Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-05-27
a handsome young fellow with long gold.

"--and the most beautiful blue eyes,
Dolly went on, 81 ever saw In all my
life. And he wasn't near the house. And
he didn't ask tor anything. Oh, do list
en-, aunt, while tell you all about it. /
was on my knees in the path, picking up
some currants had let fall, when I saw
HIM, through the hole in the hedge Brow
ME calf made the other day, coming slew
ly up the lane"
'If you had been looking at what you
were doing,you wouldn't have seen him. "
said her grim listener.
"He didn't see me, of course" said
Dolly, cor I shouldn't have looked at
him so intently. And, oh, Aunt Lorinda,
it was just like locking at q picturef'
"Stuffl" said Miss Cross.
"He Was so handsome, and so dusty
and shabby, poor fellowl And he sat
down under the old tree, took crust OF
bread out of his pocket, and began to
eat it as though he was very, very hun
CRY. That went to my heart"
"RuBbish! !" said her aunt.
"And got up softly, and ran into the
house, and cut SLICE"
"a slicei Great grief!" interrupted
Aunt Lorinda. "A piece Dig enough for
the breakfast of a whole family"
Sand buttered it."
"You buttered it9"
eyes, aunt; only took the butter that
was left in the dish
HALT poundl You go without but
| ter for week."
| "And ran out again, and into the
lane, as fast as could" continued Dor.
othy, apparently undismayed by this
threat, ''tor fear l might lose courage
and stopping suddenly before him, pu,
the bread in his hand, and said, II am
so sorry for your and turned to run
away, when he siezed my hand land kissed
it" miss Lorinda Cross became rigid as
marble), ''and said, These are the frs
kind words I've heard since I came t.
this beastly country. Tell me YOU
name, little one,' Dorothy Waldo sale
| l. Dorothy Waldo, he repeated; Il shall
never forget it, aud he raised his hat anc
went away. Dear aunt, had you beer
in my place would you not have done a
l did9'
All" cried Aunt Lorinaa-SI carry
meals to strange men on the public high
ways I let foreigner kiss my hand
who called my country "a beastly coun
trv3' No, indeed; he never would hav'
kissed my hand"
"Perhaps not" said Dolly, with mo
mentary twinkle in her eyes; and thel
she added, pleadingly, "But don't be an
} CRY any longer aunt. I'll make anothe
: loaf OF bread right away"
'But that won't bring back what yol
have wasted" said her inflexible relative
"a pretty wife you'd be for a maj
who hasn't dollar to call his own. Civ
ing away bread by the loaf and butte
| by the pound" Miss Cross had retained
at least ono womanly trait-a slight ten
dency to exaggeration) "to all thieve
and tramps who happen to come along.
.'Oh, auntr exclaimed her niece "h
looked like prince"
"a prince! with snort of SCOTT
"Your head is turned by that trash
t poetry you read. A prince! A likel
E story-in shabby clothes, and nibbling
e crust. A disguised burglar, in my epin
ion. But burglar or no burglar" sh
2 continued with some irrelevancy, "yo
l shall never marry a man who hasn't
dollar to call his own, with my consent
+ and if ever you marry without my cor
, sent, you make liar of your mother i
6 her grave"
aunt, 1 have told you again an
!. again. sai6 Dorothy, firmly but gently
e "that never would. 1 have not forgot
: ten my mothers last commands
"Then don't be encouraging that Da
: Howell to meet you every tack and turr
8 and if you must have some one to wal
a home from church with you I can com
1 and go by myself, thank Heaven Nther
t is Abner Brown; and he has a thousan
e dollars in the bank"
e "But, aunt, I've known Dan so Ion,
h and heis away so much, that when he
r at home I feel as thought mean that
i would not like to hurt his feelings"
t "Bahp 1etorted the grim maiael
e :sMen have no feelings. And as for know
i ing him long time, think you'1
g known him quite long enough"
e "But if he had the thousand dollar
e instead of Abner Browne QUESTION:
II Dolly, with moro spirit than she had "
J, shown.
|, 'SThat would be in his favor, certainl
g But he hasn't, and never will have. viii
' that old father and mother dependir
e upon him. A thousand dollars, indeed
Y Where would he get it2 The sooner yo
o forget Daniel Howell, and the soon
s Daniel Howell puts you out of his hea
g the better"
l. s'There is no need for you to talk
n loud, aunt" said the little girl, indi
j. nantly; and then, startled by the look
is malicious triumph on her aunt's fac
r. Dorothy looked around, just in time
g. receive farewell bow from Daniel HOY
20 ell as he turned from the door.
lie "He heard me-" said Miss Cross. ''I'
r, glad he did twill save trouble"
It 'Oh, Aunt Lorinda, how can you
IS SO crueI9' said poor Dolly, bursting in
1t tears.
to A year and half passed away, durll
(. which, owing to his frequent absenc
le and Miss Lorinda's watchful care, Dol
W and her lover had met but three or fo
G. times. "It's hard said the young M
g. on the last of the occasions, "to knC
lie that cant ask your aunt for your hal
s. because have not a thousand dolla
r. of my own. when know there is plen
q. OF room and love and everything for y
T. at the old stone cottage. oh, Dolly,
ID you would but brave her anger, he
or gladly I'd make you my wife this m
N mentp'
I'd 'Dan," interrupted the girl with dev
N eyes. sit isn't her anger-though I fe
he that it would be most ungrateful in n
IS, to provoke it-but the promise my mot
a. er made for me on her death bed. Al
er if it had not been for that promil
lg Dan, you must remember, should hs
ID been the inmate of an orphan asylum, al
ne we would never have met" AID
ing, the sunshine coming back agai
IL, s.Don't you see how much worse thin
lie could have been2'
m "You are right my darling, as you
OF WAYS are" SAID Dan; "But think--itm
a be years before I have the bond
1g 81 can wait, Dan. Yes'-with a m
k chievous little laugh-"I can wait un
no | I am as old as Aunt Lorinda" e
,st s.God forbid, love!'' he said, catchi
b. her in his arms and kissing her sw'
to lips. Sand now good bye. I am goi
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