Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-10-20
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ut is good for ones sense to SEE
how plucky and practical your daugh-
ter is, Mrs. Jelison, he remarked ono
morning after the usual greetings
we're over. II wish there were more
like her, but there are not"
II think Dolly S manner of getting
along is dreadful" and, perhaps un,
consciously Mrs. Jelison Leaves a
sigh,
Life is a BURDEN she remarks
cheerfu|lv, after slight pause, and
so far as it on Y concerns herself she
is more or less right. Welldressed
and carrying a we'l-flled purse, it is
different matter. Not well-dressed
and minus the purse, as she remarked
the other day. she is merely moth
ing.
"But why dreadful ?' persists her
visitor.
If you only knew she answers in
tone implying that he can never
know, it being impossible to make
him understand.
But please come in, Mr.. Farnham
it IS getting damp out there" She
has vel founded fear Of dampness.
They enter and Mrs. Jelson, sit.
ting in the twilight, dressed in wild
ow cap and becoming gown, makes
a neat picture, done in quiet gray and
lavender. Dolly is not there, indeed,
she slips ont Of another door as they
enter, and sits down on a bench in
the garden.
What is she thinking Of? OF Mr..
Farnham and her mother and she has
qhrewdly made up her mind that Mr..
Farnham means something more than
Iisinterested friendship. In short,
she had concluded that there would
be change in the family before
long.
doll :" han touched her hair,
She starts, as we'll she may, not know
ing Mr.. Farnham is within speaking
distance. dolly" he repeats, "you
are the dearest girl in the world"
Except the gir' you have just left,
she interrupts, rising and making u
sweeping courtesy, 81 know all
about it, Mr. Farnham, and am glad
yon love her"
Il esteem your mother more than
any other woman in the world. but
what your words imply must frank
" own never occurred to me. Con
found it Dolly, you pay 43 e poor
D. | look old enough
to we'd your mother >"
Il don t know, mother looks very
Young when she is dressed, returns
Dolly.
Il suppose | am rejected, he saysa
moment later, God bless you, Dolly,
anyway"
He is moving away, he has nearly
reached the house when something
swift rustles behind him, then pauses
at his side. 1t is Dolly.
Il did not comprehend that it was
NE you meant, you took me 80 by sur
prise,
How could it be surprise ? | have
iove' you so long, thought you must
know even before l spoke. Oh, it
was ever SO ions since I first loved
voul 1t occurred to me the first
morning when you stood III this very
garden"
;Iu picturesque rags Dolly in
terrupts
NO, bat your dress was faded and
your ltte shoes We're worn, l. took
i, all at glance. But you stood
here, and all unconstiously assumed
an attitude that was neither an effort
nor an act of vanity; and the faded
dress could not rob it of it's aristocrat-
lc pride. looked i'll your face and
saw there courage, independence, dig
nity-and what We're worn shoes or
faded gown? 1t was you, Dolly, !
loved ,...
Mother always said fine clothes
were requisite TO d fine marriage"
But she had made mistake. it,
Dolly, you will marry me-" he inter.
rupts. And it is aueh a contentsd
and happy face the moon looks down
that we will venture to say that Dol
!y,an'slwered N yes, .s,s- ,-s
H. ubo hv biu biz would r;so muat