taking three hat.irons
rampant for my coat.of-arms,"
Man laughed merrily, as che looked at the
burns on her hand but Di elevated the most
prominent feature Of the brown eount enance,
ands.ghed despondiagIy,--a ssG.l 81. sssS ;i4s
"Daar, dear, what disappointing world this
is! l 30 sooner build a nice castle in Spain,
and settle smart young knignt therein, than
down IL comes about my 4sars; and the an-
grateful youth, who might fight dragons, ii he
chose, insists on qaencning his energies 10 q
sancepsn, and making Saint L3wfence OF
hinftelf ny wasting ris life on a series Of grid
irons. An, II Were only man, L would do
something better shaa thai, and prove that
that, I'm only wcmaG and must sit rasping
ray temper with absnrdities like his" Aad
Dl wreslled with her Knitting as If it were
Fate, aad she were paying on The grudge she
owed It, - q
John leaned toward her, saying, with look
that made his plain face handsoIne,-
III, my father began the world as began
IT. and left 1t the richer fer the useful years be
spent here.-as hope II may leave IL some
halfcentury hence, His memory makes that
oingy shop pleasant place TO me !; for there be
made aa hoaest name, led an honest life, and
beq aeathed 10 me- his reyerenc for no nsst work
hat = = sortof hardware, III. stllat no rusr
i Ss!,s sofrfap, anu which viii always prove
49, i s,I.,. imam any your knights can