The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-30

turned ana greeted SpOI CorulaIll, duU
aeemed quite humbled in spirit.
/ Take some cold water and wash that
. black of, Robert" said father. Robert
obeyed, but cold water or warm, with
soap or without, the black would not
come off 1t was not paint but some
coloring herb, father decided, which was
not poisonous, and which in time would
/ wear away
/ 1t was enough for him, however, that
| his bargain was ruined; for Mr.. Leonard
/ could not wait for Cassie to turn back TO
| her original color, and as the black was
not by any means handsome shade
dull and murky-he thought best not to
run the risk Of buying her. At least he
reduced the price from thirty dollars to
five. Father was much disappointed, not
SO much at the failure of the bargain
ms because he felt that some one had been
dealing very unfairly with him, and
what panied him most was, think, that
a slight suggestion came. to his mind
that | might have been the one. He felt
that it was better not to mention his sus-
picion to me, but partly as punishment,
If were the guilty one, he decided to
send Cassie to the slaughter house, when
she was little fatter, he said.
| begged and entreated, bat in vain, till
half in desperation one day, when l
CHANGED into the village depot and saw
IL young stranger just stepping from the
cars, | rushed upto him with tears in
my eyes, and besoughs him to buy Cassie.
And who IS Cassie?" he said good ma
turedly.
Then | related to him tho whole mat
tor, and ended by u pathetic appeal for
him to rescue my darling from such an
uptimcly end II Was not without effect
and he promised to come up to see her
in the sfternooa. | went home feeling
happy for the first time in several
weeks. had to lose Cassie, but how
much better | should feel to have her in
the kind hands of the bue-eyed young
gentleman than to feel her young life
WAS ru:ulc,slv sacrificed! Even the
thought that Cassie would be enrolled
amaur the martyrs gave me lao consoia-
tiop Fred leased me little on my r6
| sirnation when came home, bu. l care
fully kept my secret until SAW my blue
| eyed gentleman standing at the gate
| talking with father. stole out to hear
the bargain, and could scarcely believe
nv ears when | heard the immense sum
of thirty thousand dollars offered and sc-
ceptcd .,
As lathe, went to call Robert to fetch
| the calf round for closer examination,
| seized tho opportunity TO rush out and
throw nv arms around the neck OF
| Csssic's purchaser and cover him with
tears and kisses. He seemed pleased, and
cave ma IA kind invitation 10 visit Cassie
IN her new home.
| In few months father went to see
| this gcntlemans, or rather his father
stock. and. ~ a recompcnse to me for
| giving up Cassic-fur by this time he
| knew WAS quite innocent Of the crime
| of blnckenmg her-he look me with him.
| There she was. pure white, i'll herd of
! spotlc-s cattlel | found out then that
my blue-eycd gentleman was son of the
/ Mr.. Leonard who first offered to buy her.
- laid down my pen minute,
because David said he must read what |
was writing.
Tell the sequel he says.
"Well, | answer, wait till | have
written how we afterwards discovered
! that one of the men whom father dis
missed from service blackened Cas-
sic
VERY well, answered David, land
then close your story with these words:
The memory of the kisses lasted in the
heart OF David Leonard till-till-i'
write what You like, my wife, but be
sure and add this Blessed be the
memory o. the white calf CassieH
HYTHE MARY.