The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-05-05

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mere chit, But what makes your eyes
SO red. child? Been standing too long
over a hot stove cooking for an old
ogre like me? No, I'll bet my best
white Cheshire pig that you've been
crying"
Dolly began to give half hysterical
denial. but the old gentleman was so
kind and sympathetic that before she
hardly knew it the whole story of her
desire and her disappointment came
out.
"Humph. humph, humph. Too bad.
child" was all that Uncle Joshua said,
while he slipped his Cruel in big spoon
fuls. And when the bowl was empty
he said: Il wish you'd write note to
Miss Amanda Barlow and ask her if
she won't come over and have game
of cribbage with me-"
Now Miss Amanda Barlow was one
of the aristocratic spinsters of the town.
but she and Uncle Joshua had been old
friends and schoolmates, and odd and
old-fashiOned as he was, she loI ed him
like brother. Accordingly, she an
swered the note in person. and the
cribbage cards were forthcoming, but
Iifnagine the game wasn't very
spirited one, for the old couple seemed
to be talking very earnestly about
something else, and before sire went
home Miss Amanda called Dolly one
side, and said in a low tone:
so YOU want to 90 to the party. do
you, my dear? Wei, both your uncle
and myself would like to have you 90,
for its going to be a fine affair. As
for your old muslin dress, just let me
take it home with me. Perhaps | may
be able TO fix it up with some lace and
ribbons Don't mention this to any
one. Wen surprise Mrs. Dart and her
daughters"
Dolly knew how to make other nice
dishes for the sick, and now, that the
rest of the family had let him fall into
her hands. Uncle Joshua Jared sump-
tuouSiy.
Il should think you'd trot your feet
off," Blanche observed commiserating
", while Mrs. Dart added with sigh
of relief:
We'll. its mercy some one suits
the old man! | don't know what we'd
do if we had to wait on him, now that
we are 50 busy getting ready for the
party"
The evening for the aforementioned
event came. Mrs. Dart and her
daughters drove off in a state of high
satisfaction, and hardly had the sound
of their hired hack died away before
Miss Amanda's private carriage dashed
up the road For all the world like a
fairy god-mother's pumpkin coach"
as Dolly afterward laughingly express
ed it. Miss Amanda herself alighted
from the carriage stately IN her black
velvet and diamonds and bearing a
large package in her hands. 1t CON
tanned not the 1limSy muslin (Which
she had taken merely as a ruse to get
Dolly'S measure). but instead an
elaborate gown of white silk brocaded
with tiny pink and silver roses. a
pair of dainty pink satin slippers, a
huge fan of rosy ostrich plumes; q
necklace of pink coral set in exquisite
silver tiligree work and big bouquet
of fragrant roses completed the outfit.
For mel" Dolly gasped.
For yGa" said Uncle Joshu2, $50
had hobbled to the door on his crutch.
and stood peering in with kindly smile
on all this finery. That's to pay for
the nice bowl of cruel you made me-!
Aud now I'll 90 back to my room, and
do you get all this toggery on as soon
as YOU cam"
OF the great sensation she made. of
the surprise and discontinue of Mrs.
Dart and her daughters of the glee
and grace with which Dolly danced-of
the complete conquest she made of
everybody-why you'll have to ask
Miss Amanda. And when Uncle
Joshua heard about it. he nodded his
grey head in satisfaction. saying:
That's right. that's right. She de-
serves the best. | intend that she
shall have all I've got-and its more
tIIan most folks think it is, too! She
ought to have some reward-a Girl
that can cook for sick folks as she
does" -RAiiadelphia Times.