Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-27

Ill Of msnorabls day. day that
marked he beginning Of the young
,quirss Chrissmss holidays At home,
md every minute Of il crammsd and
crowded with labor for the entertainment
10 hs honor Il the Crane Homestead
good gracioual you amt going 70 have
cream, surely r The young
lady's nose, which WA exceedingly re-
srossse already, wa perchsd high In the |
air with disdsin. III there's any thing |
can't abide," abe said, "its froaen corn
starch and that's all you can make Of
homemade cream, any way you 6x IL"
"Hold your to,sue, Angy," said her
mother YOU'RE the most uufeeiin' cree
tur ever see. You'd hev me harness
up The team an drive away ~ town and
pay out mint Of money, when / kin jest
~ well hev it for nothin'. Hain't we got
. prime new ireeesr, and cream and eggs
and ice, without In costin' cent ?. What
more do You want r
"a prime new freezer r scornfally
echoed Amy. "You'll want half a
doaau of emp
"Weli, can't I borry 'em ~ said her
prudent parent.
And who's going to hang over 'sm ?"
said the young lady, whose stay n board
ing-school had mot obiiterated the home
dialect. "They need to b. turned and
turned, and everybody's worn out. It's
nearly time to dress now, and you want =
little coolin' of yourself. You're Is red
N 4 hat"
"pn Aay II can be Of any service"
said . voice in the doorway.
"Why, Sally" said Nm. Crane" you'll
want to run home and dress, won't you p
"Oh, I'd rather NOT, said the voice, this
time trembling little. Il don't feel ct
for any fun, hrs. Crane. II don't seem
to me ever will again.
II suppose not, deary," said the far,
msrs wife, with an expression Of pity
mingled with relief. "ltli be dreadful
convenient to hev you stay, Sally, if you
kin. There's power to do yet, and only
one pair % hands to do It. ] spose you
wouldn't keer 10 60 up in the parlor but
the freeaers III be In the cellar, and the
heater keeps il nice and warm down
there and while you're a-makin' the
cream, you kin listen to the music, and
hear the noise and all It'll come kind
o nice TO you that way, won't il, Sally ~
Good Life, mar " laughed the viva
0ious daughter "is that what you call
nice 1t reminds me of the little hungry
boy that went to smell the steam at the
pastry cook'sp
"You don't know nothin' about the
way Sally feels" said Mrs. Crane, nor /
don't think you could if you tried. /
believe you'd dance and whsle about
before the grass took root over your
pappy's grave but Sally loved hern,
poor child, and she can't help thinkin' Of
the poor school-master lynn out there in
the snow, when here he was, only bit
ago, as chick and smart as anybody. It's
no KNOWN whose turn it'll be next"
Whether the good woman had any
reason Of her own for thus dwelling
upon melancholy subject, it decided
poor little Sally's aversion for the merry
making, and put to flight the gay Angel
lea, who was in no humor for red eyes
and noses, when the squire would short.
ly come, and it behooved these features
To be at their best.
But Sally fell to sobbing outright, not
giving unought 70 the deieterious effect
OF sears upon ner beauty, although once
upon Time II was bright and benny
enough 70 ensnare the squire bimself
Long ago, when ne drew her TO school on
ms handsome sled, he made many 9
s'umoie over the ice IN looking back
upon the sweet face under its scarlet
hood, the little cheeks all aglow, and tn.
yeilow curis wantoning about with thu
pllsk wintfy ar. saiiys was always tht
pisgest apple from the hnest tree in the
orchard the most luscious grapes from
me grapery ionnd their way to Sally''
desk and IN the intervals of his posses
ing PehKm1e young Master Randall
LEI. no blunt pencil In salley's satchel:
when 1t became necessary that he
SHOULD be sent to place of instruction
penuihg ms station IN life, and the tai
nad gone forth that the dear old days al
the village school should become part
ana parcel OF the past when he must
Do goodbye TO his romps in the new.
mowh nay, ms races with the colts in the
ten-acre held, his berrying and picnic
ing MS coasting down the glorious old
mn when ne must part with his dog
Lancer and his gun and pony-abovt
VI, Win Saily-it was heart-rendine
Time. Whatever grown-up folks may
think OF these childish griefs, they ART
~ tough to bear as the heavier ones thai
come later, and they leave great ugly
scars that are sometimes only half healed
over.
When Will Randall cut Sally's name
into Ak,<.L A.. Al