Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-07
THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE,

cents quart-that viii be thirty-two |
cents; and at reduced prices ought GER |
talnly 10 buy the bonnet frame, and Pye |
enough ribbon to trim 1t quite decently. !
And-oh, my goodness, what thunder.
clapi"
Jane Dunlap gave such a Jump that
the basket Of berries tipped of the NOISY
stone on the edge of the mountain cliff
where she had set 1t to rest her weary
arm, and away went the basket, leaf
lining and purple fruit, in one general
avalanche into the raviue below.
"Janiel What pityl" cried Adam
Steele's voice. "But why are you cryingl
Not for few berries, surely?"
"I-don't knowP' ialtered Jane, almost
ready to go into Mysteries. "It's the
thunder, think. IL was so sharp and
sudden. And look, how II is rainingr'
Come into WeiE's caye" said Steele.
"lt's big place, but the projecting roof
Will be us good as an umbrella; and these
summer showers seldom last long"
Adam looked at the pretty frerkled
face, with It's lnnocent blue eyes, its fringe
OF red gold hair, and the little dimpled
mouth, for all the world like half blown
damatk rose"
"JAnle," said he, "it's shame that
you have to work 50 hard, slim girl like
you, when there's great able bodied
giant like me ready and willing TO do II
Tor you. Let me buy the bonnet, jamie,
and gold wedding ring at the same
time. l know Pm no great shakes, but |
love you, and there's no man alive eau
take better care OF You than will "
Adam was naturally bashful man.
He had had this declaration on his mind
for lorg time, but now it had seemingly
said Itself, aHd Janie's soft eyes had
fhone assent, and he tad both her little
berry staint d bgutki 10 his.
30 the young pair sat and built air cas-
ties in The roxy iastness until ihs rain
ceased aud the sun broke ont igaIn, aud
then they made their way down 10 the lit
tie brown house under the stiff Lombard
porlars.
Within the house an unusual commo.
ton prevailed. Mrs. Duulap was ia tears,
with her cap very much ON one side; the
camphor bottle STOOD ON the table, and
old Miss BetsY aker was vehemcntly
flaming her.
| A stiff, straight, white neck-clothed lit
tie man sat III chair by the window,
looking over some papers.
as this your dhughter and your SOM
lie said as he yonng pair entered.
"Nut yet" Adam answered vallantly;
"but he hopes to bo, one of these days. /
don't know who you are, though, Sir"
al am Peter Payn, of the nrm of Pawn
& Jekyll. OF Nassau strfet Now York },
CURLY answered the STRANGER, ,Ana |
have come tn fell Mrs Dstorab DunIan
TINT. being next of Kin. lie has surcee,lrd
to tho torluns OF Josenh Horn Dunlan.
late OF Canton, China. lately deceased OF
cape fever"
n somehow can't believe it's truo. -
said poor Mrs. DUNLAP, with A cluica nj
the campbor bottle GA-hundrsI-ibou
| sand -ldtiI1nrst NV uooF ,i.,,.i, ,b1t /
never Rawi Obi o1l sonsbolv IAN met
But alter Mrp. Duplap mai ,ient nv, IN.
ne VS. and received to conrratn,s.ioIs al
all her nelphbo,s 1. seemed mnre resi ~
her y
1--WE are r.cn. 4" she said. Inyoluntaril,
straigbl,,,iog bs,s,lf In R,r chair M
VietofiS on her tbraee "AIy lane mns ma
msse n mnteh worthy Of her s,S tTS a
!tourse ka.n stSnl, is o,,t n, ~ ras
finn . -
GiRu, Iowa Adam and A,.,, I,,o
mo y said Lana s,pii na,,or 49, - Nv,
an oi,a y 'i"S a.
"Ei5,ilas,,chs -, scroor,.d ,ha ,v,.1ou,
The liitle world of We "a HoIln oo", al
sided vim Mis- nun,Ian ''''" ~
Gan bcI.ess IKE Inc ougbt % lool
bipher ihs,, a mere f,Imer c,Gn oa,.,s ia
bread Nv the sweat 81 Tia how J, ~
thov '"' sou
Rrntus Ro,low thu oi.,, ann,
who beretoin.e had novar ~ az" ~
troubie IN visit thsm INV o.r,ecS 90,
her four c1ildren her .nsienia,,,n, nj
, hn.tand ava ba ,,aj,a t"'"eHt ~
t,unrs AMI NJ v-d5or ,i'..i nu,i y
mer,hrpt VINO Ia; n. 80 ri. ,7',,'i \. ~
relate, sh'tn 10 tho I,,rI,rs no..ra - -,
-. me- 10 o,,g- u liz ss,,,i."I W ois, sooi
,ne,,ia etr 80 ~ N'e''
"Ali their r,.h r,to,hh,-u ,,,,o,,,o..,,
how ,nucb fbrv n, ~. tsnn,o5 NE visc"fr e'a
Ian nil tbcso years 30 ther oaiis, ~
smiles invitaIiors and oracions -, W.,
WITT oIe aceorS ihry III denot"nn 49, t nn
steel. Ri la. rc,, .;,nd Io,,sI -, =, ha
colors. ''' ~ "o
lyon are ii f,olp' exclaimed Mr. D,r
lap.
Hrbere IL ia mother - satd J.ra
tsYon never called me snrb nomss in th,
old DAYS. We loved each other tben
Uncle Joseph's Chlpese gold had no
come between us. Adam q Wiling I,
take me. fortune or no fnrtunc ma inv,
| Adam and am onint, IN he lilo Wiz
Hushi What's thatl3
my name is DURHAM sail n doe,
voice out, idc. ga this whore Mrs Ne
borah Dunlap liyesP'
GAS true as the world. another conslni,
sighed Jane. "Wby ain Ali these nenn,,
never fpd ms out hciore,,i
1--WE can't accommodate vouiu abrnI,
crigd Mrs. Dunlap "You'll have IN o,
to the tavern"
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