Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-02
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busy. answered the mother. pleasantly.
adding. "whcn you come back I'll nave
a bag 81 cookies ready for you"
Thank you. Can't take them now
taid the hoy. eagerly.
"No. don't like 20 have crumbs scat
tered over the house. and - always
give my cookies 20 boys who are willing
% eat cut Of doors."
They are 40 nice. Most any 10y
would do that. Mr.. Porter" said the lit.
tie fellow. a. be ran away. quite uncon.
scious that his petite little spcech had
earned for him an extra supply ~ cookies
Now. as We can't eat Mrs Portcr's
goodies. We will so with BERTHE TO the
studio
"Good morning. Bcrtic."
"Ilcrc's n letter for YOU. Dorothy.
Thank YOU; YOU arc very Kind Ia 50
% the Office ~ often for me"
Tho hoy looked a little ahashc,l. felt n
great dcsirc to whistle. then thought be
wouldn't. and as Dorothy tore opcn the
letter be- remembered the cookie. and
DISAPPEARED.
suppose YOU know just how that
room looked. and what Is the use q my
telling YOU ahout iti
Dorothy hasn't paid the least atten-
tion o. you and me. and suddenly she
laughs. a laugh that l. all fun. When
Dorothy has only Dorothy for company,
that's the Kind ~ n laugh she always
laughs. AMI that's the kind ike a. hear
Now ann going to tell YOU about that
letter. and why Dorothy i - amused.
In the first place YOU mus, know that
Dorothy l. q very uncommon girl, and
belongs O. a remarkable family. and this
man who las been writing 90 her for. ~
cour-.'. you haven't hccn simple enough
not to suspect it was n mani belongs 10
anuthcr branch ~ the same family. aud
Dorothy thinks ho must L. very remark
aide. although she has never sccn him.
lie has written 90 her Eve or dN times
asking questions about her anccstous. be
ays be- l. going 30 write a book about
the family and perhaps be- l.. ] don't
snoW ~ much about him as | DO about
Dorothy. Ills letters have hc,n very
business Ike. with glcam ~ fun once
in while. This ono says.
"FLn II. issJ.
"DLAR Miss poErER Please scnd the
date ~ your grandfaih,rs death. also
date ~ your grcat-gmndmothcrs mar.
rlagc. have mislaid the inscnpiionsou ou
the tomlsioncs ~ the Pcppcrill branch.
can you ,cnd copy % them 90 me'
Y1urs truly. H. J. llUrToN.
n. S.-You might consider this a val.
cniinc. II. T. H."
Dorothy gus a. an old fashioned scc-
rvtary. and. with smile lighting up
every feature. writes,
DEAR Ma lIurToN-Allow mc 20
'hank YOU for your poetic and tender
cpisilc would not mention for the
world that II was written somodaysaftcr
ST. Valentine makes his annual visit I
would simply cndc.yor a. appreciate the
BEAUTIES II ~ diction Hal II bccn =
husincss letter your questions would have
ls,n answered az once. a. Il b.. believe
tho ~. wishes them let unanswered
through the year. Sincerely.
DOROTHY pomTh-
Dorothy posted her letter aud thought
~ Mr. Hutton. suppose you think I'm
going to tell you just what she thought,
bat l'm not. that's for you a. imagine.
III mention that although she stayed In
her studio all day the -ocmel 10 accom-.
plish very little. Dorothy always dos
things thoroughly. and when sho musss
she dos Il as sho paints, with a great
deal ~ vim.
Il never saw Dorothy ~ interested In
the posioiiice. s,id Mrs. Porter. 'Shc
has hecn once or twice herself when We
were not expecting a letter from anybody
In particular"
Even mothers don't always understand
girls, not bat that always understand
mine.
I'm day or two Dorothy's answer
came Don't lets b. ~ ccremonious.
am ~ anxious to read IL that Ill pccp
over her shoulder. and nololy'll sco mo
bat the mullcins. and they are country
things am not bit afraid of them.
DEAR Miss poRTER-l don't know
whether 60 h. displcascd at your note or
not. In one point ~ view it comrels n
very busy man 10 write an unnecessary
letter. in another Il ahorl. an additional
opportunity 10 hear from "A very bright
correspondent | most humbly apollo
giIe for the leviiy of my postscript. and
on my bcnded knees ask for an answer
90 my question"
Here Dorothy turned over the letter
b.forc had finished reading IL strange
how inconsiderate some pcoplc arcD and
all I could -cc was;
~. S.-As YOU take this part Of your
letter most seriously 90 heart. please
consider the above a business document
Of the highest Importance requiring
prompt attention. II. l.. III.
Now what there was In that letter that
I didn't see might have bcen the most
important of anything In IL. and the
most provoking part Of Il all Is that !
have some Affairs II my own that mus,
attend Ia. even II don't watch Dorothy.
hut this morning. after had gone home.
| happened TO see among the news items
In The Gazette that
"Mr. and Mrs. r. +. Hutton are at the
vendome for few days"
Alack, alackl then he's married after
all. and Dorothy In her studio i thinking
too much about him. What shall do'
think minute. and then pick up the
paper and fold IL - that his name can
easily b. seen. and then I slip into the
studio while Dorothy has gone 10 speak
90 her mother, lay Il near the easel, and
hide behind the door. Now don't like
hiding behind doors, but how should
ever know whether Dorothy read that
paper OF not II didn't
Well. Dorothy came back and sat down
at her easel without ever glancing at the
paper. She was greatly interested In q
bit of woodland shc was sketching. and
worked for an hour without stopping.
How my poor legs did ache standing
there afraid 10 move! For Dorothy can't
bear ANYTHING that's mean. and, " she
found me, she'd never speak 10 me again.
oh. dear, I feel as the boys do In school
who shy spit halls at the studious ones.
Ia be willing 10 do anything TO stop such
amazing and III timed industry. There.
she's beginning TO bite the end OF her
pencil. think she's going tostop. Yes,
her eye has caught the paper. and she
takes IL up and reads that item about
"Mrs. Hutton" aloud.
Dear me-" she says quietly, II had no
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