The Dickinson press., 1883-10-20
help You? Let every man take care of
himself. saw IO

help yon? Let every man take care Of
himself, say II"
"And who knows" cried Desire bright
ly. "Perhaps we can get him the dis.
trict school to teach? l heard Squire
Loames say that the new teacher wasn't
going to stay more than a quarter long,
er."
"l'm glad yon can afford to take free
~boarders," said Mrs. Philo acidly. me
and your brother-we can't!"
DO come in, now, and get the Coffee"
said Desire. "And a few late strawber-
ries. Mr.-Mr.-"
Carey is my name,' said the stranger
who had stood immovable beneath the
fiery nail of this conversational episode.
'That is to say, it is my name now. l
CHANGED to IN IKE myself useful to a rich
Old gentleman in the east, who took a
fancy to me, and left me his property in
his will. The only condition appended
was that 1 should take his name in addi-
ton to my own. And Carey isn't a bad
name."
Certainly it amt" said Philo with wat-
ering eyes. ~ only wish we mad a few
of that sort of old gentlemen out this
way. I'd change my name half a dozen
times a day if it would be any accommo-
dation to sem. So you're rich, eh? Bet
sey,"-to his wife-'if this gentleman
would be so kind rs to come and take
dinner with us to-day"
No." said the stranger, in a clear de-
to hear me out? Carey, as I have al
ready told you, is only my adopted
name. My real name is Rolf Welland."
"Whatw. roared .Philo.
Mrs. PhilO scrambled so hastily to her
feet that she upset the pail, half full Of
currants. Miss Malvina dropped her
hoe; and Desire. who had just brought
out a little sauce of late luscious, led
strawberries stood amazed at this reye-
| lat;on.
"You!" she, cried. sour Cousin Rolf!
and l nearly hit you with the stick,
chasing the COW, and half startled you
out of your senses, and"
And taught me-" said the bachelor,
is yet left a spice of unselfshness in the
conglomerate called human nature.
Cousin Desire, l thank you for the les
son, l shall not forget It'll"
And before the day was v he had
helped Miss Malvina finish her patch of
sweet-corn and mended the defective
/ fence-ralls where the offending cow had
broken through, besides stalking up the
sweet williams. and nailingthe big rose
tree to the frame from whence its over
b%lossoming weight had dragged it.
81 declare" said Miss Malvina, "he's
a real comfort about the p.ace!"
"And he has travelled SO much!" cried
Desire; and he talks so beautifully! 1
only hope he'll be contented here?"
There was no sort of doubt about that.
Rolf Welland Carey was very well.con-
tented. He had always hungered and
thirsted for the details ola home life
here it was 10 perfection.
But Mr.. and Mrs. Philo were not so
well suited. All their spasmodic efforts
toward triendliness were checked with
tits too badi" said Mrs. Philo, almost
CRYING. "He'Il be certain sure to go and
make a fool Of himself by marrying De-
sire, and We shall never get a cent of his
money. Desire out to be ashamed to
think Of such a thing at her age!'
But Desire wa only forty, and there
are late roses as we'll as early ones
Al all event, he married Desire, and
the Phi!o Wellands were d~isconsolate,
sits all our bad luck!" said they.
For they had forgotten all about the
passage in the Bible that speaks of cen
pertaining angels unaWares! !"