The Van Buren press., 1875-07-06

lent me her locket aud apocket handker
chief trimmed with edging. Alice is 90
dear. left my hair down my back, be-
cause Tom. likes it best so, and the blcs
sed boy made me present Of = pair OF
new gloves-kids, pale yellow. with two
buttons. nearly cried over them, the
poor fellow has so little money; but he
said Flossy mast be SWELL cost what it
might. had rose for my hair off AL
ices bush, and altogether regarded my
self as very fine, until | reached the Al
mys' and then, as papa would say. !
lost my level,for the girls were gorgeous,
Lilly in white silk Ellen in lovely pink
Grape, with her hair powdered. Oh, !
can't pretend to remember, but they just
looked beautiful! After all. had just
as nice time, for danced every dance,
in spite of my old blue, tae German in.
cluded. Such kind, 'plfasant boy took
me in to supper, and l spailed my gloves
by getting ice cream on the thumb. AL
ice has put on benzine, but they won't
ever look so nice again However, ! ncv.
er expect to go to any more parties, So
except for their being dear Toms pres
ent, it doesn't matter
why, what baby this is. soliloqui
sed John Singleton, at this point /
didn't know that there were any such
girls left
November l0-Studied, read, prac.
ticed, made gems for tea. Papa called
them capital.
November l5.-Ditto, ditto.
Christmas day The owl for all his
feathers is cold Just come from church,
We decided not to give any presents to
each other this year, but spend the tiny
bit we could spare on Mrs Maloney and
the chicks. Tom. presented me with his
Indian rubber penbil, Mr.. Squires having
given him new one.
May 2 How long it is since l wrote
anything in my diary! All our time has
gone to papa, He is better now; but
how frightened we have been 1t makes
me shiver to rceollcct it What could we
do without papa2 Now, summer is near,
and he will grow strong Alice and l
have lost so much sleep THAT We are drow-
sy as owls.
Jun: Papa is better, but Alice is
all tired out. How hard is to be poor
when anybody is sick ! don't mind it
in well times.
August 10.-Papa feels little weak
er, but the doctor says il may only be the
heat was thinking, just now of the
sea, the long, cool roll of the breakers,
and the swash, the gullsdving and plum.
ging. the crumblng Of the sand under
foot, hard. yet soft /! How delicious IT
would he to feel it all again Perhaps
shall dream about it tonight.
August ll.-No; dreamed. instead,
that we were fryiag doughnuts in hotel
kitchen. What a mdsummer's dream
am afraid | have vulgar mind
October Allow little ! guessed,
when wrote such foolish words what
was going to happen! Papa is dead. II
was the 18th of September. | can't write
about it yet Oh, papa
Christmas again. Such sad day
We three have been sitting over the reg
lister all the afternoon, and making our
plans. Papa's life insurance is all we
have to live on now. Tom must give up
being doctor, and take clerks place.
Mr. Squires has found one for him. lie
is very brave, and does not say one word
to show how disappointed he is; but we
all know have written to ask Mrs
Morris to find me place to teach child
rem. Alice says am too young, but
feel old, and il the children are net very
big think l can manage. Anything il
hetter than letting Alice work so hard
If no place opens as teacher, shall Try
for something else, for do something
must.
january l7-~Nothing yet, and dear
dear Alice has been i'll for three weeks
She is little better, or l don't know
what should do.
March III have heard Of place in
shop
Here the writing broke off abruptly
John hastily turned over the remaining
pages. Not another line, except IN pen
Gil, near the end Black ribbon, 81 cts
Boy at crossing, 3 cts. Oranges for AL
ice 5 cts. and underneath a single line
Patience isn't always pleasant, but sh'
leads to pleasant things
Here's a pretty business! he solilo
quzed, slowing the little book in bis
breast pocket. AS we'll search for Q
needle in hay stack as for this girl out
of all New York city. Why can't women
write their names and addresses in full
while they are about 1t?
He took up a newspaper, but the let
ters danced before his eyes, and before
long he had pulled the green book ou,
again, and was re.reading the journal
An odd excitement stirred his pulses
For good many years--in fact, since
the age OF nineteen, when his first love
Tilted him-he had counted himself de
teonned old bachelor. and having no
mother or sister, and drifted out of the
way of wemanhood and their interests.
: Flossy's' simple record seemed to bring
him back to this forgotten world. 1t was
as il girl had sat down by his side. and
whispered secrets in his ear. Visions OF
a sweet, tired face behind q counter, oi
appealing blue eyes he was certain they
must be blue). Of veil Of soft light hair
(hair to match the eyes), swept over him
and all his knighthood was aroused.
Find her he must, and help her; bu'
how2 Never did search seem moro un-
promisingly devoid of clew.
To adveatise was, Of course, his first
thought. Found, a small, green pock
ot.hnrt nnnoarpd next dav a,nonp the