The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-06-03
some young fellow with long golden

Dolly went on, II ever saw in all nv
life, And he wasn't near the house.
And he didn't ask for anything. Oh,
do listen. aunt, while tell you all about
it. was 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"
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, "orI shouldn' t have looked at him
so intently. And, oh, Aunt Lorinda,
it was just like looking at picture!'
"Stutf!'' said Miss Cross.
HE was 40 handsome, and so dusty,
and so shabby, poor fellow! And he
sat down under the old tree, took q
crust of bread out of his pocket, and
began to eat it as though he was very.
very hungry. That went to my heart. y
"Rubbishr' said her aunt.
"And I got up softly, and ran into
the house, and cut a slice"
"A slice! Great griefr' interrupted
Aunt Lorinda. "A piece big enough
for the breakfast of whole family"
"And buttered it."
"You buttered it?"
Eyes, aunt; I only took the butter
that was left in the dish"
"Half pound! You 60 without but
ter for a week."
"And ran out again, and into the
lane, as fast as l could" continued
Dorothy. apparently undismayed by
this threat, "for fear might lose cour-
age; and stopping suddenly before him,
l put the bread in his hand, and said,
I am so sorry for your 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 Wal
do said 1. Dorothy Waldo, he re-
peated; 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 did?"
"I?" cried Aunt Lorinda-" carry
meals to strange men on the public
highway? I let a 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
momentary twinkle in her eyes; and
then she added, pleadingly, "But don't
be angry any longer, aunt. I'll make
another loaf of bread right away"
But that won't bring back what
you've wasted" said her inflexible rel.
alive. "a pretty wife you'd be for a
man who hasn't dollar to call his own,
giving away bread by the loaf and but.
ter by the pound" Miss Cross had re-
tanned at least one womanly trait-a
slight tendency to exaggeratioD "to
all the thieves and tramps who happen
to come along"
"Oh, aunt!'' exclaimed her niece
"he looked like a prince"
"A prince!' snort of scorn.
~ our head is turned by that trashy
poetry you read. A prince! A likely
story-in shabby clothes, and nibbline
crust! A disguised burglar, in my
opinion. But burglar or no burglar, .
she continued, it must be confessed with
some irrelevancy, ''you shall never
marry a.man who hasn't a dollar tt
call his own, with my consent, and i
ever you marry without my consent, you
make a liar of your mother in hel
grave"
"Aunt, 1 have told you again and
again." said Dorothy, firmly but gently,
''that never would. have not for
gotten my mothers last commands
''Then don't be encouraging that
Daniel Howell to meet you every tack
and turn; and if you must have some
one to walk home from church with yor
Il can go and come myself, thank
Heaven!-there's Abner Brown, ant
he has thousand dollars in the bank. .
"But, aunt, I've known Dan So long
and he is away SO much, that when b,
is at home feel as thought mean,
wouldn't like to hurt his feelings
"Bah!'' retorted the grim maiden
s.Men have no feelings. And as fol
knowing him long time, I think you'v,
known him quite long enough"
"But if he had the thousand dollars
instead of Abner Brown?' questioned
Dolly, with more spirit than she hat
yet shown.
"That would be in his favor, certainly
But he hasn't, and never will have
with that old father and mother depend
ing upon him. A thousand dollars
indeed! Where would he get it? Tn
sooner you forget Daniel Howell, AM
the sooner Daniel Howell puts you GU
of his head, the better"
There's no need for you to talk 8
loud, aunt" said the little girl, in
dignantly: and then, startled by tn
look of malicious triumph on her aunt
face, Dorothy looked around, just in tim
toreceive farewell bow from DAME
Howell as he turned from the door.
HE heard me-" said Miss Cross
''I'm glad he did; twill save trouble.
"Oh, Aunt Lorinda. how can you b
so cruel?" said poor Dolly, bursting
A year and half passed away, dur
ing which. owing to his frequent alb
sences and Miss Lorinda's watchfu
care, Dolly and her lover had met bu
three or four times. It's hard" sal
the young man, on the last of these oc
caSlOnS, TO know that L cannot as
your aunt for your hand because hav
not q thousand dollars of my OWL
when know that there is plenty {
room and love and everything for 20
at the old stone cottage. Oh. Dolly,
; you would but brave her anger, ho1
gladly I'd make you my wife this me-
ment ~
"Dan," interrupted the girl, wit
dewy eyes, cit isn't her anger, thong
!. feel that it would be most ungratef1
. in me to provoke it-but the promis
my mother made for me on her dealt
| bed. And if it had not been for ths
promise, Dan, you must remember,
should have been the inmate of an o.
phan asylum, and we would never hav
met" Adding, the sunshine comm
} back again, "Don't you see how niue
worse things could have been p''
"You are right, my darling, as 20
always are," said Dan ''but think
may beyears before have the bond
81 can wait, Dan. Yes'-with
mischievous little Taught can wa