Wichita eagle., 1890-02-13

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TT is not charity, said Miss Dwight. .Dr.
| Ellwood gave largely TO the Home in his life
time. The children are considered little
| ladies and gentlemen They are well esiu-
| Gated; taught the usages of good society.
They viii have collegiate course when they
| leave this place. Most of the girls become
teachers, think The boyschoose their pro-
| fession. There would &C least be no need of
| haste in removing them"
| They talked together awhile. She gathered
| that he was what might be called a poor man
He fingered after the boys had come and
gone He came On the morrow, and again
| and again. The ostensible motive was TO see
| his nephews, but he also desired to see Miss
| Dwight
Meanwhile, DR.. Emory called every after
noon and consulted with Dora as to the new
parlor carpet and the china
Buy good things,n she said. "What is the
use OF getting carpet that win fade soon,
or china that chips; and silver makes table
| look well. Besides, the things about house
belong to the widow-if should be lefta
''She is deuced practical said poor DR..
Emory to himself
This was after the new matron arrived and
was being drilled III her duties by Miss
Dwight, who calmly said befor very one:
''You see Tn TO De married shortly
Once he even demonstrated, saying:
"Do You know, poor Nellie never talked
like that, nor my dear Maria
''Of course not" said Miss Dwight. "But
you remarked in your offer to me that tof
course) you and l had done with romance
long ago."
DR.. Emory tried to laugh, but be was not
happy.
That afternoon he took long, long ride to
the sea shore, and stablng his horse at the
hotel, walked down to the beach. The sea-
SOM was over. The caterers expected only
little chance custom. 1t was day when
driving clouds made it cool enough to be
pleasant. There he sat down behind a big
mound of sand, and watched the sea. and
thought of Maria, and how he used so often
to kiss the back of her neck because the two
little curls looked cunning, and how she
thought him handsome; how dear they were
to each otberi
How long his reverie had lasted he did not
know, when merry voices sounded in his ear
A mans tones, those of two little boys, and
a woman's Surely he knew the last speaker.
He peeped from under his big Panama hat,
and saw Dora. She had brought the Elwood
boys down for holiday, at their uncles re-
quest, and he had come also. Dr. Emory
guessed who the gentleman was, for he had
had the case Of these boys laid before him,
and was looking for two orphans to fill their
places when they should be gone, but the
presence of Mr.. Ellwood gave him offeuse 1T
has quit the air of family party" he said.
The boys played about, dug with their lit
tie spades and filed with white sand those
painted pals which all good picnickers buy
OF tba aS,1 rrunl safy tl.oi- -cbo
stockings and waded along the edge of the
water. The elder people seemed as happy as
they, and how youngi At last they sat down
7ery near to Dr. Emory, with their backs to
his sand burrow, and he saw a mans brown
hand drop upon little white one and hold it
tight. Without showing himself he could
not see their faces.
';Do you know why / asked you to come
here's" said the owner of the brown hand
ITO mind the children, as Sally says" re-
piled the owner of the white hand.
''No, to tell you something" said Brown
Hand. Darling little woman, prettiest and
sweetest of all created beings, have loved
yoU from the first moment I net you. Do
you think you would mind marrying man
who has his fortune yet to make' Gould you
be poor with him, and yet be happyi You
see am poor, but adore you and I'm selfish
enough to ask you to do just that for my
sake, if you can try to love me.n
The white hand futtered. A soft voice
trembled.
81 should not have to try it." she sobbed /
at seems to come Of itself, and as for pow
erty, I'd rather beg with you than live with |
out you and have millions. Ohl don't look
happy, don't look happy, dear, when we both
must be so miserable. Pm engaged my wed
ding day is set. / thought | had outlived
romance, and l promised TO marry an oid
man who only wants lady at the bead OF his
house Oil why did you not come to me one
day earlierl"
Silence fell. DR.. Emory heard them rise |
and go away. In a minute more a little boy |
rushed up to the sand mound and poked it |
with his spade
Here's dead man, he said; ''adrovnded |
dead man"
mo; it's a tipsy man, replied Billy. Lets
pile sand on him"
This they proceeded to do until Billy de
scried 'Iuncle beckoning," ;" and they departed
on the run.
After the last train had gone cityward, an
elderly gentleman took sandwich and some
ale at the hotel before getting into his gig.
He enptied great deal OF sand out of his
pockets, did not fee the walters, and seemed
to be, the cashier said, I'm temper" 1t WA
DR.. Emory. de drove straight home, and
sat down at his desk.
''Thank heaven, 1 can appear to have tbs
best of her" he said, spitefuIly. But tbe
next time 1 propose to a woman will no;
ell her that romance is out of the question.
Then be wrote:
Miss D~IGHT-T am old man, tut IND
have made a mistake. have too much romano.
left In me TO marry you ANY pecun1ary recon
pense you desire win offer: and, IL you like. tAs
n2atrons place. is again yours. EsoHr-
Miss Dwight only noticed this note BY pack
ing her engagement ring In pink cotton snc
nending it back. She did not want the ma
zron's place and she married Mr. EIlwooG
very shortly.
DIR. Emory Is now courting girl Of 10, who
vows she adores him, and wishes very loudly
that he were hers lie likes it--Aary Kyis
Dallas in New York Ledger.
frcnchmsn Surprised at saouSers
The first snow Of the SEASON reminded
an artist friend of snow storm which
he experienced at Avignon, in the south
of France, year or two ago. No snow
had been seen a. AyIznon for twenty !
years previous. and tie surprised French