Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-02

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s'a'an't!'
| ''Oh, do, Lessie! do come, now-that's dar-
| Hng-mamma wants him, and there's pretty
things out there. Come with Milly. Milly give
| him apple.''
| "Don't want apple,-wsnt tandy-man dive
me tsndy. Stay, see man"
"Msn? there's no man here, Lsssie. What
| do yeu mean? Nobody here"
"Man tum bybye. Man DO tum when tits
| all nice, pity here, and door open. Lesse
stay."
"Oh, mamma" cried Miny, che wont come,
and it's almost four O'Clock, and he has done
lots Of mischief, and while l fix it up he does
more and if he should be here when Carlton
comes, shouldn't know what to do, He says
the strsngest thiDgs-and L don't know what TO
do with him."
"Taiton dive me tsndy. Sell stay. Lessie
be dood! Lessie won't tell IL man do kiss MiIly.
Leslie wont let him pinch 'Ou cheek"
"Why, what children. Lessie come here"
And Leslie came, though rather unwillingIy,
with his fingers in his mouth-the sweet little
red-ipped mouth that his mother had TO kiss
thrice before she asked him: "What does nv
baby do TO trouble bis sister,"
"H'ont know;-me tell msn other time If he
bite MilIy, and he laugh and say no, and L say
Milly bite he-'tause she hold he soft tap close
her face when she put il way, and den he
laugh more and dive me lots tandy, but Mily
naughty, and try to lead me wife out-and, and
she almost sake me And don to hide ahina
the sofa now-msynt mama? little mama
dood mama?''
go, my baby! What q baby, No, Milly can
take care OF her company alone. And you
may have some cents snd go down to the store
and buy yourself some figs. Hattie will 20
with you. Now go and ask her, aud get yoIr
nd dO,.FE a -,
half hour"
The little meddlssome thres- year-o!d dissp-
peared, aud his mother returned to her work,
very soon forgetfal OF Lester, or latte either,
as much as mothers can forget.
The parlOr door has opened 70 its expected
visitor, and low hum Of quiet, happy talk
came pleasantly 70 the ear OF the busy mother
In the little sittingrOom just across the marrow
entry, and she smiled to herself as sue remen-
bered the suffusiOn of Miily's face when she
told ber that Edward Carlton had asked per-
mission TO visit her that afternoon, ant pres
emily her heart was vending bIck to the time,
scarce twenty years before, when che first know
that Walter Grey had ask a her mothers con
sent to whisper 1.-The thrice-toli tale" to her.
Just then the door opened anG Hattie rushed
in to say that she had lost Lester. He was no.
where to be found; she was not cutie ready to
go out with him, and while she went fcr her hat
and gloves he had caught the Cat and splashed
her into pan OF milk, upsettjnE il on the
shelves and floor, tipped the nicely rising Par
ker -house-rOlls into the chip box, and poured
the contents OF the kerosene can into the lard
kettle. She had done what she could to remedy
matters; but now the little scamp was gone,
and she could not fad him; abe had hunted
ereTyerhere-and GctkeT' the gate was open into
the field, and the wOrkmen hal gone away!
Mrs. Grey was on her feet in an instant, for
she thought Of the opsn well, which the work
men had nearly finished, half full OF water,
and
There was a shout of laughter from the par
lOr, amid which piping voice was heard
"Wen she dol heard her tell mama" The
fright was over, the fugitive found. Mrs. Grey
opened the d gcr--tO see only the distressed face
Of MilIy, the laughing eye. Of Mr. Carlton, and
Lester in a ''struck attitude" and with most
il Idignant face, just emerged from under the
sofa, his vissge sglow with dough, preserves
ard excitement, just ready to shout again
.'.Sbe de-"
once safeIy housed in the sithng-Soom on
mams's lap, his indignation broke forth Rmii
al bis penItence.
"Well, mama, 'pilt the serves and ssme
mere fTgs, and Hattie would 'cOld me, ami
hided hind the sofs in the parlor, 'tause mau
Talton tOuldn't zee me. He was looking to
Miliy and holding her hand tight, and by bye
be pinched sisters cheek and asked her din't
she love him, little, and she '0uldS't tell him
and he kissed her and kissed her, but che
'outdHt, and knew she did, 'tause 'ou asketed
her last night when wss s'eep in my trib. She
said II dust AS soft, (but me heard } eSS, mama,
better an anybody else, an l dust traWlei out
IN the sofa, and told him-2nd me don't see
what he laugh so for! / was doin' to tell he
some more If ou hadn't tum ;"
" You image :" calculated Hattie. " don't
wonder he lsughsd,'
And mama laughed too, but she though,
Poor Milly :" And don't you think 50 TOO,
dear reader?
The scamp didn't have candy that time, but
he had lots OF 1t another day, and big si &c OF
wedding cake the next summer. a. :. j. T..