The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-25
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II Shall DullQ tne wall, Nelly"
"Why, uncle dear," l said, chow
changeable you are. 1t was only yester-
day you told me you had given it up
altogether"
eyes, had yesterday, Nelly, but pve
uttered my mind to-day. 1 shall build
The wall and carry it right round the
house, and have high gates and big key
3. to lock 'em with and keep it in my
pocket"
"Why-whatever-fo / said, laugh
ing.
"Because," he answered, as he put his
arm around me, and began stroking my
hair is his dear old loving way-only it
does tumble it so-'because it's quite
time, else l shall come home one of these
days and find it amt home any longer,
as some of these fellows have carried off
my little housekeeper."
ooh, unclew I said, turning all hot
and red, and bent down cutting Phil's
sandwiches; show can you talk such
foolishness?'
AOoAohhCoo Aiy AtpsAO iuooiOs
he said, watching me very hard; ''ips
nature, Nell. Murray put it to me plump
and plain yesterday spoke right out"
"What about, uncleT' I said, feeling
hotter and quite angry.
"NVhat about, pussy !" he said, chuck
ling. 'of course you don't know. Told
me like man he loved you, and said he
thought he ought to tell me SO; for ii he
didn't he felt as il he had come to the
mill under false pretenses. Ha, ha, he"
"pm sure, UNCLE" said angrily, 81
never gave Mr.. Oliver Murray the least
encouragement. Ohl don't uncle, your
coming of all floury on my Dress"
''To be sure am, Nelly" he said,
laughing, same as have hundreds Of
times, like jolly miller should. And
SO you've mover given him any encour-
agement, ehY'
"Never, uncle" I cried Indignantly; i;
and in spite of all could do, the tears
would gather in my eyes, and one fell
pat ON the bread and butter between
which was laying slices OF meat.
"Why, you wicked young fibster," he
cried, laughing, ''every look out of those
eyes is an encouragement; every wave
Of that sunny brown hair; there's an en-
couraging dimple in that cheek, anoth er
In that, and one in your chin. Why,
pussy, pussy, you are wicked little en-
enlargement to all the young men for
vz,i1a rnnnH--frnttn In tn nd
don't wonder at Parson saying what he
did"
"What did Mr.. Wilson say p cried.
eagerly, for l loved our dear, gentle old
clergyman, and many time had been
round with him in his visits to the sick
and aged in the village, where his be-
nevelent face and silvered head were
always welcome.
"What did he say?" laughed uncle,
placing his great hand under my chin
and looking me full in the face; "why,
have you locked out, because the lads
were all staring at you instead OF listen
ing to the Sermon"
s.IRs all nonsense" I said angr1ly, for
I'm sure l never thought l was nice
looking, and what uncle said seemed to
trouble me.
'sIes all nonsense, too, about John
Fleming, l suppose" said my uncle,
watching me very narrowly. Wonder
ful how fond that chaps got of me late
ly?
the sand wiches.
sHas yer Yes, ne has; he calls when-
ever he is going into the town to see il
he can do anything for me; calls of an
evening 10 ask how the horses are; calls
of morning to tell me the price OF
wheat; hang him, he's always calling,
he's SO fond Of mech, Nelly? You've
seen it, haven't youW
"I-pve-I think rve seen that Mr..
Fleming does come very often, UNCLE"
said, and know my neck grew scarlet
as tied the sandwiches up In little
packet, and though / tried SO hard !
kept getting more coniused-the more
SO that knew dear uncle WAS watching
me narrowly.
"Yes,O he said dryly, "should think
you had;" and he sighed ge ently. smelly,
my little lassie," he said, taking me once
more in his arms, and speaking very Sc
riously, sips all very natural, and ]
don't murmur, though irll be a black
day for the old mill when my darling is
taken away"
ssOh, uncle!s
&. gYes, I cay when my darling's taken
away; but don't be In q hurry, my ohild.
AL isn't gold that glitters. Many Q
good, true little heart has been won By o
Handsome face and smooth words, when,
h that good, true Attle heart bad had
Il The wisdom to see It, there his beer