Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-25
kIrTY'S NEW COLLAR.

kit,y Cutting was nice, plump iittls
IN ud IL 81 .hteen 81 ,nmerz Her Uncle was
= miller ani pretty well to do IN the word.
~ ktity va. likely TO he an heiress, this
csnss iurslian alone would have attincted
lbsess, II KITTY had been considerably less
nttr.c i've t1an she ',ally WAS.
Il. 81 Chlncsd that kl.y' affections cen
tefei "a yelH; man waon her nuc G. the
rillsr. Ay 40 means approved. TINS was
lssr.. Gaiings. young tam'r In the
us stibsfnbni lac mllier's whJia ground
ri 0.s.piroyal Vas tina. the young man had
AIT quite 80 large share OF worldly pos
lessons - 30 thou III, his niece had right
10 eNaec'.
Fac consequence was that he forbade
y.ang u The h,ass, aud requested Kitty 10
: se h. up.
Her eyes snapped in = very decided man
nsr, AM though ste said nothing, !, was
very evident tnat sae meant considerable.
lioweser, she Was obliged 20 dissenb,e.
aud Harry thought j, prudent not 10 mp
piosca the house wh,n the miller was at
sosne. rs way Of compensation Kitty was
n the habit ri letting him know when her
anrle ~s absent, and on these occasions
The, sould pans social evening together
~ sae great square ks,chen. Kitty sttin.
en- one side ,at.nt upon her knltting. and
h.l lover fully Uccupi d ~ looking at her
lse succeeded ~ getting away before tho mil
salsri, o,he wise there would have been
>csne.
haty," ssid her uncle one day, IL have
ast ~ b away this eycaing, and pro- ably
.a1li nNt TO bAck before i or II O'clock
t>s.s cyes spnksed- dare cay my read
tfs. San sucss why.
haze gat u q over 70 town ten milc
s.s.iaas. u see Squire Has zen. lie oae
sac some II ney. 50 you Wall have 4
fass the evening by yourself
II ion't think | SHALL DO lonely, uncle,
ssli KITTY deraGrslY. II shall be 50 bus,
yoa Anpv.
II shall be at home a. soon - posi-
be. said the miller.
Don't hurry on my account" said Kit
~. innocsntl-.
Iae miller went 1ver TO his work, and
kiiiv hss;ils scratched the following note
Dg.R HARRy-Uncie has gone away
tbs evening, aud thinks he shall not be
back before II o'clock. thought you
might Ike to know. Kurr."
Folding this up, and directing it TO he,
lover, she called . little boy who VA
pSssluS.
''Do you u ant 90 earn three cents"
DONE though was the reply c
Young America.
"rncn carry this over and give il |,
MIR. Billings; and mind you don't let an,
one else see IT,"
Tho boy nodded undsrstandingly. an,
VAS OF en- his mission.
Kit was unusually lively and Cheerful
through the day, aud was unusually ae,
Ave in expsditing her unelss departure.
I'm afraid It 10 going to snew,' sai
the miller, looking up ct the clouds.
'Oh, no il Won't said Kitty. very d.
eiAsdly.
You seem TO be quite positive" sal
her uncle
AT any rate, don't think it WILL" sal
Kitty.
''oas might almost think that you wan
- get me off," remarked the miller, con
s'ierably nearer the truth than he imag
iaei
50 do said Kitty. with lucky sell
pessesson. You said. uncle. you expect
I'd to receive some money, and thought i
yoa ana You might. perhsps. buy me mic,
Kitty was seized with momen,a-y c,n
paactisn; but after al she was no, gong |,
d. anything much out OF the way, aud !
she aoon got ever (.
Precise'y ton miantrs after the miller
cart was seen rumb!ins up the road, llarr
Bsllings made his appearances.
Perhaps the reader will MT be astcnisl
cd ut his hitting tune 40 well, when l
lesrus-i beg pardon. she learns l alway
give precedence 10 my own sex tina, liz
~ had tcca watching around the corn,
for over an hour in great 'mpstience {,
this sign that the coast was clear.
Kitty Vas knitting dcmurely by the Al
when che heard Hxrry's step on the do,
sill.
"Go,d gracious, Harry. how you 81
p-isei me-" sid she, looking up with
merry smile. so unexpected. you know.
II thought rd just leok in on you" sal
her lover. Nth an answering smile. IL SUI
pose yous uaele 10 At homer
Il - sery sorry to say that he will b
% I'll she evening. You will have to CO
aroos6 again."
Il eusss IN sit down and wait ill b
cooes baek," said Harry, taking . seat i
a. inasdiase proximity to her as he dare
venture up00.
I an not going 70 detail the converse
ton dat teek place between Kitty an
her lover. Though Interesting to them.
have strong deubts whether it would b
equally 10 - ny present readers. In
general sv;jset, however, was devisin
ways and means 70 propitiatc the determi1
ed uncle, and re0evo the obetas's y shei
unioa.
This. Aewsvss ~ saehss di0eslt oal