The Morning herald., 1878-07-29

d5g RKSf s6e Ms II fei Aird ysas az
alIhdpskhsx circumstAnSss were Mimbls
she enjoyed life de.pits her mothers fault
(fSa$e md dfsansd hsrf fdreak ks asf u
girls do, Notwithstanding little petty diaa
culties. But this evening her face wa
clouded, and when the door Of her rooa
was shut her bright eyes grew . triae din
as'they fell on tia despissdI white afroel
Wing on the little bed How badly she di,
feel about it, when all the girls ~osll
have new ones. Then, Young lSqvis
Richardson, from abroad, second Sonsii
to her intimate friend, sBessieb Robinson
was tc bs at the picnic, and how 'vaal 'wvaoaul,
M appslr beside slI those rustic ibssaas
In their pretty fresh costumssp A lev
teaFs's W dMilsa ~ sysaas shs thought 81 d.
thsn che undresdsd,I said ohef prayers and
(cqsps htebsd;1And whea her candle was
ohes oat~shs @shdt hsr eyes resolutely
until sleep made her forget her sor.
rows, ...- ~. 2-o- =, w. -, ~. ~
sDank Dank Mayhewl" -
It wasonly five O'clock ID the fmcrnina
but Mrs. Mayhsv's' sturdy acall rang Sedt
dsterminedly along the narrow entry, and
Dank, slowly ruhbing her sleepy eyes like
one bswildered,1 yet dsightsd when she
found the morning gave signs Of a bonny
day. At seven O'clock she was free to go
toherrpom and don the dsspised whits
Nsss. oh, Tor some ribbon or Aowersi
Bd wEy complain whom Jast outside hss
cottage door were growing the very kind
shs needed Hastily running down stairs
her eager hands grasped her treasures, and
when she presented herself before D her
mothers astonisahed eyes she appeared % .
vision Of loYeliness. Il To be sure, she wore
the despissd white dress, but its folds were
caught up here and there with field butter
cups, and scrown ofthe same nestled IA
the smooth braids of her hair. But the
smile Of happiness on the red lips, and the
light in the laughing eye, FAR outshope her
simple attire as she glanced up into the
coldly severe -gfacs pf Ehef mother for TIE
eagerly craved words OF commendation:
But they did not come. Mrs. Mayhew was
not one to Waste breath on hef daughters
beauty, 90 she turned a cold eye on the
happy girl, and merely relnarked.-aid =
:. "Youhad better hurry, else you'll hbslate;
and, beside, I want you home early. And
mind, donx 90 chasing after that youn g
Richardson either, /" she addsd,eas Dank
went ont, basket in hand, sfor !, won't
hsTehim about here " all lettering around
altar yoasf
20 don4 imagine NJ win gfye thought
one, mother, answs wsssd Dank soberly,
and then sho wont down the path to meet
her friend Bessie, e,swho On their way 70 the
groye was loud ii her praises of the soun g
squirs.ass ass== s= -
'T kaow ron win Ike him, she said,
gleefully,, ...and / almost knoyS he will fall
in love with YOU Dank."r
And it was even so. sDank Mayhem, In her
old frock looped up with field buttereups,
was the very one, to captiyate his fancy.
Her freshness and beauty attracted and
charmed him, and all that day on old Zig
Top he became her attendant, much to the
secret envy Of the other girls. And that
was not the end Of that strangely formed
friendship either, for despite the severe
looks of Mrs. Mayhem, the young squire
daily visited the cottage, until at last be
won the young heart of pretty Dank May
hew into his own keeping.
Many were the quiet talks the two had
over the future which would make them
one in thought and feeling, yet, despite
her great happiness, Dank was far from
willing to lat her mother know Of her pre-
cious secret.
"She would be 70 cross" shs said to
herseK; asfor, somehow, she does not like
Edgar. Sic wants me to wed that great
clown II Claude Hopkinton. and I'll
newer do that ii have % lis ifor Il. No,
NO, Edgar and / viii hep our secret until
the:deosass Of hi uncle, who h abroad,
and who Hes at Deaths door, and then
Edgar ma ! vilt'hays enough for us both,
ahdsws c6s afford to 30 independent"
And ID Dank would draam.h her cherished
dreams, amnd III meet hsr, ,bsiosed n, secret,
until the day came for the latter's return