Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-08

etical is rather rum. Let's see-Where
was Ip The girl is the life and light
of the humble place she calls her home,
and to the eyes of her mother there is
no sunshine like Daisy's smile,' said
Aunt Fidelia; sand apropos Of that, let
me tell you something odd that hap
pened to Miss Russell a couple of days
ago-unless you are sufficiently rested
and wish to follow the skaters s
"'I assure you, my dear madam, 1
am not sufficiently rested, and very
much Interested I said. pray go
on
"The old lady went on. ~sDaisy has
the loveliest tiny teeth in the world,
but unfortunately last week she broke
one of the front ones. Away goes the
child to the dentist, and has what was
left Of it pulled out, and then home to
her mother, and smiles. tOh dear!
oh dear!' cries the mother-who is, as
/ told you before, a weak, nervous
thing-swhere is your toothP and
where, oh! where, is your smile?'
| You see, the tooth, Mr.. Douglass, had
taken Daisy's smile with it, and the
Door girl didn't look at all like Daisy.
So the modest little thing, who hadn't
given a thought to her looks herself,
seeing her mothers distress, went di-
rectly back to the dentist, and begged
him to tell her what to do. sHave a
false one in its place. said he; but it
will take some time to get up a per-
manence, and you say you mast have
something Immediately. The only
thing we can do is to find a tooth and
fasten it in with a bit of wax to serve
as a temporary
"'Easier said than done, Mr.. Doug
lass. 1t took a long while-a whole
afternoon, in fact-5o match Daisy's
pretty teeth; but at last it was done,
and the dear little daughter went home
in the twilight, and smiled again at her
contented mother. Well, a day or two
after, going from here, some stupid
mar slips on the ice, falls violently
against the child, his tall hat striking
her straight in the mouth, and out flies
the temporary And now Mrs. Rus
sci is pining for sunshine again
"'Who was the manP' | asked.
"sWhy, what a silly question: said
Aunt Fidelia, sharply. How should
knowP And as for Daisy, her near
sighted eyes didn't rest on him an in
slant, and she couldn't tell him from
Adam. So, poor thing, after all her
trouble, she's lost the tooth. Can't get
another, because she isn't able to rec
ompense the man for the time it would
take to find one, and is obliged to 60
| about with her mouth shut. You needn't
say how dreadful for q Won1Gn ; I'll say
it for you
"tThe mother is a seamstress,' said
L; perhaps my mother, who is kind
ness itself, could help her to some work
which would pay her well. Can you
give me her addressP'
"tYou're a good boy said the un-
suspecting old soul; and, %scribbling il
on one of her own cards, she gave it to
me. sAnd now | think you'd better
go. Goodnight
"The next day after my highly salts,
factory interview with Mrs. Fairman
vas St. Valentines Day, and what ]
considered a happy thought flashed into
my mind, and | instantly proceeded to
put it into execution / bought a pretty
little tortoise-shell box, laid the tooth
in it on a bed of white cotton, in com
pany with two or three small gold
pieces to pay for the 'permanence
and wrapping the box in a sheet OF
Inexperienced paper, on which | had
written a verse or two-what a time
had trying to find rhymes to mouth
and 'tooth'!-I sent it by n of oul
errand-boys, with strict ~injunctions moi
to answer any questions, to the resi-
dence of Mss Daisy Russell. Judge o.
my astonishment when, in less than ar
hour, the box, minus the tooth, but still
containing the coins, vas returned tC
me, with q note written in a hand which
betrayed extreme agitation, and which
read thus:
"tMiss Hussel thanks Mr.. Douglass
for his kindness, and, while retaining
her own property, begs to return the
vases and other things sent by mis-
take
"Imagine my feelings, my dear fel
low. No, you can't imagine them; it,!
impossible. My cheeks, man as 1 am
actually burned with modification.
came near flinging the money, or THE
other things as she called it, out of the
window; but, on second thoughts, peck
eted it instead.
"How in the world had she founC
out? No doubt she knew, through ths
Howard children, there was such s
person, but in what manner had she
discovered that the sender of the valen
tine and Robert Douglass were identi
cal? What should | do to pacify the
little gypsYP how prove to her tina
what | had done had been done il
thoughtless kindness? made up my
mind to call upon her. The affair coulc
not be properly explained by letter
Embarrassing as an interview NIGH
prove, | must face the situation like 8
gentleman. And in half an hour after
the box vas returned, l was ringing al
the door of the house where dwelt MISS
Daisy Russell. She opened the door
herself, and peered curiously at me witt
her lovely near-sighttd eyes. 1t was
evident she didn't know me by sight.
81 would like to speak to you a mo-
ment, Miss Russell l said. 4 am Rob
ert Douglass