, 1874-08-29
MY HERO.

Vs bl-t\~s
"Dls Is my sip, an mos do boot oh Edln-
bulbs"
"No, Dollio, you amt. I'm tho Duke, aud
You're tho DuchesB. A girl CANT be Dultc.
you silly!"
"Ato's not silly tlirl, an mo tan be do Doot.
A1ayh't mo TO Doot, an woar aold baokons,
Lotly taar7 Dorgo savs nio maYi't."
"What blolso you aro, Dol'io! as II you could
DO Dnkoi Why, you'll wear esowa 1t YOURS
Tho Princess-princcss- whats her nAnlo? Now,
hold Your hcad ntill. do, a,ll III put 1t on. I
won't plny with you, Do1lto. II You're 10 'dicu-
lons, M don't do what Two tetlod you.
THERE, Now!"
ThiB throat oxtingli's.ea Dol1ie-pnpr B1nhll
Doltio Of 81 Sho submits to be hnuled ponder
o,lBy from tho old wicker chair OIL tho lawn III.
N. q. dalatoa for tho uuuco) by Georges stout
arms; aud to ilavo har wco, round fhoo, and
shning. crocnH-co'orod curts, n,ado htlonns BY Il
stiff, mnwiclly crown Of brown paper pinned
together by n,,rso. It s much too big, 40 big
tint 1t asnpA down over tho baby hrows and blua
oyos antl Do1Iio laaB to hold It up painfully
with ono olmplo1 paw in order to got oycn 4.
lIt]o glitnpso of George, WHO is busy attiring
ilin1aolf i'll MI old zonnvo taokot Of mino with
Eo'd buttons. Somehow, though Do1lio has
novor hoard Ut womnn'a rights sllo feels that
llorH l'avo been tramp'ed oil ut prosont and tint
0oorgu--tiogmatfo f~yoar-oid George. with
H}lnEEy golden lair CIT aerosa tho forehead, aud
falling ovor his Fator collar boi.inl--!,as do
citicaIy tho best shnre Of iifo; md tint sho
>ollio, mist submit. OF ba loft to on|oy her
fomlniue rights in lonelincss. Above tho slty lis
worry, vnry blue, deep vault Of dazzling
sapphire Iust hIistcrng Oh tho horizon
with white. The very trcoA SOON to
hang thclr heads Under tho weight Of groen.
droat ciaHters Of roscs pink, yellow, and vo1vety
crsnaAoa, wagg(e to aud fro. ind burst in showers
Of gautlY pota1s upon tho following omorald Of
the lawn. Tho iessa,nina which eovors the
front Of tho roctory IL like night beneath
tho tropics. it ia ueruBtud with white giea,t-
illg stars. Tho bandn of scarot gprani,ln,s aut
azure. cprod nonophyla, under the p'aue trecH
with their painful glaro. Even tho weight Ut
fragrance flon, thouo tall Anow-wlito lslie8 mud
tlaty aoitnEa bnHlleB il too much OIL such day.
loan back IN low cann-cllalr under tho biggest
plane troe, my Aoad against tho trunk. my do
hands barely. closed ovor tl.o neglected work In
my Ian; while up from the river comes tito
"swisli, awialt" OF tlto canai-boat through tho
lazy, aun>brisnmed wato!s, tho whistle Of tue
boy who drives thoso great. heavy 1lolses a1oug
tho tow-patl,, and the faint ewont Jingle Of tho
tors ssdo we'd sssef, who }iyos wt} him hiuce his
wlfe'a denth. III o,1t paving calls In the pony.
.n,,,nso ~, haaa ann,n 10 - sn9 e'nuY ~! "otkE
supl,os' lao i XII. seas W n'aRo A!h lo,o}. anu
tta 80 ',uor t ssseu o1
:Wi YOU love, VIII . un M and bag AZ osa stoS
says Goolgo, caltay uniting the Offices OF priest
mud bridegroom IN bis own peraon and Dul,1o
o s sri, ~ 20 n"s ti ~ 1es ue adse tn
w. a3, M.s ~ :, u t. VIII "lre proea'
nwe t. fnliow aiut nv ayaa "'o III TO III IL
nro,sa;,t. 1o1,a;n'., 1'o' t"S eyes' aua 1ee1
0so"0''' 0'''T.uopv, nISon,.,r,nr ,,,r.
.,,, - "lstMas.so 1',,:3, o1..f Lazy
onc nf ~" to tn " ro,yav e;o ~ w ay1nng eso on
1as,.o efso, fosn; rusausis n; aays VIII when
,,n.sti ei1o. .s'oio DosoIstlne LII Tue !ealy
'aTaa, na,,"ot "t "Muu. hava oto dro,noa ny ,.o
oyas ~. ise an"9 usoppou 2a 70 aieop. now
nue ; '.to .!a7 eou out on tho tn"ti, anu IS look,
11ne 1nG :: e . MS ,s VOICE. eays ow harry you al
atan tu oase o ~ ,,a stma asIof rnIp 40 cal NM
,,;, cos. " ~ ptoaa iet1 nas snatif us
la aGy Gray f:a, hyas Ms nS,s, stu holIlnS the
sI;1,t ha,va !vi"o a 10 ' s.,,,lo !s uaa aug ~. Suro
15,o ,s o1'o,o @ lI. We iooR up a!la anale at hshl.
n'eh ~ a'1 nu. M az lanen Aahalt,ed ol my ldloncns
.s Hostsnesn baoua DO anu tio children ruase
y uensnteu, euoa' 'aa1 papa ahall como and
,,;, taI'a eau 10 poaa Stanley, cries George in
~, mSnn b'ee' ial'H' ioo III Do4iaoH nelns mar
f'ea; ~ ....,
-. tausou' LILY saYs papa, coming over to me In
nnt tla: is'.noE euch'n proeceediHG TO tako
ltaeo w'thous tna Paseraal nohodietlon Sup
poass q, p.a9 " tofntusl'ag t1e na1ins :!
Ihey aFe ehactIh{' tiio Dtikoa Weddsng. Dir"
say !. Glylns up ny eha'r TO hum, antl subsiding
on 20 ni1 Inverted nower-po5 ihatoad.
Anu You're 20 oe loan stanley. papa. Gu!
WON'T IT. hE JoLLyl
aaaB George. tnr9st'ng himsolf botwcon his
lathefs ahoeh hhd ,u.,anelne with e1tltoment My
master maRes a 11ttle "mouo o'-exprossiye OF
t0aa3 n aenonont @ a: nat.! nor: o.,
Ii yaa are gong to pile undesirca disnitioB
on me- Georeis, couldn't you maka 'no atotro-
no!itan q ~ tetorst,lr at ones = he auggestB.
~ would DO just rs agreeable"
George consldors 1non1ont; than, with
deep sigh; No, you can't be A;ai. because. yon
Eee, ean't posoanco II. and i,uie can't Mother.
olao cant paroianco any bns lstiest words. It's
auch onttior
ar. Cl!Aor1 1auGus ana takes the guilty
Dolsso OH hls Knee. My bAttercup,
WHO hab ocan extingnahhg you2" ho
ssayb toasinl tho nroWn,lMpar s,1 crown OH to the
lawn, and M Mkl'Hig tho little l'ahod faco. II am
a!ta'a o9nE DaeAess u .lats1ang work, "eo
woman, IL truth we're 'ino"n." And indoad
Dolio heareh sigh Of relief At the deprivation
OF l'or diEliieA, mntnbles with ller lips against
hnr 1ashors' Mo 10 e. aefAy a'oopy, nal'a, !" and