Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-06-20

of current leaves. IF you lost what lit
tie you've got, do you s'pose this relative
of yourn would raise finger to help you?
Let every man help himself. says -
"And who knows" cried Desire, bright
ly, perhaps we can get him the public
school to teach l heard Squire Loames
say that the new teacher wasn't going to
stay more than a quarter longer"
I'm glad you can afford to take free
boarders," said Mrs. Philo. acdly. "Me
and your brother-we can't"
do come in, now, and get the coffee"
said Desire. "A few late strawberries,
Mr-Mr-'
Carey is my NAME" said the stranger,
who had stood immovable beneath the
fiery hail of this conversational episode.
That is to say. that is my name
now. | CHANGED to make myself
useful to rich old gentleman in the East,
who took great fancy to me, and left me
his property in his will The only condi-
ton appended was that I should take his
name"
Certainly it amt said Philo. with
watering eyes. II only wish we had a
few of that sort of gentlemen out this way.
I'd change my name half dozen times
if it would be any accommodation to 'em.
So you're rich. ell? Betsy"-to his wife
'.if this gentleman would be so kind as to
come and take dinner with US to-day"
No" said the stranger, in clear. de-
cisive voice. twill you be so kind as to
hear me out? Carey, as | have already
told you, is only my adopted name. My
real name is Rolf Welland'
"What?" reared 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
saucer of late. luscious, red strawberries,
stood amazed at this revelation.
Your" she cried, ''our cousin Rolf?
And nearly hit you with stick chasing
the COW, and half startled you out of your
senses. and"
And taught me" said the old bachelor,
with strangely sweet smile. THAT there
is yet LETT piece of unselfshness in the
conglomerate called human nature. Cousin
Desire, thank you for the lesson. Be-
lieve me. shall not soon forget it."
And before the day was over he had
helped Miss Malvina finish her patch of
sweet corn. and mended the defective
fence rails 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.
81 DECLARE" said Miss Malvina, he's a
real comfort about the placer
"And he has travelled so much :" cried
Desire; land he talks so beautifully!
only hope he will 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 of a home life
here it was to perfection.
But Mr.. and Mrs. Philo were not so
well suited. All their spasmodic efforts
towards friendliness were checked with
Arctic frigidty.
Its too bad ~ said Mrs. Philo, almost
crying. Hell be certain sure to 60 and
make fool of himself by marrying Desire,
and we shall never get a cent OF his
money. Desire ought to be ashamed TO
think of such thing at her age-
But Desire was only forty, and there are
late roses as well as early ones. At least,
so Mr.. Welland thought. At all events.
he married Desire, and the Philo Wellands
were disconsolste.
Its our bad luck - said they.
For they had forgotten all about the
passage in the Bible that speaks of .en-
tertaining angels unawares i''-Tri6an<
and Farmer.