Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-03
DlMPLE'S DINNER PARTY.
Nv EliLnbeth 2. Allan.

The class IN t8mlllSr Science WAS Oh
the recitation bench at MISS Puryiance
school, and it was Dimple Duer's question
Explain the formation o. dew on the
outside OF pitcher OF ice water.
Where had Dimples Thoughts oeel RhllS
she read over and over those four pages OF
Familiar Science last night2 Not much
on her book. I'm afraid, or else che hao
slept away the memory OF her lesson; tor,
TO save her little life, she didn't know what
made the pretty frost work on her glass Of
ice water at dinner.
Fortunately for her there was a sudden
knock at the school room door, loud rat
tat, 81 of some one in q hurry.
Come in" said Miss Purvisuce; and
the door was thrown open with 4 bang thai
Jared a whole benchful of little glrls. 1t
Ras Dave Finley, great, strong, rough
voiced, kindly tempered fellow, who hauled
wood 10 the little town for sale.
See here, Miss Vance" he said, draw
ing forward little girl in a red calico
dress and suu-oounet; I've brung you
Molly Shoots gal to git some larnin =;
Molly is powerful hand at books herself,
Molly is; an spite Bill SmooIs goin an
iyin last spring, an spite Of there benz
tour Younger than Fan here, Molis sot on
,,yin' her children lsrnin, too. Well
Mon. says |, l kin furief you thar, tor
kin take that little Jenny Wren OF yours
10 town every day on my wagon longsldt
.; ne, and glad Of her company, too.
Tord Ne. Finley, ssya Moll, how kind
90 49, ~. says 1, we poor folks
Amt got nuthin' but ,'"dEe'' 10 give cue
nuther, and We must be haIc % ID We
can't give that.
The half,hour for familiar Science was
fast slipping away while Dave stood with
the door-knob in his hand, holding the
child by the other, talking on in an even
stream. with no sign OF any purpose to
stop. Miss Purviance at last interrupted
aim.
Come in, Fanny" said she. did you
say her name was Fanny? Than you
Nr. Finley; we will see about her lessons
now"
IAN right, mum; I'll be long this way
somewhere short o four clock TO pick her
up sgiu.
And the little stranger was given seat
GEAR the stove 10 warm her toes, while Miss
Purviauce hurried through the interrupted
recitation.
The new scholar had need to warm her
toes; for, though tbs November trosts were
sharp. her little brown feet were inuocsni
of shoes and stockings, and the calico
dress came but q stingy way down the
plump legs.
The little face, when the red calico sun,
bonnet came of, wss seen to De round and
rosy. II seemed that poverty land the
Smoots were of the poorest agreed with
Fans health, and spirits, too, for she was
ysy little witch, and soon became tavorlte
., Miss PLrvisnee's school Her sest was
nv Dimple Duer, and impulsive little Dim
ME was heels over head in love with her a.
once. The difference between her dainty
laced ard frilled rufles, her silk stockings
and kid slippers, and Fans clean but
someuhst faded calico, her bare feet snC
sunburnt hands seemed not 10 strike either
of the little girls, who became devoted
friends.
Mother" said Dimple one Friday morn
ing, stopping in the midst OF her oreskfas
Of wsfles ana honey, cant | hsve DIN
Ter psrtyr -
perhaps 50" said her mother smiling
At the little glrls serious face. WHOM
sill you inviteY
How many could ! have, mother
"Oh, four or five, | suppose answered
Mrs. Duer. =,
Now, mother" Dimple said with grea
earnestuess, wouldn't you just as het
should have one little gil five umeP, a
ave little girls one timer >,
There was laugh all around the tsoi
at this conumGrum, but Dlnple waite
eagerly for an answer. "Dimpie, SAL
papa, what little girl do you want to II
wife 10 dinner FIVE times?
why, papa" she said grsvely, Fam
Suoot brings her dinner TO school ever
dsy. and it 9 hardly ever anything but
niece of corn bread and potato. Sh
avs sometimes her mother can give he
two potatoes and sometimes q httls pee
Of fat bacon" -, w.,
Dimple's voice was trembling q little
and nobody at the table laughed nov.
You shall have your dinner COMPANY
darling" said the mother, and her To'c
wasn't very steady, either.
So DIM pie had her way and went on
school happy, With little Invitation VII
TEN on her mothers gilt.edged card
"Niss Dimple Duer requests the plessgur
NJ YOUR company to dinner on Monds,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday aud Fl
day of next week.
Of course the invitation ass aceepse!
ana ths next Friday at recess the two Ii
tIs Oirls were IN great glee over a ca
found in Dimpls's pocket directed to "a
N q ventlemsn's gold hard: "Mr. Sidn;
Dsur (thst was psps) requests the plea
nre Of your ccsapsuy to diaEer on Monda
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fl
, DAY Of next week -.
And every week de- rent member
! the family sent Fan 3 Esa Invitation uo'
she had been invited By Zach one, and tn
Dimule's turn came sgs'n
/ N -, th;nk the four little SmC ots G