Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-10


this ficer for one on the knee OF q port
ly. pleassns.featured old gentleman.
who sat in lounging- char before the
window, reading.
With quick movement, rs graceful
as il WAS audacious, she pulled his
morning paper away from him, and
dropped it on the floor, set her pretty
little foot upon it firmly.
What do YOU say, papa?" she asked.
We'll, what is it, my pes?"
The old gentleman did not seem
much ont OF tamper for the liberties she
had taken, but, putting his arms about
her, drew her toward him and kissed
her over and over again. ANY one,
with half a glance at the pair, would
have known that Alice Rossiter was the
pride and darling of her fathers heart
Well, you see. papa. instead of going
70 Brighton with Helen and Marion,
want Ia visit Auntie Russell. for six
weeks rustication. It has been so long
since inhaled q real country breeze,
that actually l have forgotten what one
Is like. Buttercups and daisies would
ibe greater luxuries than jewels to me,
and for the life of me don't believe I
could tell to a certainty whether pota-
toes grow on vines or bushes. Then l
overheard DR.. Andrews telling grandma
yesterday how shockimgly thin and
sallow was getting. He said needed
sir and exercise more than physic-that
few weeks in the country, with plenty
of rompsng, pudding and milk, fresh air
and q Irritation with rustic lover, would
set me up in roses and dimples for q
whole year. Besides, papa"
Hush, you rsttle-headed pussy cat!
Your reasons are forcible ones, and so
plenty aud we'll arranged that I think
you must have made out list of them
and learned them by heart, But what
about Brighton? I don't understand
how the belle of its last season--the vain
miss who came home again with her
giddy little head quite turned with her
numerous couquests-can rellnquish
thus the chance to repeat her triumphs.
Alice curled her scarlet lip disdain-
fully. Her father smiled. That ques-
ton was disposed of.
But Alley, it won't be prudent feryou
ing. hunting for new laid eggs and SIM
liar propensities which would develop
themselves in you, should be in con-
tinual fear of sprained wrists, dislocated
snkles. n bruised head or broken neck.
You would need some one to keep con-
tirual watch over you. We could not
spare any of the servants, and as for
having private companlon---'
That was just what was going to
say when you interrupted me-" Alice
broke in eagerly. "There is Miss Dun
spared as we'll as not, and I am sure
she would be willing to oblige me-"
Very we'll, Just as you and she can
agree. You have my consent to any.
thing reasonable. And now be off,
gypsy. Here is something to defray
expenses. Pick up that paper under
your toes, and don't smother me with
kisses, pussy. And, placing bank
note in her hand, Mr.. Rossiter unseat-
ed her from his knee, and following her
graceful figure for moment with a
glance of pardonable fatherly pride, re-
sumed his reading. "'%f. r.
Dear. sweet, uuselfsh ALLY Rossiter
How from my heart of hearts thanked
her, when she came into my room a few
minutes afterward and told me Of her
success. The day before when she was
chatting gayly with me OF the coming
season 1T the fashionable watering place
for | was more her confident than
were either of her naughty elder sisters
I had accidently let fall wish that
I might have few weeks vacation from
my duties as governess to pass in the
GOODNESS and quiet Of tho country. Ev-
er since the sprlngI had been longing
for the green fields, the singing BIRDS,
the smell of the young meadow clover
and the sight Of the growing corn; for
I was born and bred country maiden,
and the old tastes and instincts were
strong within me. The hot breath Of
town stuffed me, and so told her with
wistful tears in my eyes. A shadow came
over her fair face while I was spea king,
and I checked myself involuntarily. j
had without meaning it stirred her gen
erous impulsive nature to pity. Blessed
darling! She did not know that saw
through her affectionate little STRATA
gem, when size came to me the next
morning, and asked me if 7 should BE-
willing to accompany her on visit to
her country relatives. Her air was
anxious and 1nquiring, for she preferred
to seem soliciting rather than comforting
a favor--as though she did not mistrust
how my very soul leaped mp with de-
light at her question. At first I refused,
confronting her with knowledge Of
her self-denial and tender sacrifice; but
she adhered so steadily to her resolu-
ton, declaring that if I did not ac-
company her, she would stay at home
entirely, that she would not 60 any
where ii she could not 60 to Suffolk,
coaxing me with kisses, and holding up
! before me the very picture that / had
painted the day before in my yearning
sadness, that at last yielded half
pleased, balf-relnctant but inexpressi-
bly, grateful consent.
a week from that morning we were
on our ieArneN and <Alice entertained
me with graphic ID sEript of The pla-
ces and personal should y Ne had
mot VISITED there before for years. MT
& since she was little girl in short ,frock
4 and trousers ;,butI knew her memory
y must be: faithful one. so life.like were
d the pictures abe drew. could almost
] .see the Low, brown farmhouse nestled
down il the valley, with tho smooth
" rlat 81 grass, green meadow land Ia
front, and the broad hillside orchard
ehind !: almost sec the clinging roses