Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-19
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himrelf, say III
'tAnd who knows" cried Desire bright
". Perhaps We can get him the dis
trict school to teach? / heard Squire
LaMr1aes say that the new teacher wasn't
going to stay more than quarter long
or" toc. .: 2 4. ;s E.
"I'm glad you can aft ,rd to take free
boarders," said Mrs. Philo acidly. Ne
ami yeur brother--we can'tp'
"Do come in, now, anti get the coftee,"-
said Desire. "And few late strawber->
ries. Mr.-Mr.-" 49,.
"Carey is my name,' said the stranger
who had stood immovable beneath the
fry hail of this conversational episode.
. THAT is to say, it is my name now. l
CHANGED to 70 ke myself useful TO 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 I should take his name in addi-
ton to my own. And Carey isn't a bad
name.'
Certainly it ain't," said Philo with wat
ering eyes, II only wish we had a few
of that sort of old gentlemen out this
way. I'd change my name half dozen
times day if it would be any acceInmo-
dation to 'em. So you're rich, Ell? Bet
sey,"-to his wife-'',f this gentleman
would be- 80 kind as to come and take
dinner with us to-day"
NO." said the stranger, in clear de"
cisive voice. Will you be SO kind as
to hear me out? Carey, as I have al
ready told you, is only my adopted
name. NY rsal name is Rolf Welland."
"Whatr' roared ,Philo.
I've r. oI ar hoC fS Ivy To hn.
feet that she upset thu pail, half full Of
currants. MISS Malyina dropped her
hoe; and Desire, who had just brought
out little saucer of late luscious, red
strawberries stood amazed at this reve-
lat:On.
Your she, cried. tour Cousin Rolf!
and nearly hit YOU with the stick,
chasing the COW, and half startled You
out OF yonr senses, and
And taught ME" said the bachelor,
with strangeay.sweet smile, "that there
il yet left spice Of uneeIfjshness in the
congiomerate called human nature.
Cousin Desire, I thank you for the les
son, shall not forget it'll"
And before the day was over he had
helped Miss Malvina finish her patch of
sweet-corn and mended the defective
fence-ralIs where the offending COW had
broken through, besides stalking up the
sweet williams. and mailing the big rose
tree to the frame from whence its over
blossoming weight had dragged it.
II DECLARE" said Miss Malvina, "he's
g. real comfort about the pace!"
"And he has travelled so much!" cried
Desire; and he talks so beautifully! l
only hope he'll be contented here?"
There was no sort of doubt about that.
Bolt Welland Carey was very well-con-
tented. He had always hungered and
thirsted for the details OF g. home lie
here it WAS % perfection.
But Mr.. and Mrs. Philo were not SO
we'll suited. All their spasmodic efforts
toward friendliness were checked with
Arctic fripidity.
(" It's too bad!" said Mrs. Philo, almost
CRYING. He'll be certain sure to 90 and
make a fool OF himself by marrying De-
sire, and We shall never get cent of his
money. Desire out to be ashamed to
think of such thing at her age"
But Desire Vas only forty, and there
are late roses as well as early onesf
A. all event, he married Desire, and
the Phi!o Wellands were disconsolate.
tits all our bad luck!" said they.
For they had forgotten all about the
passage in the Bible that speaks of zen
pertaining angels unawaresp'