The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24
MISCHIEyOUS DOLLY.

tensivc grounds in O., old, fat, ana no
tempered was in a rage Not, be IL uhuci
stood that it was any extraordinary event Il
the household, for Mr.. Cowen averaged aoou
four fits of rage per- dtem. e.,
But this time his anger was ieaiiui 10 W
hold. The object against Whom MS pIcscil
fury was directed was his nephew anu otepn
en- Cowen Hill, only child OF MS sister, "l
sat calmly regarding the old gentleman as II
strobe up and down inc room, u''or'h" 'i'ic"'
and taunts Innumerable.
1t was certainly aggrayating to have sucl
tempestuous voleys Of wrath so placidly re
ceiyed. Mr.. Hill, putting fragrant Havana
with an air of perfect respect Tor his uncle
spoke little, and was perfectly unmoved by
the most fearful threats At last, exhausted
by his own violence, the old gentleman threw
himself INTO deep arm chair, crying, as {
final salute
You are an ungrcatiul puppy, sir
Il may be IA puppy, uncle was the reply
but am not ungrtattul.'
Not ungrateful! r0ared his uncle. who
has been second father to you for fifteen
years? Who educated you, sent you to col
| legc, made a lawyer Of you, allows you de
cent income till you catch client, who
! 4 do not deny, sir, my obligations to you
but do deny the ingratl,udc. | am deeply
ana profoundly grateful
Show 1t, then-provc 1t!
Il have tried for years, Uncle stephen, to
fill the place Of sen to YOU
Il don't want a sons place filed; | want
you to pay some regard to my wishes
You then want me to marry my cousin
Dolly"
Exactly. You are now twenty five; Dolly
is seventeen. You are my only relatives, and
propose to leave you all | possess But |
won't divide the property Isoy, sir, won't
divide The property
The property is your own sir. Leave 1t to
my cousin entire if you wish
Il don't wish to- roared the angry man
again. 4 wish to leave it entire to both. |
can do that if you are married
Il cannot marry Dolly
Why not? Is your heart set upon some
body else;
No sir. My heart is my own, as yet.
Then give it to Dolly
'Neyerr was the firm reply My cousin
has been here three months, and during that
time the sole desire of her life seems to have
been to torment me. | have not had meal
without pms in my napkins, salt in my cot
fee, sugar on my meat, or some other ladylIke
trick playessupon me. My bed is filled nth
burrs, my cigars are drenchcd in cologne wa
ter, my hat Is filled with chicken feathers, my
gloves have pins IN the fingers. Really
cannot cnumerate the various ways in which
this young lady develops the desire to irritate
me. This she cannot do. | am not to be ir
ritated. Still as wife, I object to any
who annoys me. Besides | have an eye for
beauty, and my cousin Dolly is simply hid.
eous-a red headed imp"
And you won't marry herr
4 will not
Then, sir, YOU will never inherit one farth.
ing of my money
Stephen Hill rose, and bowed politely
Il cannot be bought, uncle he said. Sup
pose we end this Improbable conversation
Go, sir! never expected such opposition
from you. Send Polly to me, will you?
But Polly was not to he found, for the good
and sufficient reason that she was III the deep
window seat, hidden by the curtains, in the
very room where her future was being SO hot
ly discussed and SO coolly decided
She had been fast asleep when tho gentle
men entered The room, but waking to hear
Uncle Steve in tanlrum' had sagcly con
cludcd To lie quiet until the storm was over.
When her uncle himself finally started
from the room in search of her, she dartsd
from her hidingplaCc and sped into the room.
to lock the door and burs, into At of laugh
ter.
so my stately cousin won't marry me a,
any price she said at last Poor fellow !!
Can't be irritatcd. He is about right there
have tried To move hun from his cool non
chalencc. He Is not lazy either He studies
hard, and saves uncle the work of three men
in his supcrintendencc of the place. I'm Il
red.hcaGcd imp, am Let me see
She dar,ed to the bureau, and resting her
chin upon her hand, her elbow on the mirror
81,
Hem she said musingly. Nobody cal
deny the red head, fiery head, Complexion
freckled as is proper; auburn eyes, inclined
TO green; figure thin, angular and awkward
movements, too abrupt for grace; features, so.
SD teeth, good; mouth, moderate. Room for
improvement decidedly
Dolly! Dolly cried her uncle.
Coming, sir. | wonder who called nae
Dolly" She soloquized, AS she ran down
stairs; my name is not even Dorathy.'
Mr.. Stephen Hill found that his uncle
meant To keep his threat. He was politely
requested to remove to the city, if he would
not comply with the old gentleman's condi
ti0ns, and month later found HIM establish
ed in lodging house in London, and the oc
Cupant OF a neat Office
n present at parting of Il thousand pounds
relieved his mind ofImmedlate anxiety. Two
] 1No'o B'ooNN hilh MI tlutH NbN
en- was removed to another world, leaving Z
will in exact accordance with his threat
Stephen Hill was to inherit half his proper
ly if he married his cousin, otherwise the
whole estate was II become Dolly's
Dolly's twenty-tirst birthday was 10 find
her her cousins first wife, or the heiress OF
her uncle's fortune.
Ar important lawsuit prevented Mr.. Hill
from attending her uncle's funeral but h,
smiled at the lawyers letter containing 4
copy Of the will.
Poor Uncle Steve! he said gently, he ler
me my fortune, when he gave me my edGca
ton and my profession. am ON the road {,
wealth now, and certainly cannot be tempted
by money TO marry that red headed imp, my
cousin Dollyi Ugh! the very idea of 4 wifi
like that makes me shiver You are welcom,
to your fortune, cousin, but you can't hav,
Ime'
! Another year was passed by the young law
lyer, in rapidly climbing the ladder 10 wealtl