The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-30
hardly knew II the whole story OF her de.

hardly knew II the whole story or her de-
sire and her disappointment came out.
"HumphI humphl humphi Too bad
child" was all that Uncle Joshua said,
while he slipped his Cruel in big spoonfuls.
And when the bowl was empty he said: {:
81 wish you'd write note to Miss
Amanda Barlow and ask her il she won't
come over and have o 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 schoolmntes, and, odd ana
old fashioned as he was, she loved him
like a brother. Accordingly, she an
swered the note IN person, and the crib
bage cards were forthcoming; but i
imagine the game wasn't a very spirited
one, for the old couple seemed to be talk
ing very earnestly about something else,
and before she went home Miss Amanda
called Dolly one side and said in low
tones:
$50 you want to 60 to the party, do
you, my dear? Well, both your uncle and
myself would like to have you go, for it is
going to be very fine affair. AS for your
old muslin dress, just let me take it home
with me. Perhaps l 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 sumptu-
ously.
81 should think you'd trot your feet
off" Blanche observed commiseratingly,
while Mrs. Dart added with a sigh of re-
lief:
Well, it's a mercy some one suits the
old mani / don't know what we'd do
il we had to wait on him, now that we are
so busy getting ready for the party!'
The evening for the Aforementioned
event came. Mrs. Dart and her daughters
drove of in 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 godmoth-
er's pumpkin coachi" as Dolly after
wards lsug ghingly expressed it. Miss
Amanda herself alighted from the car
riage stately in her black velvet and dia-
monds and bearing large package in her
hands. 1t contained not the fimsy mus
lin (Which she had taken merely as a ruse
elaborate gown of white silk brocaded
with tiny pink and silver roses. A pair
Of dainty pink satin slippers, huge fan
OF rosy ostrich plumes; q necklace of
pink coral set in exquisite silver fligree
work and big bouquet Of fragrant roses
completed the outfit.
"For mel" Dolly gasped.
"For you'll" said Uncle Joshua, who 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 mel And now I'll GO
back to my room, and do you get all this
toggery on as soon as you can"
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 COM
plete conquest she made Of everybody
why, you'll have to ask Miss Amanda.
And when Uncle Joshua heard about It.
he nodded his gray head in satisfaction,
saying:
"That's right that's rightl She de-
serves the best. / intend that she shall
have all I've got--and it's more than most
folks think it is, tool She ought TO have
some reward!-a girl that can cook for
sick folks as she does!'- Philadelphia
Times