Frostburg mining journal., 1882-08-12

and the softest white hands he had
ever seen, in addition to her other
beauties.
In short, he male up his mind at
once to like her. And before she had
been Sallie's guest three weeks, he
had taken the steps from liking to
something a little higher, and was
more than half in love with her.
Sallie and George saw the turn
things were taking, and were quite
delighted at the idea of having Laura
for sister. Bat they did not inter-
fere until Harrison seemed 80 slow to
show the preference they were sure he
felt, that Mrs. Sallie was moved 20
help him bit.
One afternoon Laura mad gone out
for a while alone. Mrs. Sallie though
if she got away too, and left Harrison
to meet Laura on her return, the
tete-a.tete which must naturally fol-
low, might bring about good results.
Any way, she resolved to try. Put
ting baby Charley to sleep for his af-
ternoon nap, which was usually a
long one, Mrs. Sallie hastily dressed
for walk, and going in where Har-
rison sat reading, she said, in her
most engaging way
"Harry, l find am obliged 20 go
out on an errand. Won't you watch
baby for little while? He is asleep,
and will only need little jog of his
cradle now and then.
Harrison readily promised, and
drew his chair near Charley's cradle,
resuming his book. Mrs. Sallie went
straightway down to her'husbana' s
office, and confded her plans to him !;
whereupon, he wickedly conspired
with her to set still stronger trap
for Harrison's unwary feet
Therefore, the office boy was dis.
patched to the house with note,
telling Harry that George and Sallie
We're detained while ON business,
but Laura will soon be in, and would
he ask her to have the kindness to
give himself and Charley a bit of sup
per (she would find all things ready
in the pantry and take Gre Of them
until they could get home,
Mr.. Harrison was disposed to grum-
bic at this news, end wondered what
the business could be which would
keep Sallie too. But there was no
help for it and Charley's voice from
the cradle recalled him directly to
his share Of the duties, so he weDt
obediently in the sitting-room.
The little chap had walked in q
good humor, and Harrison deemed it
policy to keep him SO. He sat down
upon the floor and gave him Sallie'
photograph album to play with, When
he got tired CT that he was supplied
with pin-cushlon full of Pima, and
the scissors. Luckily he did not kill
himself with these, and Mr.. Harrison
next presented him with Sallie's best
bottle of cologne.
This kept him quiet few minutes.
Then he began to fret, and though
Harrison offered him every available
article in the room, he would have
none of them.
"Well, l can't think of anything
else to please you, except the oil lamp
or the hatchet," cried Harry, as he
began to walk up and down the floor
with his troublesome charge. Il dc
wish Miss Wilson would come, since
your mother won't. Tn cure | don
know what to Go with you"
But Charley was tired and hungry
and began to squall most unmelodious.
l
ly, and the more his distressed uncle
tried to soothe him, the harder ht
sgalled.
"What on earth is a fellow to dc
with you?" cried poor Harry, il
utter despair.
What do young ones eat, anyhow P
Bread and milk ? Maybe he's hun,
cry. Let's go down stairs and aet
what we can find. I wish to til,
Lord Laura would come -
Down stairs they went, but mill
they could not find, and Charley
would not eat without it. At las
unable to please the child with any
thing, the disgusted bachelor took th,
sugar bowl and sat down to feed th,
child the sugar, keeping up rslent
less trot, trot, trot, by way Of helping
the sugar 90 down.