The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-10

She was little like me. l don't like little
girls. ! like big ones like Pussy; and III
marry her 100, some day-sce Il don't!
Why, Uncle Hal, what's the matter!
What makes you act 50 iunny?
For Uncle Hal had sunk into chair,
and was relieving his feelings by series
oflOw groans.
Recovering his voicc-"T could shake
you well, Harry, for playing such trick
upon me What must the young lady
Think"
ooh, she won't think nothing bout II.
Shell Just think lis from me. Tn her
lover, you know"
But Uncle Hal coutl not hug this lelu-
sion to his soul. u
Tie knew very little Of young ladies',
and was not comfortable In their society.
His mother died when lie was born, and
lie never Ind a sister TO teach him how
everyday thing woman can be made.
School, college, Sclninary-suCh had been
his life. lie WINS twenty-five now-shy
and modest us u girl-outwardly grave
and quiet, but with some b0ytsh fun lock-
cd up within him. Of which his little
nephew had found the key. For his Dene-
fit the celebrated Valentino Ind been COM
posed: And as he now reviewed the dii.
iercnt clauScs-tlle "grcCnish" eyes, the
fur, the stocking (StOckingS! to Il young
lady lnIiOh, horros!|-thc mcw-all con-
CoCted 10 entertain some cunning little
puss Of Harry's own age, he felt his checks
burn with annoyance. Had he fled from
society aud woBhiped I'M ideal woman
at a safe distance for this? lie re-.
called the vision which had just passed
from his sight-thc waving locks, the
eyes of harCbell blue, the half woman
hood, half childhood Of the dimpled
cheeks and light elastic figure. Was II
that dream of inaidenhOOd whom he had
addressed as PUSSY" Pussy" md hidden
to "mcw" at his window? Miserable man
that he was
A strong desire 10 shake Harry again
took possession Of him, but he suppressed
It. A shaking would but intensity the
little scatnp's memory Of tic occasion.
Perhaps, If he was lucky, his share In the
scrlpc would never he found out. Alas.
that last remaining hope was doomed 10
early extinction. Going out to walk u
few hours later, and happening into Ms
greenhouse, on an GRAND for Mrs. Scuba
more, there was Pussy herself, superin-
tending the planting of rustic stand !;
and before he could interfere, the ire
prcsslble Harry Ind dashed up to her.
"Oh, I'm so glad darling Miss Pussy.
l didn't think you'd be here. That's
mighty cunning blue bow you've got on.
Did you make It ?"
"Why, Harry is that you! How do
YOU dol Yes, made the bow"
ats bully. I say that's my uncle, Pus.
sy-(lid you know that? lie only came
week before last; but he's tip.tOp. He
teaches nc, you knOw-rcadin' and
writin' and all. Uncle IGal-loOk round
here, Uncle uNl-here's my Pussy"
Uncle Hal, with crimson cheeks, bow.
cd aud retrcatcd behind tall Camelia.
"Ac's real bashful," went on the terri
bic child. "Hc's always Dashful, you
know, when there Nre any girls round.
| wonder why amt. l don't mind them
IL bit. And then he's afraid you'll be an-
gry about tho Valentine. l told him you
wouldn't mind it mite. You don't, do
you, Pussy"
INC IHIel.'1ie sn'u l u'SJ i'e' '''''N'
ayes Tint Valentine about PUSSY,
Pussy you know. Uncle wrote it. Wasn't
it funny about your eyes being green, and
your saying Mc"-I'c"-'''c"-4'N I"
chorus OF cals g., .,,,, a. ,,,o o,,,o.
tssy IooKGl IT TI, Gnc !" C'.c " ei';'
while inc luckIess llni oenlnu !!le casncllla;
longe0 tnat Ino GartM MOllu "l'ei ,,, a.,''
swallow hlItH Il"IIy wc!'S vi :I'1"t as
lnen inc Cnlu, sIle M's gut , Cnl i Ht.Ia
4ilThuFst lnto Lc0Is' Ml'ci Dl"T ILL lilly
haIs catcrwaulligs 70 y SioSU, ~" H. n'l ~.
Soil TO gazc upon hcr' VIII "ohucF Ill HIS
wlaG,ol'eh eyes. ~ ,.;, "v,,o,
why, sncs GEyans I y" Snt Ia, sh nv
lot 10 YOU NY rSS b., - my Jon, t' QUE
crying! IN HoI russym aI.n1 80, III,
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shelter: hohIu ncVEl sten SCuS ,"'S
cry DeloTe, anu tnS aMItectIHS "l''1''el' W."
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IN, n.Ss L1i LIZ to ~Un nUcH"in"J Lv
the dread emstSencyL, PII , w. %T. cyi
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hayc 1een so Gnn9yeu aOouIH 1t "FO'e
that YalGntine J0F hurry
a7E or hMly .p,,,,,,, asa, ,,o,r,,,
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II some niue bliss GI llls T"n' usS
was MS lauy l2vc, ~ S1a INV INV .,' o ''n.a
suppose Friy 90 not S spJ Sny HUT
tears 1DouS II, VI SlSa ~ SaT ~ na 'ss, @
sell anu ncIc co n.y. ~ iiS I ~ ,nI
wonIeu elosuence Ila' I svUocu liz o, m"O
never SPOKEN 70 n1 Ms ""f'' !" young
nay paGTc III, ~ ms MI, IllU ,,,,no,oo or MINI
IS nll Ll'lS sLy n, ,'.",. ,ho ,"s. ' JrO,,,
ct1ed fuSSy, WlnAls away NV , t"S ,.,N uaTs
rom ner Ing Stle ic,o uOm w ron
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