Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-04
RIGHT AT LAST.

Gc AXIS Ana JoEClcs. IL sue ~ unity hes
y, II aud good--it not, will make up my |
mind T. endure II no best may"
He was tall, rugged young fellow. with |
bright curs, hccked with chestnut gold (;
dark sparkling eyes, and n forward en-
Drowned with the suns and showers Of
twenty-six years Of honest toll.
"she knows well enough that love
htr," soliloquized Royal a. he walked
along the fragrant solitude II the quiet
country lane Perhaps Shelf think this
letter little abrupt, but then she's perfect
" aware what arough and tumble sort Of
a fellow am.
The letter aforementioned did par,aks
slightly Of the clements Of abruptness, nor
was KovaI's apprehension altogether
groandless. Thus it read:
My DEAR DoRcAs- you marry me
Yes or no.
ROYAL WARsRR."
" For there's 10 earthly use in beating
about the bush," thought honest Royal,
".Seson words are - good as seventy"
AS Dorcas Brown standing in the milk
room pcepcd down in the brown stone jar
70 see how much cream she had Amassed.
something like a tiny white bird fluttcred
down on the iioor beside her.
"0ood gracious said Dorcas, with lit
tie start, "whats that? and where did II
come from"
The rosy crimson swept over her face IS
she read the brief words
"Its just like Royalw she laughed to
herself. Yes, or nor WE'LL think
yes r
So Miss Doscss crept up-stairs to her
room. and without ever stopping to pull the
sleeves down oves her plump arms, wrote :;
my DEAR KoYAL-fes.
DoRcAs BRowN."
81 think that 10 decided enough for him, J"
said Dorcas "And how shall ever get 1t
to him without my fathers knowledge! He
wants mo to BE- Mrs. Joe Trimmer"
She hesitated = moment, and then leaned
out of the window.
In the sunshine on the doorstep, sat
Tommy Ives. . poor, half-witted fellow,
who ran errands. did odd jobs. and made
himself generally useful in Farmer Browns
estAblishnent-a man in years, but child
in mind.
Tommy r. whispered Dorcas softly.
Yes, Miss DorcAs," said the poor fellow,
starting suddenly from his doze.
81 want you to take this note to Mr.. War
ner for me. And Tommy"
'ics, Miss Dorcas.
"Be sure and don't let my father see it,.
Remember that. Tommy"
Tommy promised. and started on his mis-
son. but meeting Farmer Brown IN the
keeping room he acted 81 sheepish that the
farmer suspected something wrong, md
cross txanncd hnn severely. After the
old man had loft, Tommy locked tor his
note, and at last uttered l,urring self ,rat
ua,ion rs he .ircw little billet ont from
the table drawer
~ don't exactly mind putting il there
but \ pose must ha' done so Now Mr.
Royal shall have it quicker
Mad Tommy sped away, under Tie shol
terng shadow ii the elm tree that FIRM ei
the lawn
For me, Tommy
*, for you, Mi ROYAL Miss Dorcas
says, Take It To Mr.. Warner Tor me And
don't YOU let father see il On no account 7
80 didn't let him see IT,"
lie watched Tommy udgiug along quick
~ by the road -sidc before he opened the
folded billet
Il was utterly and entirely blank, but
scarcely hlank~r than Np~M Warmers face
as he turned the sheet this way and that.
The next moment tho hot angry scarlet
su.iused has face as he bit his lip almos,
cruelty.
The insult was gratuitous," he mutter.
ca under his breath. "She need not have
added that 10 the burden Of mortiGcation
Well, the dream is oycr-Fye been a fool
and I'm glad to know i, :"
lie crumhl,1 the sheet OF unwrittcn pa
pr IN his hand, aud flung 1t among III,
| silyor-whitc daisies in the pasture field
where liz WAS standing.
lie viii come T. see me to-night," sale
norcas Brown g herself, as she sa, in TIA,
doorway dreaming over bit of dclicat,
heetieNelh, and lo,kia~ vcry enchanting
~ 2 blue muslin dress, ana blue ribbon
minsling with her brigh' proiusion Of curls
be viii surely come tonight think
he ought TO have come las, Why, Tommy
what's the trouble ~
tor snnpie Tommy was coming up tn,
path wipins his Ing tears from his eye,
with his clenchei kauekles.
Hos gone - tal,cred Tommy.
Who"
"lIc-Mr Royall'
Gone Oh, well, don't cry-hc'll b,
back again soon
NO, hos gone 10 New York, and he'
never coming back no more . lie told IN,
so himself"
The soft roses died out Of Dorcss
cheeks.
Tommy. are you sure that you are moi
mistaken Z"
"les, I'm sure. l saw his trunks pu,
on the stage myself He's gone, and he's
never comm heck no more"
Tommy :" exclaimed Dorcas, springine
70 her feet. did you give him that let.
ter ~
"les, and he he gave me dollar, and
sand was good fellow, lancnted Tommy
piteously.
Dorcas stood moment or two, abscntly
watching the red stain of the sunset glow
ing on the western horizon; then she turn
cd and went invent into . world that had
changed. and = life that had grown dark =
Alas, poor, proud little Dorcas
And 20 they moved away ,"
Royal Warner was moro disappointed
than he cared to have become visible. a. he
leaned over the garden gate, no longer the
stripping farmer, but tall, disnitisd, young
me aber of Congress, from one Of the West.
ern States.
"oa. yes. two good yeass ago. Gone TO
Wa'son's Corncrs-fu'n iture sold at public
auction"
Royal Warner hcsitated . moment.
IL am very foolish, suppose. but I
would like to own something that used I,
belong . my old friends. Do you know Of
any article that -"
oh : interrupted squire Daley, good.
hnmorcsilY, you're welcome to the Web
.ler's Dictionary wife bought at tho sale
Hosea has brought a later edition home
from college and the old one amt no ac-
count anyhow. III fet III it,
An old battered volume with yellow
a .sas's and dog cared corners, there was
p Pa, y, very littlo value to the book: but
,;sj !, ~ amer ne: t0ok it rcvsrsntly, and car
!; l,eu 3" 70 his ROOMS =. The vilar. hotel A.
II 1t had Teen tn. Koran ;,..ls sa "VI s as
faithful disciple of Mahomet '' "'u nc a
Tic sat down BY the window
the leaves care essly over, thintinau .u,neu
cas- browns violet grey orbs AMI i.n ~ DOT
lashes. 'ohg eye