Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-03

", toward dusk, on q mellow August
evening, when q slight form glided up
to him and . .remulous hand was laid
upon his own. He started at first, but
quickly recognized the face and figure.
Lizzie Eldonp
"Oh, Clarence, ] could not rest with
out telling yon how very, very wrong ]
thought Bosa, and how sorry l am for
you"
"Thanks, Lizzy, I do not think she
has treated me exactly right"
Lizzie burst into tears.
"How could she be so cruel, so un-
womanly? You are right, Clarence
you acted nobly. j think Rosa will one
day live to repent it,
As Clarence stood there listening to
Lizzy Eldon's impetuous words and
holding her little soft hand in his own,
he wondered that he had never before
noticed how very, very pretty she was
IA softer, more subdued style OF beau
ty han Rosa's, yet not less bewitching
in its way.
They haunted him all night long, that
oval, earnest face, those SHINING blue
eyes.
Day by day Rosa's image waxed faint
err and more faint in his memory, and
Lizzy's shy, gentle looks grew more
than ever present in his heart.
81 do believe I've fallen in love with
the girl" he thought. Il wonder what
she would say if 1 vas to propose to
her?"
Next to wonder came realization.
One fine October day, when they had
strayed a little way from the gay, nut
ting party, whose voices made the old
yellowrleayed woods musical, Mr.. Hyde
asked Lizzy Eldon il she would accept
the love her sister had sighted, and
Lizzy, smiling and trembling answered
him, yes.
"You see, Uncle Cuthbert," said
Clarence, eagerly, az he explained the
new position of affairs to his uncle that
evening, after he had safely escorted
Lizzie home, with her basket of nuts
only half ts.lled land no wonder, all
things considered), lit will be so pleas
anti We shall all live together, and
Lizzie says she will love you dearly.
Lizzie is such O famous little housekeep-
err. She thinks it will be so pleasant
to have you sitting by our hearthstone!
And, Uncle, you will go and see her to-
morrow, won't you?"
Eyes" said Uncle Cuthbert, briefly,
"I1l GO"
And the next day Lizzie was surprised
at her sewing by a brown-faced, little,
old man, who abruptly took both her
hands in his and imprinted q kiss upon
her crimsoning forehead, just as If he
was the oldest acquaintance In the
world
80 you're going to marry my ne
phew, Lizzy, are you?" said uncle Cuth-
bert.
Eyes, sir" Lizzie made answer, tim
idly.
"And you love him Lizzy?"
"Oh, yes, sir"
And you won't object to having the
old man numbering round the house,
helpless and feeble though he be-"
81 shall be so glad TO have you live
with us, sir, for l never remember nv
father-and-you will be like one to me,
| am sure
Uncle Cuthbert kissed her again, and
walked away as abruptly as no had
come.
He's a very funny old gentleman"
thought Lizzy. but / know 1 shall
like him."
Rosa contemplated the present state
Of affairs very coolly-a little contemp-
tuously, in fact.
IF you choose TO adopt all Clarence
Hyde's poor relations, why, / can only
wonder at your taste" she said, loftily,
But Lizzie only smiled, and doubted
to herself whether Rosa could really
ever have loved Clarence.
"No, no, nor echoed her heart.
The day of the wedding drew near.
Lizzy's white dress was nearly finished,
and modest little presents were begin
ming 10 be sent in from friends and
neighbors.
Here's my present." said Uncle
Cuthbert, walking in one day and tos-
sing a little box Of carved wood into
Lizzys lap. II cut out those wooden
flowers myself, when i was in Califor-
MA"
well, but open it; its lined beauti.
fully" said the old man.
LiZzy obeyed.
why, there's q parchment chart in
it, Uncle cried the astonished Clarence,
who was leaning over Lizzy's shoulder.
"Of course there is-a deed making
over $50, 900 to Lizzy Eldon the day of
her marriage" answered Uncle Cuth-
bert, dryly, "and I've got just another
one for You at home, Clarence, my boy!
Aha! The old uncle was not so poverty
stricken after all. You mustn't think
my young lady" he added, turning alb
ruptly to Rosa, "that gold isn't gold be-
cause it's a tritie furnished and rusty.
Appearances aren't anything in this
worldi"
And so Clarence and Lizzy began the
world with the fairest of prospects, and
true love enough TO float the barque of
life into the sweetest haven.
Rosa Eldon was some what chagrinned
in her secret soul, bnt she wisely kept
her feelings to herself, and Old Uncle
Cuthbert was quite satisfied with the
choice his nephew had made.
"She's worth twice a hundred thou
sand dollars in her own sweet self, Clar-
ence," he said, confidentially, TO Mr..
Hyde, junior.