The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-06-17

night, rob the house, and murder rs all
''Please, aunt, entreated the young
girl, "don't be so angry. He wasn't a
tramp; indeed he wasn't; but "a handsome
young fellow with long golden hair"
a wig, snarled Miss Cross.
and the most beautiful blue eyes, "
Dolly went on, Il ever saw in al my
life. And he wasn't near the house.
And he didn't ask for anything. Oh, 10
listen. aunt, while tell you all about It.
[ was on my knees in the path. picking
up some currants I had let fall, when I
saw him, through the hole in the hedge
Brownies calf made the other day, COM
ing slowly up the lane"
'sff 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, "or I shouldn't have looked at
him 50 intently. And, Oh, Aunt Lorinda,
it was Just like looking at a picture!"
"StufIg" said Miss Cross.
"He was so handsome, and so dusty,
and 50 shabby, poor fellow! And lie sat
down under the old tree, took crust Of
bread out Of his pocket, and began to eat
il as though he was very, very hungry
IItat went to my heart"
'.Rubbish!' said her aunt.
"And l got up softly, and ran into the
house, and cut a slice"
"a slice! Great grief" interrupted
Aunt Lorinda. "a piece big enough for
the breakfast Of a whole family"
''And I buttored it,"
'sYou buttered it,"
''Yes, aunt; I only took the butter that
was left in the dish.
"Half pound! You go without butter
for 4 week"
''And I ran out again, and into the
lane, rs fast as [ could, continued Dor
othy, apparently undismayed by this
threat, ''for fear l might lose courage;
and stopping suddenly before him, I put
the bread in his hand, and said, Il am so
sorry for you!' and turned to run away,
when he seized my hand, and kissed it
Miss Lorinda Cross became rigid as
marble), 'and said, These are the first
kind words I've heard since [ came to
this beastly country. Tell me your name,
little one Dorothy Waldo said l.
Dorothy Waldo he repeated; 1 shall
never forget it, and he raised his hat and
went away. Dear aunt, had you been in
my place, would you not have done as l
dids"
''I?' cried Aunt Lorinda-'sI carry
meats to strange men on the public high
way! [ let a foreigner who called my
country beastly country, kiss my hand!
No, indeed; he never would have kissed
my hand"
perhaps not" said Dolly, with a
momentary twinkle in her eyes; and then
she added, pleadingly, "But don't be
angry any longer, aunt. I'll make anoth-
er loaf of bread right away"
'But that won't bring back what you've
wasted, = said her infexible relative. ~
pretty wife you'd be for a man who hasn't
adollarto call his own, giving away bread
By the loaf aud butter by the pound"
Miss Cross had retained at least one
womanly trait-a slight tendency to
exaggeration) "to all the thieves and
tramps who happen to come along"
ooh, aunt!' exclaimed her niece; che
looked like prince.
"a with a snort of scorn.-
"Your head is turned by that trashy poe
try you read. 4 prince. \ likely story
in shabby clothes, and nibbling crust! y
disguised burglar, in my opinion. But
burglar or no burglar" she continued,
it must be confessed with some irreleyan-
cy, you shall never marry man who
hasn't dollar to call his own, with my
consent, and if ever You marry without
my consent, you make 2 liar OF your
mother in her grave.
''Aunt, Ihayeiold you again and again, ;
said Dorothy, firmly but gently, ''that 1
never would. 1 have not forgotten NV
mothers last commands.
LLoon Gln don't bo encouraging that Dan
lei Howell to meet you every tack and
turn: and if yOu must have some one to
walk home from church with you-f can
go and come myself. thank Heaven!-
there's Abner Brown, and he has 4 thous-
and dollars in the bank.
''But, aunt, I've known Dan SO long.
and he Is away SO much, that when he is
at home I feel as thought mean, [
wouldn't Ike to hurt his feelings"
''Bah." retorted the grim maiden
''AIen have no feelings. And a5 for
knowing him a long time, think you We
known him quite long enough"
'But if he had the thousand dollars.
instead of Abner Brown?" questioned
Dolly, with more spirit than slo had yet
shew1.
',Iaat would be in his favor, certainly.
But he hasn't, and never viii have, with
that old father and mother depending
upon him. A thousand dollars indeed!
Where would he get It? The sooner you
forget Daniel Howell, and the sooner
Daniel Howell p,.ts jon ont Of his head,
the better.
sfTheres no need for you TO tall, 50
loud, aunt" said the little girl, iuaig
nantiy; and then, startled by the look of
malicious triumph on her aunts face,
Dorothy looked around, just in time 70
receive a farewell bow from Daniel Ho-
well as he turned from the door.
HE heard me, said Miss Cross
I'm glad ne did: twill save trouble
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