Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-05-07
DOLLYS BOWL OF CRUEL.

The spoon was suddenly laid down
and Uncle Joshua's shaggy brows con-
tracted till they met IN a grizzled line
scross his forehead.
ITS burnt" said he
We'll" tartly exclaimed Adelina. 81
burnt my hand too; that is, ! scalded
IL dreadfully when / was stirring in
the meal Ii spluttercd and bubbled
up Bat as for the gruers being burnt,
taat's Only your notion I'm sure /
didn't cook it long"
"No," Uncle Joshua calmly rejoined.
you didn't cook it long enough. II
tastes raw. But the milk was burnt.
And you've got il too salty ] can't
eat it. IL takes a knack to make good
Cruel. II seems 10 me that woman
yf your age, Adeliny most 80. arn't
oey-ought To know how to cook
something tit for a sick person to eat"
An angry red burned on Adelina's
cheeks. She seized the bowl OF con-
demued Cruel aud Hounced down into
the dining room, where the rest Of the
family were assembled.
I'm never cook another thing for
him as long rs iiye!" she exclaimed.
u DO wish ma. that when Uncle
Joshua sent word that he was coming
TO visit us, you had written to him
that We were sick, or something. and
that it wasn't convenient"
Don't bee ra,h. said Mrs. Dart.
sharp-tongued matron, with calculat-
ing grey eyes. Folks say he is rich"
u don't believe it!' retorted AIDE
lima
Nor do Il" echoed her sister
Blanche, lauguid blonde. III he is
worth anything why does he dress so
shabbily2 almost die of shame every
time hc goes 10 church with as"
And think OF his home." continued
AdeIua That little red farmhouse,
with rag carpet feather-beds and win
dow- that won't let down at the top
it's awfW"
why, thought IL was lovely
place, with its sloping, moss-coyered
roof and the big elms around il" said
Dolly.
We have mentioned Dolly last be-
cause IL seemed to be the fashion ia
the Dart household. Ever since she
was tiny lass and her father had
ioolishly welded the Widow Wood and
brought her aud her twogrown-up
daughter, To his home Dolly had been
very insignificant person.
Papa Dart did not long survive his
f0jIv ami us,er his death Dolly was
treated uur-r than over. she did most
ul ,by work aud had least of the Pleas
uru. Adclua and Blanche seemed 10
have % sort vi spite against her Per-
hpu, it 1886 owing a. jealousy Of her
beauty. nrpoih WAS very pretty.
Few OF the fashionable set in the
town of Conoycr knew anything about
Dolly.
"She is such a mere child yet-too
young too 60 into society" Mrs. Dart
would carcleSsly remark. Il have AIDE
lima and Blanche TO chaperon,and wher
they are comfortably settled in life
why then itll be time for Dolly to come
out 1t isn't likely that she cares
much about it anyway, she's such a
home body"
Dolly was home-body, but like
most young girls, she had a longing for
pretty clothes and gay festivities. And
when she heard about ,he Christmas
ball that was to be given down ut
Squire Doano's. the uahob Of the
town, i'm honor of the return OF his son
aud daughter the former from Ger
man university and the latter wise
Young damsel from Nassar when she
Jaw With her own ewes the dainty
cream-fiNta3 initiation with her own
name. Miss Dorothy Dart, written
on il. she wanted 30 20 very much,
indeed and. for a wonder. summoned
up enough holiness To manifest her