Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-08-13

tall, brjght-faced boy OF fifteen, passing
her aunt g gate, and seeing the sad-looking
little girl, in her black dress, standing by
it, silently offered her the prettiest white
rabbit she had ever seen-a rabbit he had
been coaxing Abner Brown for month
past to sell him, and which now he parted
with, without another thought. at sight Of
those lovely fearful eyes and that sweet,
wistful face)-what wonder, say, that he
"thought Of her by day, and dreamed Of
her by night"
But to 60 back. Dorothy came smiling
into the kitchen, her lips and cheeks as red
as the currants she carried; but the smile
faded away when she met her aunt's irate
gaze.
ibid you cut this loaf, and then leave
it here in this hot room to dry to a chip 7"
demanded Miss Cross; and then she added
emphatically, without waiting for an an
swer: "But of course you did. No one
else would have dared to do it. And how
dared you, knowing that I never allow
bread to be cut in my house until it is at
least day old 2"
II am sorry, aunt" began Dolly; "but
he looked SO hungryl'
"'No!'' screamed her aunt. regarding
her with look Of horror. "You gave it
away, then! And to 'hel' A tramp,
I've no doubt, who will come back some
night, to rob the house, and murder us
all.n
please, aunt,' entreated the young
girl, ''don't be so angry. He wasn't a
tramp; indeed he wasn't; but handsome
young fellow with long golden hair"
ga wig" snarled Miss Cross.
'sAnd the most beautiful blue eyes"
Dolby went on, II ever saw in all my life.
And he wasn't near the house. Oh, do
listen, aunt, while I tell you all about it.
Twas on my knees in the path, picking up
some currants had let fall, when saw
him, through the hole in the hedge
Brownies calf made the other day, coming
slowly up the lane"
ssIf you had been looking at what you
were doing, you wouldn't have seen him, :"
said her grim listener.
'sHe didn't see me, Of COURSE" said Dol
". "or shouldn't have looked at him so
intently. And, oh, Aunt, Lorinda, it was
Just like looking at picture 7"
ssStuff - said Miss Cross.
.sHe was so handsome, and SO dusty,
and so shabby, poor fellow! 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 hungry.
That went to my heart"
Rubbish ~ said her aunt.
.And I got up softly and ran into the
house, and cut slice"
"a slice! Great grief ~ interrupted
Aunt Lorinda. ga piece big enough for
the breakfast of whole family"
Sand buttered it,
"You buttered it'll"
Yes aunt; I only took the butter that
was left in the DISH"
ssHalf pound! You 60 without butter
for a week."
''And I ran out again, and into the lane
as fast as I could" continued Dorothy,
apparently undismayed by this threat,
"for fear might lose courage and stop
ping suddenly before him. I put the bread
in his hand and said, Il am SO sorry for
you'll and turned to run away, when he
seized my hand and kissed it, miss Lo-
rinda 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 re-
peated; Il 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 did9''
81 7" cried Aunt L0rinda-s'I carry
meals to strange men on the public high
way? let foreigner who called my
country "a beastly country kiss my hand ?
No, indeed; he never would have kissed
my hand"
perhaps not" said Dolly, with a mo-
mentary twinkle in her eyes, and then she
added, pleadingly, "But don't be angray
any longer. aunt. I'll make another loaf
Of bread right away
.'sBut that won't bring back what you
have wasted" said her infexible relative.
IA pretty wife you'd be for man who
hash t dollar to call his own, giving away
bread by the loaf and butter by the pound"
miss Cross had retained at least one wo-
manly trait-a slight tenderness to exag-