The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-10

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demanded Miss Gross; and then she
added, emphatically, without waiting for
an answer: "But of course you did.
No one else would have dared to do it.
And how dared you, knowing that +
never allow bread to be cutin my house
until it is at least day old?' &
II ann sorry, aunt, began Dolly
tbut he looked so hungryi'' kHSF
Hepp screamed her aunt, regarding
her with look of horror. You gave
it away, then! And to 'her A tramp,
I've no doubt. who will come baek. some,
night, to rob the house. and mi1ryj Ell .us
all" -,
3 WPlease, aunt, p entreated the Young
girl, don't be SO angry. He wasn't a
tramp; indeed he wasn't; butsa hand
some young fellow with long golden,
- &&sA q q sasrs SsI22E :
7 y" A wig." snar1ed Miss Cross.
"And the most beautiful blue eyes,"
Delly went on 81 ever saw in all my
life. And he wasn't near the house.
And he didn't ask for anything. Oh, do
listen, aunt, while I tell you all about it.
I was ON my knees In the path, picking
up some, currants I had let fall, when /
saw him, through the hole In the hedge
Brownies calf made the other day, COM
ing slowly up the lane --'' l'f'4a E'isfs hii
IF you had been looking at what you
were doing, you wouldn't have seen
him" !" said her grim istenerzy
E"He didt see me- of course, said
Dolly, s"orI shouldn't have looked at
him sointently. And, oh, Aunt Lorinda.
it was just looking at a picturei'
Stuff" said Miss Cross.
q xvoc on hondcar,aa a,,l 60 J,,zI--
and SO shabby, poor fellow! And he sat
down under the old tree, took a crust of
bread out of his pocket, and began to eatI
it as though he was very, very hungry.
That went to my heart. . 81 s56
a" Rubbishl" said her aunt.
"And I got up softly and ran into the
house, and cut slice"
"A sGcel Great griefl' interrupted
AUNT 'Lorinda. : "a A Spiece Ibig enough
for the breakfast of whole family"
q And I buttered it"
You buttered Il"
:" Yes aunt; only took the butter that
was left in the dish. p
Half "a poundl Fou go without
butter for week"
"And I ran out again, and into the
lane, as fast as I could, continued Do
rothy, apparently undismayed by this
threat, I" for fear I might lose courage;
aud stopping suddenly before him, I put
the bread in his hand, and said, L am SO
sorry for your and turned to run away,
when he seized my hand and kissed it, -
(Miss Lorinda Gross became rigid as
marble) and said, These are the first
kind words I've heard rsince I came to
this beastly country. Tell me your name
little one. Dorothy Waldo said I.
Dorothy Waldo, he repeated; I 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 /
"IY' cried Aunt Lorinda--"I carry
meals to strange men on the public high
way? I let q foreigner who called my
country "a beastly country kiss my
hnnd2 No, indeed; he never would
Kissed my hand
81" Perhaps not" said Dolly, with a
momentary twinkle in her eyes, and then
she added, pleadingly, "But don't be
angry any longer, aunt III make an
other loaf of bread right away"
But that won't bring back what you
have wasted" said her infelble rela-
tive. GA pretty wife you'd be for man
who hasn't a dollar to call his own, CIV
ing away bread by the loaf and butter by
the pound" Miss Cross had retained at
least one womanly traits slight tenden-
cy to exaggeration) "to all the thieves
and tramps who happen to come along. y
aOh, aunt !" exclaimed her niece
he looked like prince.
"a prince r-with q snort of scorn.
"Your head is turned by that trashy
poetry you read . A prince A likely
story-in shabby clothes and nibbling a
crust A disguised burglar, IN my opin-
| ion. But burglar or no burglar, "sshe
continued, it must be confessed with
some irreievancy, you shall never mar.
! ~ q man who hasn't dollar to call his
own, with my consent, and if ever you
marry without my; consent you make q
liar of your mother in her grave.
gs .Aunt, I have told, you again and
again, "said Dorothy, firmly but gently
THAT never would. I have not for.
COTTON my mothers last commands"
4 y Then don't be encouraging that Dan.
iel Howell to meet you every tack an6
turn; and if you must have some one tc
4 walk home from church with ,you-I car
go and come by myself, thank heaven
there's Arthur Brown, and he has 6
| thousand dollars In the bank" )"
"But, aunt, I've known Dan SO long
| and he is away so much, that when he
is at home feel as thought mean,
mean, I wouldn't like to hurt his feel
ings." gs
"Bah!" retorted the grim maiden.
"Men have no feelings. And as fol
knowing him long time, think you've
known him quite long enough.
/ '|But if he had thousand dollars, In.
stead Of Abner Brown" questioned
| Dolly, with more spirit than she had yet
4 shown. AS > ~ -
"That would be in his favor, certain
| ly. But he hasn't and never will have
/ with that old father and mother depend
ing upon him. A thousand dollars, In.
deedl Where would he get it? The
sooner you forget Daniel Howell an6
the sooner Daniel Howell puts you out
out of his head, the better. ...
"There's no need for you to talk sc
loud, aunt" said the little girl, indig
nantly, and then, startled by the look O
| malicious triumph on her aunt's face
Dorothy looked around, just in time t.
receive a farewell d. bow from DAME
Howell as he turned from the door.
"He heard me-" said Miss Cross, '1'n
glad he did; twill save, trouble. >.
'z"Oh, Aunt Lorinda, how can you b,
SO cruel?" said poor Dolly, bursting int
tears.
A year and half passed away, during
which, owing to his frequent absenc
and Miss Lorinda's watchful care, Doll,
and her lover had met but three or fou
times. 'It's hard, said the younI
man, on the last of these occasions, st
know that I can not ask your aunt 70
your hand because I have not thods
and dollars of my own, when I bno,
that there is plenty of room and love an
J everything fer you at the old stone col