The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-02

, ,ne ..it ~, {ncn recourse they Guarele,l. I h,
'hey VIII ".nsr inarel AGAIN don't Won, nope /
| ''! n'lIstHh says she wont Sh
nern very lonely without Matty m.i wn M nag
!, suo mas ll,'lSh'd your wedding ,..csS wh;as
i,l'rtyei wen>day anyhow in her dnl, us 70 te
ri' Is gong 10 nave Il reall frosted w,1,e
| cake Tor us and hopes Nattv will hr;,''.'n!hg
some rashcrrT Il'negcr for wine tn . over
n'iihs WIN the way they ALWAYS used .'inS
:n m.r nmu"' Now 10 want 10 see you and ="
ih"Tryca. AnScr thiS soon and wri,n " III uhe
| letter Tor | an dying to hear frnr, a., a lois2
| own preSioIS itOilNrlq ~" my
"".Ever,your loving knte
"SlR l.EoN DER MoSrNoagxsy"
Mrs. Kenlston laughed until she cr;oa
and had to wipe her tears with bo.
apron: but all she said, when she o,v a
back the letter, was, "Oh, Patty, 1 Pat'
t.! OF ri the chi!drcn-:' az
VI course the postman Was l,,a nav.
morninG; but when he came. he was Nv
remarkably good hunpr. and woro
smile that creased hs whole co,,n.a
nance as Patty danced ~ to him. ,st
ing, cActedly, -. .ctter for meo ), I,t
ter for nc:9' u ''''
But he only chu"k|ed. and shook hi,
head Tor answer. ard then said, slov,v
"Na al. no, little al: I'm sorry ,s,
disapp'jnt Yer, but tier ain t. adjinr
with a twinkle, "Drrs an, body bv ~.
name Of Montnorcnci i've I,ereaboutsa -,
"Oh, it's my letter! it, MY iettrrr,
screamed Patty. do give it 70 mo
| Mr.. Skinner ''
Couldn't posscrblv, little ca,
Tain t yours. yer see. It's d'rectea ter
Sir Leon de Montmorenci, Knioht,
That amt your name, We know said
Mr.. Skinner, producing atinyvnve!ope
ooh yes. it is! Imean. it smy dolrsy"
shouted Patty: and Selling the precious
letter, she ran into the house with il
and left Mr.. Skinner still chucklinr to
himself with q hearty enjoyment Of tho
little girls delight.
Here is the letter:
"MY DEAR SIR LEnS.-Nlany thanks ror v,,.
Kind letter. am quite ready 10 lie marital
Matty made my wedding dre.s Yesterday. Il
N II "t w''tc Sa.n Pee. lief, over from her
aloveiy vail. Ma;ty says she viii bring tho
raspberry vinegar e. she's spc.ie! it litfssre enV
from what did, thought Patty: ..rues, sho
asked LIdaD "and some crli,erS. And now
nave IN idear. Let Us have q telegraph. Yon
ASK fa'ty hcnIston 10 come to tue gate most
at nine Tomorrow AMI Matty viii lncct r he.
WIN her end OF the string. | think it is nice
10 I'VE next door. Tell Patty Matty won't
SPEAK 10 her Sc she Eccdent be aira Il to come
think your letter was lovely. cannot mako
"he-hat1 so nice but then your the gentleman .
ana I'm the lady 81 anyway it wou!dent he
proper. love you. Tell Patty to be s,irs
ana come. Ever your faithful iadiiove,
"RJSINELLA SAINT HtLAIRE."
''How splendid'' said Patty ..We can
/, mother?'
Mrs. Remission nodded. She was try. !
Ing on a dress, and her mouth was full
of pins. .. = r...r.~' 90
And after that it wasn't hard at all. q.
The telegraph was such blessing!
But still, when the week came to an
end, Patty and Matty flew into each 9th. s.
ters arms as if they had been separated
Tor a year. .r.-., .-,,a,. .. -.... -.
"Oh. Matty!' said Petty, and .'Oh,
Patty!' said Alatty, and .Hir' said Job
Twitchett, bobbing his head over the 3
fence, ''yer'll FIGHT agen in fortnit."
ECO away, you bad boy said Patty, =
facing him iiercely. 1--WE shall NEVER
fight again. B. ..- - I'D -
And though Job repeated ''Hi!" and &
snapped his fingers, they diln t--for :,
whole month.-Harper's Young People.