Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-15
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AFTER MANY DAYS.

When was a young fellow I
lived on fathers farm down there In
Connecticut. You've seen the place.
| The Church " near the tavern, and be-
hind the Church was the parsonage: and
there lived Dominic Wheeler and his
daughter Dolly.
On Saturdays, after l had my
supper, I used to dress myself and tell
my mother that meant to call on DOM
inie Wheeler's folks. Mother generally
| answered that could't do better. that
the dominie's conversation was sure to
hity tity, like some gals she could
mention"
Father would add: "And pretty
little critter, too" And armed with pa
rental authority would go to the par
sonage.
It was good time to 60, for the
sermon had to be finished, as general
thing, on that evening. and Dolly and
had delightful long talks in those solitary
moments, and one evening I proposed to
Dolly and she accepted me. The DOM
inie gavo us his blessing, father and
mother said they could not have chosen
daughter-in- law to suit them better,
and all they asked was that We should
wait little while.
my daughter is not seventeen years
old yet" said the dominic. "You must
not be in hurry to take her from me-"
Wait two years and you will be
Internationally, and I'll give you the
river farm and build you house." said
father.
Our course of true love seemed to
be running very smooth indeed, and I
would have staked my life and soul,
pretty heavy stake, on my constancy,
but somehow. think Satan thought we
were too happy, and laid a trap Tor me.
Doctor Robino's widow, o managing
woman with a big house, was in the
habit of taking summer boarders, and
every year lot Of city strangers wan
TENDER.
When Dolly and I had been engaged
about year and half, the widow had
thirty boarders in her house, and Ike
and Edwin and all the male help slept
in the barn.
There was one young lady there, a
Miss Sally Gray, SO pretty that every
one who saw her was talking about it.
And I was introduced to her. Some
women have way of making a man act
against his better Judgment. She was
one OF them. did not mean to flirt
with her, but I did. did not mean to
meet her in shady lanes, and in the quiet
wood paths, but we met. She knew 4
suppose Ike Robins had told herr
about my engagement, and she leased
me about being afraid Of my sweetheart.
Such good, prim little thing" she
would say. Sc Is she dreadfully shocked
at me? Does she think I am q fiirt?
Does she pray for me in meeting?"
felt angry, but yet I was p!qued
into proving myself free to do as
ikel At "a little evening parry 20
which we were asked, cancel >e
dane, with her, ard whc.' IL .:.,t. /. :;
cen .':.ct. S:noje me. and ! nc 20 loo.
for i;ciiy and I found he had gene
home.
She aid her p, wanted her." said
Mrs. Robins; g but tell you plainly,
James Gardner, don't believe 1t and
for my part, l don't SEQ what people
can find to admire in that impudent
New Y, rk girl. If my lilly behaved
like her. ii shu. her up on bread and
water until she reformed"
hurried away, but the parsonage
spent an hour walking up and down be-
fore the house. staring at the dark
windows.
The time seemed very long until the
next evening, and went over to the
parsonage very early; but Dolly was not
there.
She's gone to spend the evening
somewhere" said the dominic kindly.
81 suppose she forgot to leave word
for you to come for her. She isn't very
we'll, either; a cold, I suppose. know
generally caught cold at party when
I was young and attended such enter
tainments. l hope she'll be careful.
Her poor mother died of consump-
ton.
My heart gave great leap.
thought Dolly ill, dying, even dead.
and went out into the titchen to ask
the servant if Dolly left y messagefor
me.
She said she wouldn't be home to-
night, answered Nora; s" at le.sv this
evening, l mean, and she did not leave
word where she was gone.
Nora understood, saw. l felt ter
ribly injured and l made up ny mind
to avenge myself by spending the even
Ing with Sally Gray.
She was at home, the servant girl
said, and found her waiting in the par
lor for me- We had it to ourselves.
Mrs. Robins never came in, nor any OF
the other toarders indeed, it was now
growing late in the season, and they
were almost all gone away. II never
knew how TO firt before, Sally Gray
taught mo how that night, and when I
took leave OF her l was imprudent
enough to tell her should like to kiss
her.
Do it, if you desire, said she.
And then Yes, kissed her; and as
I did it the Goor opened, and we started
apart, and there stood Dolly. She had
seen it all.
81 left my bonnet here" she said.
Mr.. Isaac is going homo with me,
and came to get it. Sorry to disturb
you"
She was very cool and contemptuous.
She tied her bonnet on at the glass,
threw her little mantle over her should
els. and went out. Next day she broke
our engagement and sent me lack my
ring.
The next week left homo and went
away 10 sea. Some one had told me
that oily was going 10 marry Ike
Robins.
Mother wrote to me often, and never
mentioned Dolly and l never asked
about her. l lived with men, generally
on the sea, and had 70 thought Of liking
or Gazing for any woman. l always in
tended to so home and see the old folks,
but they died OF fever within two days
Of each other, and q stranger sent me
the news.
Lawyer Dredgers saw 10 the estate.
and did what asked him t. do with