The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-14

LONGING for silks and velvets and
salips, knows this simple country maid.
She Is even unaware Of her own marvel
Gus grace and beauty, and she Is also una.
ware, II cannot be denied, OF many OF the
rules of grammar and pronunciation. But
these | can soon teach her, Heaven BLISS
herlv And then thought what delight 1t
would be 10 see those guiieIess blue
ewes open wide In pleasure and astonish-
ment when, after gaining her parents con.
sent TO ocr marriage, placed diamond
ring upon the little hand. And | made up
INV mind 10 start fof the nearest city imme.
diately and obtain the ring.
$50. pleading urgent business to my
da,liug, as soon as breakfast was over babe
her goodbye for day or two.
"sOh, II you should never come back
she sobbed, clinging around my neck.
-. But will, dearest said, unlooslng
her lovely arms and kissing the tears from
her eyes. # shall be back again before you
have time TO miss me- And tcds' Tor
had only cone q mile or two when i dis
covered had left my pocket-book behind,
and foil Of anger against myself Tor my
cartlessness. | fastened back. AS l neared
the cottage, | heard loud notes.-the voices
Of Mrs. Burdock, my prospective mother-
in.Iaw, and.-couid it bey Yes, 1t was my
sweet wild rose.
"sWell, It's irregular mess, and don't
know what 10 say TO Bill Tyron when ne
comes back from the sea- the elder lady
was saving. Hell raise the ruff of the
house.
"'Let him. replied Alice. ''ll build you
q better house-nearer TO the folks; for I'm
sure never want 10 come back to this lone
~ hole again after oust leave it,
60 But Spose this man shouldn't be so
rich, after all = persisted the prudent
mamma.
"sHe's as rich as Screechus,' answered
the daughter, in anything but sweet voice.
And, oh ! how dreadful the grammar and
pronunciation sounded in IL! DO you
think I'd give up Bill il | warn't sure OF
il? lie write long rigmarole TO some
friend of his one day, and he lost piece,
and found it"
"The page almost ending with the Clau-
son Mine. and nearly beginning with the
sweet wild rose" interrupted Chester.
"Just So" asserted his friend. "But to
90 on with the conversation, 10 which. |
boldly confess, deliberately listened. Il
found il, he never missed it, and ] read it.
said the simple country maid. Some
fash'nable eIrl wanted him for his fortune,
and be rot mad ADD cleared out, and walked
around till he found me. A sweet wild
roe he calls me, and he amt so far out,
neither
."YOu'd better let your Pa inquire about
him some before you promise sure 10 marry
him. advised Mrs. Burdock.
Rubbish - exclaimed the rose, pa
goin' snoopin' round might spoil every
thing. know he he's got lots Of money,
and bet hes gone of TO buy me something
elegant now. Calico gowns, indeed I'll
wear silk every day of my life. But come
along, ma, lets go upstairs. P'r'ps he's
left his satcbel unlocked, and we can rum
mage through it,
"No. he hasn't said /, coming for
ward but don't let that prevent your en-
ioying yourselves, ladies; here is the key,
at your service
with q Shrill scream the sweet wild
rose fled. | reached my room under the
caves in three bounds, gathered together
my belongings, left some bank-bills on the
table. and fed too.
And AIN to marry Eudora Brookteld
a month from to-day