The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-08

dice, or comes TO grief In some way, about once
a month. hut / don't blame poor Sally for
wan dug to gel away from this place now and
then. I Think Icould aud II 10 nay hear TO
murder err a. Imaginary friend or Two, Il had 70
And Naa laughed 70 b,ltAsly. 1t VISA plsa-
sure 70 hear her. - j. -
"wnere's Dir' asked John, seized with
ss 70 r.es,y =, g. SaGs
but, though lost 70 sight, % memory gear
for WAS just thinkips, as ! did ner tnings.
how clever she 10 to ike all kinda OF BOOKS tnst
don't understand az all saa u 20 ssI,sst Yss
she's a talented dear, though she hardly knows
needle from q crow bal, ana VIII maSe neIs SCI
one great blot some OF these days, wnen sne az
vine am stus descends upon her, m afraia.'
And Nan rubbed away with s'sterly zeal ~
Di's forIorn hose and insy pocket-nandKer-
chiefs.
tor
swell, might say that she was ia Italy for
she is copying some flne thing of Raphaefs, or
Michael Aageio's, or some great creatures or
other and she iooks 50 picturesque In her
really = sight 10 bsnold, and I've peeped two
or three times TO zee how she gets on." tfF
And Nan bestirred herself TO prepare the
dish where with her picturesque sister desired
to prolong her artistic ex,stence.
.swhere is your. father q John asked again,
checking off each answer with nod and little
frown @
.'He is down In the garden, deep in some
plan about melons. the beginning OF which
seems TO consist in stamping the first PROPOSE
don in Euclid all over the bed, and then pok-
Jog few seeds into the middle OF each. Why,
bless the dear man forgot il was time tor
the cider. Woui6n't you like to take II TO MIN,
Johul He'd love TO consult You and the lane
IS 50 cool il does ones heart good TO LOOK al
it"
John glanced from the steamy kitchen to the
shadowy path, and ans wered with sudden as
sumption OF immense industry
II couldn't possibly 60, Nan,-I've so mucn
on nv hands You'll have to do 1t yourself.
Mr. Robert of Lincoln' has something FOR
your private ear and the lane Is so COOL It Will
do oue's heart good to see you in it, Give my
regards TO, our father and In the words OF Lit
Tell the dear old body
| THIS cay cinnot run,
For the pots are boiling over
| And the mutton isn't DONE
Il will (; bur please, John, go in ito the girls
! and be com for table; for l don't like 10 leave
you here" said Man.
| you insinuate that / should pick at the
| pudding or invade the cream, do youl Un-
| grateful girl, leave me ~ And, win melo-
dramati tic steruness, ] ohm extinguished her IN
| his broad brilnmed hat, and offered the glass
| like poisoned goblet.
| Nan took it, aud went smiling away. Bat
the lane might have been the Desert OF sahara
| for all She knew OF il; and she would have
Il
| been an apple.tree had be not called ont
stand aud deliver, liItle woman!'
She obeyed the venerable highwayman, and
| followed him 10 and fro, listening to his plans
/ and directions with a mute attention thai
quite Won his heart.
| THAT mop. pole is really an ornament now
| Nan; this sage-bed needs weeding,-that's
| good work for you girls, and now l think OF
H. you'd better water the lettuce in the cool OF
the evening, after I'm gone"
To all OF which remarks Nan gave her as.
| sent, though the hop pole took the likeness OF
| ii till figure she had seen in the porch, the
| sage bed, cariously enough, suggested q
stra " berry ditto, the lettuce wildly reminded
| her of certain vegetable prod NC tons basket
| had bro ught, and the bob o-iink only sung IL
| his cheerlest voice, 600 home, go home! he is
| there -
Sne found Johnnie having made free
| mason OF himself, by assuming her IittIt
| apron-med itating over the partially spreac
| table lost in amaze at its desoiate appearance
one. half its proper paraphernalia having beer
| forgotten, aud the other balf put on awry -
| Nan laughed till the tears ran over her cheeks
| and John was gratified at the efficacy Of hi'
treatment; for her face had brought q Whol'
| harvest of sunshine from the garden, and al
her cares seemed to have been lost in thu
| wjndings of the lane.
| IrO BE CONTINUED IN OUR NEXT