The Cecil Whig., 1883-01-13
A NEW YEARS CALL, AND WHAT
CAME OF 1T.
BY MISS JENNIE ALDEN.

4 great, cheerful kitchen, with the
snow piled up in ermiue drifts against
the outside of the windows aud view Of
great woods wrestling against leaden
sky-a kitchen where the shoots of car
niue flame wu"e themselves in and out
iiery serpeats at play, and the great Or
leander tree in the corner was putting
out its clusters Of pink buds i'll reckless
defiance of the seasnn-that was wheie
Aunt Pandora was at work frying crul-
lers when Uncle David Doty came i'll
from the post office, bringing breath OF
the arctic regions with him.
"Any letters?' said Aunt Pandora
tshing particularly brown and savory
twist cut OF a sea of boiling lard.
" Yes" said Uncle David, "a letter
from Evelyn. And they're in trouble
again. Want more money
Aunt Pandora shook her head.
After that thousand dollars you sent
'em last July?' said she. I'm afraid
Evelyns husband isn't good manager" ;"
business difficulties you see," said
Uncle David. Evelyn tells me that
they are living with the utmost economy
and deny ing themselves every luxury
Poor dear. said Aunt Pandora, be-
nignantly.
Il really think we must spare 'em an
other thousand, said Uncle David, who
had had soft spot i'll his heart for his
niece and adopted child, Evelyn Elgin.
"A Thousand dollars is a deal of
money said Aunt Pandora solemnly.
Yes. | know it, admitted her hus-
band. But the Lord has blessed US
with plenty of worlaly goods aud how
can We better use it than in helping our
little Evelyn along? We we're poor folks
ourselves once, Pandora, beginning the
~orld'
so we WERE" acquiesced the old
lady. as she set off the pot Of lard, car
rCd her pan of fragrant crullers into the
pantry and took off her striped calico
cooKing apron.
And I'll tell you what I've made mp
my mind to do said Mr. Deity. putting
b nh hands on his knees. and staring
.haid at the blazing logs.
What"
III go to NV Ynk m, self aud ste
the child,' said Uncle David. 1T may
he they re actual, suffering Anyhow.
III take my bank book along. and do
what can Tor EN-
WeIl.' said Aunt Pandora, 81 think
it would be a goo;i plan. And You can
take along some Of these fresh crullers
and pair Of dressed fowls. and some of
the red Baldwin apples in your carpet
bag. Ii it wasn't for my rheumatism.
Id be glad to go along myself. Only to
think that we haven't either of us seen
Evelyn since she married that store clerk
aud went to the city to live.
And so Uncle David d 'ty started off
in the orange glow of the first day of all
the New Year. and walked te the rail
way station while the sunrise was vet
turning the snowy landscape to sheet
of diamonds.
1t was a long and tedious ride, but
what cared the old gentleman as he sat
there, with the well stuffed carpet bag
beside him, and a basket Of apples be-
yond-such apples AS little Evelyn had
deem wont to love as child, when she
had climbed the orchard wall. and nes-
tied in the high grass under the trees.
And when he finally reached the great
depot. it seemed as if he were actually
stepping into PandeMonium.
Never was in such noisy place in
all my life before thought Uncle David
as he made his way through the crowd.
" And how the New. Workers do stare
For in truth and in fact, Uncle David
Doty presented a sufficiently strong con-
trast to those around him to induce peo-
pie to turn and look the second time.
Six feet high, with complexion rosy as
fall pear ong white beard reaching
nearly to his waste, and a shaggy fur