The Baltimore County union., 1883-02-03
A NEW YEARS CALL, AND WHAT
CAME OF 1T.
ny MISS JENNIE ALDEN.

A great, cheerful kitchen, with the
snow piled up in erminc drifts against
the outside of the windows and view
of grey woods wrestling agains leaden
sky-a kitchen where the shoots OF car.
mine fame wove themselves in and out
Of the moss-fringed logs, like SO many
fiery serpents at play, and the great
oleander tree in the corner was putting
out its clusters of pink buds in reckless
defiance Of the season-that was where
Aunt Pandora was at work frying crullers
when Uncle David Doty came in from
the post st.officc, bringing a breath of the
Arctic regions with him.
"Any letters1" said Aunt Pandora,
fishing particularly brown and savory
twist out OF sea OF boiling lard.
"Yes," said Uncle David, ga 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
Evelyn's husband isn't good manager. 1"
"Business difficulties you see," said
Uncle David. Evelyn tells me that
they are living with the utmost economy,
and denying themselves every luxury" 1"
"Poor dear" said Aunt Pandora,
benignantly.
al really think we must spare 'em
another thousand" said Uncle David,
who had soft spot in his heart for his
niece and adopted child, Evelyn Elgin.
"a thousand dollars is deal OF
money!" said Aunt Pandora, solemnly.
eyes, know it, replied her husband.
"But the Lord has blessed us with plenty
Of worldly goods, and how can we better
use it than in helping our little Evelyn
along9 We were poor folks ourselves
once, Pandora, beginning the world. "
$50 We wcre," acquicsced the old
lady, as she set Off the pot Of lard, car
ried 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 uI
my mind to do, said Mr.. Doty, putting
both hands on his knees, and staring
hard at the blazing logs.
"Whati"
"Ill go TO New York myself and sc,
the child" said Uncle David. 81,
may be they're actually suffering. Any
how, I'll take my handbook along, ant
do what can for EN-"
"Wcll," said Aunt Pandora. al thinl
it would be q good plan. And you car
take along some of these fresh cruller,
and a pair OF dressed fowls, and som,
OF the red Baldwin apples in your carpet
bag. II il wasn't for my rheumatism
I'd be glad to go along myself. Onl,
to think that We haven't either of u,
seen Evelyn since she married that store
clerk and went to the city to live.
And SO Uncle David Doty star,et
of in the orange glow Of the first da,
Of all the New Year, and walked to IN,
railway station while the sunrise wa
yet turning the snowy landscape to ;
sheet Of dimonds.
1t was long and tedious ride, bu
what cared the old gentleman as he 81
there, with the well-stuiied crapet bal
beside him, and basket Of apples be
yond-such apples as little Evelyn hat
been wont to love as child, when sh'
had climbed the orchard wall, and mes
tied in the high giass under the trees
And when he finally reached the grea
depot, it seemed as il he were actual,
stepping into Pandemonium.
"Ncver was in such noisy place il
all my life before" thought Uncle David
as he made his way though the crowd
"And how the New Workers do stare.
For in truth and in fact, Uncle Davi'
Doty presenteda sufficiently strong con
trast to those around him to induce
people to turn and look the second time
Six feet high, with complexion ros,
as fall pear, long white beard reach
ing nearly to his waist, and a shagg,
fur overcoat, he strobe along with tn
basket in one hand and the bag in tn
other, inquiring his way with a persist
ence which would have done credit to
second Christopher Columbus in searcl
Of a new Western. And il was jus
noon when Uncle David at last foun'
himself in East Barron street.
"My man," said he to policeman
who was trying to keep himself warn
by vigorously slapping his arms acros
his chest, (Which is No. oop"
"Ninety-nine1" said the policeman
"Halfway down tho block-that bi
house with the blinds all closed"
HCan't be.n said Uncle David.