New-York tribune., 1890-01-26

walked down Welwck Road that afternoon, for
until the very last moment lIedgey Lane ha9
threatened To lead her away from that dcsifed
goal Dick had mentioned il more than once
IN the course OF the morning. ard even alicr
luncheon she had with CONSERVATION heard nm
asking Bark the terrier, whether he would not
like 10 come and see the old black cow with Il
white face, which she knew implied licdgcy Lane
She also knew, by long experience, that whittier
Master Dick, a strong-minded and only chlid'
elected to 90, thither she would he Obliged 10
beiake herself: and she infinitely preferred
gossip in her aunts cosey parlor. with certainty
of tea, and chance of her cousin Robert ) drop
ping IN, 10 an insipd sauntcr along an uhlrc-
qucnted road, which promised nothing more III
tcrcstmg than a sight OF the dalrNman : COWS
looking over the gate Of their HELD ms, never
theless, would probably have been her portion
had she not bcihought her of suggesting 10 her
charge that he should bring Mrs Young bunch
OF h9wers. Dick was fond OF giving things 10
people, and hc at once assented 10 the
proposal, with the stipulation that he was 10 pick
the fiowers himself and that she was not TO
bower him, which she dlscreetly abstaihed
from doing. And as We have seen, the conse-
qucnce was that at about o'clock she stood safely
on the doorstep of No. "a, with no calsc lor
further anxiety remaining, except consciousness
that the third member of their party would not
ind favor in the eyes of her aunt. HIS presence,
however, was quite inevitable For though BARK,
the Skye terrier might impress the casual 0b-
server a waddling wIsp with glcam ana n
grin internationally visible at one end, that the
perpetual motion of an unprctcntious tan at Tie
other seemed prudent prcCautlOn AGAINST pre-
posterouS misconceptions, hc was regarded ny DICK
as an extremely important and venerable mcm-
her of society, and the slightest hint OF leaving
him behind would have been resented WIFE as
astrous results So she could only hope thar ne
would see fit TO adopt an unaggrcsslVc deinednoI,
and draw as little attention as might be to tne
uninvitcd intrusion of his dusty paws into the
precincts of kidderminstcr carpet ana clean chlhH
chair-cOVeTs.
But this hope was doomed 10 speedy extinction
For ill-luck would have il that AT the instant
when Bark trotted into the parlor' MRS. louhs
precious tabby was very comforiaDiy occulNlns
a prominent place on the hcarthrug ari eats
were, in his opinion, an institution 10 hc pat
down with high hand. Hence there chSued
shor-lcg scurry, a vlndlctlye splut'cr anu II
trucuent growl. ending in bailicd yelp, as Mum,
with briStlins hair and flaming eyes whiskcd up
the chiHonicr. thereby impcrlllng the cohesion
of much ornamental crockery " gh get 9uC
Of this, You nasty little varmint, crlcd MS.
Young. enrlgcd. II is a mercy If half my best
china amt broke. There, that candlrSllck WIs
oil but OIL" rs SIZE spoke she was eleclln- b'rA
from the room, with most contumcll"us hr'hdlNn-
ing of the hcarthbrusn GOODNESS gracious
Amer" she said Indignantly, e" Ia Ia tn"u-h'
YOU might ha known better than 10 DE bringing
the beast in here tearing and hsh'lhsi am VIII WloI
i'm spccchlcss wrath NJ this afront: while HANNAH
anxious 10 propitiatc both parties, sald hurfle"N
"Oh. Aunt Sarah, he would follow us. poor icIoT
but dare say he'll be- content and sIi quiet IN the
hall for bit. And S@r the elegant ponlu'' "I
flowers Master Dicks brought you-noi hnt VIVA,
Id sooner have had some of the dalNdllheS d" u
nuNbf pilultlsfS Ia IT 'Nl i''t''''-
him except them pink taSsclly things. Bni here
Master Dicks feelings found appropnltr utlrr-
once You trucl old sabbagc' he burst i"rlh;
how dare you poke my dear Bark WIN your HiI'A
black brush Glare you've gone and hunted
him away. I'll Just 20 and find hun, ana theh
well 20 straight home, and we u never come i'''I
your dctestfu old housc again J on LEI me a4ol''
Hannah. will Won? Decd I'll not give her the
nowcrs-not a single one; nasty old iilot ana
rs trucl a> hYcna. ~,
LAwks. Amer never mind MN salu u,I H,'S.
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he'll find Maria above for The sound "I I'uu
and dignihcd stumpine, mingled WIN Ir'rgl"t
r,urutur, Of Trucl old sahhage. Clare. II :
scandalous shame showed that Master DICK was
mounting the narrow oicloth-coverd 'tilTs
She's up there putting ON oi her h"nhr'' anu anu
she'll paciiy him soon en"ueh. sur I' !. 't,'r-
forgotten al about II by the time the Tea Ic'"N
Miss Naynr too. heard tie asc"udirI step very
plainly because her door was siAnoln- "'I. -
il often did. II being one oi her ',l''N ,
uuccs that in consequence of detective ''i.h i
couiinually blew open. occl>lon.n- a dT"u-hl. L"
which She owed many i"lnIr "i I''"l"l ''.' ~
aad neuralgia. 50 She now glanced '"""I" ~
with a sense Of futile irritation. Whl'h 'h'u-'"
10 surprise as the door opened WIDER ana q l"li
Lodioi dusf-colorrd SKY hastily entered, iol-
lowed closely by "a small roy in nay -".' 'n
point of fact Master DICK Leslie ln nus Ntnu'l
Suit Come back, Bark ," he vs. calling come
b,cF and never mind the tross old paich' We IT,
going home and well not come h'Ir '-'ln ~
Hannah wants - ever 80 m"ch. li'' ~ -,
short rather taken ahack - me ei-n "l wv
IittIe wien faced elderly lady ~ hrr sm3l f's'N
black shawl and dln-V cHp wh" >'l ".ul' '' ~.
i'm am uneasy horschair chair beside Inc ne. N'
io,led silently NJ her unexpected Nl-li"'s. i'l b
she was dsplcasrd 10y The appearance "i ',' P,I'
which was certainly quaint and pretty. nn' p'-
cause she felt m loss i"f >"inc'hih- 10
II was 50 lons since she i'' -. N'u .,rl ,n
,Ie middle o. tho floor " tho1eht THIS was Nifi'.
room o" Then, whether moved hF .!-"' w.. ..-
Of campasslon ~ th" iorlorn asp '' '"' t'i
nr whether lie merely wished Z" have ms h'h'>
free he went ND 10 lcr and iald Ills h'N,. "'
novcrs ON her np. There. yon mas h'f' 'H'ii
s'r vorrs.if~ l, said. with coudcsccusI"r;
broughled them for Hannah .uh,' '5' it,.
have them for being so nasty !" h"iN. '''
ru,ncd away again: must 90 alter hih ,
Miss Nayuc touched the flowers caE'rS WIN
bc- trcmbling wriuk'cl fingers. They were
rrnsbcJ and warm from their lon- pressure n Inc
cLild's tieht grasp 80 thai tie peculiar ai"'ni''
fragrance like spiccd black riiru'S. %. ,',l
crnkcd many pointed leaves ,'i.r on, ',,''Ilc
and kcrnly and If some one OF lis hNlm"Al't'H
toms h,d been 70 magcs wand. the marvel i'
wrought need not have seemed nn"9HhN.. ioI
before Dick had quite reached 'h' """I J. I''"
l,f,cd bcr sheer across q chasm oI close ON thIrr
.r,re wears and had IT her down in "a eAfd'n lH"
Il that spring light and air winch We l'rt'' n'"
to see or 10 breathe after the passing oi " '"
4 orils and MAYS There she vas runnin4 HN"",
'r,nnJ All her brethren in their short frocks ana
.nina(orcs: Nclly and Minnie, and Tom ana tic''
Grace her nvoriic sister 10 was hcI son "l"''
,uuuityi and Joe he was 10 turn o"t badly ana
lilo vouupish in Australia with no l0fcSlmp"Wlu-
of future delinqucncics beyond % propensity Tor
ovcr-much rendng Of his garments. Ana there
vvas tIc mother sitting with her work IN the win
fIo,y and very fruitessly tapping on the pan" WIN
her thinblc when any unusually ircnz!cd yen
reached her ears. Little Lotuc Mayuc knew ~
,U so we'll from the rocks cawIng and carrying
,Lont sticts in the tall clms behind the north
wall. 10 the large silvcry drops in the crumpled
cabbage leaves which rolled or into her shoes rs
She rushed through the bed And whIie sh' ma
mndcr thc straggling bushes. the strongly scented
nink tasscs OF the ribcs blossoms tlckcd her lace
~ tbcy danrlcd I'm the sunshiuy breeze. No. no;
She looked mp with a start. and then with ShiN'r
n,nd Ier silent empty room. No. they were
ony living half-withcrcd on her lap, and wond
never again feel the sun or breeze any more than
she would see.
If the reader has ever happened in the middle
Of being seven years old and playing came "l
and seek Ia all ~ once find himself siNiy-hvc
aud unite alone i'm the world, he VIII remember