Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-26

OF moment ne came nearer, ana
smoothing my hair with the greatest
pentlcncss, said.
"Don't worry about what my aunt
said. She didn't mean 60 hurt your
feelings. She just don't know, that's
all. knew she didn't know, and that
Won wasn't stubborn, and IL made me
sorry 10 hear her talk that way; so after
we'd gone little piece ! told her
wanted 10 hunt some more flowers, and
I came back, because ! knew she'd
made You feel bad. My aunt's good
and kind, and she'll love you when She
gets 10 know that you arc not stub.
born"
"Sho won't ever know that" OBJ
jected, ceasing my tears almost en-.
tirely.
ayes she will" he replied, quickly,
"for I'll tell her I'll tell her all about
IT," he continued after pause, land I'll
make her understand that you're good
girl, and that you amt TO blame for be.
ing unhappy. She'll love you then, and
be kind to you, and maybe that will
make you feel better
! stopped crying altogether after that,
for in the prospect OF having some one
to love me | forgot all my burdens Of
sorrow, and my heart was Hooded with
happiness had never known before.
! felt that having the love Of one per.
son TO lean ON ! could bear all my
crosses and sorrows without feeling
their weight, and that, however cruelty
/ was treated nt home, the knowledge
a Z. 4 a.. 4.
mine would make my life very happy
indeed.
Seeing that was recovering my spir-
its, my companion cXcrtcd himself TO
advance my chccrfulncss, leading my
thoughts away from my troubles with II
tact worthy Of much older head, and
within n short time we were chatting
and laughing quite gayly
"What is your namc?' lac asked, rath
or abruptly, after we had talked for five
or ten minutes.
Instantly tingo Of the old pain came
bacl, to my heart, but II went with u
breath, and still smiling and happy !
replied:
"My name Is Agnes owens"
"Thnt's u very pretty namc,' he re-
marked. 81 like Agnes the best Of any
name know for girl. Don't you like
| ~"
Eyes, like Agnes" replied, the
feeling Of bitterness creeping into my
| heart again, "and would be happier II
people would call me that Iut don't
like to be called Ag, and that's what
everybody calls me-"
THAT'S not 80 nice" he said, slowly,
land they oughtn't TO call you that"
~ don't like for them to, and I've
cried about II, and begged them to
quit, but IL didn't do any good You
won't call me Az will your
"No, shall call YOU Agnes. But II
were you" he added, II shouldn't care
about my name. II doesn't matter
anyhow Now my name is william
llauly and everybody calls me win, an,
that's very nice, but II people wantc,
10 call me Bin they could, and
wouldn't care"
"Wcll," | said, little better salts
fed on that point, 81 wouldn't mind be
ing called Az, so much, II pcOpl
wouldn't speak SO slightingly Of IN.
looks. | don't like for them to say In
rcd-headcd, and call my hair 'wisps
You wouldn't like that, would your
~ don't believe I'd care much. No
see, boys amt particular about sue
things like girls are, because boys don
, care much for looks. reckon II wa
, u girl, though, Ia feel like you do, an
guess wouldn't like IL very wei
, Still IL don't hurt, and II were you
/ wouldn't worry any. Your hairs re,
, pretty, ! think, and | know IL ain
I wisps' | know u girl who has ha
. just like yours. and everyone says 1t
t, beautiful, and they call II golden.
Il My sister has hair like mine" r.
/. marked, "nnd they all speak of IT I
-, auburn. Auburn locks is lots mic,
y than red wisps, isn't it2"
} "Won, 1t may sound better, but
guess your sisters hair amt any pre-