The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

els Win me, 10 Wulcn you are WeiCOm0
to while away your invalid hours,p then
adds: II have also copy OF Pope.
Should you like it"
| Poor MIliyl Again her face burned.
"There swims no goose" flashed into
Iner miud. He must have heard her
t"rhe hOrrid old gandeT!" Then aloud
"rhauks, l have ali the reading l can
manage"
Then she contemplated the sunset.
The blue eyes smiled and lurued to
Aunt Barbara.
| Evening after evening passed and still
Mlllie was pFopped up with "that ever
lasting ankle," ana every evening the
blue eyes OF DR., VanbOurg smiled on
her while he conversed with Aunt Bar
bGra. Milly tuned inwardly, but never
| theless liked to watch The "great ugly
gander," as she styled MN, But wnen
he spoke to her, she only answered po-
litely, tnen contempiates the sunset.
| 81 am not baby, and viii not be
treated as one" she soliluquized Milly
was ionu OF solil0quiZing) },
At last, Que evening, when Mllly'S
| ankle wac nearly we'll, Aunt Barbara
was called away, and sue was LETT alone
witn DR.. Vanbourg. OF course she must
| be polite and entertain him, SO she said
sweeLly;
"Dr.Vanbourg,w won't you tell me what
your wife is hkep
The doctor looked astonshed, and
Milly blushed and felt very foolish, but
the doctor was equal to the occasion,
He rose from his cnair and went toward
her.
"Milly," he said, 81 have no wife, but
| want one very badly. Win you come,
dearw and he reached out his great
arms.
"Poor little Millyp "Fhe great, big,
ugly ganderW she said to herself; then
turned to him with Fl ,shing eyes:
~ won't be made fun OIL l hate you!
Go awayv and before either could
speak, but not before she saw the
pained, sorrowtul loek in the big blue
eyes, Aunt Barb appeared, and all be-
came serene.
| In few moments the doctor lose to
say good night. He went to Milly, and
taking her hand before she could reuse Q
it, said so low that even Aunt Barbs
sharp ears could net hear:
II am very Urry, Mily, and hope some
day you will change your mind. 1t is
fate, dear, l suppose" Tnen aloud: :
"Good-by, Miss MIliy, hope before long
YOU will be able TO climb all the trees Oh
the farm" and then in moment he was
gone.
The -9xt moment Miliy heard that DR..
Vanbourg had lett for New York. Dad
she laugh then? am sorry to say Mllly
cried, all TO herself, though, in her cosy
| lutte wnite-curtained room.
| After that life at the White farm house
twas the same as usual, until one alter
noon, sitting in the great kitchen, Miliy
was watching Aunt Barbara make pies
not q romantic employ but the re-
suit was always goou-and right in the
midst OF it II letter was brought in, post
marked New York.
Milly's heart gave a jump, and woman
like, sne was dying with curiosity III q
moment.
Aunt Barbara eyed the letter, shrugged
her shoulders, and laid il aside. Milly
peeped.
"Could it be from DR.. Vanbourgp
| Then her face burned, and she pInched
herself under The table.
| "No; it is lady's writing, evident
ly."
| Then she thought OF her Aunt Laura
her fashionable aunt who lIved in New
York.
"Wnat does she want?" she asked
herself.
BY thls time the pies were in the oven,
and Aunt Barbara, after washing he1
hands and hunting ior the scissors, cut
open the letter auu read it deliberately
Then she looked ut Milly, and, smiling
grimIy, handed it TO her. Milly DE.
voured IL.
''Dear sister," it ran, "Milly is now u
young lady grown, and think 1t time
she saw som 4thing of the world. Can
YOU not lend her to me for the coming
winter? My daughters, as you know
are all married, and l am alone. Lei
her come the first Of next month; that
will give her time to complete her win
ter outfit before the season tairly opens
Do not refuse me-"
Then followed some family news that
Milly did not stop TO read, but, jumping
up, threw her arms around Aunt Barba.
ra's neck, and begged "Ol, please lei
ms goW until the sLern lips smiled and
Aer aunt consented.
Then tor the next few weeks she was
In dream. The "gander" disappeared ID
from her thoughts, and every word she
spoke was Of tue coming winter.
i October at last flew past, and one
bleak day in November MiIly, fresh anC
rosy, in natty little travelling suit
arrived In the crowded, bustllng city 0
New York.
A busy-looklng gentleman met her al
the depot, who, after giving her cor
dial greeting, said he was "Unclt
Cnarles," aud told her she must not le
her little head whirl or her heart TO b.
stolen by the giddIness Of New York
Then Austilng her into carriage, ht
gave the order "home" to the cOachma
and left her.
Milly was in bliss, and only when she
had been welcomed by her aunt, and hat
reached the delicious little room as
signed to her, did she stop to thinl
Wnere she was, and then realizing it u i
she threw of her wraps aud whirleC
round and round before the long dress
ing lass in the merrieBL and most inho
ceut Of can-caHs. Milly's time flew sh1
never knew where, and after few
weeks ot shopping and all t1e delights
attending the rounds Of dress-makers
hat-nakers, boot-makers, and every
other kind Of makers, she was raised ~
the seventh heaven by being informed
BY her aunt that invitations mad been is
sued for her "coming-0ut party" at
Ailly insisted upon calling it. Then 8
few days more aud Ailly stood in the
ioas brilliantly lighted parlors bowling
to herself in the many mirrors arouHU
her.
Let me describe her as, turning like q
doll on pedestal, she awaits her ad'
miring aunl's inspection. She 10 dresse eo
IN long clinglng dress Of pink silk, hei
plump shoulders and rounded arms We
ing IN whiteness with the pearls tina
oiasped them. Her pretty curls twisted