Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-07-04

y am wealthy I said; "my hus-
csno denies me nothing. am willing
" pay any sum yyol may demand"
l saw his eyes glitter. He had caught
~ by, mother" he said, .,you 90 on
over her as if she were our own dear
baby"
<Ahal didn't I say SOP She was only
an adopted parent5
but l love her nearly as we'll as if
q vere." said the lady, hugging FLOR
Name your price, said, inpatient
lyto the youth.
, What do You say to two hundred
dollars, ma
Two hendred dollars! I would cheer
1ully have given twice, nay thrice that
amount.
"fou talk as if she Belonged to you,"
said his mother with %asperity.
"kow, mother" said the Young
man, going owe to her, and kneef.
ing by the side of her chair, while he
stroked Foribel's hair, who had all
TINS time lain in the lady's arms,
little dreaming she was the subject of
SO momentous a discussion. "Now,
mother, don't you know it is just two
hundred dollars that l lack to get me
what you know, and what I've been
wishing for so much9: Here it is with
IN my grasp; (for 1 had quickly signi-
ted my acceptance of his terms).
~ you love this little morsel,"
twitching Floribel's ear, "who is no
k'th nor kin of yours, more than
your own dear son?" This was said.
coaxingly.
His mother vas certainly r~elentine;
l could see it in her face, which I
watched closely.
IL know the lady will take excellent
care of her," he continued.
'lndeedl ]. WILL" interrupted, eager
~, love her dearly"
"And you will bring her to see me
semetimes?" asked the lady.
'.Indeed l will,"I said delightfully."-,
seeing my cause was won.
''Take her then," said the LADY,, ris.
ing and placing her in my arms; '.you
and my son have conquered"
elbow can l thank you enoueh?" ]
cried, clasping my treasure to me.
"But wait; l will not take her until ]
bring you the money. I will be back
IN half an hour" and tossing ForibeI
gently upon. the sofa, l fastened from
the house.
l hailed a passing cab and drove
rapidly to my husbands office.
write me a check, quick, Charles"
1 said, as 1 entered. ga check 70,
two hundred dollars quick, please, be.
fore those people change their minds
"Why, what do you mean, Jennie?''
he asked, looking up from his desk,
where he had been busily writing.
"only that I've bought little Flori.
bel for two hundred dollars, and ]
want the money quick, please"
The puzzled look on my husbands
face told me he had forgotten all about
the subject which had been %engrossine
my mind, for | had not mentioned it Ia
HMM . long time. In as few words az
possible I recalled it to him. His as.
constituent vas great.
"You don't mean to say, Jennie, that
the woman has sold her?"
eyes, l do mean it," I said, "and
have bought her. But I will tell you all
about it when you come home tonight.
But write me the check; quick now
there's q DEAR" l said pleadingly; and
my husband, who never deniedme any.
thing, filled tho required check. only
muttering:
eff that don't beat the Dutchr"
Not stopping to enquire into the
meaning of this irrelevant allusion to:
the Hollanders, Iseized the check, with
many thanks, and fastened back.
The whole party was in the parlor,
as l had left it, the number increased by
the accession of the other little daugh.
ter and the nurse, who had come to bid
adieu t o Floribel.
They all took an afectionate farewell
of their little pet, and some tears were
shed. almost felt a pang of remorse
in thus making a break In their little
circle, but was too delighted at my sue
cess to let anything disturb me long. II
handed the lady the check. and, telling
her how happy she had made me, and
promising to let them see Floribel soon
and often, l departed with my long-cov.
eted treasure.
And | am a happy woman, now. My
little darling is my constant companion.
1 bring her to the table, where she
sits in my lap while l feed her. My
husband does not share in my enthusi-
asm, but I did not expect him to. In
fact he hardly more than tolerates my
acquisition; says l ought not to bring
her to the table, and tells me to put her
on the floor, and let her feed herself
from her own plate. Cruel man! And
sometimes he ven calls her a wretched
little cur! But he only does that to tease
me, for I hn1ow she is aSkye terrier of
the purest breed.-G. d. Greene, IN The
Manhattan.
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