Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-27

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The tssisIs began to turn, AMI 50 dill Peggy.
/ knes whit Daphn. had decided. and was
ready 10 l.. NV part Out Of the yard We
went, and On until we reached trim little
cottage near the FUad
Has yos.r father horseF7 called Daphne
u q bareieadet and barefcote,i boy who sat
on the fence, gazing q, Us In what We hoped
was ad,Iiring awe
-YuP.T
Is Re at hotne-the horse, uleanF'
'Sp. ne amt"
On we went without another word. At the
,.ayt loasa there WIS hor-e. feeding IN
nei.hl-as.rg orchard Dapdne gave it one
glance.
--Maslye.T said she. Il could run faster tnan
that bal'ehones Are you good for six miles
ulorci~
For twsntyf'' cried, with more zeal than
accuracy.
As to the work that followed, lean still de
clare that never knew anything 80 wildly
e1hilaratiag Our breath came fast. and our
cheeks we're burning. but We gained on TIM.
and anulhilats,i distance
Two more triumphant girls could scarcely
have heen found that day thar ne, We rode
up - DR. Mixers hOgss-an1 certainly no
hearts ever sank iower than oUTs when We
we're told that the doctor had driven away
five minutes before
He tooA the read 10 Greensboro" said
pretty Mr.. Miller, but an almost sure be
meant to stop at Mrs. Moore's cottage, about
mile and half from here Away We
taile-i working aluiost against hope, for the
Greensboro road was terribly sandy. | heard
nothing and saw nothing | only breathed
and struggled
"llurrah cried Daphne, at Inst There's
the house, and there's the doctnr!"
But alas Tor ls, lie lad Just put the
weight IN the carriage aud was preparing to
step in after it Foot power was no longer Of
Use. and We lifted upuu voices and shrleked:
"Ductor'~ We called Doctor Wait
wait"
He paused. he looked. and the day WAS
won
We'll, If you're not two crazy girls. he
began, as We rode up tn him, but glance al
our faces must have shown him that no spirit
OF fun hid prompted our chase,
Can you 20 u unele Mclcher's" asked,
with what breath had left He's broken
every bone in his body
Theu Daphne took up the tale, and after
brief explanation the doctor turned his horse
about
Now, you girls have had exercise enough
for one day said he, and | shall stop and
tell my wife that you'll spend the night with
Us. Then, after Eve seen your uncle, I'll
drive round and explain everything to your
mother, Good-by"
"Shail wei" asked Daphne, when he had
gone.
I'VE must-or lie down and cover ourselves
with leaves. don't believe could ride five
miles more to save the nation
Then we tolled back through the sand to
the doctors house, and sweet Mrs. Miller
gave Us royal welcome When the doctor
came home he brought the news that Uncle
Mel had broken leg, and that mamma had
been sent for to nurse him.
AMI you are to pack up your clothes and
ask one Of the ncigLbors TO take you over
there, also he said adding with demure
twinkle Of the eye, Though what your
mother wants you for | can't imagine unless
its 10 ride on errands and chase inoffensive
doctors about town"
Uncle Mel was i'll for many long week,
and We had dun aud quiet time in taking
care of lin One day in August, as mamma
was sitt!u; with him, lie said, suddenly. Call
in them sirlsH'
We appeared, little doubtful of our re
eepton
The doctor says if it hadn't ha been for
your rillmi' on that thing | should ha' been
wu>s off IL | was" he began, abruptly.
Where is itf
AT hume uaole," said l. you told US it
wasn't to come within Il mile
Their, there, don't twit!' said he DO
you wait t. 20 to schoolT
80 Ln,lt'"
Vow, don't @ uncle me! I'm goin' to
turn ,usr mother out OF her house and live
there mys4.i Ii too old To be 50 fur away
from :,hbor,.
Lis looked serious. Poor as the mouse
was we had a. set, no other shelter
I've took a place in Ellsworth" he went
on, land I'm goin' to let your mother live
there and board you while you g to the sem
inalr Now, don't act SO smaller You tire
me all outl"
For Daphne had dared what no one else
had probably done during the last fifty
ears; Sue had kissed Uncle Melcher; and
Uncle Melcher looked as if he actually liked
it.-Ahce Brown in Youths Companion