Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-06-21

! berries or to dip spring water, TOR fear
its lustre would be spoiled, and the name
of the donor egacsd. Mrs. Phillips de-
spisod the dfpper, because she despised
peddlers, and she would have destroyed
The amulet had not her mothers love
for Eva pleaded against it.
50 WREN Eva had reached ier tenth
year-a bright, blooming little lassie,
full of gaiety and happiness-the dipper
was still in existence, bearing travely its
age, and its oft repeated struggles for
favor with Mrs. Philips.
Eva though quite a young lady, was
as fond of it as ever, she kept it on her
pretty dressing-bureau, that it might
meet her eyes the first thing in the morn
ing. One would have thought that the
little maiden was completely infatuated
with what, Eve years ago, EugerS Fuller,
the peddler, had styled love-gage,
and perhaps she was-we cannot say
Certain it is that there is no accounting
for the fancies of a female head; no
philosopher has ever discovered test by
which to analyze the mysterious compo-
sition, and moreover, never will.
One evening Mrs. Phillips was coming
into the kitchen in something Of a hurry,
and it being dusky in the room, she hit
her foot against some obstacle, and in
consequence lost her balance and fell
down into a large pan of battermilk,
which Jane, the careless housemaid, had
left on the floor. There was quite a
splashing, and scattering, and Mrs.
Phillips, though unhurt, was decidedly
put out-not sat Of the buttermilk, but
out of temper. Her favorite poodle dog
was frightened 30 much at the noise Of
her fail, that he few upon the cats back
! for refuge, ard the latter animal made
her escape through the chimney, leaving
poor Roche to drop down at his leisure.
From the ruins, Phanix-like, Mrs.
Phillips arose; and on James bringing
light, she proceeded to investigate mat
ters-wondeEfng all the time what she
could have stumbled against The
wonder was soon dispelled by the ap,
pearance of Eva's tin dipper, for the
child. wearied out with a long .ramble
over the field and pasture, had returned
home so drowsy that her mother had
sent her directly to her room, without
giving her a chance to put away her
treasure. The sight of the dipper only
seemed to increase Mrs. Phillips indig,
nation, and she vowed vengeance on the
unfortunate cause of her downfall.
Consequently, the next morning wher
Eva arose and looked about for her dip.
per, it was not to be seen. She went tC
her mother for information, but that lady
was profoundly ignorant in the matter
and Jane proved, on being brought tc
the inquisitiOn by Eva, to be in like
blissful state with her mistress.
Then Eva vert through with a grand
system Of accommodating, which resulted
in the recovery of the dipper fr6ma mass
of rubbish in a Corner Of the wood shed
1t was bruised and battered little, bu
| in. other respects, as good as new, anC
Mrs. Phillips, though guilty of the in
tent, was not exactly guilty of the sin o
the conoclast.
i Resolved to guard against all furthe
PROCLAMATION of her idol, Eva, CAREFUL.
tied the dippeF in piece of strong silk
which had been given her BY the villag
milliner TO make her dolla dress whicl
she deposited all in a little hollow at tn
foot of the pasture, and covered tn
aperture with Eat stone.
Some days afterwards she was sent b.
her mother on an errand to her Aun
Ethel, and as her way lay down the pas
ture-lane, she thought she would tax
out her dipper, give it an airing and per
haps fill it with strawberries down i
, Grants meadow. Singing blithely, sh
went her way, the ezhumed dipper stil
, in its bandages, hanging upon her arm
She came to the narrow bridge acros
, the Dead River, and was nearly in tn
middle of the crossing, when her atteu
ton was attracted by large cluster {
t wild dragon-star, olinging to the willow
| which hung over the bridge. Thought
lessly, her eyes fixed on the flowers, sh
, advanced to the verge Of the bridge-th
! plank bent and tipped with her weigl
One scream, and the little form of E7
STRUGGLED in the water. She closed he
ewes, and gave herself up for lost br
. no, the dipper bound with silken clotl
n acted like life prsserver, and kept hi
7 above the surface.
Help me- Do somebody come ar
e help mer screamed the girl as she W
h borne rapidly past field where son
F.; farmers were engaged in planting the
d corn. In moment a stalWart man Gle
ID the waters, and reaching Eva, he grasp
E. her in one hand, while with the other
swan to the shore.