Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-08-30

| Rrk ~6n~o no. n<.~xx o VUon ep,o ~o~l
10 1T . "e'o "a' y "e' s"o Ae'l
To "rn,.,r th,s va ,,st 90 h.ob =
~ - P.slu LIE, We must n p.cA
o.e S n peioiG. cnu iooA ~ ssy DosSy
su: ses ~ sue vlu-iasnioneu gafuen
swaylns 20 .no HO 10 gIaPe-vin'
wnS, peHAAne OVER tne trouoies vi ~ |.
Hy that ~, Hne M was waIc.Ing Dooaln
snII sups ~ tne no1ls % Hiac oosn
auu .Wn tn.Ans ~ nerse!i t9o wnlle.
ns' e :, ;u,asSy, ugiy olu lnau .ns !
| tuiu .. us, -, suo snlu anu ne mns lnsu'
PooE LIZZIE cry 70 tne osIei uay, wnei
ne lev wss nele. ne ssys neH uIive u
iIom our nome. WY, ,nsn, WIN SUI
uen co!sciousness, weil nave no place
70 i've ~, ana snsh never near you
sIng, Diloie, nor nave my nowers, no1
ny hittens. On, me I'd, me
Sne soDDeo 2 nttie, tnen snook OH nel
April teaIs, anu tnen Iell 10 thlnKlDg In
earnest 1T tney only had some money
Wnas II sne coui0 get some! Sne puck
ereo ner orows INTO frown- Just then
some market carts rolled by, laden with
produce, on tneir way to the ne1ghbor-
ing Httie toWn. On the 'front.' seat OF
one SAT an olo woman with . basket o.
Haswe1s on1ef Ahees. - Asuodeh tnougnl
~ hso.., ~ ~. - e"u SuS ,IS. Poone s.
seI, eows.ss H. ~. cou,u1 ua ~, sue ~
IT,. ~ a'ss.:.mN e.sa .,ol ~ "a
~ s.1, wa.e ot " p.nsie'' sucn t'ans' SO
20 Sss.,i MeiH no. '1.en s".s SELL.
@ yu,npIu sI ,.oiu @ tne swlng ~ 4uicA
- .nSs In1 .anuu D4 ueau ,olenost ~ III
sasses s; uoio" us nt1'ng uaun.eu.
sno n aesnaneu ~ iIs Lsa iGes, anu oegan pich,
1Mns - Ms,:t Tn tne iusn-IeaiGea pansies an9 =
Gngiisn oaisies " nanoIuls. cne Wouid
10 ~ yes, luoeeu, sne Wouiu, ano MAKE
ssel 80 much money ana tney WonId
uS nod eavs e;sa, 70 ieave ,ne mil, anu granGpa
elu el,, olssle woulun cry anv more. one e
!s lel 70 wolk arlanglng ner oouquets i0r
aayns. sne Moirow. W nel eyes larry oanclng WIN
.sfsi, ei one nd pu. M the .heln .ogs.ner qu,.s
'as.e.uly, anu Dy tne uMe Tue summer
moon stood over the pines, she had q
long Tow sst up aml9 the evergieens,
tnat tue Jews mlgnt Keep tnem Iresn.-
IN tne morning, as soon as breakfast was
over, sne wouIo s9s Oh.
Osar, i1hocens Dossy! one nao not
tne ieast 9ouot tnat sne wouid succeed,
ana sne slept put little tnat night IN her
e1citement. over an9 over sne rose
from her little bed, and stole on tip toe
10 the WINDOW 10 loOk down on her trea-
sures.
The morrow dawned cloudleesly.--
Breakfast over, Dossy, ran down to the
garden, crammed her posies into Lizzie's
market. basket, and taking 1t on her
chubby arm, trudged away, fortupately
unnoticed. On she sped, past the long,
long lines of fences, and down into the
very heart of the town. Her cheeks
were crimson, her breath came in gasps,
she almost stumbled from fatigue; but
at last she reached the market place,
and stopped in little corner, where the
shadows fell, cool, and where the old
blind woman was selling laces. Here
feeling sense of safety and companion
ship, from the presence of the old blind
creature. she sat down and began with
def hands to arrange her posies in front
of her. What 9 picture she made in her
white frock, with its short puffed
sleeves; her eyes ablaze, her amber
ringlets, blown about by the morning
breeze. framed, as it were, by q border
of yellow daiaies and golden-hearted
pans1es. At the silvery call of the sweet
birdlike pfpfngs who'll buy my pam
sizes ~ one and another pedestrian look
ed back, q few smiled, and some stop
ped and purchased. Presently farm
er, who had just such little one at
home, bought one of her nose-gays, and
paid for 1t with half dollar. Dossy was
In raptures Then another gentleman
came along tnis t1me comparativeiy
youns vHe, uus 'aii anu oafA, Win
of"Uzeu "We,. tace.
Wont you Duy Duncn OF pansles'
sir, III please saiu Httie Oossy.
me Stranger, VINO nao not noticed
i;ea,d ner before. stopped and looked for the
iit.ie plplng y0ice:
nosie s.Onjv twentu- 4 20 csnts ), ~ :
The vonny man fiashed . heen vlanco
at Dossv and drew near smiling
.sTo he snra Tw;il ,, said ha nIea.ant.
lv s.if onIv for th. sako of yn,5r hr;oht
ewes. twentv.five cants Won said T
think - and he drew ont his nnrse
"Yns ,, - said nossv o's snnoIoma,;cs,,v nrs ,Si.
IMAGINING I he thon~hi % the ep nr;ce foo os,i h;rb
UYcn aea T havo ~ ask q oaod IeeI y e,,d
she shook her cnrlv head with a grave
important air. "for LIZZIE mist have The
money hv Satnrdav ~ NC , sheIl ha tnrn.
ed out cf our prsttv homen As she
finished she rendered to her auditor the
prettieat of her nosies which she had
| inst seIected for him ont of hor etora
The stranper ali this time had heen
| looking curionsIv at her The color
went and came m his face his l;ns trem-
bled. and he showed other signs of emo
ton
uTo,, u 10 .;oa ..,,, uu
doer what ~ !. n',~n ne o,,eu, o., garnes'iy'
1onI a. 1ra' Ia. "a a,soo out - n11no na
.nd saa,s"d " 1.osH ~ - ~ DusSy as no spoAe
~ fnr se,,e h.1e ~ DU ~ nes iHoc ns
n;a9 ~ ,;hn,. ;p. aaii- or HALL 'an-
0'eu e.nnssa msensss sh un.s. n.
mont e"e ""'"eAeu o''s D'
| his answer was to catch her in bis
arms, ana Kissing ner again ana agaln, !,
MS voice t1emonng with excltement, az
ne cIled. Dossy NY little pet Dossy,
oon YOU KNOW VINO am g.
but Dossy struggled 1rom MS embrace,
sMo0tne0 ner curls, ana answered
naug gntny
asked you TO Duy my pansles. sir,
ana not 10 KISS me-"
me Stranger proke into Joyous
laugh. ana vii! Duy them" ne re-
pneo. every one OF them: But don't
you leally KNOW me, Dossy! am Ross
Devereaux. , why, you nave sat on my
K1ee many ana many time.
~, Dossy. az TINS, stared at him curlously:
iuen sue ut!eIed gleeiui llttle snou'