The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-30
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ooh. she's in her studio, Cs,~0o or
engraving or something. Shes 'u Ways /
busy" answered the mother. pleasantly |
adding. "when you come back III have /
a bag Of cookies ready for YOU
Thank you. Can't take them now
said the boy, eagerly.
mo, don't like to have crumbs scat
tered over the house. and so ] always
give my cookies to boys who are willing
to eat out of doors
"They are so nice. Most any boy
would do that, Mrs Porter" said the lit
tie fellow, rs he ran away, quite uncon-
scious that his petite little speech had
earned for him an extra supply Of cookies.
Now. rs we can't eat Mrs. Porter
goodies, we will go with Berthe to the
studio.
GOOD morning. Berthe
Here a letter for YOU, Dorothy.
"Thank you; you are very kind TO so
TO the office so often for me-
The boy looked a little abashcd, felt a
great desire to whistle. then thought he
wouldn't. and as Dorothy tore open the
letter he remembered tho cookies and
disappeared.
/ suppose YOU know just how that
room looked, and what is the use Of my
telling YOU about it;
Dorothy hasn't paid the least atten-
ton TO YOU and me, and suddenly She
laughs, a laugh that is all fun. When
Dorothy has only Dorothy for company
that's tho kind of laugh she always
laughs. and that's the kind liketo hear.
Now am going to tell you about that
letter. and why Dorothy is 50 amused.
In the first place yoI must know That
Dorothy is q very uncommon girl, and
belongs TO q remarkable family, and tins
man who has been writing TO her tor, OF
course. YOU hascn't been simple enough
not to suspect il was a man belongs 10
/ another branch Of the same family, and
/ Dorothy thinks he must be very remark
able. although she has never seen him.
lie has written TO her five or six times
asking questions about her ancestors lac
saws ne is going to write book about
the family. and perhaps he is. l don't
know rs much about him as | do about
Dorothy. His letters have been very
business like. with CLEAN Of fun once
in while. This one says:
"FEB. II. 1883.
DEAR Mss PORTER send the
date of your grandfaiher's. death; also
date of your great-graudmother's mar
rage. have mislaid the inscriptionson
the tombstoncs Of the Pcpperill BRANCH
can YOU send q copy Of them 10 me.
Yours truly, K. T. HUTTON.
up. S.-You might consider this val
ontinc. X. l. H.
Dorothy goes TO an old fashioned see
retarv. and, with q smile lighting NJ
every feature, writes:
DEAR Mr. HUTToy-Allow me &c
thank You for your poetic and tender
opistle. / would not mention for the
world that it was written some days after
ST. Valentine makes his annual visit.
would simply endeavor TO appreciate Tho
beauties of its diction. Had it been q
business letter your questions would have
been answered at once; as it is, believe
the st. wishes them left unanswered
through the year Sincerely,
"DOROTuY PORTER
Dorothy posted her letter and though
Of MIR. IMtton. suppose You think In
Going TO tell YOU just what She thought
but I'm not; that's for YOU to imagine
I'll mention that although She stayed II
, her studio an day the seemed TO accom-
plish very little. Dorothy always doe
q things thoroughly. and when she muse
s she does it as she paints, wiiha grea
! deal of vim.
Il never saw Dorothy so interested j.
the'postoficc, said Mrs Porter "sh
i has been once or twice herself when "
were not expecting q letter from anybod
in particular
Even mothers don't always undcrstan
p, girls. not but that always mderstan
mine.
In day or two Dorothy's answC
/. came. Don't let's be So ceremonious.
am so anxious TO read it that I'll pee
e over her shoulder, and nobodyll sec Dbl
% but the mulleins, and they are countr
things. ! am not a bit afraid of then
DEAR Mss PORTER don't kno
whether 10 be displcased at your note
l not. In one point of view il compcls
very busy man to write an mneces,a.
y letter; in another it affords ana addition
? opportunity 10 hear from very hrigl
e. correspondent. most humbly apol
W eize for the levity Of my postscript ai
on my Blended knees ask foT an answ
to my question
Here Dorothy turned over tho lett
is before had finished reading it (strani
how inconsiderate some people are) az
all could see was:
"P. SIS YOU take this part of vol
" letter most seriously % heart, plea
consider the above q business documc
of the highest importance rcquiril
prompt attention. j. /. II.
- Now what there was in that lettorih
I didn't see might have been the mac
important of anything 10 H. and 4
most provoking part Of it all is thai
have some affairs Of my own that mi
"S attend TO. even if don'twatch Dorotli
But this morning, after had gone hon
| happened to see among the .'eF'5 iicl
in Tho Gazette that
"NIr. and Mrs. r. L. Hutton are at
Vendome for few days
Alack. alack. then he's married an
all. and Dorothy in her studio Is Think
too much about him. What shall
think minute, and then pick up
paper and fold it SO that his name C.
easily be seen, and then | Slip into
studio while Dorothy has gone 10 spc
10 her mother, lay it near the easel, %
hide behind the door. Now don't j
\ hiding behind doors, but how should
n ever know whether Dorothy read Il
paper or not if didn'G
a Well, Dorothy came backand sat do'
~ nj her easel without ever glancing &c
: paper She was greatly interested ID
. bit Of woodland she was sketchng a
a ~ worked for an hour without stoppii
,od How my poor legs did achc siandl
tl,oro ofrai1 T., u,oxci For Dorothy ca