Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-10
[EXANDRIA. La, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5lO,.l872..

her arms aud said. 3 i+fs.2 faef
"Roll up my sleeves, pleace. ! can
work better with them up"
/ did roll the white sleeves up, and
then Immediately secuted the idea OF
its being dream. Couldn't dream OF
srlch arms, with beautiful dimple III
each elbow. aE
Certainly not! They We're real! l
did not think that a sculptor would
have been proud tn have them for a
model, because was morally certain
that any sculptor would have been
distracted at the sight, and have drop
ped his chisel, despairing OF eyer do
ing them Justice. u. 4a
And then she busted, and while she
busted she sang. What "a voice.
Don't mention Nilsson--I won't hear
Vt. s 8 ~ lh3
And then she drew mp chair, and
sat down beside me, having first re-
moved the handkerchief and the i'm
provised apron. Then she shook her
curls and addressed me: e.,-
my dear uncle, LET us haze = talk :
Her uncle! II my heart had sudden
~ charged to a lump OF lead, II
couldn't have sunk any quicker than
it did them.
"You kmow,r she continued, " that
you wrote me letter saying that you
considered it best for me to stay ut thu
farm until you wrote again. felt ~
lonely away out there, hardly seeing
new face once month for rlie twelve
years Ihave been therefor yOu know
YOU lett me there when WAS six years
old. Well. 1 thought would come M
to the city, SO took the fifty dollar
and bought this suit. Mrs. Mars
picked il out for me. You know slit
has been in the city, and 80 | came
and you are not angry, are you' lie
cause, if YOU are, III 20 right bacl
again, uncle-indced / WILL"
My feelings during this brief speecl
had been painful. gradually awok'
to the fact that it was AL a blunder-
that the visit OF this angel was not IN
tended for me, and felt very bite
over the discovery; but my duty wa
plain.
"My dear child.r said humbly
!" will you have the kindness to inform
me what your name is !"
She opened her eyes and theI
laughed.
!" Why she said, g surely you Cal
not have forgotten met Little Bess
You know I"
"Little Bess n repeated.
ssBessie Ludlow" she said gravely
" Your niece"
/" No.r said /, sadly; "not my niece
| have nO niece! There has been som
error. Ny name is Floyd.D
"Then,r said she, ''yOu are my un
Gle, Mr.. Richard Floyd. l saw tn
name on the door, and came in. No'
YOU remember me, don't you p
.Sorry to disappcint you, Miss Lnd
low said I calmly, but | am no
Your uncle. YOu saw the name OF Il
Floyd on tire door. My name ]
Robert
| "Thrn;' sid she Inelplessly, "wher
lis my ubc.e r
| l felt bound to confess my ignoI
alce, wllerpat she sat looking incredu
lous. i explained that, strange as
might lseem, did not know everybod
personally who happened to rcjoic.. /
the same surname as myself.
"But,r / said, cllerrfalf,, seeing he
look blank. "we can soom lind GU
Here is directory. Now, your vi
cle's name il Richard Floyd n
"Yes.n
"His occupation or profession y
! s"Eh p
! "What does he do for living r.
"Nothing. He's rich-awful rich
4 "Ah! a gentleman! Behold! tw
Richard Floy,ls, both gentlemen. Ii
us hope they are. Now, get read,
and we'll go aud find your uncle
She stood by my side in the stree
and looked ten times more bewitcllin
than ever. We walked along til
streets, ane how many male friend
stared, and wondered and envied IN
4 We found the first Mr.. Floyd ju,
stepping into his carriage in front I