Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-07-28

'Thrni>a annw hrix in thi, morning. -
AL VIII, looking duwn the river ~
wonder where she came from. I'm
:sning 10 he Il S"a-rap II when GROW BIZ
say. Dpilir, what ;,rr You going to @r; fug
mamma, and what are We @uiug tn have
I"r dinnerH m almost siaryci.' he
added. ailsr little pause.
- |! will ,,cprnd on how much more
money we ret, VIII. don't care IL
spend very much of this, for We may
not be able get any more for whole
week.
"Oh. yes can," said VIII; I've can
90 all round the lot with the organ, and
get Il great deal"
Atall. brown-heardedm man who looked
strangely familiar was coming toward
them. He was evidently sailor. an
Dollie regarded him wi,ifully. thinking
OF Uncle George. She could not r.
member how Uncle George looked.
tor four years had pa sscd since he went
away. and still she fanricd that thi
strange gentleman looked like him. but
perhaps it was only because he wore
sailor clothes. He was walking rs il
he were i'll great hurry, and merely
@lancing at the children. was haslcnnn
on. when his eye suddenly fell on the
h1nd-orran in the whccibarrow.
My goodness. are You Dollie
EvanS?' said he, stopping. ndpu>hin.
Dollic'S ; hat from her forehead. tina,
used to he Dollic's hand-organ. any
way" And without waiting tor a
reply. he caught her up and kissed her.
And this is Will. Viii, why. you
young rascal, why didn't You have
some Exams look in your face, SO THAI
your Uncle would know you when he
met YOU
IL haven't got no uncle" said VIII,
whose grammar was always uncertain
"Un lie George was drowned at sea"
Indced, But if Uncle Gcorrc was
drowned how can he b. here? and GER
tainly am he. Uncle George came near
being drowned, but he waSn't; he wa
picked up from the wreck of his vessel
by Il ship bound for China, 50 OF course
he was bound 10 90 10 China him self,
and ever since he got home he has been
looking for you. They told me YOU had
moved to the city" turning To Dollie.
"but when l reached there. | found
that You had left. but no one knew
where you had gone. If it hadn't been
for that old hand-or@an | shou Il have
missed YOU to-day. You have both
grown out of my knowledge. but could
not mistake that. any way. Why are
you wheeling it about?'
Dollie was shedding tears of Joy She
told the story of their circumstances in
. few words. Uncle George shut his
mouth very hard. and Will said after
ward that he saw Gears in his eyes.
Let us 90 to see your mother rs fast
as we can" said he.
Mrs. Evans was wcll-nigh overcome
with surprise and joy when she found
that Uncle George was alive and wen,
and in the very next room, though Dol
lie broke the news very gently. Rob
knew him. and nearly went wild with
delight. and the parrot shouted
''p eaScd to see YOU, pleased to see
YOU" until they were obliged to take
him away upstairs.
Dolly and viii never went about
with the hand-organ again, but they
prize it more highly than ever. Uncle
George, who had money enough and to
spare. bought back the old homestead
in the country, and before the straw
berries and daisies had fairly blosSomed
in the fields. the family was established
there. Mrs. Evans growing stronger and
more ike her old self every day; the
children happy rs the familiar birds in
the trees, and Rob pretending that lie
was young again, and fri>king like Il
puppy. Even the parrot seemed 10
share in the general joy. and scold no
more at the hand-organ, though its
voice was still heard at all hours of the
day.-Ballom's .Noya:ine.