The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-28

occurrence OF this nature, ana y0u go.
And mamma said to her when she nearly
drowned the baby ;" Really, Eleanor,
if any thing as dreadful as this happens
again, we must part" And said to
her when she freed my song-bird: "The
very next wrong thing you do while
reading" and I made a significant
pause and looked.
eyes, MISS" said Nellie, meekly,
with the tears in her gray eyes, which
didn't prevent her, as soon as she reached
the kitchen; bursting out with "Why,
why, why didst thou leave me2" to q
tune made up of strange combination
of cold Dan Tucker" and "The Rus
sian Hymn"
But with the exception of a turkey
nicely roasted and sent to table retain
ing it's crop and one or two other super
fuous appendages to turkey when
roasted, on account of Red as Rose
is She," and forgetting to put the yeast
in the bread one night because " East
Lynne" lay beside the bread bowl,
Nellie had got into no trouble for several
months, and had gladly said to me, the
morning of the very day sent that hor-
rid letter $50, miss, shall be with
you another birthday, after all !; and
isn't that Monarch of Minking Lane :"
lovely9 1 read a little bit of it when
was busting the parlor, MISS"
Well, to go back to naughty Barbara,
standing by the window, and gazing out
into the street.
Oh, how my heart ached How sorry
I was for quarreling with my dear,
good, splendid Anthony The first
thing this morning, my birthday morn
ing-Last year [ was scarcely through
my breakfast when he came, bringing
me the lovliest set of pearls-he will
get my cruel letter, and then, before ]
can send another to beg him to forgive
me, he will have started for that dread.
full place away off goodness knows
where.
"What possessed me-" said to my.
self, wringing my hands in despair
"silly, wicked little thing that am, tc
break my own heart and wound hin
so deeply? He loves me, 1 know he
loves me dearly, and he never, never
never would have firted had I not SCI
him the example )" and heaved deer
sigh, which was Immediately echoed
behind me, and turning, I saw Nellie
laying the table for dinner, with a mos
woe-begone expression on her roun(
rosy face; and as turned toward her
two frightened imploring gray eyes me
mine. For moment forgot my Owl
trouble.
"Why, Nellie, what is the mattel
with you ?" asked.
"Oh dear oh dear how can I tel
you? And out of this house must q
as soon as you know. And I love youl
ma, and I almost love your pa, and
adore all the rest of you. Oh oh oh 7
bursting into sobs and tears.
"Take down your apron this minute,
said I, firmly, "and tell me what yol
have been doing this time
"Well, miss" said Nellie, giving
great gulp, and coming and standing
before me, "you know, miss, last eve
ming I went to the village, and it was al
elegant moonlight night, miss and, oil.
miss "-twining and untwining he
fingers nervously-"I I can't bear to g
out into cold and heartless world
What shall do what shall do?"
$50 on, said I.
"And 1 got my paper-7he Week.
Roar er Avis, you know, where they'r
printing sThe Vow of the Glass Fiend
or, the Glittering, Cleaning Girandole
And oh miss, what shall do 2"
"Go on, said 1.
"And opened the paper in the stor
just to see how Stephanyer Alverette
got out of the enchanted cave, and
came out into the road a-reading il
Oh, miss, it's most awful interesting
And Nellie, completely carried away b
her subject, unclasped her hands, an
continued in as bass a voice as she coul
assume, "The dragon belched fort
streams of fire." And then suddenl
changing to high, shrill tone, "Ru
dolfer sprang between her and the nor
ster-r-r. Saved, saved, saved,' sh
CRIED" cried Nellie, at the top of he
voice, entirely lost to everything but th
"most awful interesting" story.
"Good heavens Nell," said I, ego
thinking it's tramps. Forget the 'Glas
Fiend, or whatever it is, for few me
ments, and finish your own story"
The frightened look came back int
Nell's face. "Well, MISS" she sale
slowly, 81 got my paper, and, oh
miss"
$50 on !" said I, stamping my foo
I had made up my mind never to STAN
my foot again, but the girl was so prt
voking.
"And, miss with desperate calm
ness L forgot to post your letter.
l flung my arms around her and gay
her q hug and kiss, promised her
whole years subscription to the villae
circulating library, and left her wit
round eyes and mouth wide open i
wonder, while I flew to the door I
answer the ring Of
Barbara Darling" said he.
"Anthony Ditto" said I.-Harper
Weekly.