The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-05-20

| say, that he thought OF her by dHy,
and dreamed of her by nightp"
But to go back. Dorothy came smil-
ing 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.
"Did you cut this loaf, and then
leave it Lere in this hot room to dry to
a chip" demanded Miss Cross; and
then she added, emphatically, without
waiting Tor an answer "But of course
you did. No one else would have dared
to do it. And how dared you, knowing
my house until it is at least a day old"
81 am very sorry, aunt" began
Dolly; but he looked so hungryl"
"'Her" screamed her aunt, regard
ing her with look of horror. You
gave it away, then! And to "hep
A tramp, I've no doubt, who will come
back some night, rob the house, and
murder us all"
please. aunt" entreated the young
girl, don't be so angry. He wasn't a
tramp; indeed he wasn't; but a hand
some young fellow with long golden
| hair"
"a wig" snarled Miss Cross.
And the most beautiful blue eyes,"
| Dolly 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
lister, aunt, while / tell you all about
it. was on my knees in the path, pick
ing up some currants l had let fall
when l 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, cor shouldn't have looked at
him so intently. And, oh, Aunt Lo-
rinda, it was just like looking at pic
ture!"
Stuff :" said Miss Cross.
He was so handsome, and so dusty,
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 eat it as though he was
very, very hungry. That went to my
| heart"
Rubbish" said her aunt.
"And got up softly, and ran into the
house and cut a slice"
"a slicel Great griefr interrupted
Aunt Lorinda. "a piece big enough for
the breakfast of a whole family"
"And buttered it."
You buttered itp"
Eyes, aunt; I only took the butter
that was left in the dish"
"Half pound! You 60 without
butter for week."
And l ran out again, and into the
lane, as fast as l could" continued
Dorothy, apparently undismayed by
this threat, for fear I might lose cou-
rage; and stopping suddenly before
him, put the bread in his hand, and
said, Il am so sorry for your and
turned to run away, when he seized my
Ii md, and kissed it" (Miss Lorinda
Cross became rigid as marble), and
I've heard since | came to this beastly
country. Tell me your name little ONE
Dorothy Waldo said I. Dorothy
Waldo he repeated; i shall never
forget it, ard he raised his hat and
went away. Dear aunt, had you been
in my place, would you not have done
as didP"
ZIP" cried Aunt Lorinda-"I carry
meals to strange men on the public
highway? let foreigner who called
my country II beastly country kiss my
hand? No, indeed; he nev er 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
ative. "A pretty wife you'd be for m an
who hasn't a dollar to call his o sn, CIV
| ing away bread by the loaf and butter
by the pound " (Miss Cross had retained
at least one womanly trait-a slight
tendency to exaggeration) "to all rh e
thieves and tramps who happen to come
along"
"Oh, aunt" exclaimed her niece; "he
| looked like prince"
"A princem-with a sort 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
opinion. But burglar or no burglar, I"
she continued, it must be confessed
with some irrelevancy, "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 liar of your mother in ner
| grave"
Aunt, have told you again and
| again, sdlu DOrOIDy, HrDlly Out gently,
THAT l never would. have not for
| gotl en- 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
you'll can go and come myself, thank
heaven there's Abner Brown, and he
has a 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 though l mean,
l wouldn't like to hurt his feelings"
"Bah" retorted the grim maiden.
"Men have no feelings. And as for
knowing him long time, 1 think
you've known him quite lJng enough" a."
Z" But if he had the thousand dollars,
instead of Abner BrownP" questioned
Dolly, with more spirit than she had
| yet shown.
"That would be in his favor, GER
tainly. But he hasn't, and never will
have, with that old father and mother
depending upon him. A thousa nd dol
lars, indeed! Where would he get itp
The sooner you forget Daniel Howell,
and the sooner Daniel Howell puts you
out of his head, the better"
There's no need for you to talk SO
loud, aunt" said the little girl, indig-
nantly; and then, startled by the look
of malicious triumph on her auut's face